Yemen

Lawmakers warn the administration’s aid cuts will exacerbate the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, even as State Department officials worry about being on the hook for war crimes.

Aid groups operating in Houthi-controlled areas are unable to deliver lifesaving support.

A top State Department official insists Pompeo rightly invoked an emergency to send billions of dollars in weapons to the Gulf last year.

A State Department watchdog report concludes that Pompeo followed proper channels in sending arms to Saudi Arabia but faults the State Department for not assessing the humanitarian risks of such a move.

The United States has the opportunity to reshape its alliances and bolster lasting stability in the region—but only by ending a failed approach.

A new report says the Middle East’s poorest country is uniquely vulnerable, as it records its first case of the coronavirus.

After years of failed attempts at talks and cease-fires, COVID-19 may be enough to push the Saudis, Houthis, and Yemeni government to the negotiating table.

U.N. and relief agencies warn the coronavirus pandemic could leave an even bigger path of destruction in the world’s most vulnerable and conflict-riven countries.

The Trump administration is upset that too much of it is falling into the hands of Houthi rebels.

Iran may call it a day after its token strike at U.S. forces in Iraq—but will its proxy forces?

Khalid bin Salman is working full time to extricate Saudi Arabia from the disastrous conflict begun by his brother. Some regional and U.S. officials are cautiously optimistic. 

The Pentagon’s Middle East policy chief decries new recruitment of children in Syria and the Yemen civil war.