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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departs his plane as he arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool

Washington Backs Off: Ceasefire Agreement Only With Houthis

by Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtor | Nov 18, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Riyadh, Washington-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sent a letter to Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi on Thursday, clarifying his comments about an agreement to stop hostilities in Yemen and reach a durable settlement to the conflict, saying he had...

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Yemen Government Expects Houthis to Procrastinate on Truce

by Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtor | Oct 20, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Riyadh-A new ceasefire announced by the U.N. for 72 hours went into effect in Yemen just before midnight Wednesday but remains a test for both warring parties, particularly with rebels’ record in breaching all previous truces. The command of the Arab Coalition...

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Helicopters fly from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a resupply mission with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in this U.S. Navy handout picture taken in the Gulf of Oman April 13, 2015 and released April 20, 2015. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Handout

Forty Iranian Warships Violate Yemeni Territorial Waters

by Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtor | Oct 13, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Riyadh- High-ranking Yemeni sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that around forty Iranian warships violated on Wednesday Yemeni territorial waters. According to Yemeni government sources, there is a huge probability that these warships were smuggling weapons for the...

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A boy sits at a damaged site at a residential area near Sana’a. Reuters

Liberation of Sana’a Continues, Russia Rejects ‘Political Council’

by Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Riyadh-Yemen’s Vice President and Army Deputy Chief Commander, Lieutenant General Ali Mohsen Al Ahmar, is finalizing the battle to liberate the capital Sana’a within the framework of a military operation that was launched last week. Well-informed sources said...

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An employee stands in the bomb-damaged factory in the Yemeni capital’s Nahda district. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Yemeni Government Resumes Military Operations, Ahmar Leads Campaign from Ma’reb

by Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 10, 2016 | Middle East

Adan, Riyadh-Yemeni Government Forces reinforced by the Arab Coalition’s jets, resumed on Tuesday their military campaign to liberate the capital and other Houthi-controlled Yemeni provinces, following the failure of Kuwait’s peace talks and the continuous violations...