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EXPLAINER: Understanding the Yemen Conflict

Trying to get your head around the conflict in Yemen? You’re not the only one. This is a definitive overview of the conflict to date, starting with its roots in the Arab Spring movement in 2011 and continuing over ten years to 2021. We cover the main events, key players, the role of regional powers and the UN’s attempts thus far to reach a political settlement. Buckle up – here we go!

A reckoning: Coronavirus in war-torn Yemen

In Yemen, the catastrophic impact of the war, a disastrous blockade preventing humanitarian relief from entering the country, multiple outbreaks of cholera and now Covid-19 have created a humanitarian disaster on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.

Islamic State, Libya and the new Cold War

Eyes have been on Libya in the wake of the bombing that killed 22 people…

Astana talks: A turning point for Syria and the region?

The snowy city of Astana has, this week, played host to the latest round of…

Meanwhile, in Yemen…

A country is on its deathbed and the world is doing nothing. Yemen is falling apart. Last…