As Mohammed Bin Salman's global tour continues in a bid to stabilise Riyadh's economy, his foreign policy needs revising to ensure political and security risks aren't deepening. After three...

Somalia is taking a bold step against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the regeneration of a port in Somaliland it considers "belligerent and illegal". In a tripartite agreement...

A recent call by the Sultanate of Oman to hold a round of peace talks is the latest political development in a brutal civil war which has already claimed...

Since the beginning of the Saudi-led "Operation Decisive Storm" in March 2015, information regarding Yemen has proven to be scarce. Most of the voices on Yemen are provided by...

On this day seven years ago, Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced to step down after a three-decade-long presidency while 20,000 protesters spilled onto the streets of the capital, Sana’a.

11 January marks the 16th anniversary of the controversial prison Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a place where the US government has held 779 men suspected of fighting with Al-Qaeda...

On 4 December 2017 Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by the Iranian-backed Houthi armed group at the age of 75. Saleh led Yemen with all its complexities and changing...

Khalil Dewan interviews Salem Thabet Al-Awlaki, spokesman for the Southern Transitional Council and member of the Presidential Council for General Aidarous Al- Zubaidi. The STC has been backed by...

The bomber who was responsible for killing more than 300 people in a truck suicide attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu was a former soldier in the army. It...

Khalil Dewan interviews Muhammed Al-Bukhaithi, Deputy Head of the Department of External Relations of Ansar Allah (otherwise known as the Houthis) and member of the Political Bureau. The Houthis...

On 12 September an American member who was allegedly fighting with Daesh in Syria surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces and was handed over to the United States' military...

One Yemeni citizen was very clear that the people can hear the sounds of drones every night in Sana'a, but were surprised to know that this was a US...

Middle East Monitor is to mark 100 years since the signing of the Balfour Declaration on Saturday in a day-long conference with notable academics, journalists and political activists. The...

It was only last month that the Houthis called upon Saudi Arabia to initiate a truce to stop hostilities across Yemen. Sadly, it was ignored by Saudi Arabia, even...

On 21 September 2014, the Houthis in Yemen took over the capital Sanaa

A United States Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the southern Yemeni coast in late August leaving six US army officers stranded in Yemen. Five elite soldiers were rescued after the...

On 25 August, the United States alongside Somali forces conducted a counterterrorism raid on a village near Baiire, southern Somalia – lower Shabelle region, in search of Al-Shabaab fighters...

The UAE’s second major counterterrorism operation in Yemen has triggered tribal political blowback

At the heart of any stable society is the law of the land, whereby its citizens adhere and follow the governance they are living in. Rebel Law shifts from...

34 Houthi missiles have entered Saudi Arabia since March 2015, with more notable attacks highlighted in the media reaching Riyadh, Mecca and Saudi oil company Aramco. With the religious pilgrimage, the Hajj, beginning late this month, does the Kingdom need to take steps to neutralise threats by accepting a truce?

UAE-backed Al-Hizam forces “are our sons” says southern movement representative

Iranian drones have been venturing into Pakistan's airspace since March, but it took until June for the Pakistani Air Force to shoot one down as it ventured 4 kilometres...

The United States has concluded its internal investigation into the bombing of the Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Mosque in Syria and declared that it was "legal". According to the official...

The UN Security Council has adopted a Presidential Statement calling on "all parties to the conflict to engage constructively and in good faith to overcome obstacles and...

Operation Enduring Freedom against Afghanistan was spearheaded by the United States after the 9/11 attacks and triggered the "War on Terror" which has since engulfed several other countries, including...

Growing tensions in the Gulf have unleashed a full siege on Qatar, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Accusations levied against Qatar include support for the...

In a bid to secure key naval bases in Yemen, Russia is introducing itself to the conflict as a political negotiator. Sidestepping the United Nations (UN) framework and failed...

Since 2015, the Saudi-led coalition has been targeting the Iranian-backed Houthi group to force them out of Yemen's capital, Sana'a. In the midst of the volatile and complex Yemen...

The United Arab Emirates' support for the newly formed Southern Political Council (SPC) has introduced a new political shift and tension within the Saudi-led coalition. The new dynamic in...

The United States' support for the Saudi-led coalition has introduced a dangerous new dynamic into an already volatile and complex conflict in Yemen. In addition to the US' controversial...

The war in Yemen is now being fought by numerous armed groups fuelled by sectarian tension and geopolitical influences to shape the future of the country's government. In March...

Airstrikes targeted 11 Syrian hospitals in April, destroying infrastructure, killing patients and aid workers.