Yemen

In Yemen the Iran-backed alliance between the Houthi rebels and forces loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been fighting the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia and backed by Western governments since March 2015 with no political breakthrough in sight. Intelligence Online reports on secret negotiations, the intelligence support and military sales associated with the conflict and sheds light on the political maneuvers of Arab and Western nations with in interest in the situation.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 23/08/2017

Baathist officers hired to train Yemeni militia fighters 

According to our sources, Abu Dhabi has recruited several dozen [...]

UNITED STATES IRAN 19/07/2017

Suleimani: HR McMaster's number one enemy 

With tensions running very high between Washington and Tehran, Donald Trump's national security advisor, Lt. Gen. HR McMaster, is now [...]

Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 05/07/2017

French seek new negotiation channels for Saudi deals 

Paris is looking to get back in with the Saudis after the flurry of deals that Riyadh has struck with the US in a blossoming relationship underscored by Donald Trump's visit last month. [...]

YEMEN SAUDI ARABIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 05/07/2017

Abu Dhabi tries to convince Riyadh to make up with Saleh clan 

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed is hoping to oust the pro-Saudi Yemeni President Hadi soon if he can persuade Saudi strongman Mohammed bin Salman. [...]

QATAR 07/06/2017

How Washington allowed the anti-Qatar offensive to come into being 

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates waited for Donald Trump to drop his support for Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the end of May before launching their diplomatic offensive against Qatar. This is our exclusive report on the meeting which led to the break-up. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 24/05/2017

Fahd bin Turki, Mohammed bin Salman favourite, keeps hand on business interests 

Saudi Arabia's new army chief, a cornerstone in the power play of Mohammed bin Salman, is also a powerful businessman on the side. [...]

YEMEN 24/05/2017

Abu Dhabi set to break with Riyadh over Aden 

While Trump visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tried to obtain some meagre concession from Abu Dhabi on Yemen, where Mohamed bin Zayed is now openly determined to impose his agenda. [...]

PAKISTAN SAUDI ARABIA 10/05/2017

Pakistani commandos for Yemen 

Islamabad appears to have finally caved in. According to our [...]

UNITED STATES 10/05/2017

The secret of General Dynamics' success in Riyadh 

Intelligence Online has taken a close look at the US defence giant's winning commercial apparatus in Saudi Arabia. [...]

YEMEN 10/05/2017

Pro-Saleh clan in Paris to drum up support for ex-president 

Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh is increasingly isolated in Sanaa, much to the satisfaction of Saudi Arabia, leader of the Arab coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. [...]

Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA UNITED KINGDOM 26/04/2017

Sauds back in favour at the White House 

US generals now running US foreign policy under Trump have opened the door of the White House to Saudi Arabia, after eight years of Riyadh being shunned by the Obama administration. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 26/04/2017

Bin Salman sidelines Bin Nayef on security 

The Salman clan is profiting from its honeymoon phase with the Trump administration to consolidate its power in Riyadh. [...]

UNITED STATES 05/04/2017

DIA privatises NMEC, its enemy data exploitation centre 

The management of the National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC), which analyzes documents and hard drives seized on the battlefield, is going to be privatized. [...]

UNITED STATES 05/04/2017

Yemen, Afghanistan ops may save day for CIA 

Under strong fire from Donald Trump, the CIA is attempting to regain the White House's favor by multiplying anti-terrorist operations in Yemen and Afghanistan. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 22/03/2017

Arab coalition hires Burson-Marsteller 

According to our information, the Saudi Minister of Defence and deputy crown prince Mohammad bin Salman struck a deal a [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 22/03/2017

Ex-FCO Harris boosts Stabilisation Network team 

Former British diplomat Alistair Harris has recruited several former armed [...]

Spotlight UNITED STATES 08/03/2017

Attack drone technology proliferation changes power-balance in war on terror 

The use of attack drones was once the sole preserve of the Pentagon but home-made devices that are practically impossible to counter are now being used against US forces in numerous theatres of operation. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SUDAN 08/03/2017

Janjaweed may head to Sanaa 

Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir visited the IDEX military trade [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES YEMEN 08/03/2017

Abu Dhabi gets tough with Yemen's pro-Coalition loyalists 

The United Arab Emirates is keeping up the pressure on Yemen forces loyal to the Arab Coalition. Abu Dhabi is concerned they are too close to the Islamist forces in Yemen. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES YEMEN 22/02/2017

UAE ready to jeopardize alliance with Riyadh for Aden 

Yemen’s President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s envoys and their Saudi sponsors visited Abu Dhabi in February but they did not [...]