Yemen

  • Oct 3, 2011
  • 4 min read

Aulaqi assassination reflects al-Qaida global decline

US-born jihadist cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi was killed by a US drone on September 30. Aulaqi was a...

International
  • Sep 28, 2011
  • 1 min read

Escalating violence dashes Yemen peace hopes

Thousands of protesters gathered in the Yemeni capital today to demand the resignation of...

Yemen
  • Sep 23, 2011
  • 6 min read

Yemeni president's return signals civil war inevitable

President Ali Abdallah Saleh called for a cease-fire on his return to Yemen today after more than...

Yemen
  • Sep 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

Saudi-Iranian rivalry undermines regional stability

The Arab Uprisings pose problems for both Iran and Saudi Arabia. Their growing rivalry...

Iran
  • Sep 19, 2011
  • 2 min read

Yemen clashes increase civil war risk

UN and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) officials arrived in the Yemeni capital today to...

Yemen
  • Sep 9, 2011
  • 10 min read

Prospects for Arab politics in the fourth quarter

The overthrow of Libya's dictatorship will give added momentum to Arab protest movements that...

Middle East
  • Aug 31, 2011
  • 7 min read

Need for Yemen deal is urgent but prospects are poor

President Ali Abdallah Saleh said on August 29 that he has agreed to hold "early elections" and...

Yemen
  • Aug 12, 2011
  • 2 min read

Saudi mediation key to Yemen deadlock

Saleh has said that he will cooperate positively with renewed diplomatic efforts to agree a deal...

Yemen