Lutfi Fuad Noaman

Lutfi Fuad Noaman

From Yemen to Jordan… Fight Terrorism

The leadership of every country, together with the enlightened national forces of society, must confront terrorism and strive to reduce the chances of its emergence. How great the difference between a state in which unrest has become the norm and another whose norm is to confront the impulses…

Nations Cannot Be Reduced to Militias

“We heard fine words from them, and we replied with fine words. That is enough.” This was how the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish responded to friends who reminded him of his favorable response to an Iranian invitation. (Asharq Al-Awsat, August 9, 2023). Could Darwish’s answer also serve as a…

Houthi Narratives and a Saudi Reality

As Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz directed that Saudi Arabia respond to the request of Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi to regularize the status of Yemenis residing in the Kingdom, the Houthis aimed their missiles and drones at civilian…

Something New in Yemen

Whoever finds peace alienating seeks solace in war; whoever chafes at partnership, even the partnership of sharing the earth, yearns for solitude. After pleading for a truce in his hour of weakness, he now rejects it, deluding himself into believing he is strong, prompted by external influences and…

In the Trenches of Work

Yemen's legitimate authorities have every right to defend national sovereignty wherever they exercise their mandate. More than a right, doing so and preventing a slide into war is their constitutional duty and the natural responsibility of any government. The Houthi militia, wherever it operates,…