Yemen, situated at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, holds geopolitical significance due to its strategic location along key maritime routes, including the Bab el Mandeb strait. The country has been embroiled in internal conflicts, exacerbated by regional power struggles.
The European Union joins international efforts to contain the Houthis in Yemen. The Council launched the ASPIDES operation to restore and safeguard freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf. ASPIDES will be part of…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have hijacked the Galaxy Leader, an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and took 25 crew members hostage on Sunday (no Israeli citizens among them). The ownership structures in the maritime sector…
The string of coups at the West of Africa may direct the world’s attention to Niger and Gabon, but the real action is to be expected in East Africa. Stretching from the Suez Canal up…
A UN-led operation to remove over one million barrels of crude oil from a rusting supertanker, the FSO Safer, off Yemen safely concluded on Friday, preventing the immediate threat of a massive spill in the…
The maritime objectives of Saudi Arabia and the UAE have played a key role in determining the war’s direction, with control over Yemen’s ports a major driver of the military and diplomatic strategies of all…
As the United States pursues its peace process for Yemen, Washington still ignores a consistently overlooked threat to stability in the country: the role of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 9 June 2021, by Jonathan Fenton-Harvey…
A timeline of Yemen’s slide into conflict and war. Sometimes it is good to see all important events listed. In the wake of a China-brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, this Al Jazeera timeline is…
