Hussam Radman

1 week ago | sanaacenter.org | Ryan Bailey |Hussam Radman

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a visit to Tehran on April 17, 2025 // Photo from Khalid bin Salman's X account All eyes were on the Iranian capital, Tehran, where Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman arrived on April 17.

2 months ago | sanaacenter.org | Hussam Radman |such as al-Qaeda

This article was originally published by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). Conflict in Yemen over the past two decades, including the war since 2015, has been dominated by parties with ideologies rooted in religion. Religious ideologies play a key role in the policies adopted by these movements toward the recruitment of fighters into their ranks.

Jan 12, 2024 | sanaacenter.org | Abdulghani Al-Iryani |Maysaa Shuja al-Deen |Assafir al Araby |Hussam Radman

The United States and Britain carried out air and missile strikes against Houthi targets in the early hours of January 12, following two months of Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The maritime attacks caused major shippers to reroute, disrupting international commerce and threatening a new round of global inflation. The airstrikes appear to have struck targets in Sana’a, Sa’ada, Hajjah, Hudayadh, and Taiz governorates.

Sep 18, 2023 | sanaacenter.org | Maged Al-Madhaji |Hussam Radman |Abdulghani Al-Iryani |Maysaa Shuja El-Deen

A senior Houthi delegation arrived in Riyadh on September 14, the first such trip since the outset of the conflict. Bilateral Saudi-Houthi talks began in earnest after a failure to extend a UN-backed truce last year and accelerated after a Beijing-brokered détente between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the spring. Talks appeared to stall over the summer, but the visit suggests progress on a deal could be shortly forthcoming. The precise details of the negotiations have not been made public.

Feb 28, 2023 | sanaacenter.org | Hussam Radman |such as al-Qaeda |Assim al-Sabri

US Federal Bureau of Investigation wanted notice for Saif al-Adel // Photo source FBIWhen Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan last July it had only limited impact for the group’s Middle East branches in North Africa, Yemen, and Somalia. This was in part a result of the internal cohesion created by organizational policies introduced since 2011 that gave regional branches significant autonomy.