Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities continued their repression of minorities and their imposition of state-sanctioned morality and religious norms. In Iran, the state continued its systematic persecution of non-Shiite religious minorities.…
Last week in the Middle East, a Houthi drone attack injured civilians in Saudi Arabia, while no attacks were recorded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the first time in four weeks.…
In 2021, Lebanon continued to grapple with a crippling financial and economic crisis, which the World Bank described as one of the world’s three worst crises since the mid-19th century.
In March 2021, Yemen entered the seventh year of war since the launch of the Saudi-led military campaign against the Houthi-Saleh alliance, after the latter took over the country’s capital. The war in Yemen is multilayered and has resulted in the country’s deep fragmentation at all levels, leading some to conclude that “a unified Yemeni state no longer exists”.
Last week in the Middle East and North Africa, state authorities persecuted religious minorities and dissidents. In Egypt, state authorities arrested one individual and prosecuted another on blasphemy-related charges. In Iran, the regime continued its systematic persecution of non-Shiite religious minorities.…
Last week in the Middle East, Iran-linked groups from Iraq and Yemen launched air attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In Yemen, pro-Hadi forces launched a new offensive against Houthi forces in Hajjah governorate, while clashes continued in Marib and Taizz.…
In this edition of ACLED’s State of Syria infographic series, Middle East Research Manager Muaz A. maps key developments in the conflict between the third and fourth quarter of 2021.
In this edition of ACLED’s new State of Yemen infographic series, Researcher Emile Roy and Middle East Research Manager Muaz A. map key developments in the conflict between the third quarter and fourth quarter of 2021.
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