United Arab Emirates

  • Jun 18, 2018
  • 2 min read

Saudi-UAE progress to Yemen’s Hodeida will be slow

Initial reports that the airport had been captured proved to be false; civilians await further air strikes and shortages

Yemen
  • Jun 14, 2018
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Plans to address humanitarian risks in Yemen look weak

The Saudi-Emirati-led assault on the key port of Hodeida is reportedly making mixed progress

Yemen
  • Jun 7, 2018
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Gulf diplomatic war will bed down for the long term

Abu Dhabi and Riyadh’s trumpeting of routine bilateral cooperation is directed against Doha

Gulf states
  • May 17, 2018
  • 7 min read

Dubai and Abu Dhabi will consolidate, not compete

Plans to merge investment vehicles are part of a wider trend

United Arab Emirates
  • May 11, 2018
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Fresh US-UAE sanctions will hit Iran’s weakening rial

Days after Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, it imposes new measures against Tehran

Iran
  • May 10, 2018
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Yemen cannot dislodge the Emirati military presence

The prime minister is stranded on the 'paradise' island of Socotra, fearing a land grab by allies

Yemen
  • May 4, 2018
  • 7 min read

Morocco's Iran cut-off aims to build Gulf and US ties

Morocco abruptly severed diplomatic relations with Iran this week

Morocco
  • May 3, 2018
  • 2 min read

Southern Yemeni rivals may try to contain tensions

A new council and reports from the ‘island paradise’ of Socotra point to a dangerous escalation

Yemen