Sanaa
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Yemen’s Great Enabler Departs
It took years until the Saudis realized that there was a problem with the announced goal of their operation in Yemen to restore the legitimate Hadi government to its place in the capital, Sanaa: Hadi himself had no intention of returning to anywhere in Yemen.
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My Grandfather Toppled the Imamate in Yemen
My grandfather Abdullah Al-Sallal, the first president of North Yemen, lived a long life filled with sacrifice, imprisonment, blood, tears, and ultimately triumph and victory, all for the greater welfare and prosperity of his beloved home, Yemen.
![A Castle in the Air: Trekking the Secret Mountain Paths of Yemen](https://newlinesmag.com/wp-content/uploads/YemenVillage-351x263.jpg)
A Castle in the Air: Trekking the Secret Mountain Paths of Yemen
Nearly 30 years had passed since Tim Mackintosh-Smith made a trip to a mountain by the Yemeni coast. Sitting in Sanaa, with the war raging around him, he tried to put into words a mirage that seemed so real at the time.
![Despite the War, Yemenis Still Crave Dignity, Justice, and the Rule of Law](https://newlinesmag.com/wp-content/uploads/YemenConflict-351x263.jpg)
Despite the War, Yemenis Still Crave Dignity, Justice, and the Rule of Law
Sanaa’s Change Square buzzed with excitement and anticipation, faded posters of long-dead Yemeni political figures underlining the feeling among many that it was a moment of historical reckoning, a moment of such profundity that even the past and present were scrambled.
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Yemenis Are Skeptical Biden’s Pivot Can End the War
The reversal in U.S. policy — which was originally greenlighted by the Obama administration and continued under the Trump administration — leaves Yemenis with mixed feelings, though many are hopeful for a normalization of life. An undercover report from Sanaa.