Biden Won’t Treat Saudi Arabia Like a “Pariah”
s a presidential hopeful in November 2019, Joe Biden addressed the Jamal Khashoggi murder case and Yemen conflict.
The Gamesmanship of Straits in Global Politics
The conflict in Yemen, which remains the world's worst humanitarian crisis with thousands of civilians dead, 3.
Omani-Saudi Bilateral Ties: Understanding Oman’s Sultan Visit to the Kingdom
Indeed, Oman has not participated in a number of GCC-wide initiatives, including efforts to stop protests in Bahrain in 2011 using the GCC’s Peninsula Shield Force, the war in Yemen, and it remained neutral during the GCC crisis between June 2017 and January 2021.
With Jerusalem, Hezbollah Is Now Playing Catch-up
Hamas had to apologize for the photo-op between its representative in Sanaa and the Houthi leader due to the uproar it caused, specifically among Yemenis who are supportive of Hamas but opponents of the Iran-backed Houthis.
Summits between Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt Signal a New Regional Bloc
The talks also covered regional issues including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Syria crisis, and the war in Yemen.
Coffee Extinction Is Nature’s Way of Telling Us: “Heal the World!”
Most accounts take us only as back as the 15th century, when it was first used by the mystics of Yemen.
Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll
The Russian initiative comes in the midst of the nuclear talks in Vienna and with the pressure on the Iranian regime from Israeli strikes and military operations - most recently the attack on Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz and daily airstrikes that target Iran’s militias in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World Politics
Since 2015, mercenaries have flourished in Yemen, Libya, Nigeria, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Mozambique, Central African Republic, and Venezuela.
73 Years Later: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba Shadowed by Apartheid
For example, the babies of Yemeni Jews were taken to be adopted by European Jews and to be raised as white Europeans in the 1950s.
Talks between Saudis and Iranians: Facts Speak Louder than Words
While considering the protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and Libya as a phenomenon inspired by its Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran regarded the mass protests in Syria and Iraq as a conspiracy initiated by its enemies: the Zionists, the West, and their regional allies like Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Hezbollah’s Spying Games Amidst Lebanon’s Demise
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The Patriarch went on to say that “Hezbollah shouldn’t remain free in using arms whenever and wherever he wants and shouldn’t be capable of deciding wars in Israel, in Syria, in Iraq, in Yemen, with disregard to the government, the president and the parliament.
Ship Attacks in the Persian Gulf: Another Manifestation of an Iranian-Israeli Proxy War?
The footage revealed the presence of IRGC naval personnel in military uniforms on board, the presence of IRGC naval remote-controlled boats and high-speed rocket launchers, and evidence of using the ship to send weapons to Yemen.
Where Does Libya Fit in Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities?
Regarding Middle East priorities, Biden officials have laid out very clear priorities, namely returning to the Iran Nuclear Deal and supporting conflict resolution efforts in Yemen, both of which Biden’s teams are working vigorously to advance.
Can Arms Bring Turkey and Saudi Arabia Together?
This aside, the normalization with Israel and the Turkish-supported GNA victory in Western Libya, the Saudi-UAE de jure rule in Yemen, and the Turkish-Russian de facto rule in Syria stabilized regional affairs and put volatile stalemates on hold.
Where Do Gulf States Stand on Syria’s Decade-Old Conflict?
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On one end of this spectrum, there is Oman which has maintained diplomatic relations with Damascus ever since 2011 and continues to recognize Assad as a legitimate leader.
Reconciliation Efforts Continue between Egypt and Turkey
In 2015, Egypt supported the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen against the Houthi rebels and boycotted Qatar in 2017 in response to the request by the Saudi-UAE political axis.
Biden’s Recalibration of Saudi Relations Could Spell the End of MBS
Biden can utilize this leverage to demand gradual, substantial concessions and meaningful reforms from MBS, such as ending the war on Yemen, releasing political prisoners and royal family members, easing restrictions on freedoms of speech, association, and expression, ending the army of electronic flies, allowing the emergence of independent media and political parties, increasing the independence of the judiciary, and delegating more decision-making authorities to other members of government.
Change Is Inevitable in Iran: How the Four-Decade-Old System Has Become Outdated
They saw potential in Lebanon, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, and even in faraway Nigeria.
America’s Hyper-Surveillance of Muslims Targets Our Religious Identity
The War on Terror expanded into Georgia, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, Eretria, and programs like extraordinary rendition were active in collaboration with oppressive, tortuous regimes across the Muslim world.
What Will the Biden Administration’s Syria Policy Look Like?
Read: How Will Antony Blinken Handle US Foreign Policy on Syria, Turkey and Yemen?Moussa said that the statement by former U.
