Russian satellite data helped Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi Arabia: What to know A report by The Associated Press found evidence that Russian satellites helped Yemen’s Houthis identify and target specific sites, including energy facilities and military bases, in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia
Explainer As parliament approves, what's driving Egypt's 'defensive' support to Saudi Arabia? Egypt, which has one of the region's largest militaries, is reliant on Saudi investment and ties the kingdom's security to its own. Egypt
Riyadh airport reopening faces turbulence as Houthis claim new strikes A trickle of flights landed and departed from the Saudi capital on Monday as the Houthis continued to threaten aviation in the Gulf state. Saudi Arabia
US issues travel advisories across Middle East citing Houthi threat A State Department spokesperson said the travel warnings were "not indicative" of new Houthi capabilities. Yemen
Aramco evacuates staff as Saudi Arabia braces for potential Houthi escalation: What to know Saudi Arabia
Feature US aid runs dry as new fighting razes Yemen By Elizabeth Hagedorn In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
Yemen Divided Over Egypt Following the Egyptian army’s ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi, Yemeni political forces are divided in their views and alliances. Yemen
Yemen’s National Dialogue Paralyzes Government While intended to keep an eye on the progress of Yemen’s democratic transition, the National Dialogue Conference seems to have stalled the general operation of the country. Yemen
Viability of Yemen’s New Political Parties Questioned In the wake of the 2011 revolution, the Yemeni political scene has witnessed the emergence of many new parties, yet it remains to be seen how viable and effective these new forces will be. Yemen
Syrians Add to Yemen Refugee Crisis As with a previous wave of refugees that fled from Syria to Yemen during former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad's reign in the 1980s, Syrian refugees arriving there today find political, economic and security instability. Yemen
What's Behind the Sectarian Tensions in Yemen? Tensions between Yemen's two warring sects mean the country is still in danger of a civil war erupting. Yemen
South Yemen Activists Push For Independence Activists from the Southern Mobility Movement in Yemen claim that Sanaa is exploiting rumors of al-Qaeda activity in the south to delegitimize their cause. Yemen
Yemen's Real Blackout The transitional government in Sanaa appears to be repeating past mistakes and approaches in dealing with southern secessionist movements. Yemen
Former South Yemen President To Continue to Call for Secession In an interview with Al-Monitor, former South Yemen president Ali Salim al-Beidh discusses the nature of the Southern Movement, his position on the Gulf Initiative and relations with the US, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia. Yemen
US Should Move Beyond Drones in Yemen US security assistance toward Yemen cannot depend primarily on controversial drone attacks and needs to be linked to security reform in the country. Yemen
Yemeni Houthi Leader Committed To National Dialogue Mohammed Nasser Al-Bakhiti, representative of Ansarullah (the Houthis’ movement) to the National Dialogue talks, discusses his party’s vision for Yemen in an exclusive telephone interview with Al-Monitor. Yemen
The Limits of Asia-Gulf Ties Gulf-Asian economic relations will likely continue to grow while national security considerations are ignored. Saudi Arabia
