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A rally of armed Houthi followers in Yemen. (Reuters)

Steering the Battle Towards Saada

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 2, 2017 | Opinion

Saada is the Yemeni governorate south of Saudi Arabia and home to the Iran-affiliated Houthi and Ansar Allah’s militias. It is not an exaggeration to assume that through those militias, Iran wants to establish a presence on Saudi Arabia’s southern borders which...

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Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. (Reuters)

Houthis Prepare to End Partnership with Yemen’s Saleh

by Turki al-Suhail | Sep 5, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – It appears that former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is nicknamed the “fox” due to his expertise in political maneuvering with his friends before his enemies, is approaching a new phase in his career, this time in regards to his ties with his...

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Col. Turki al-Malki is the Spokesperson of the Coalition to restore Legitimacy in Yemen. (SPA)

Coalition in Yemen Denies Targeting a House in Saada

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 8, 2017 | Middle East

The Spokesperson of the Coalition to restore Legitimacy in Yemen has said that the forces reviewed and rejects allegations by some media outlets that one of the houses in the area of Mahdah, south-west Saada province, was targeted killing women, children, and injuring...

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A man walks on the rubble of a house destroyed during a recent conflict in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Naif Rahma

Yemen: Millions in Counterfeit Currency Run by Coup Militias

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – Coup militias in Yemen have staged multiple attempts for running and laundering millions of counterfeit Yemeni Riyals, as well as illegal arms, a military source said. The trafficking largely was directed towards Sa’ada, where the Houthi insurgency...

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People inspect the site of an air strike in Yemen’s northwestern city of Saada April 22, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemen: Houthis Deploy Forces to Saada As Local Residents Gear Up to Dislodge Militias

by Said Al-Abyad | May 18, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Yemen’s Houthi coup militias have relocated a large number of their armed insurgents to Saada governorate, pumping medium range arms at an unprecedented rate to the area, said Yemen army forces. Shoring up their posts in the northwestern governorate is the...