“An Israeli Blitzkrieg” Signs Point to Imminent Israeli Military Action in Yemen

An all-out military confrontation between forces in Yemen and Israel seems all but inevitable in 2021 reports Ahmed AbdulKareem.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen Aden airport

ADEN, YEMEN --  Saudi Arabia has rung in the new year in a familiar way, with an airstrike targeting a large gathering of civilians at a wedding ceremony in Yemen. On new year’s night, at least five civilians were killed when Saudi-backed militants launched artillery rounds at a wedding ceremony in the populated al-Hawk area in the strategic port

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Yemen: Trump is Showering Saudi Arabia with Last-Minute Gifts

Saudi Arabia’s use of American diplomatic cover and weapons alike has taken on a fevered pace as the Kingdom deepens the tragedy it has afflicted upon Yemen.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem
Saudi Trump Yemen Feature photo

SANA'A -YEMEN -- While the administration of Donald Trump readies its exit from the White House and the Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s use of American diplomatic cover and weapons alike has taken on a fevered pace as the Kingdom deepens the tragedy it has afflicted upon Yemen, where millions of forgotten people are struggling against a cold winter,

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Biden Signals a Desire To End the Yemen War. Here’s Why Yemenis Aren’t Buying It

If Biden is serious about reaching a diplomatic end to the war, he has a real chance to add ending one of the twenty-first century’s most violent conflicts to his presidential legacy, but the chance of the happening may be slim reports Ahmed Abdulkareem.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem
Joe Biden Foreign Policy

As news broke that Joe Biden almost certainly won the U.S. presidential election, some Americans became hopeful that the new administration could hearken in an era of calm in the Middle East. In Yemen, however, that sentiment was not shared. Most Yemenis have little hope that the new White House will end the blockade and the devastating war in

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War-Weary Yemenis See Threat in Israel’s Increasingly Public Role in Their Country

Many in Yemen fear that Israel’s ambitions in their country don’t end at the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and rumors are circulating that land grabs reminiscent of those in Palestine could soon hit Yemen’s shores.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen feature photo

Israeli battleships now sit side by side with Emirati corvettes ominously docked in Hodeida’s territorial waters in a blatant sign of Israel’s increasingly visibly role in the Saudi-led Coalition's half a decade long war in Yemen. The ships also represent something else to residents in Western Yemen, where a Houthi-led commemoration of Prophet

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The Houthis Are Preparing for a Planned Israeli Attack on Yemen

There are strong indications that Israel is planning to launch airstrikes against Yemen under the pretext of preventing an Iranian military presence from taking hold, much as it did in Syria and Iraq.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen Israel Feature photo

SANA'A, YEMEN -- As the war in Yemen nears the end of its fifth year, the situation in the country seems to be escalating. There are strong indications that Israel is planning to launch airstrikes against the country under the pretext of preventing an Iranian military presence from taking hold, a move that is likely to open the door for further

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Houthis Launch Major Strikes on Saudi Coalition Targets Amid Talk of Secret Negotiations

Pressure on the Kingdom has reached a fever pitch thanks to a near-continuous stream of Houthi attacks on vital Saudi targets in the past few months.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem
Houthi Missile Strike Aden feature photo

ADEN, YEMEN -- At least 40 Saudi-led Coalition troops, including senior commanders, were killed and dozens more were injured when Yemen’s Houthi-allied army hit the Jala’a military base near the port city of Aden during a military parade on Thursday. Witnesses on the ground told MintPress that chaos, screams and fumes spread across the camp

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