AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoYemen Security & Espionage: Leaked Saudi cables say a shadowy Saudi committee tried to engineer a sectarian rift in northern Yemen as far back as 2012 to weaken the Houthis, including plans to arm Salafi tribes and widen divides without tracing it to Riyadh. Red Sea & Shipping Pressure: With the US-Iran fight flaring and then pausing, Yemen’s Houthis keep hitting Red Sea routes and Saudi energy, raising tanker costs and keeping chokepoints like Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz risky for global trade. Gulf Escalation Watch: Iran fired ballistic missiles at US forces in Jordan, while the US and Saudi struck Iran-aligned sites in Iraq—fueling fears of wider spillover even as oil prices swing on hopes for de-escalation. Saudi Tech/Logistics: Lalamove launched in Riyadh, expanding localized on-demand delivery with an Arabic app, cash options, and support for SMEs—another sign of Gulf tech growth despite regional instability. Yemen Society & Youth: A Sana’a youth initiative, “Learn their language, not their culture,” pushes science and language learning while discouraging blind imitation of foreign cultures. Tourism Hit: Yemen’s tourism “window to the world” is nearly shut by blockade and airport targeting, with closures and job losses across the sector.
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