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Smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike in Sana’a, Yemen, on July 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Houthis committed “massacres” during first day of truce: Yemen FM

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 12, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s internationally recognized government will in the coming days present evidence to the United Nations regarding crimes committed by Houthi rebels in the country immediately after the start of a UN-declared truce on Friday...

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Soldiers loyal to Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi stand near their vehicle at an army post in Al-Abr on Yemen’s northeastern border with Saudi Arabia on July 9, 2015. (REUTERS/Stringer)

UN declares humanitarian truce in Yemen amid doubts over rebels’ commitment

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 10, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The United Nations said that Yemen’s warring factions on Thursday accepted a truce to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians amid doubts by the government loyalists over Houthis’ commitment. The UN has said it expects an...

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Smoke billows following airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition on a weapons depot at a military airport, currently controlled by Yemeni Shi’ite Houthi rebels, on July 7, 2015 in the capital Sana’a. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen: Hadi tells UN ready for “conditional” ceasefire

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 9, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Jeddah and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s exiled government told the UN on Wednesday it would accept a temporary ceasefire to end more than three months of fighting if the Houthi rebels accepted certain conditions, including the release of prisoners and...

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Houthi followers hold mock missiles and their rifles as they shout slogans during a demonstration against the United Nations in Sana’a, Yemen, on July 5, 2015. (Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)

Yemeni government, Saudi-led coalition in talks with UN over ceasefire: source

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 7, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s internationally recognized government and members of the Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthis in Yemen have begun consultations with the UN regarding a proposed ceasefire in the country, according to a Yemeni government...

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UN’s envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (R), walks alongside Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin before their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on July 1, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE)

Yemen: Government calls for joint Arab force to monitor withdrawal of Houthis

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 3, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s government-in-exile has called on the UN to form a joint Arab military force to oversee the withdrawal of Houthi rebels from the areas they control across Yemen, officials say. The demand is part of a package of seven...