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Biden should focus on Iran’s human rights abuses
When Joe Biden was running for president, Navid Afkari, the 27-year-old Iranian champion wrestler, was executed by the theocratic establishment.

World must unite to defeat Houthis and save Yemen
The brutal and vicious attack by the Houthis against the civilian airport in Aden last month, which killed at least

How Arab states can foil Iran’s dark plans for the future
I have written many articles on the Iranian corridor to the Mediterranean via Iraqi and Syrian territories. This is an

President-elect Joe Biden can help end the war in Yemen
On November 20, the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, warned that war-torn Yemen was on the brink of experiencing “the

Can Yemen’s Oil Industry Make A Comeback?
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt an immense blow to businesses and nations all around the planet, yet there is one

UN Warns Abandoned Full Oil Tanker Off Yemen Could Explode
A tanker with 1 million barrels of oil, which has been moored off the Yemeni coast for five years, could

Socotra could become one of Yemen’s environmental and cultural tragedies
War and politics in Yemen have created hardships resulting in what the UN and relief organisations refer to as the

What Biden’s presidency means for Iran
The upcoming US presidential election’s outcome is bound to significantly impact Iran’s future. President DonaldTrump securing another term could leave

A Battle of Hearts and Minds: The Growing Media Footprint of Yemen’s Houthis
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One sided and incomplete, Yemen’s truce faces implementation hurdles as extension deadline nears
The U.N.-sponsored truce of April 2022 between the government of Yemen, the Saudi-led military coalition, and the Iran-backed Houthi

Biden’s trip was a start, but the US needs to sustain its influence in the Gulf
Research Analyst Fatima Abo Alasrar writes about the importance of sustaining a principled American leadership approach in the Gulf for

Yemen’s truce extension not without its perils
Despite concerns that Yemen’s truce would not be renewed, the UN on Wednesday announced that the warring parties had

Yemen’s Truce Has Failed in Taiz
On July 23, 2022, the Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked the residential neighborhood of Zaid al-Moshki in Taiz, one of Yemen’s most populous

An ever-darkening shadow: How the war in Yemen is destroying mental wellbeing
Death, destruction, homelessness and displacement are not the only things left by the war in Yemen which has been raging for

Lawmakers Press Biden to Track U.S. Aid Tied to Civilian Harm in Yemen
By Catie Edmondson A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to do more to ensure that U.S.

Are the Houthis Willing to Compromise in Yemen?
By Gerald Feierstein, a former U.S. ambassador to Yemen, and Fatima Abo Alasrar, a nonresident scholar at the Middle East Institute and
Yemenis and the memories of justice
Fatima Abo Alasrar September 26 marks one of the most important days in North Yemen’s history as the day that

His Excellency Mohammed Al-Hadrami | Remarks from Yemen’s Ambassador to the United States
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — In his keynote address, the Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the United States,

LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A THEOCRACY IN YEMEN
The celebration of Prophet Mohammed’s birthday in Yemen had more to do with Houthi leaders than the prophet. COMMENTARY

The Huthi Movement in Yemen: Ideology, Ambition, and Security in the Arab Gulf
The devastating war in Yemen has been raging for eight years, and with the recent expiry of a UN-brokered

Truce or no truce: Transitional justice is Yemen’s only path to healing
Failure to renew the April United Nations (UN) brokered truce in Yemen has let millions of Yemenis down, especially those hoping that
The Iranian Revolution Is a Historic Opportunity for the West
Before it supplied weapons to Russia’s in its war on Ukraine, the Islamic Regime assistance to the Houthis helped perpetuate

Possible Paths and Opportunities for Peace in Yemen
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — Panel: Possible Paths and Opportunities for Peace in Yemen Organizer: Middle East Institute Moderator: Fatima

Yemen: End the male guardianship restriction for releasing women from prisons
The internationally recognized government (IRG) and the Huthi de facto authorities must free women who have completed their jail sentences