Yemen

Remittances at Risk—Sanctions, War and Informal Finance in Yemen

Yemeni migrant workers abroad send billions of dollars to Yemen every year, making remittances one of the country’s largest and most consistent sources of foreign currency. The primary corridor runs through Saudi Arabia, which accounts for an estimated 61 percent of Yemen's formally recorded remittance inflows, with

Narayani Sritharan, Oshin Pandey • 10 min read

Events

Mahmoud Khalil: No Land to Stand On

September 25, 2026 @ 7 pm, Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA

James Ryan • 2 min read

Art

MER 319: Art at Work–People, Power and Cultural Production

Dear Friends and Comrades, We’re thrilled to share Issue 319 of Middle East Report, “Art at Work–People, Power and Cultural Production.” Across the region today, art is being made, redefined and reimagined under extreme conditions of war, political upheaval and the interplay of state and market capital. Through

James Ryan • 3 min read

UAE

The Business of Culture

A Review of Beth Derderian's ‘Art Capital: Museum Politics and the Making of the Louvre Abu Dhabi'

Shir Alon • 9 min read

Art

‘Women at Work’—Challenging the Art/Craft Divide

A review of the Dalloul Art Foundation’s 2025 exhibition.

Marybelle Issa • 12 min read

Golan

The Grandmothers’ Anger—Theater at the Margins of Occupation

Playwright Lekaa Sharaf speaks with anthropologist Maria Kastrinou about theater in the Golan and the art of listening amid ongoing occupation and genocide.

Lekaa Sharaf, Maria Kastrinou • 13 min read