كل ما تود معرفته عن Yemen

Pro-government forces walk in the port of the western Yemeni coastal town of Mokha on February 9, 2017 as part of a major offensive to recapture the coastline overlooking the Bab al-Mandab strait.

Peace in Yemen to breathe new life into Bab al-Mandab

A peaceful phase would also facilitate the proper utilisation of Yemen's underdeveloped oil and gas resources, which constitute the largest proportion of the country's undeveloped GDP

Faisal Faeq 12 May 2023

Proper respect for citizens' rights and especially an end to politically motivated arrests will help encourage the Yemenis the country needs to return home. Broader, federalised power will be key.

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Building a viable state fit for Yemeni people to return

Proper respect for citizens' rights and especially an end to politically motivated arrests will help encourage the Yemenis the country needs to return home. Broader, federalised power will be key.

Abdul Ghani Al-Iryani 11 May 2023

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Reconciliation efforts bring Yemen one step closer to political solution

The ceasefire and reconciliation have provided a glimmer of hope in the ongoing crisis, and Yemenis are finally able to find some relief from the long-standing turmoil

Badr Alqahtani 09 May 2023

Attempts to resolve the conflict in Yemen will be the first test of the recent Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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The Saudi-Iranian rapprochement in March marked an important milestone that will have major repercussions for the Middle East and beyond. In Yemen, it faces its first test.

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Since the reconciliation attempt, there have been positive signs emerging in some of embattled areas of Yemen but it’s too early to be optimistic.

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Can the Saudi-Iranian deal help resolve the conflict in Yemen?

The deal is an opportunity to build trust between the two countries until it leads to a favourable regional climate that will have positive knock-on effects in Yemen and other troubled states

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Omani writer Bashaayer Hibras makes her mark on the “very short story”

Yemeni poet Ali Al Muqri reviews the recent works of Bashaayer Hibras, followed by a selection of her stories

Ali Almuqri 23 March 2023

Sponsored by Saudi Arabia, the Arab Monetary Fund signed a $1 billion agreement with the Yemeni government to support an economic, financial and monetary reform program. (SPA)

Saudi Support for Yemen

In a new development, Saudi Arabia took a step late last month to support the Yemeni economy by launching a comprehensive economic, financial and monetary reform program, technically supervised by…

Ahmed Taher 10 December 2022

FILE - A child is weighed at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, on Sept. 19, 2022. In many Middle Eastern and African nations, climatic shocks killed hundreds and displaced thousands every year, causing worsening food shortages. With limited resources, they also are among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable to climate change impacts. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

In War-Torn States Hurt By Climate, Scant Hope For New Funds

In conflict-ravaged nations like Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts kill hundreds of people and uproot tens of thousands from their homes. These countries and many others in the…

AP 22 November 2022

Women hold their malnourished children at the Hays Rural Hospital in Hodeida, Yemen, Oct. 11, 2022. For years starvation has been an everyday threat for Yemen’s children. Now, as the war threatens to escalate between the country’s warring parties after months of a tenuous truce, there are fears that it could get worse. (AP Photo/Hussam Al-Bakry)

Children Starve As Yemen Teeters On A Return to Fighting

An emaciated little girl lies motionless on a hospital bed and struggles to breathe. Her body is covered with sores. She can barely open her eyes. Hafsa Ahmed is about 2. About a dozen other…

AP 19 October 2022

Basindowah Discusses With German Officials The Latest Events in Yemen

Dr. Wesam Basindowah, head of the Yemeni Coalition for Independent Women, held talks with a number of officials in the German Foreign Ministry and specialists in the Middle East and the Arab Gulf, in…

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