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Biophilic assessment of urban planning in the El Kala world biosphere reserve (eastern Algeria)
español Este estudio se centra en la Reserva Mundial de la Biosfera de El Kala, valorada por su importancia ecológica y paisajística, y atravesada por la ciudad de El Kala, que desde 1990 se rige por un plan maestro de desarrollo urbano. El objetivo es analizar la relación entre el crecimiento urbano y los espacios naturales, destacando la urgencia de los incendios forestales como un desafío central para la planificación sostenible.
The Attack on Sana’a Airport: Reaction from Sana’a Center Experts
On July 13, Yemeni government forces, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, reportedly conducted airstrikes targeting the runway at Sana’a Airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing, forcing it to divert to Hudaydah. The Houthis swiftly retaliated by launching strikes against Abha Airport in southern Saudi Arabia, marking the most serious escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis since the 2022 truce.
From Stagnation to Destabilization: How Yemen is Becoming the Region’s Ticking Time Bomb
A Yemeni flag on the rubble of the Sheikh Ibrahim Aqil school in Taiz’s Al-Mudhaffar district, October 10, 2024 // Photo by Al-Baraa Mansour Recent developments in Yemen have broken years of stagnation, bringing the country into an explosive new era. The Southern Transitional Council’s (STC) initial expansion into the eastern governorates, and its subsequent loss of territory and dissolution under Saudi pressure, have revealed the fragility of the Gulf powers’ “containment” approach to Yemen.
No End in Sight: An Uncertain Future for the Houthi-Israeli Conflict
Yemeni demonstrators chant during a Houthi-organized protest in solidarity with Gaza on August 8 // Sana'a Center photo. As a fragile ceasefire takes hold in Gaza, questions are being raised about how it might influence the Houthis’ confrontation with Israel. For nearly two years, these unlikely adversaries have been locked in an unprecedented war of attrition—a conflict that began with symbolic and propagandistic strikes by the Houthis but has since escalated into sustained engagement.
The Narrative Battle of the Iran-Israel War
Yemeni demonstrators at Al-Sabaeen Square in Sana'a city hold up a poster of Iranian military officials during a Houthi-organized rally in support of Iran during its conflict with Israel on June 13, 2025 // Sana'a Center photo The 12-day military confrontation between Israel, the US, and Iran has come to a halt.
Two Decades of Transformation: The Houthis’ Emergence from the Shadows
When they first emerged from the “Believing Youth” movement in 2004, no one could have imagined the Houthis—a small group of local rebels fighting with traditional weapons— would evolve into a military and political force with influence extending across the regional and international landscape.
Israel’s Calculations in Responding to the Houthis
Tit-for-tat operations have seen a surge in missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis toward Israel as part of what the group calls the fifth phase of escalation in support of Gaza. The conflict has cast a wide net over both parties and continues to evolve gradually. Israel has carried out retaliatory airstrikes inside Yemen in response to Houthi attacks.
The War on Yemen’s Roads
Table of contents Hide Executive Summary Download as PDF Yemen’s limited network of paved highways in the densely-populated western third of the country has been battered and weaponized during eight years of war. At least 100 bridges and approximately one-third of Yemen’s paved roads (between 5,000-6,000 kilometers) have been destroyed in military operations, according to estimates from Houthi authorities in Sana’a and the internationally recognized government in Aden.
The Ismaili Minority: Between Oppression and Integration
Executive Summary Download as PDF Ismailis are the second biggest Shia community worldwide after the Twelver Shia, but while in Yemen they are outnumbered by both Sunnis and Zaidi Shia they have deep historical roots in the country going back over 1,000 years. Living mainly in the northern Haraz mountains and Aden in the south, Yemen’s Ismaili minority hails from the Tayyibi Mustaʿli branch of Yemen and India, which is outnumbered globally by the more numerous Nizari Ismailis.
Houthi Forces Close in on Marib City – The Yemen Review, October 2021 - Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies
The Sana’a Center Editorial Aid Must Do More Good than Harm Many of the challenges facing humanitarian operations in conflict zones today are well known. Any package of assistance must survive the politics of individual donor countries before it even starts the journey down the pipeline to the United Nations and other aid agencies.
How Outsiders Fighting for Marib are Reshaping the Governorate
Marib governorate has emerged as a pivotal battleground between the armed Houthi movement on one hand, and the internationally recognized government and their respective allies on the other. The opposing forces are pressing with all of their might to achieve military victories in Marib, knowing that the outcome of the battle for the governorate holds the potential to decisively change the national balance of power.
UN-Backed Prisoner Swap Negotiations in Yemen Locked in Stalemate
Analysis Main Publications News The Yemen Review June 7, 2021 Reading time: 25 minutes, 54 seconds Introduction The latest round of United Nations-backed prisoner exchange negotiations, which took place in late January through mid-February in Amman between Yemen’s internationally recognized government and de facto authorities from the armed Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), collapsed after a month with no agreement reached.
A Decade After the Uprising – The Yemen Review, March-April 2021 | Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies
The Sana’a Center Editorial Diplomacy May Pause the Fighting; It Cannot Impose the Peace International stakeholders to the Yemen conflict have pursued a rush of diplomatic initiatives in recent months that are unprecedented in the war to date. Consensus among regional and international actors to achieve a cease-fire appears closer now than ever before – with the right efforts made to gain buy-in, this could help create a framework for talks among Yemeni parties focused on ending the ongoing war.
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