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A Saudi military cargo plane is seen at the international airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on July 22, 2015. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Yemen: First Saudi aid plane arrives in Aden

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 23, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Saudi military plane loaded with aid arrived in Yemen’s Aden on Wednesday, the first since the city’s international airport reopened following four months of fighting between government loyalists and Houthi rebels. The plane was...

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Saudi military spokesman Ahmed Asiri briefs journalists on the Saudi-led coalition’s strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Opinion: What did Operation Decisive Storm achieve?

by Tariq Alhomayed | Apr 28, 2015 | Opinion

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its allies last week announced the end of Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen, and the beginning of Operation Restoring Hope. But now we must ask: What did Operation Decisive Storm achieve, and what can we expect from Restoring Hope? In...

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Anti-Houthi protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to show support to Yemen’s President Hadi in Taiz, Yemen, on February 28, 2015. (Reuters/Anees Mahyoub)

Opinion: Decisive Storm restores hope to Yemen’s people

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 22, 2015 | Opinion

It took Operation Decisive Storm, launched on March 26, a total of 28 days to achieve its declared goals. The coalition member states said from day one and throughout the war, up until Tuesday when the end of the operation was announced, that the war in Yemen is not...