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Anti-Houthi protesters shout slogans to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the uprising that toppled former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz February 11, 2015. Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters

Western, Asian States Respond to Yemen’s Rebels: Mecca is a Red Line

by Arafat Madabesh and Nayef al Rasheed | Oct 30, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Aden – Islamic, Arab and Western reactions emerged on Saturday as a response to the ballistic missile launched last Thursday by Yemeni rebels against the Holy Mecca and which the Saudi Air Defense intercepted. The ambassadors of seven countries to Riyadh...

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U.N. Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed at the Kuwait peace talks for Yemen

Last Minute Exertions Extend Yemeni Negotiations another Week

by Arafat Madabesh and Nayef al Rasheed | Jul 31, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Riyadh- Houthi-led insurgency in Yemen recently declared establishing a higher self-leading political council, causing unrest among Yemeni peace-brokering parties. In light of recent developments, U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed demanded...

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Ould Cheikh: We Are Close to a Deal Despite Differing Positions

by Arafat Madabesh and Nayef al Rasheed | Apr 29, 2016 | Middle East

Yemen consultations in Kuwait are ongoing despite the differing positions of the parties involved regarding the issues on the agenda, and disputes about the priority of the points on the agenda of the meetings. The UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh yesterday confirmed the...

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Boys who are part of the Houthi fighters hold weapons as they ride on the back of a patrol truck in Sanaa March 13, 2015, REUTERS

Insurgency Delegation Persists with Hampering Yemeni Talks

by Arafat Madabesh and Nayef al Rasheed | Apr 25, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait- Deputy PM and Yemeni government delegation member Abdulaziz Ahmed Jabari told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the Yemeni negotiations have been rendered stagnant due to Houthi delegation’s hampering of the political process. A governmental source, which is well...

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Picture taken bu Kuna for the session that was held in Kuwait between the Yemeni government and the Houthi Rebels on Thursday

U.N.-Backed Yemen Peace Talks Begin after Delay in Kuwait

by Arafat Madabesh and Nayef al Rasheed | Apr 22, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Kuwait- Amidst tensed ambiance, talks between the Yemeni government and the rebels (Houthis and Saleh), have kicked off on Thursday in Kuwait after a three-day delay as warring parties traded accusations over truce breaches; thus, forcing the UN to intervene...