Middle East diplomacy

Thursday February 11, 2021

Opinion: Yemen's Arab Spring Goals Were Lost. Here's How To Bring Them Back

Yemenis wave their national flag during a rally commemorating the anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that toppled the then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh, on Feb. 11, 2016, in the southern city of Taez. This year the Middle Eastern country marks the 10th anniversary of the uprising. Ahmad al-Basha/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ahmad al-Basha/AFP via Getty Images

Opinion

Opinion: Yemen's Arab Spring Goals Were Lost. Here's How To Bring Them Back

February 11, 2021 • Retired Ambassador Gerald Feierstein argues the Biden administration should help end the war in Yemen and return the country to the peaceful path set in motion with Yemen's uprising 10 years ago.

Wednesday September 2, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: What It Was Like On Israel's 'Peace Plane' To UAE

Israeli national security adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, left, elbow-bumps an Emirati official as he departs Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday. Nir Elias/AP hide caption

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Middle East

Reporter's Notebook: What It Was Like On Israel's 'Peace Plane' To UAE

September 2, 2020 • Weeks ago it would have been unimaginable to see Israeli officials fly to the United Arab Emirates and walk out onto a red carpet. That wasn't the only unusual part of the visit.