Sana’a (GPA) – In a sign of deepening military ties, the United Arab Emirates has reportedly invited Israel to join its secretive occupation of Yemen’s remote Socotra island. The move is foremost a clear violation of Yemen’s sovereignty. Yet, the decision also signals a new era of polarization across theContinue Reading
Washington DC (MEE) – Bahraini and UAE ministers also arrive in DC for a White House ceremony to declare a normalization accord with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington DC on Monday amid protests at home calling for his resignation. Netanyahu and officials from the United ArabContinue Reading
Sana’a (GPA) – Yemeni forces have successfully killed, wounded, and captured 250 al-Qaeda fighters during a large military operation in al-Bayda province, Yemeni military spokesman Yahya Saree announced last week. The operation to liberate territory from terror groups also revealed plenty of evidence implicating Saudi Arabia in supporting Al-Qaeda andContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi (AMA) – Once again, media outlets reveal Israeli cooperation with Gulf countries in the field of espionage and the sale of special capabilities and expertise that will help Gulf governments track down dissidents. The Israeli NSO company in question is also mentioned in a very important and sensitiveContinue Reading
Tehran (TNA) – Tasnim News Agency recently interviewed Geopolitics Alert editor Randi Nord about the UAE-Israel normalization plan following her latest analysis on the topic. “My first thought is that the deal is a huge stab in the back to Palestinians. Palestinians both at home and living abroad in exileContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi (GPA) – The United Arab Emirates and Israel signed what President Trump called a “breakthrough” comprehensive diplomatic agreement last week. Abu Dhabi has whitewashed the deal as a net positive for Palestinians. A deeper look, however, shows that the agreement is another move in Washington’s strategy to isolateContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi (AMA) – Yemeni human rights lawyer and activist Huda al-Sarari, head of the Defense for Rights and Freedoms Foundation, has revealed secret prisons run by the Emirates in the cities of Aden and Mukalla and other outside Yemen for arresting Yemeni opponents to the UAE and its forces,Continue Reading
Sana’a (GPA) – Yemeni forces have announced a large-scale operation targeting multiple strategic military sites deep beyond the Saudi border on Monday. These attacks come in response to the consistent Saudi targeting of Yemeni civilians, vital infrastructure, and devastating blockade which have ravaged the only republic on the Arabian PeninsulaContinue Reading
Tehran (TNA) – Founder of Geopolitics Alert, Randi Nord, spoke to Tasnim News Agency about Yemen’s exciting air defense capabilities. She said Yemen’s new domestically-designed and-developed air defense systems “will definitely serve as a turning point” in the ongoing Saudi-led war against the Arab country. “I think Yemen’s new airContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi (TT) – The United Arab Emirates is the name of a country that did not exist until 1971 and its geographical area was known as “the Trucial States.” On December 2, 1971, the UAE first appeared as a country on the map of the world. Today, UAE interventionsContinue Reading