The Seventh Yemen Exchange concluded its two-week online program on May 3, 2021, bringing together over 50 participants from around the world who aim to gain unique access to information, perspectives, updates and analysis on Yemen. The opening session hosted Sana'a Center Executive Director Maged al-Madhaji and Senior Researcher Abdulghani al-Iryani who gave a deep dive into the political alliances,…

On February 1, 2021, the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies and Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) concluded a series of meetings with several Yemeni political parties during which they shared their visions of the peace negotiations and explored possible ways to end the six-year conflict in Yemen. Sponsored by the EU and held in Istanbul, the meetings included separate sit-downs with…

This year we mark 10 years since the Arab Spring. For those of us now at the Sana’a Center, that historic moment was when we first became aware of each other’s existence, ideas, aspirations and, most importantly, shared dreams for Yemen and the world. It was when we became aware that being different and ambitious wasn’t just okay, but actually…

A group of prominent tribal leaders from Yemen convened in Istanbul on January 20th and January 21st to discuss the role of tribes in local and national de-escalation and peacemaking to bring an end to the war in Yemen. Sheikhs and tribal women from key governorates identified recommendations for UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffith and agreed on a…

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdelmalek Saeed said on Friday that missiles that struck a runway at Aden international airport December 30, 2020, were an attempt by the armed Houthi movement to target the airplane carrying members of the new government that had just landed. The prime minister’s remarks came as part of a Yemen Media Call briefing held by the…