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Houthis appoint new general staff in battle for strategic town Maarib 

Still determined to seize the strategic town of Maarib, the Houthis are reorganising their troops and counting on their spymaster Abu Ali al-Haqem to ensure infiltration of the local tribal community. Meanwhile, loyalist forces are moving quickly to redeploy troops from Hodeida to Maarib in order to prepare a solid defence.

Tecore Networks sought to supply Yemen's government forces 

Mired in an endless war against the Houthi rebels, Yemen's forces have turned to the US firm Tecore Networks to obtain new secure communications systems for their military operations.

The UAE aims to win over "hearts and minds" in Socotra 

The United Arab Emirates, which plans to use Socotra as an intelligence-gathering outpost, has been given a lukewarm welcome by the local population. It has, therefore, sent in its humanitarian organisations in the hope that they will make its presence on the island more acceptable.

Pro-active Iranian ambassador galvanises Houthi military 

The Islamic Republic's new envoy has restructured fighting units, tightened up maritime access to Yemen and promoted Iranian influence since his appointment last year, efforts that have helped the rebel movement's offensive on Marib.

Houthi spymaster leads new offensive on Maarib 

According to our sources, Abou Ali al-Haqem, the Houthi rebel movement's head of military intelligence, has taken command of the [...]

Houthis bid to seize strategic province of Marib 

The Houthi high command is in battle order to launch [...]

Tarek Saleh will stay with Abu Dhabi 

The deal that was signed in Riyadh on November between [...]