Yemen

  • Aug 21, 2017
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Yemen’s northern alliance partners could clash

A long-term, quiet struggle for power between the forces ruling Sana’a has just gone public

Yemen
  • Aug 18, 2017
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Gulf partners will seek compromise in southern Yemen

Rising tensions in Aden could divide the interests of military partners Riyadh and Abu Dhabi

Yemen
  • Aug 15, 2017
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Yemen cash crisis heightens famine and cholera risks

The flotation of the riyal reflects both logistical and political constraints

Yemen
  • Aug 7, 2017
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The Yemen government can regain territory, not control

A major US-backed advance in Shabwa province aims to take back key oil and gas facilities

Yemen
  • Jul 27, 2017
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Al-Qaida will keep its niche in southern Yemen

Recent attacks, including on an oil pipeline in Shabwa, emphasise the limited control of the Saudi-backed government

Yemen
  • Jul 18, 2017
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Yemeni realities will upset UN plan for Hodeida port

Fighting intensifies on the routes to the key port of Hodeida, despite a new plan for neutral third-party management

Yemen
  • Jul 7, 2017
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North Yemeni forces will profit from southern splits

Demonstrators are hoping for a ‘million-man march’, defying the Saudi-backed government

Yemen
  • Jun 29, 2017
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Deepening southern Yemen divide may help al-Qaida

As al-Qaida steps up operations in southern Yemen, the president has dismissed three state governors

Yemen