Amid Yemeni Unification Efforts,Houthis Remain Delicate Issue

As various Yemeni factions strive to reach a national consensus and achieve progress in the post-revolution period, the separatist Houthi movement in the north remains contentious.

Yemen

Yemen Divided Over Egypt

Following the Egyptian army’s ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi, Yemeni political forces are divided in their views and alliances.

Yemen

Yemen’s National Dialogue Paralyzes Government

While intended to keep an eye on the progress of Yemen’s democratic transition, the National Dialogue Conference seems to have stalled the general operation of the country.

Yemen

Viability of Yemen’s New Political Parties Questioned

In the wake of the 2011 revolution, the Yemeni political scene has witnessed the emergence of many new parties, yet it remains to be seen how viable and effective these new forces will be.

Yemen

Syrians Add to Yemen Refugee Crisis

As with a previous wave of refugees that fled from Syria to Yemen during former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad's reign in the 1980s, Syrian refugees arriving there today find political, economic and security instability.

Yemen

What's Behind the Sectarian Tensions in Yemen?

Tensions between Yemen's two warring sects mean the country is still in danger of a civil war erupting.

Yemen

South Yemen Activists Push For Independence

Activists from the Southern Mobility Movement in Yemen claim that Sanaa is exploiting rumors of al-Qaeda activity in the south to delegitimize their cause.

Yemen

Yemen's Real Blackout

The transitional government in Sanaa appears to be repeating past mistakes and approaches in dealing with southern secessionist movements.

Yemen

Former South Yemen President To Continue to Call for Secession

In an interview with Al-Monitor, former South Yemen president Ali Salim al-Beidh discusses the nature of the Southern Movement, his position on the Gulf Initiative and relations with the US, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Yemen

US Should Move Beyond Drones in Yemen

US security assistance toward Yemen cannot depend primarily on controversial drone attacks and needs to be linked to security reform in the country.

Yemen

Yemeni Houthi Leader Committed To National Dialogue

Mohammed Nasser Al-Bakhiti, representative of Ansarullah (the Houthis’ movement) to the National Dialogue talks, discusses his party’s vision for Yemen in an exclusive telephone interview with Al-Monitor.

Yemen

The Limits of Asia-Gulf Ties

Gulf-Asian economic relations will likely continue to grow while national security considerations are ignored.

Saudi Arabia