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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
