Aramco evacuates staff as Saudi Arabia braces for potential Houthi escalation: What to know The repeated and escalating Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities and airports United States ordered the departure of non-essential government employees and their families from the kingdom, with oil giant Aramco reportedly evacuating its headquarters. Saudi Arabia
France’s Macron first Western leader to visit Saudi Arabia since Houthi escalation French President Emmanuel Macron met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a surprise stop in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia
Yemen displacement tops 250K as Houthis tighten siege on Taiz: What to know The Houthis are looking to completely seize Taiz city, with clashes escalating in other parts of the south as well. Yemen
Feature US aid runs dry as new fighting razes Yemen Sweeping funding cuts and the Houthis' targeting of aid workers have hobbled relief efforts in war-torn Yemen. By Elizabeth Hagedorn In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
Analysis Turkey turns to Iran to contain Houthis as Saudi defense commitments grow By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
Yemeni ports see traffic decline dramatically Piracy and the rise of competing ports has cost Yemen’s Aden Port a lot of business. Yemen
Yemen’s decade of division Since the start of the decade, Yemeni society has gone through partisan splits that have devolved into sectarian divisions. Yemen
Are UN Security Council anti-al-Qaeda terror statutes properly enforced? The UN Security Council has established a regime for a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo against the al-Qaeda network since 1999, but new circumstances bring about serious doubts if such a regime is still functioning. Yemen
Al-Qaeda benefits from unsettled Yemen politics Yemen’s Gulf Initiative, which gave President Ali Abdullah Saleh and many of his officers immunity in exchange for stepping down, has been followed by a rise in extremism. Yemen
Yemeni women marginalized even in death Yemeni officials have prevented the body of a woman killed during the Dec. 5 attack against a Defense Ministry hospital in Sanaa from being buried in the official martyrs’ cemetery. Yemen
Yemen-Saudi love story highlights political tensions The recent story of a Yemeni man and a Saudi woman who fell in love and fled to Yemen highlights long-standing political and social tensions between their two neighboring states. Saudi Arabia
Yemeni tribal checkpoints take travelers off guard In the past two years, checkpoints set up by gangs and tribes have become widespread in Yemen. Yemen
Yemen wastes time Yemen's National Dialogue is hindered by a lack of accountability and effective time management. Yemen
Yemeni national dialogue needs jump-start Innovation and fresh thinking are required to pull Yemen out of its current national impasse. Yemen
Yemen’s harrowing transition External influences are threatening to further weaken an already fragile transition in Yemen. Yemen
Yemeni political, religious movements divided over nation's future As the National Dialogue Conference works to resolve disputes in Yemen and pave the way for a democratic government, disputes among religious groups as well as with secularists continue. Yemen
Re-emergence of the Yemeni left Once a central fixture of Yemen’s political scene, the country’s leftist movement has been absent from the scene for the past two decades, but may be making a comeback. Yemen
