Abdel Bari Atwan

By Abdel Bari Atwan The areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi Ansarallah movement, especially the group’s northern stronghold of Saada and the capital Sanaa, have been in mourning for Saleh al-Sammad — president of the Supreme…

YemenExtra By:Abdel Bari Atwan Saudi Arabia and the UAE fight it out by proxy in the South Abdelmalek al-Houthi, leader of Yemen’s Ansarallah movement, must have rubbed his hands in glee when fighting broke out in…

YemenExtra Saudi Arabia and Egypt would be well advised to reconsider their embrace of Trump By:Abdel Bari Atwan American journalist Michael Wolff’s insider view of the Trump White House, Fire and Fury, has caused an international…

The release of the former leader’s son — another nail in the coffin of the 2011 Arab uprisings – could have far-reaching results   By Abdel Bari Atwan The release last week of Saif-al-Islam al-Gaddafi had a particular symbolic…

Qatar may not only leave the Wahhabi sect it will lea the GCC soon as well if the escalation was to proceed with its present pace or even become worse By Abdel Bari Atwan The State of Qatar was expected to pull out its ambassadors from…

Abdel Bari Atwan The quarrel between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over war aims and allies is leading to the secession of the south The secession of southern Yemen from the rest of the country is proceeding apace by the day. The credit for…