Tag Archives: Yemen
Think that 2016 was a tough year for Saudi Arabia? Wait till you see 2017
James Dorsey looks ahead to a probable bleak year for an economically-stressed Saudi Arabia where a reassessment of US foreign policy in the Middle East and the Gulf seems set to add to its setbacks in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and Egypt. Read more [...]
The US and Israel: Diverging interests
Lawrence Davidson says the US’s interests in the Middle East have diverged from Israel’s, with Washington prioritising the jihadist threat while Israel and Saudi Arabia see the jihadists as allies against Iran. Read more [...]
The nightmare we called the “Arab Spring”
Mohamed El-Doufani argues that the “Arab Spring” had been misunderstood from the start and, at least in Syria and Libya, what were said to be pro-democracy revolutions were in fact Islamist insurrections. Read more [...]
Watch: Yemen – a failed state
Since 2011, when Yemeni youths Read more [...]
Ethiopian migrants abused, unwelcome in Yemen
Graham Peebles describes the ordeal of Ethiopian migrants to Yemen and urges the Ethiopian government and donor nations to assume their responsibilities and eliminate the causes of migration and protect migrants’ rights. Read more [...]
The Arab Spring: was it worth it?
Nureddin Sabir says there is no alternative to the pain unleashed by the Arab Spring if Arabs are to realize their aspirations for democracy, accountability, civil society and the rule of law. Read more [...]
