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UN Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to the media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

UN Envoy to Submit to Hadi New Initiative for Crisis Resolution

by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – UN Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to meet with Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and ministers in the Yemeni government, to present highlights of his new initiative for a political solution in...

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Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi speaks to media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Yemen Cautiously Welcomes New UN Initiative

by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 12, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – Yemen’s Deputy Premier and Foreign Affairs Minister Abdul-Malek al-Mekhlafi said that the new initiative put forward by UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed for a political solution in Yemen was unclear. “We haven’t received any details about it,”...

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People stand past destroyed houses in an outskirt of the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen September 5, 2017. Reuters

Human Rights Violations Increased in Houthi-Militia Controlled Areas

by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – A number of areas under the control of the Yemeni insurgents, especially in the capital Sana’a and the province of Tihama, have witnessed a significant increase in cases of violations of the rights of civilians, amounting to approximately 120...

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Yemen’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi. Reuters

Al-Mekhlafi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Tehran Resorts to Blackmail to Link Syrian, Yemeni Files 

by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 4, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- The Yemeni government reiterated on Tuesday that it rejects Iran’s efforts to internationalize the Yemeni file by linking it to the Syrian crisis. “Iran is trying to link the Syrian and Yemeni files in order to blackmail the legitimate government in Yemen and...

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Yemeni Forces Control Insurgents’ Military Sites in Mokha

by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 3, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – Yemeni popular resistance, backed by the fourth military region and Arab coalition, controlled Hamli area, one of insurgents’ most important military sites near Makha on the western coast. The popular resistance succeeded in liberating the area...