Jan 23, 2017 | Menas Associates, Yemen
The Supreme Political Council (SPC) — the executive body formed in July 2016 by the Huthis and the General People’s Congress (GPC) — presents itself as Yemen’s legitimate government, even though no single country has recognised it. Saleh al-Samad, who has had...
Sep 22, 2016 | Menas Associates, Yemen
This month’s edition of Yemen Strategic Brief includes: The Supreme Political Council (SPC) moves slowly President Hadi orders government back to Aden A declaration of economic war Significance of soldiers’ salaries Coalition prepares its offensive against...
Jul 22, 2016 | Menas Associates, Yemen
The Hadi government is trying to prevent revenues flowing to the Central Bank which remains in Sana’a. Several southern governors have instructed local institutions to send revenues to an account in a commercial bank controlled by the Hadi government. The prime...
Jun 23, 2016 | Menas Associates, Yemen
Anwar Gargash, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, was quoted in mid-June saying that the war was “practically over” and that the UAE would now focus on counter terrorist operations and restoring the economy. It was given greater credence when Shaikh...
Apr 28, 2016 | Menas Associates, Yemen
On 3 April President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi appointed General Ali Mohsen as vice president and the General People’s Congress politician Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher as prime minister, replacing Khaled al-Bahah who had previously held both posts. The move took many by...
Jan 5, 2016 | Algeria, Caspian, Egypt, Iran, Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates, Yemen
Our MENA Manager, Nicholas Wade, argues that three factors currently underpin the tension in the region and that, despite the current headlines, the ‘Sunni-Shi’a’ question is not one of them. When explaining the current and future conflicts of the Middle East,...
