A Houthi fighter patrols an area during Yemen’s civil war. Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images May 5, 2023 Can China broker peace in Yemen – and further Beijing’s Middle East strategy in the process? Mahad Darar, Colorado State University Yemen’s brutal civil war has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. But a recent Beijing-brokered rapprochement between two regional powers could unlock a path to peace.
Family at war: King Abdullah II of Jordan and the country’s princes mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the kingdom. Abaca Press/Alamy Live News May 7, 2021 Middle Eastern monarchies: how do Arab ruling families hold on to power? David B Roberts, King's College London Despite often seismic political upheavals over the years, most Middle Eastern royal families have been able to weather the storms.
The gulf between the sexes. EPA July 7, 2020 Austerity in the Gulf states: why it’s alarming for women’s progress Humaira Hansrod, University of Oxford Gulf states have given women great education, but they are still very limited participants in the workplace.