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Abdul Rahman Al-Mahrami, a member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, speaks during the Southern Consultative Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 18 January 2026. Reuters

South Yemen dialogue: obstacles and opportunity

Riyadh wants to help Yemen's various southern factions come up with creative solutions. It wants a unified Yemen, but other parties have a different agenda, complicating efforts to hold a conference.

Anwar Al-Ansi 29 January 2026
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Two mistakes that precipitated Zubaidi's downfall

Yemen's secessionist leader flees to the UAE via Somaliland after crossing Saudi red lines and fracturing the anti-Houthi alliance

Al Majalla - London 08 January 2026
A crowd of people at a march organized by the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen, on 21 December 2025.
 Reuters

Why South Yemen secession isn't a real possibility

No single party in Yemen can impose dominance over the other through military force, nor can any side achieve dominance solely by relying on external actors

Anwar Al-Ansi 01 January 2026
Yemeni men celebrate their country's 10th anniversary of unity by dancing 19 May 2000 in Tahrir Square in the heart of Sana'a. Khaled Fazaa/AFP

The making and unmaking of Yemen unity over half a century

For decades, two separate states - North and South Yemen - existed side-by-side, until the Cold War ended. Suddenly, the two came together. For a brief moment, united Yemen prospered.

Anwar Al-Ansi 19 December 2025
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US troops leave Iraq, but double down in the region

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Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

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Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

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Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
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US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

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Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

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Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
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Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov

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