The US redesignation of the Houthis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) represents continuing inconsistency in its policy towards Yemen – or rather the complete…
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Watch the full discussion with Nawal Al-maghafi, International Correspondent @BBCnewsnight/ Filmmaker Farea Al-Muslimi, Yemenir writer, a research fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North…
In pre-Christian times, Yemen’s Shabwa region was the capital of three ancient Yemeni kingdoms: Qataban, Osan and Hadramawt. It possesses incredible geographic diversity, with a…
By Farea Al-Muslimi and Adam Baron Executive summary Similar to US counterterrorism efforts in Yemen under President Barack Obama, the newly minted White House administration of…
By Larry Attree and Farea al Muslimi After 15 years of US efforts to combat terror and achieve stability in Yemen, a new study by Saferworld…
Drone warfare and civilian deaths Re “Drone warfare: Precise, effective, imperfect” (Review, Feb. 20): Gen. Michael Hayden offers little if any evidence to back up…
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…
Two military aircraft took off on March 25 from Sanaa’s al-Daylami air base, which is under Houthi control, to launch an attack on the Yemeni president’s…
Armed Houthis took over the reins of power in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in late September in a way that was reminiscent of Hezbollah’s takeover of…
The Yemeni army has been in an open war with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) since late April. The latter had launched direct attacks…