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Yemeni protesters chant slogans against Houthi rebels during a rally on September 30, 2014 in the capital Sana’a. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen: Houthis strengthen grip on Sana’a

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Sep 30, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement continued to consolidate its hold over Sana’a on Monday, seizing more state institutions and buildings amid an almost total absence of the Yemeni military on the capital’s streets. According to several reports, Houthi...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint in Sanaa September 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Iranians, Hezbollah members among those freed from Yemen intelligence HQ: source

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Sep 28, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Most of the prisoners freed from Yemen’s national security headquarters in Sana’a by Houthi rebels on Wednesday were Iranian military personnel and members of Lebanese Hezbollah, a Yemeni intelligence source told Asharq Al-Awsat, as clashes...

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Yemeni army soldiers man a checkpoint amid fears of attacks by Shi’ite Houthi militants in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 14, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Gulf Initiative backers blame Houthis for Yemen unrest

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Sep 14, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The 10 backers of the Gulf Initiative have blamed the Shi’ite Houthi movement for the unrest in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and the Al-Jawf province, large parts of which are under the control of the group. In a statement on Saturday, the...

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Shi’ite Houthi protesters block a main road leading to the airport during a protest in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen: More Houthis killed in Sana’a protests as fighting intensifies in north

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Sep 9, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—More Houthi protesters were killed by government forces in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a on Tuesday, according to reports, as fighting between the movement and Yemeni army units continues in the province of Al-Jawf. According to wire service...

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Followers of the Shi’ite Houthi movement flee as riot police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse them along a main road leading to the airport in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 7, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemeni government attempts to clear Houthi protest camps

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Sep 8, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—One protester was killed and 40 were injured when clashes erupted between Yemeni security forces and Houthi protesters in the Yemeni capital on Sunday. The clashes occurred when government forces attempted to clear protestors off the road to...