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A picture taken on April 1, 2015 shows Yemen’s Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin talking to the press at the Yemeni embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

No need for second Geneva conference on Yemen, says FM

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 26, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s exiled Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin said there was no need for another round of talks with the Houthi movement in Geneva, maintaining that his government will start looking for ways to implement a UN Security Council...

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Yemen’s Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah visits the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on June 21, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency)

Houthi Geneva delegation arrives in Muscat

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 22, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi delegation which attended last week’s peace conference in Geneva has now headed to Muscat, according to Yemen’s human rights minister. The delegation, which also included members of the General People’s Congress (GPC) party headed by...

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Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin (L) speaks with members of his delegation after a meeting during Yemen peace talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 19, 2015. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)

Houthis were not serious about Geneva peace talks: Yemeni FM

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 21, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi delegation which attended the UN-sponsored Geneva peace consultations on Yemen made little contribution to the talks, with most efforts coming from the country’s internationally recognized government, Yemen’s Foreign Minister Yassin...

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UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (L) meets the Group of Sixteen Ambassadors during a preparatory meeting on the eve of the Geneva Consultations on Yemen at the European headquarters of the UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 14, 2015. (EPA/Laurent Gillieron)

Geneva peace talks between Yemen government, Houthis could be canceled: source

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 14, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Disputes between the Houthi movement currently in control of large parts of Yemen and their ally, ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, are threatening to derail peace talks due to take place in Geneva on Monday between the Shi’ite movement and...

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Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, walk on the tarmac of the Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen peace talks postponed to Monday, says UN

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 13, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—UN-sponsored talks between Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels have been postponed to Monday, a UN statement said, citing “unforeseen circumstances” that caused one of the delegations to arrive late to Geneva. “United Nations Secretary-General...