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Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states attend a meeting on June 11, 2015 in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE)

GCC says won’t end anti-Houthi campaign if Geneva talks fail

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

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said it would continue targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen if the Geneva talks failed to implement UN resolutions that stipulate restoring President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to power. UN Security Council Resolution...

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Rockets fly from a missile base which was hit by an airstrike in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, in this April 21, 2015 file picture. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Iranian advisers to accompany Houthi delegation in Geneva meetings: sources

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 11, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian advisers will be accompanying the delegation which the Shi’ite Houthi movement will send to Geneva to hold talks with Yemen’s internationally recognized government, diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday. “The Iranian...

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Fire and smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike hit a site believed to be one of the largest weapons depots on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, on June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Geneva peace talks on Yemen scheduled for June 14: UN

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

London and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Peace talks between Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi movement currently in control of large parts of the country will begin in Geneva on June 14, the UN confirmed on Saturday. The talks were originally...

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United Nations envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed talks to reporters upon arrival at the international airport of Sana’a, Yemen, on May 29, 2015. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen: Mediation efforts intensify as violence continues

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 2, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A crucial meeting between Yemen’s rival political forces to end the ongoing crisis in the Arabian Peninsula state is set to take place in Geneva within the next two weeks, informed Yemeni political sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The talks, which...

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Yemeni Vice President Khaled Bahah (R), Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (C) and GCC Secretary-General Abdullatif Al-Zayani at the Riyadh conference on Yemen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 19, 2015. (SPA)

Yemen: Riyadh dialogue calls for “safe zones” and joint Arab force

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | May 20, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Riyadh conference on Yemen concluded on Tuesday with calls for the establishment of safe zones in the war-torn country to allow the legitimate government to resume its duties and the formation of a joint Arab force to help secure major...