by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 20, 2016 | Middle East
Riyadh, Aden- Houthi militias and former President Abdullah Saleh forces committed at least 15 violations in the first hours of the 48-hour truce declared by the Arab Coalition in Yemen starting at mid-day Saturday. The Command of Coalition Forces to Support...
by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 14, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh – Foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states will hold an emergency meeting in Mecca on Thursday to discuss the attack launched by Houthi militias and allies of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh against holy sites in the...
by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2016 | Middle East
Riyadh – Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) announced the resignation of its Secretary General Iyad Madani “for health reasons”. The announcement came in a brief statement issued late Monday. The Organization, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia said in the statement...
by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 22, 2016 | Middle East
Jizan, Riyadh- The U.N. special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed issued a statement on Friday announcing that the 72-hour ceasefire, scheduled to end on Saturday, has been extended. Yemen’s insurgency factions have violated the truce on several occasions and...
by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 21, 2016 | Middle East
Riyadh, Aden-Rebels dealt with Thursday’s truce in Yemen in the same way they did with previous ceasefires by not respecting a U.N. decision to halt fighting for 72 hours in the country. Yemeni army spokesperson Brigadier Samir Al Haj told Asharq Al-Awsat: “Three...
