Bruce Riedel
What is causing the war in Yemen? Yemen's civil war began in 2014 when Houthi insurgents—Shiite rebels with links to Iran and a history of rising up against the Sunni government—took control of Yemen's capital and largest city, Sana'a, demanding lower fuel prices and a new government....
The move forms part of the efforts of the RCRC to improve the quality of life in the city and facilitate the daily lives of people with disabilities, in line with Saudi Vision 2030, promoting Riyadh as one of the world’s leading cities in terms of universal access. The launch of the ...
"Saudi Arabia is refusing a comprehensive ceasefire. This country began the war on us. But the UN does not point to Saudi Arabia as a party in the conflict and the international community continues to describe what this country is doing in Yemen as an intervention to restore the legitimacy o...
In his previous post as defence minister, Bin Salman launched a barbaric bombing campaign in Yemen that has resulted in the deaths of at least 15,000 people and has left half the population of that desperately poor country at the brink of famine. The war is ongoing. The Saudi...
Its reckless and erratic policies in Syria and Libya have isolated Saudi Arabia and called its credibility as regional hegemon into question – while its military coalition in Yemen faces mounting accusations of war crimes. The Saudi government's recent ostracization of Qata...
The U.S.-backed campaign by Saudi Arabia and its allies, mainly Gulf Arab countries, is aimed at crushing the Houthi rebels, who have taken over Sanaa and areas in northern Yemen and have been pressing an offensive to expand their gains in the rest of the country, including the southern ...
RIYADH, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia on Thursday urged all parties of the Riyadh Agreement to work together for the best interests of Yemenis, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. In a statement carried by the SPA, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said the parties should work to implemen...
The traditional alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United States has frayed under President Joe Biden's administration over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, the Yemen war involving a Saudi-led coalition and more recently the Ukraine war and...
We watched as it slowly took over Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and, of course, Gaza. We ignored advice from both Arab and Israeli allies to counter these threats, and even criticized actions designed to do so. Article content In this context, the West’s support for Israel’s w...