August 9, 2026
Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, […]
August 8, 2026
Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, […]
November 23, 2025
Introduction A decade ago, under the pretext to aiding the Hadi government to establish themselves in the northern parts of Yemen and maintain security in the […]
September 21, 2024
Venue: Grand Hotel Bucharest 5*, Rapsodia Conference Hall (1st Floor), Blvd. Nicolae Bălcescu, nr.4 (Piața Universității), Sector 1, Bucharest Organizers: MEPEI (Middle East Political and Economic […]
April 28, 2024
Photo’s source: https://samvadaworld.com/ Introduction The conflict in the Gaza Strip that began on October 7, 2023 propagated in more directions throughout the region. The Houthi[1] […]
March 15, 2024
Introduction Late 2023 shook up the Middle East, as the Hamas attack on Israel and the continuous war in Gaza proceeded. As such, the illusion of […]
February 28, 2024
Photo’s Source: Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Bab-El-Mandeb-Strait Map of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait Introduction A strait with great geopolitical importance, the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, also known as […]
February 19, 2024
PREAMBLE i. The interest in a “new architecture” of security implies the recognition that there was also an “old architecture” which is no longer available and […]
July 30, 2021
On July 29th, 2021, the first edition of the Journal MENA in FOCUS was launched in an invitation-based event, held in Bucharest. As the ongoing pandemic […]
July 5, 2021
Executive Summary: On the 5th of June 2021 an Omani delegation has visited Yemen for the first time since the breakout of the civil war in […]
March 23, 2021
On March 22, 2021, Saudi Arabia presented a new peace initiative to end the war in Yemen, including a nationwide ceasefire and the reopening of air […]
March 18, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
March 8, 2021
On March 7, 2021, Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired 14 drones and eight ballistic missiles at the facilities of oil firm Saudi Aramco in Ras Tanura and […]
August 13, 2020
This past month, the floods in Yemen brought even more damage to a country already on the brink of disaster, by killing around 200 people. Moreover, […]
July 8, 2020
The United Kingdom will resume weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, despite evidence of “possible” war crimes in Yemen. On July 07, 2020, International Trade Secretary Liz […]
July 2, 2020
On July 01, 2020, the Saudi-led Arab coalition announced the launch of a military operation against targets of the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, after it […]
June 24, 2020
On June 23, 2020, in the morning, Houthi rebels in Yemen said they had fired missiles into Saudi Arabia that reached the capital, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia […]
May 18, 2020
Armed pirates attacked a British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on May 17, 2020 but were repulsed said the ship’s manager Stolt Tankers. The […]
May 15, 2020
On May 15, 2020 the Yemeni army announced that scores of Houthi militia members were killed in clashes in the Al-Bayda Governorate. The conflicts were reported […]
April 27, 2020
On April 26, 2020, the STC (Southern Transitional Council) announced that it would establish self-rule in areas under its control, which the Saudi-backed government warned would […]
April 15, 2020
On April 14, 2020, sources familiar with the discussions, informed that Saudi Arabia has resumed indirect talks with Yemen’s Houthi movement to cement a faltering ceasefire […]
April 6, 2020
The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen is engaging the parties on reaching agreements on a nationwide ceasefire, humanitarian and economic measures to limit […]
April 13, 2016
Event: Intensive courses Venue: Hotel Marshal Garden, Bucharest The date of the event: 18th April- 19th May 2016, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, from 17:00- 20:00 Organizer: Centre […]