Houthi rebels used to brag of blowing up homes of top government officials between 2010-2014, and once the group took control of Sanaa in 2014, they continued sporadically attacking opponents’ homes. But the latest attacks
Iran calls Gulf of Oman accusations ‘psychological warfare’
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned of a “destructive” response to any attack. After Israel, the United States and the UK blamed Iran for an attack on an Israeli-linked ship in the Persian Gulf
Violence down in Syria’s al-Hol camp but conditions remain ‘horrifying’
The Islamic State has been smuggling boys out of displacement camps to train in the Syrian desert. A five-day raid that targeted Islamic State members inside northeast Syria’s sprawling al-Hol detention camp in March appears
US believes Iranians seized oil tanker off UAE coast
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said early Wednesday that the intruders had left the vessel, which is now safe. The United States believes a group of Iranians boarded the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess tanker off
The Decade of Defiance & Resistance: Reflections On Arab Revolutionary Uprisings And Responses From 2010 – 2020
The dynamics fostered by the wars and revolutions plaguing many Arab states today represent the most consequential national transformations since World War I, culminating in a period of civilian defiance and resistance that was especially
A Way Forward With Iran? Options for Crafting a U.S. Strategy
Any discussion of a Biden administration strategy on Iran must begin with an analysis of how previous U.S. administrations have approached the threat posed by Iran. From the very start of the Islamic Republic forty-one
Group of generals announce Machar ouster, VP’s team dismisses move
Allies of South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar have dismissed an announcement of his ouster as SPLM-IO leader. A group of senior generals in the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) on Wednesday announced
USAid chief calls for unified army in Sudan
USAid chief Samantha Power called Tuesday for Sudan’s army to unify with ex-rebels and paramilitary forces to bolster a rocky political transition and a critical peace deal. Power’s remarks came at the end of her
More than dozen people killed by rebels in east DR Congo
At least 16 people knifed to death by suspected ADF fighters in Ituri province, say military and local sources. At least 16 people were killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC)
MSF Withdraws Humanitarian Activities In Cameroon After 8 Months Of Suspension
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has withdrawn its teams from Cameroon’s North-West region after months of suspension by the Cameroonian authorities and numerous attacks on health facilities. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) an International NGO