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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)
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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)
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Yemen: Houthi “last-minute” demands threaten to scupper Geneva talks
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...Caption:
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)
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Ban Ki-moon opens Yemen peace talks in Geneva
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...Caption:
A local official carries a Crimean flag at a polling station in Alupka, in the Crimea region, on March 12, 2014. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)
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