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  • Saudi Arabia Evacuates Embassy in Yemen as Houthis Make Gains
     

    Saudi Arabia has suspended operations at its embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff as the security situation there deteriorates, various agencies are reporting. Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, is currently under control of a Shiite militant group, the Houthis, who have battled the Saudi government along its long border with the Kingdom for years.  The AFP […]

     
  • For Saudi Arabia, Instability in Yemen Poses Political, Security, and Economic Challenges
     

    As the political crisis in Yemen intensifies following a Houthi takeover that some in the Gulf are calling a “coup,” two recent essays provide useful analysis on the serious challenges facing Saudi Arabia and its new King Salman. Writing for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace blog, Khaled Fattah discusses the current situation in Yemen […]

     
  • Royal Succession Planning at Saudi Inc.
     

    Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, it is important for companies to be prepared to answer questions from the corporate office regarding how royal succession impacts Saudi Arabia’s trajectory. New Saudi King Salman’s ascension to the throne, and the appointment of Crown Prince Muqrin, represents continuity from King Abdullah’s reign. Salman is unlikely […]

     
  • Prince Muhammad bin Naif Meets with Obama, Biden at White House as Republican U.S. House Majority Leader McCarthy Visits Saudi Arabia
     

    U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Kevin McCarthy met in Riyadh with Crown Prince Salman and Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The visit comes on the heels of Prince Mohammed bin Naif’s meetings in Washington last week. The Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met with several officials in the […]

     
  • With Houthi Gains in Yemen, Saudi Reportedly Pulls Aid
     

    Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen in “clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi’ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh’s regional rival, Iran,” according to a Reuters report. “Soon after Houthi fighters took over the capital Sanaa in September, Saudi Arabia promptly suspended much of that […]

     
  • Opinion: Teaching Religious Tolerance in Schools
     

    In recent months, much attention has been given to the expanding influence of jihadist groups and religious extremists in the Middle East. The rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq has been attributed, in part, to former Prime Minister Maliki’s sectarian policies. The Houthis, a Shiite rebel group in Yemen have occupied Sanaa and […]

     
  • Complex Security ‘Fence’ System on Saudi Arabia’s Northern Border with Iraq to Deter Encroachers
     

    With an eye on the threat posed by the extremist group IS in Iraq and Syria and a deteriorating security situation in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has prioritized border security to safeguard the Kingdom from outside threats. A promotional video in Arabic shows how Saudi security forces monitor and deploy to deter encroachers onto Saudi soil. […]

     
  • Why MNCs Must Localize their Saudi Business
     

    Saudi Arabia is one of Europe, Middle East and Africa’s (EMEA) top emerging markets, but it is on an unsustainable growth path that threatens long-term prosperity. In addressing this problem through economic diversification, the government will increasingly push multi-national corporations (MNC) to localize their presence or risk being shut out of the market. Success for […]

     
  • Saudi Arabian Northern Border Security Project Breaks Ground
     

    Saudi Arabia has begun the first phase of a new border security project along its northern borders, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Phase 1 of the “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques project for border security” was kicked off at a ceremony in Jeddah with a visiting delegation from neighboring Bahrain. Crown Prince Salman, […]

     
  • C3 US-Arab Business Summit Set for October 6, 2014 in New York City
     

    Since 2012, C3 Summit, in collaboration with the US State Department, US Chamber of Commerce and the US Department of Commerce, has been producing US-Arab Summits focusing on healthcare, commerce and economic development between the Arab region and North America.   Given the continuing growth and importance of the business sector to both regions, C3 has developed the US-Arab […]

     

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  • Commentary: The U.S., the Gulf, and Yemen – A Season of Frustration

    But U.S.-Gulf relations can and should be more than transactional. Seven years since their intervention, Saudi Arabia and the UAE remain mired in a disaster in Yemen, and they’ll need U.S. assistance to end the war, which is a stated goal of the Biden administration.

  • Yemen’s Houthis suspend strikes on Saudi Arabia for three days

    Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday it was suspending missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia for three days, in a peace initiative it said could be a lasting commitment if the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen stopped air strikes and lifted port restrictions.

  • Yemen warring parties discuss possible prisoner swap including 16 Saudis

    Yemen warring parties are discussing a possible prisoner swap which could see hundreds of detainees freed, including 16 Saudi nationals and a brother of the Yemeni president, officials said on Monday. A deal between the Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement could help de-escalate violence and boost U.N. efforts to broker a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts in April, analysts say.

  • Saudi-led coalition launches operation against Yemen’s Houthis

    The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen began a military operation on Saturday to stop attacks on its oil facilities and "protect global energy sources," Saudi state media reported. The coalition said it was carrying out air strikes in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa and Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.

  • Yemen Houthis attack Saudi energy facilities, refinery output hit

    Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group fired missiles and drones at Saudi energy and water desalination facilities, causing a temporary drop in output at a refinery but no casualties, the Saudi energy ministry and state media said on Sunday. Drone strikes hit a petroleum products distribution terminal in the southern Jizan region, a natural gas plant and the Yasref refinery in the Red Sea port of Yanbu, the ministry said in a statement.

  • Yemen Houthis welcome talks with Saudi-led coalition, but in a neutral country

    Yemen's Houthi group said on Wednesday it would welcome talks with the Saudi-led coalition if the venue is a neutral country, including some Gulf states, and that the priority is lifting "arbitrary" restrictions on Yemeni ports and Sanaa airport. The Saudi-based Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plans to invite Yemeni parties including the Houthis for consultations in Riyadh this month, two Gulf officials told Reuters on Tuesday.

  • U.N. raises less than a third of $4.27 bln sought for Yemen to avoid starvation

    He said a second pledging drive for Yemen, where millions face hunger, may be considered in a few months to "at a minimum reach levels of funding we saw last year" when donors gave $2.3 billion. Among the 36 pledges received on Wednesday, the United States offered $585 million and the European Union and member states together offered $407.4 million. Britain pledged 88 million pounds ($115 million).

  • Houthi official says Saudi Arabia cannot be a mediator in the Yemen war

    A Houthi official said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia cannot be a mediator in the Yemen war, remarking on a Reuters report of a Gulf Arab initiative to hold consultations among Yemeni parties in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, head of the Houthi supreme revolutionary committee, said "Riyadh is a party in the war not a mediator."

  • GCC officials consider inviting Yemen Houthis to consultations in Riyadh

    Formal invitations would be sent within days for the talks on military, political and economic aspects of the war between the Iran-aligned Houthis and a coalition led by Saudi Arabia, said the officials, who declined to be named ahead of an official announcement this week. The conflict enters its eighth year on Tuesday.

  • Saudis Fight to Turn the Tide in Yemen’s Civil War

    The small desert outpost manned by Fouad and a handful of sunburned soldiers is on the front line of Yemen’s civil war, which pits government forces backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against Houthi rebels allied with Tehran. Marib is one of the last major sanctuaries the Yemeni government has in the north of the country. “Either we win,” Fouad said, “or we die trying.”