Arab League Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the Arab League, an organization of Middle Eastern and African countries and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Ahmed Aboul Gheit of Egypt is the…
A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi,…
Yemen: UN reveals plan to salvage oil off stricken supertanker
CNN — The United Nations has released a plan to offload 1 million barrels of oil off a rusting supertanker that has been moored off the coast of Yemen for…
Anwar al-Awlaki Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look into the life of Anwar al-Awlaki, American-born Muslim scholar and cleric who acted as a spokesperson for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Personal:Birth…
Afraid to sleep indoors: Child survivors of deadly quake left traumatized
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi,…
US intercepts 180 tons of explosives between Iran and Yemen
The US military nabbed a massive shipment of explosives headed from Iran to Yemen last week in violation of a UN Security Council resolution. The Navy and Coast Guard intercepted…
Yemen Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at Yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, sharing a border with Saudi Arabia and Oman. (from the CIA World…
A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi,…
AQAP Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look at Sunni extremist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The Yemeni-based arm of al Qaeda, AQAP, emerged when al Qaeda in Saudi…
Beirut’s port blast two years on: An open wound festers as government attempt to shut the case
Editor’s Note: A model of this tale first gave the impression in CNN’s Meanwhile within the Middle East publication, a three-times-a-week glance throughout the area’s largest tales. Sign up here.…