The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic asserted more significant threats as it shook Yemen with an unprecedented health crisis. The country was already grieved by war since 2014 during the Houthis rebellion. Yemen is presently on the verge of facing famine. UK’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has declared £5.8 million (Dh27.5m) aid to prevent starvation in Yemen. On Thursday, Raab cautioned about the humanitarian condition in Yemen as it is rapidly crumbling. “The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is presently the most exceedingly terrible it has ever been and, aggravated with the pandemic, the na ..read more

The Jihadist galaxy is constantly evolving. The terrorist groups, that in the past seemed defeated, have been able over the years to develop new techniques and maintain or even increase their charm, with small but incisive attacks aimed at demonstrating their existence. With the regional powers that are focusing their attention on other scenarios such as Libya and Syria, in Yemen, al-Qaeda seems to have a free field. According to a report published by the European Eye on Radicalization, despite recent defeats on the ground, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) remains one of the main acto ..read more

The social media giant has now put a supreme court together to ascertain the authenticity and quality of content to feature in Facebook. Strangely, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Yemeni journalist Tawakkol Karman has been made a part of this special court. This Oversight Board of members are said to have lived in more than 27 countries, and speak at least 29 languages among them. Amongst them Karman is apparently connected to the Muslim Brotherhood, the so called religious organization which has been instrumental in the origination of terrorist factions like Osama Bin Laden. Tawakkol Karman’s ..read more

The Tawakkol Karman’s assignment to Facebook panel for the content decision raises concerns on the possibility of terrorist organizations spreading propaganda worldwide through the popular social network. The Yemeni journalist is the daughter of Abdel Salam Karman, a lawyer and politician, leader of the bloody Muslim Brotherhood’s local party. She had a protagonist role in the Yemeni protests to support the “Jasmine Revolution,” as she calls the Arab Spring after the Tunisian people overthrew the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. She has been a vocal opponent for the end ..read more

The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the Houthi revolutionary militia of carrying out executions against civilians, liquidating the wounded, carrying out arrests of doctors and employees, and raiding homes in Al-Hazm, the Al-Jawf governorate center, in the northeast of the country. The general director of the Yemeni Ministry of Information office in Al-Jawf governorate, Yahya Qama ‘, said that the Houthi militia carried out field executions of citizens in Al-Hazm city. He explained that the Houthi militia executed two doctors at the Health Bureau in Al-Hazm, and also killed a far ..read more

In the past two days, strong, official and semi-official American statements have been made about the necessity of Qatar’s cooperation in efforts to stop the financing of terrorism, especially in hotbeds of tension such as Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The past two weeks have witnessed the issuance of reports and seminars on combating the financing of terrorism, as part of the international effort to combat it by drying its sources, in parallel with security and military campaigns targeting terrorist groups. And Qatar signed with the countries of the region, under American sponsorship, the “Je ..read more

It is now being revealed that Trump’s order to take down Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was not just meant to eliminate him but also a key Iranian military general in Yemen too. While there are no clear reports over the death of Mr. Abdul Reza Shahlai, the group’s commander in Yemen, some media agencies have taken a confirmed comment from the Trump administration that indicated that Shahlai is still alive. The order for assassinations was a way for the Trump administration to roll back Iran’s influence in the region and squelch Tehran’s nuclear program as well.  it is now clear that Trump admi ..read more

Iranian originated bomb parts have been seized in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. They have been said to be similar to the ones supplied to the Houthi militia in Yemen. The bomb parts are said to be similar to those seized in 2013 from a ship off the coast of Yemen. These parts are said to be electrical components for improvised explosive devices (IED) according to Conflict Armament Research (CAR), an organization that tracks smuggled weapons. It has been confirmed that the cargo vessel was laden with missiles, rockets and ammunition when it was intercepted by both US and Yemeni forces after ..read more

For the first time in many years, Yemen is showing positive signs of growth as peace is descending on the war-torn nation. According to data shared by special envoy Martin Griffiths, the last two weeks have shown a dramatic decrease in the rate of the war. Griffiths has thanked Saudi Arabia’s leaders for brokering the Riyadh agreement between government and separatists that has been an instrumental reason for this peaceful situation. While both parties are part of a coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthi militia, many hoped the deal could pave the way to a broader agreement to end fig ..read more

Addressing the Shoura Council meeting, the Saudi Arabian King Salman has expressed his hopes of now the recently signed agreement with Yemeni people might bring peace to the nation. The legitimate government in Yemen and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) recently signed the “Riyadh Agreement” under the auspices of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who officially announced the deal. Saudi Arabia is looking at broader peace talks from here on along with a political settlement.  Saudi Arabia and its allies have been on war with Iran backed Houthis milit ..read more