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Anti-Houthi fighters of the Southern Popular Resistance stand on a tank in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden May 10, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Washington Suggests 72-Hour Ceasefire in Yemen as Iran Continues Arming Rebels

by Arafat Madabesh and Saeed al-Abyad | Sep 17, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Jeddah-Washington has made a proposal for a 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen with a possibility of extension, during a two-day visit by a U.S. high-ranking official to Muscat. Asharq Al-Awsat learned from Yemeni and U.S. diplomatic and political sources that U.S....

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Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh pauses during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa, May 21, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Saleh Threatens to Kill Yemeni Lawmakers if Quorum is Not Met

by Arafat Madabesh and Saeed al-Abyad | Aug 13, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah- Aden- Several lawmakers have been exhausting all efforts in order to escape Sana’a, parliamentary sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The representatives had been threatened with death should they not attend the parliamentary session scheduled for Saturday...

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Yemen’s ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh (Reuters)

Yemen’s Ousted President Seeks to Legitimize Political Council

by Arafat Madabesh and Saeed al-Abyad | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Jeddah – Parliament in Sanaa will resume its sessions on Saturday to vote for the formation of the “higher political council”, which was recently announced by Houthi insurgents and ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Sources close to the matter told Asharq...

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A Houthi militant sits amidst debris from the Yemeni Football Association building. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

World Bank: Our Operations Remain Suspended in Yemen

by Arafat Madabesh and Saeed al-Abyad | Jul 9, 2016 | Middle East

London,Cairo–Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdul Malik al-Mekhlafi revealed that the Yemeni government is studying a number of economic options for Yemen. Mekhlafi told Asharq Al-Awsat that after militias looted the central reserve, the government...

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Supporters of the Houthi rebel movement at a rally to protest a military offensive by the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s ousted president, Aug. 24, 2015, in Sanaa.Mohammed Huwais / AFP / Getty Images

Zayani, Arabi Head to Kuwait for Yemeni Peace Talks

by Arafat Madabesh and Saeed al-Abyad | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo and Jeddah –Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Abdul Latif Zayani will reach Kuwait in the upcoming 24 hours to help expedite the inter-Yemeni peace talks, according to Yemeni and Gulf sources. Peace talks were recently hindered due to insurgency...