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People perform the traditional Baraa dance at the yard of Dar al-Hajar, or the Rock Palace, built in the 1930s and become a popular attraction for visitors.

What Yemen’s war chants reveal about its conflict and culture

Chants from folklore in the country have been twisted to political ends in its war, with groups competing to use them to fire up fighters and supporters. They offer insight into the balance of power.

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The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor published a 40-page detailed report entitled “I Wished to Die”. It documented severe violations committed against detainees in Houthi prisons in Yemen. (Reuters)

Houthi Prisons: Graves for Yemenis

Talk of violations committed by the Houthi coup militias is not new. Each morning we read about new violation of the rights of Yemeni people amid an embarrassing world silence which proves that self…

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A picture shows an installation of drone models in Tahrir Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

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A Houthi drone attack near Abu Dhabi airport killed at least three people and set off several explosions on January 17, 2022 and a statement by Abu Dhabi Police stated that three tanker trucks…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman at the Kremlin. (AFP)

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Around 4 years ago, Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz paid a historic state visit, the first by a ruling Saudi monarch, to Russia, which heralded a shift in global power structures according…

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A container ship sails through the new section of the Suez Canal in the Egyptian port city of Ismailia, 135 kms northeast of the caital Cairo on October 10, 2019. (Getty)

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CAIRO – The Egyptian and French navies have just wrapped up maritime exercises in the Red Sea, having conducted a series of naval activities with participation by some important assets from the two…

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