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Yemen’s Ansarullah, Former Govt Reach Prisoner Swap Deal

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and the country’s former Saudi-backed government have reached a mass prisoner swap deal during UN-facilitated negotiations in Sweden. The AFP cited an unidentified Ansarullah sources as saying on Monday that the…

Destruction in Yemen, a real disaster

By: Mona Zaid The war on Yemen today is a brutal example of how the expansion of global capitalist interests destroys nations. The war in Yemen is far more than just a political struggle. As air raids continue to batter the Arab world’s…

Stockholm Yemen Peace Talks: Challenges, Grounds

 Yemen is witnessing new developments and after months-long aggression on the southern city of al-Hudaydah by the Saudi-led Arab forces, conflicting sides are talking about ceasefire. The British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt this week…

Do the Warring Sides Come Closer of a Peace Deal in Yemen?

SH.A. The UN envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths says the warring sides in Yemen are close to a deal on exchanging prisoners as a confidence-building measure ahead of the upcoming peace talks in Sweden, which both sides have promised to…

The Hidden Toll of US Drones in Yemen: Civilian Deaths

Investigation by the Associated Press finds that more than 30 killed in drone attacks in 2018 were not al-Qaeda members. The United States has waged a drone war in Yemenfor 16 years, trying to suppress al-Qaeda's branch here. But the…