Syria | Jun 29, 2022 World Bank official: Lebanon, Yemen, Syria most food-insecure in region Many states across the Middle East and North Africa meet the criteria for food insecurity, experts said at a US Institute of Peace event.
Gulf | Jun 22, 2022 Yemen's new leadership seeks regional help with sweeping reforms at home The recent overseas tours by Yemen's new leadership intend to garner support for implementing diverse national reforms.
Egypt | Jun 16, 2022 Egypt fears for Red Sea security as Yemen cease-fire teeters Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council President Rashad al-Alimi as part of his first foreign tour since his inauguration, amid efforts to consolidate the cease-fire and reach a solution that ends the crisis in the war-torn country.
Gulf | Jun 10, 2022 Yemen truce brings relief but no path to lasting peace Yemen's UN-sponsored truce is a priceless relief for civilians and a diplomatic success for the UN envoy for Yemen. But because the root causes remain unsolved, a permanent peace is still doubtful.
Yemen | Jun 7, 2022 US envoy urges funding for Yemen’s ‘ticking time bomb’ Envoy Tim Lenderking called on donor governments and the private sector to help prevent a dilapidated tanker in the Red Sea from spilling its cargo of oil.
Yemen | Jun 2, 2022 US welcomes 2-month extension of Yemen truce Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Yemen's warring parties to "seize this pivotal moment."
Iran | Jun 1, 2022 The Takeaway: Iran hoped to close nuclear deal before economic reforms, says expert Israeli exodus from Turkey over Iranian threat; Turkey takes aim at Syrian towns; Manbij residents brace for Turkish attack; desperation in Yemen’s displacement camps; Egyptian dance music livens up "Moon Knight."
Yemen | May 31, 2022 Displaced Yemenis grow desperate in camps Humanitarian organizations are struggling to meet the needs of millions of internally displaced Yemenis amid the ongoing war.
Gulf | May 21, 2022 Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council resists Houthi supremacy The formation of the new Presidential Leadership Council is a remarkable revival of Yemen's General People's Congress (GPC) and a prologue to ending fighting in Yemen's south. This could throw the Houthis into confusion in the months to come.
Yemen | May 16, 2022 US welcomes Sanaa's first commercial flight in six years The Jordan-bound flight on Monday came as part of a UN-brokered truce struck in April.
Soundbite: Lahib Higel, Senior Iraq Analyst at the International Crisis Group, on the Sinjar agreement