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Yemeni tribal fighters gathered in Matarih area on the outskirts of the western city of Ma’rib. (Asharq Al-Awsat.)

Yemen: Ma’rib tribes on high alert ahead of Houthi advance

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Jan 17, 2015 | Middle East

Ma’rib, Asharq Al-Awsat—More than 14,000 tribal fighters have been placed on high alert in Yemen’s western Ma’rib governorate ahead of a feared Houthi attack on the strategic province, local tribal sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat,...

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Survivors of the Shiite Houthi milita stand next to a hole in the wall left by a bomb blast targeting their base in Sana’a, Yemen, 05 January 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Yemen: Hadi advisers meet with Houthis on security

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Jan 6, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s embattled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi sent a delegation of advisers to meet with Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi on Tuesday to discuss the deteriorating security situation in the country. The Yemeni presidential advisers are...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Sana’a, on November 15, 2014.
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Yemen’s oil and gas in danger: Ma’rib governor

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Jan 5, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Oil and gas reserves and facilities in Yemen’s main oil and gas hub are “in danger,” according to the governor of the Ma’rib province, as the Houthi movement continues its attempts to advance on the region. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the...

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Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi speaks during the closing session of the national dialogue conference, in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Yemen’s Defense Ministry)

Hadi calls for military to cooperate with Houthis

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Nov 18, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s interim President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi called on the Yemeni military to cooperate with the Ansar Allah group during a meeting on Monday, marking a major shift in his attitude towards the powerful Shi’ite movement, also known as the...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Sana’a, on November 15, 2014.
(Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)

Yemeni tribes say they will resist Houthi takeover of oil facilities

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Nov 17, 2014 | Middle East

Ma’rib and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—As clashes continued in the Yemeni oil-rich central province of Ma’rib between members of the Shi’ite Houthi movement and tribal fighters, the latter have threatened to attack petroleum installations and power plants in the...