The Guantanamo detainees were promised they were being sent to a Muslim country for rehabilitation that would help integrate them into society, opening the way to jobs, money, and …
Former Gitmo detainees fear new destination: Yemen
When 18 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, they were told they would be integrated into society. Instead they were imprisoned and now the UAE is planning to …
Yemen war: Mud-brick Seiyun Palace ‘at risk of collapse’
Century sultan’s palace in Yemen that is one of the world’s largest mud-brick structures is at risk of collapse after years of neglect and rain damage. The seven-storey Seiyun Palace in Hadramawt …
Yemen Gov’t Writes to UNSC on New Iran Ambassador in Sanaa
Awsat The Yemeni government on Monday condemned “the Iranian regime smuggling one of its Revolutionary Guard members into Yemen by appointing him as ambassador to the Houthi coup militia.” It said …
Iran celebrates ‘momentous day’ as UN arms embargo lifts. Here’s what it means
Iran will more easily be able to sell weapons to its proxies, analysts say, including Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Iran celebrates ‘momentous day’ as UN arms embargo lifts. Here’s what it means for the world
Iran will more easily be able to sell weapons to its proxies, analysts say, including Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
A Secret U.S. Rescue in Yemen Played a Role in Mideast Peace Deal
The U.S. military helped rescue U.A.E. soldiers after a 2017 military helicopter crash, building a reservoir of trust that also helped pave the way to the recent Abraham Accords.
Yemen war: Houthis and government complete prisoner exchange
Hundreds of prisoners have been freed in the biggest such exchange between the warring sides in Yemen since the conflict there began in 2015. Some 680 Houthi rebels and 400 pro-government fighters …
‘Airlift of hope’: Hundreds freed on day 2 of Yemen prisoner swap
Planes carrying prisoners to be exchanged by Yemen’s warring parties took off on Friday on the second day of an operation to return about 1,000 men home and help build momentum for a new push to end a …
Yemen’s warring parties start prisoner swap, raising peace prospects
Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return about 1,000 men home and help build the trust to enable fresh …