Search results

French oil major Total has bought a 40% stake in the Block 3 exploration licence, which it will operate. The licence covers 2,954 square metres in the eastern section of the Marib Basin

As Riyadh takes a tough line on Syria, GSN reviews Saudi foreign policy as a whole in the wake of the Arab Spring. Despite widespread suggestions of a pattern of counter-revolutionism, many analysts agree that decisions continue to be more reactionary than strategic, and largely driven by the battle with Iran for regional supremacy

New president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has his work cut out if he is to make a break with the regime of his predecessor. As he begins his first term, GSN surveys the many high-profile associates of Ali Abdullah Saleh who remain at the top of the military, government and business

Little is known about the incoming president – the only name on Yemen’s 21 February ballot; analysts question whether a man most recognisable for his low profile can even hope to step clear of his predecessor’s shadow. GSN takes a look at the unlikely man now at the helm of a country in turmoil

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) announced on 19 February, that Tariq Al Dhahab – the man who briefly took control of the town of Radaa in January – had died. According to newspaper reports, Dhahab was killed by his half-brother, Hizam Al Dhahab, who was subsequently killed himself, apparently when another brother, Qaid, blew up their father’s former home, in which Hizam was hiding.

Embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh left for medical treatment in the United States in January, stopping for a week in Oman en route. Under a plan drawn up by Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) neighbours, Saleh has left vice-president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in charge until presidential elections set for 21 February, in which Hadi is the only candidate.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh has made his long awaited exit, but it is a country in chaos he leaves behind. Militant gains in the south, street protests, gun battles, assassinations and air force mutinies do not build a picture of a nation ripe for political transition, but rather of a Yemen imploding

Moves by JMP members to renegotiate an Aden port deal with Dubai giant DP World could herald further investigations into deals made by outgoing president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Output slipped for Norway’s DNO International in Yemen during October, as three wells were temporarily shut after the failure of electric submersible pumps on Block 53.

As GSN went to press, President Ali Abdullah Saleh had just signed an historic agreement in Riyadh which would see him cede formal power immediately and step down as head of state by the end of the year.

Embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has accepted the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2014 of 24 October condemning the country’s violence on all sides and demanded a political transition.

If the Houthi rebellion flares up into a sixth major round of fighting, Saudi Arabia will probably be a combatant almost from the outset. Initially Saudi support would probably be low visibility, including a surge or money, equipment and air support.

With the Yemeni military preoccupied by domestic power plays, Saudi Arabia is looking to other local proxies – some linked to ultra-radical Islamists – to help contain the perceived Al Houthi threat to the Kingdom’s security. But it is increasingly likely that the Saudi military will again engage directly in northern Yemen, with talk of revenge as well as containment following the Houthi’s 2009 victory the last time Riyadh intervened

The return of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Sanaa on 23 September displayed the Yemeni leader’s autonomy from Saudi and US influence, despite the deep ties he shares with both

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is exploiting uprisings in the north, south and centre of the country to pursue its stated aim of a sharia caliphate, putting the US in an increasingly perilous situation.