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In the discourse of the Saudi-backed internationally-recognised Yemeni government, commonly referred to in media as the “legitimacy camp”, the fate of Sanaa is more a matter for crystal ball readers than a final objective of (...)
Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh had just been hailed in the Arab press as the leader of the uprising in Sanaa. Three days later he was being mourned as a “martyr” of the Yemeni Republic, killed by allies of Tehran.
During the brief (...)
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The status quo in the Yemeni war is no longer sustainable. This condition was shaped two years ago by the balances of forces and historical and geographical realities which, in turn, formed the forward contact lines between the (...)
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Political developments in Yemen had inspired hope in some observers, if not for a breakthrough that would end three years of military conflict then at least for a new window of opportunity for bilateral talks capable of creating (...)
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The magnitude of the humanitarian catastrophe created by the war in Yemen is a matter of general consensus in the international community. But the question of who has the authority to investigate it is a subject of heated (...)
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The recent visit to Cairo by UN Special Envoy to Yemen Ismaïl Ould Cheikh Ahmed was a propitious step towards reviving mediation in the Yemeni conflict after a long period of stagnation.
The turbulent regional climate, the (...)
When Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain declared a diplomatic boycott of Qatar and put it under diplomatic siege, the General People's Congress Party (GPC) in Yemen quickly praised the step describing it as “positive due to Qatar's support of (...)
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As “Southern Movement” activists in Yemen put their final touches on plans to stage a mass rally in the temporary Yemeni capital, Aden, Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr prepared a statement that he hoped would contain rising (...)
What the Saudi-led coalition wants in Yemen is one thing, and what the southerners want is another. The coalition makes no secret that it wants to “liberate” all of Yemen, but southerners who distrust northerners and have had a bitter taste of their (...)
When President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi alighted at Aden International Airport on Tuesday 22 September, throngs of journalists were waiting for him. Everyone was eager for headline grabbing news from the man who fled the country six months ago to (...)
It has now been nearly a month since Aden was proclaimed “liberated”. The clouds of war are clearing, the dust is settling and preparations are being made to fill the political gaps bequeathed by Sanaa, now besieged and choking after once having (...)
With the horizons to a political settlement closed, the option of war prevails uncontested and strengthened by the coalition forces' success in extending their full control over the southern areas of Yemen. Accordingly, vows to “liberate Sanaa” have (...)
The last city to be overrun by the Houthi insurgents in Yemen and the first to be liberated from them, Aden is now a big story. It has shown other Yemeni areas the way forward, and is being seen as a model of resistance.
But reading about it is one (...)