The fighting in South Yemen in early January reflected a big rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While the two nations jointly invaded Yemen a decade and a half ago, they’ve both aligned with different factions, and those factions have been...
Adding to questions about the situation in southern Yemen, STC President Aidarous Zubaidi has reportedly fled the country and arrived in the United Arab Emirates. The Saudi military accused the UAE of smuggling him out of the country by way of Somaliland. The...
Calls are growing for the US and other countries to end arms sales to the United Arab Emirates over its support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the militia that has been executing civilians following its takeover of the city of el-Fasher in Sudan's western Darfur...
Israel has made much of the idea that Syria’s new Islamist government is a direct threat to them, as they continue to invade southern Syria and carry out regular airstrikes across the country. Quietly, they’ve been carrying out negotiations since at least April under...
The Biden administration has approved a series of arms sales for Saudi Arabia and the UAE, worth a combined total of $2.2 billion. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on October 11 that the State Department approved one potential sale to the...
The UAE and other Arab nations are increasingly restricting the US's ability to launch airstrikes from their soil as the US has been bombing Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. The US relies on its military presence in several Arab nations to...
The Saudis will buy $3 billion in Patriot missiles
The alliance would focus on integrated air defense
Biden is expected to push for more Arab involvement
UN Security Council Set to Vote on Arms Embargo for Yemen’s Houthis | Diplomats say no impact on aid shipments
