Yemen
Heritage Symphonies
A Yemeni maestro is giving his country’s music a second life, blending folk songs from Hadramawt province with Western orchestras to create something entirely new.
Pirates and Proxies
A growing covert alliance between the Houthis in Yemen and al-Shabab in Somalia is creating a new axis of piracy, smuggling and asymmetric warfare along the Red Sea.
One Man’s Mission To Save Yemen’s Ibex
Abdullah Ahmed Salem Mawla al-Dawila turned from killing endangered Nubian ibexes to creating a sanctuary for them in Yemen's Hadramawt province. He now cares for over 50 ibexes and 20 gazelles while contending with disease, limited funding and cultural traditions that glorify hunting the animals.
Before the Signal Scandal, Yemen Was Already on Edge
Scandal in the Trump administration has catapulted Yemen back into global headlines. Yet the country’s future will also be shaped by the less obvious stories that were unfolding in the uneasy lull that has now been shattered — by struggles to govern and the aspirations of ordinary Yemenis.
A Tribal Leader Becomes an Oil Tsar
Amr bin Habresh, leader of the Hadramawt Tribes Alliance, has deployed his armed men to block oil supplies in Yemen's Hadramawt province. His demands include a greater role for the region in national politics and an end to the economic crisis.
The Changing Face of the Houthis
Yemen’s Houthis are among the most misunderstood groups in the world. The movement’s critics and observers fail to grasp that it does not function like a traditional hierarchical organization, which is why it has been able to adapt to the political landscape.
Textbooks of Jihad
Alongside new textbooks, authorities in Sanaa have organized summer camps, in-school festivals and other educational activities that orient students toward the battlefield. As Yemen’s conflict nears its second decade, the Houthis are striving to place the next generation on a war footing and have shown no qualms about sending underage soldiers into combat.