by Dr. Hesham Alghannam | Jun 18, 2020 | Analysis
Why did the US pull two Patriot missile batteries out of Saudi Arabia? By Hesham Alghannam 18/6/2020 The US decision to withdraw two Patriot missile battery systems from Saudi Arabia, along with the 300 soldiers that operated them, has led to speculation about...
by Dr. Theodore Karasik and Giorgio Cafiero | Mar 30, 2019 | Analysis
Libyan General Haftar’s visit to Saudi Arabia By Dr. Theodore Karasik and Giorgio Cafiero On March 27, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman hosted Libyan General Khalifa Haftar for talks at the al-Yamamah Royal Palace in Riyadh. This visit, which occurred one day before the...
by Mayur Kalathiya | Mar 20, 2019 | Analysis
By Giorgio Cafiero In Southern Yemen, decades-old grievances remain unaddressed. Many Southern Yemenis see themselves as the victims of exploitation at the hands of the leadership in the North. Such resentment increased following the Houthi takeover of Sana‘a in...
by GSA | Jan 16, 2018 | Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia ends ban on cinemas Houthi missile threat from Yemen persists Riyadh announces largest budget in Saudi history for 2018 December 8 U.S. chief diplomat criticizes Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has criticized Riyadh’s...
by GSA | Oct 17, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia speaks with the Qatari emir for first time since the GCC crisis broke out, yet the talk quickly backfires and pushes the involved parties farther away from reconciliation Kingdom foils a terrorist attack plotted by Daesh (Islamic State)...