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Mediation Fiddles as Sudan Burns

Sudan’s war has entered its third horrific year, Towns are in ruins, Millions are displaced, Famine looms, The very idea of a Sudanese state is unraveling, Yet amid this unfolding catastrophe, another, quieter collapse demands attention: the failure of mediation. Mediation Fiddles as Sudan Burns May 2, 2024 By Abdul Mohammed, Former Senior Political Advisor and Head of Office, Sudan Mediation, United Nations Sudan’s war has entered its third horrific year. Towns are in ruins. Millions are displaced. Famine looms. The very idea of a Sudanese state is unraveling. Yet amid this unfolding catastrophe, another, quieter collapse demands attention: the failure of mediation. As someone who was deeply involved—serving as a senior member of the United Nations (UN)-led Sudan mediation—I...


Three important meetings in Riyadh within a week

reports that Riyadh hosted three pivotal political gatherings this week:   Saudi Consultations: The first session brought together the Saudi ambassador, the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission, and key Yemeni party leaders.   Presidential Council Briefing: In the second, Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, met with the same delegation.   National Alliance Talks: The final meeting paired Al-Alimi with representatives from the National Alliance bloc.   Key insights from Shalfi's Yemeni sources:    1 Growing popular demand urges a decisive end to Houthi rule—spurred by recent events in Lebanon and Syria—yet neither Yemeni leaders nor their external backers have committed to a clear course of action.    2 Riyadh signaled it won’t back or join a ground...


Riyadh Brings Together Yemen’s Legitimacy Factions: Impending Battle or Messages of Peace and Position Sorting?

In a notable development following a series of mixed political and military signals, the Saudi capital, Riyadh, hosted a meeting that brought together the presidency of Yemen’s Consultation and Reconciliation Commission, and the leaders of political factions and parties affiliated with it, along with the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al Jaber.     “As part of the Kingdom’s continued support for comprehensive peace efforts, national reconciliation, and the stabilization of Yemen, I met today with the leadership of the Yemeni Consultation and Reconciliation Commission, as well as the heads of political factions and parties in the commission. I stressed the importance of supporting all efforts toward security, peace, stability, and development in Yemen.”   Yemeni political figure and Commission...


Sudan rejects UN Mission’s report descrbing it as politicized

The Sudan government accused the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan of resorting to propaganda before presenting its report to the Human Rights Council as a way to realise political goals. Port Sudan: Altaghyeer The Sudanese government has strongly rejected the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan labeling the Mission as political . The Mission, established in October 2023 by the UN Human Rights Council, said in its first report on Friday that both warring parties in Sudan have committed appalling violations that may amount to war crimes calling for urgent deployment of an independent and impartial force to protect the civilians. The Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the Mission has...


متظاهرة ترتدي علم فلسطين تضرم النيران بجسدها أمام قنصلية إسرائيل في أتلانتا (صور)

أضرمت متظاهرة تحمل العلم الفلسطيني النيران بجسدها خارج مقر قنصلية إسرائيل في أتلانتا عاصمة ولاية جورجيا الأمريكية، أدت لإصابة حارس أمن حاول التدخل ولحقت بالمتظاهرة جروح بالغة. وفي هذا الوقت، تعتبر حالة حارس الأمن المصاب غير معروفة، وقال قائد الشرطة المحلية: "نعتقد أنه لا يوجد تهديد لمبنى القنصلية"، واصفا الحريق بأنه "عمل احتجاجي سياسي متطرف".A woman draped in a Palestinian flag tried to set herself aflame outside of the building that houses the Israeli Consulate General in Atlanta a short while ago. She sustained serious injuries, along with the security guard, who tried to help her, sustaining minor injuries.… pic.twitter.com/7J1d82gjvB— Naks Bilal (@NaksBilal) December 1, 2023وذكرت حسابات على موقع "إكس" أن امرأة ملفوفة بالعلم الفلسطيني حاولت إضرام النار بجسدها خارج...


The Prophet’s birthday during the Houthi era...a means of dominance and political showmanship

The terrorist Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen, turned the anniversary of the birth of the Holy Prophet into a means to demonstrate its dominance and political display by mobilizing its supporters and forcing the population to participate in it through enticement and smuggling.This anniversary is also considered one of the most important sources of collection and collection of resources for the benefit of the group, by forcing various segments of the population to donate to it, and confiscating the funds of government institutions for its benefit.During the past weeks, the Houthi militias obliged the largest commercial houses to donate billions of Yemeni riyals to celebrate the Prophet’s birthday, while residents, each in their own way, mocked the transformation...


Studies Center: Al-Houthi is looking for an economic deal to extend the truce

 A study published by the Yemen and Gulf Center for Studies revealed that the Houthi militia is looking for an economic deal in order to adopt the armistice option again.  He explained that this time the Houthis are looking for this deal with Saudi Arabia. The study, prepared by researcher Ahmed Aliba - an expert at the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies - indicated that Riyadh cannot accept a political deal that does not include security arrangements to stop the armed escalation in Yemen, and this is rejected by the Houthi militia, which sees this deal as equivalent to stopping the war with Riyadh.  .  He explained that "the Houthis are only looking for an economic deal with Riyadh." The...


Commercial houses with elite and political ties dominate the food sector in Yemen

The Capacity Assessment Project Organization said that a few powerful trading houses with long-term elite and political ties dominate the food import and processing sector, including storage, grinding and packaging in the areas of the legitimate government and the Houthis.In its latest update, "Yemen: Food Supply Chain Update," the organization added that the main wheat importers have their own milling and food distribution capabilities and can deliver directly from silos and mills to end users.She explained that an extensive network of small traders, including agents, wholesalers, petty traders and sellers (i.e. shopkeepers), distributes and sells products to end users in Yemen.Small traders play a pivotal role in Yemen's domestic economy, creating jobs in the service sector while also acting as...


The Houthi movement.. a threat to the survival of Zaydis in Yemen

After Zaydism represented the largest extension in the geography of the north of the north, and the first reference to political power within the framework of the rule of the imams, and the most prominent political presence since after the glorious September 26 revolution, today the influence of the Houthi movement represents one of the most important challenges to the political survival of Zaydism in Yemen.Since the coup of Iran's arm against the Yemeni state on September 21, 2014, the growing influence of the Houthi movement has negatively affected the future of Zaydism, which found itself facing existential challenges, after the Houthi group exploited it to gain power, to become today in direct confrontation with a dogmatic ideology that it...