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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C), United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (L), and Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Michael Møller (R), attend a news conference at the Geneva Consultations on Yemen peace talks between Yemen’s warring factions, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 15, 2015. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Yemen: Government, Houthis rush to reach ceasefire ahead of peace talks deadline

by Younnes Suleimani | Jun 19, 2015 | Middle East

Geneva, Asharq Al-Awsat—UN-sponsored talks between Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels continued in Geneva on Thursday as rivals found themselves in a race against time to reach a humanitarian truce hours ahead of an approaching deadline, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned....

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The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrives at the Yemeni rebels’ hotel during Yemen peace talks on June 16, 2015 in Geneva. (AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)

Yemen: Houthi “last-minute” demands threaten to scupper Geneva talks

by Younnes Suleimani | Jun 17, 2015 | Middle East

Geneva, Asharq Al-Awsat—Last-minute demands by the Houthi movement could threaten to derail peace talks that opened in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday between Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the rebel group, it has emerged. The Houthi delegation...

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C), United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (L), and Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Michael Møller (R), attend a news conference at the Geneva Consultations on Yemen peace talks between Yemen’s warring factions, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 15, 2015. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Ban Ki-moon opens Yemen peace talks in Geneva

by Younnes Suleimani | Jun 15, 2015 | Middle East

Geneva, Asharq Al-Awsat—United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday opened Geneva peace talks between Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi movement currently in control of large parts of the country. The start of the talks as...

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A local official carries a Crimean flag at a polling station in Alupka, in the Crimea region, on March 12, 2014. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)

G7 will not recognize Crimea referendum results

by Younnes Suleimani | Mar 12, 2014 | World

Kiev, Asharq Al-Awsat—The leaders of the Group of 7 countries will not recognize the outcome of Crimea’s upcoming referendum intended to decide the future of the disputed region. In a statement released on Wednesday, the leaders of the US, the UK, Canada, France,...