By Hugh Naylor BEIRUT — Eight months after launching a war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia appears trapped in a protracted and devastating conflict that is…
By Farea Al-Muslimi and Mansour Rageh Overview As a result of ongoing civil war and the Saudi-led military intervention, normal economic activity in Yemen has…
By: Farea Al-Muslimi and Rafat Al-Akhali “For us, the future is lost. There is no hope.” That’s what Ali Ahmad told BBC interviewers who were…
CAIRO — The Shiite leaders of Iran and the Sunni rulers of Saudi Arabia traded insults over the deaths of hundreds of Iranian pilgrims near…
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The recent nuclear agreement with Iran will likely have far-reaching effects on conflicts across the Middle East, particularly the war in Yemen. On July…
By: Yaroslav Trofimov Concerns arise after Islamist extremists fought alongside Saudi-led coalition and its allies ADEN, Yemen—To what extent is al Qaeda reaping the rewards of…
As Yemen’s civil war continues, extremist groups are thriving in the chaos. In mid-June, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) announced the assassination of…
Troops from the United Arab Emirates are playing a deeper role in the Yemen conflict, freeing a British hostage held by al-Qaeda in Aden and…
There has been no official Muslim Brotherhood entity in Yemen, despite the establishment of a Brotherhood branch in the country five decades ago; however, it…