ISIS Attacks Should Be Wake-Up Call for Middle Eastern Leaders
Regional states have largely avoided making hard choices on Syria. This weekend saw a series of ISIS attacks across the Muslim world, punctuating the end…
Yemen
The story of a girl married at 11 tracks the horrors of Yemen’s war
Yemen: Child marriages have long been woven into Yemen’s social fabric, driven largely by poverty, as in many parts of the world. But before the…
Double car bomb attack kills four near Aden airport
At least 10 troops killed and dozens wounded following two explosions in base adjoining Aden international airport. At least 10 Yemeni soldiers have been killed…
Saudi military intercepts ballistic missile from Yemen
Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile that Yemeni rebels fired towards the kingdom’s southern city of Abha early Monday, the Riyadh-led coalition fighting the insurgents…
Saudi Arabia ‘should be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council’, say leading human rights groups
Saudi Arabia should be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) over its conduct in Yemen, two leading human rights charities have said. Amnesty International and…
At Least 10 Killed as bloody clashes near Yemeni capital
At least 10 people have been killed in clashes between government forces and Houthi militants to the east of Yemen’s capital Sanaa, a government source…
‘Trapped by all the sides’ in Yemen’s largely ignored war
The streets are eerily silent in this front-line enclave near Freedom Square, where thousands of protesters rose up against the government five years ago. The…
Suspend Saudi from UN rights council
Two leading human rights groups urged UN member-states to suspend Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council over the killing of civilians in Yemen…
Yemen counter-terrorism mission shows UAE military ambition
The United Arab Emirates, one of Washington’s closest allies in the Middle East, is deploying its military against al Qaeda in Yemen, and in the…
Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen kill at least seven: residents
Saudi-led airstrikes killed at least seven people in Yemen on Sunday, residents said, as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Kuwait to try and galvanize…