by Jordan Dakamseh | Nov 1, 2016 | Middle East
New York, Aden- The U.N. envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said Monday before the U.N. Security Council that both Yemeni sides have rejected his roadmap; presented days earlier. Ould Cheikh stated that he will immediately return to the region to try to clinch a...
by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Nov 20, 2013 | Interviews
Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—With the Yemeni national dialogue moving closer and closer to a resolution, with a number of work committees having already submitted their final reports, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi about the...
by Arafat Madabish | Nov 4, 2013 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The ongoing violence between Houthis and Salafists around the town of Dammaj, northern Yemen, has claimed an estimated 100 victims as Houthi fighters continue to bombard the town. Yehia Abuesbaa, head of the committee tasked by Yemeni president...
by Abubakr Al-Shamahi | Oct 6, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
“The [people’s] dreams quickly turned into a dark nightmare…as elements of the rule of a single family appeared…it reminded them of the backward ruling family that they defeated…51 years ago.” With that, Yemen’s President Hadi launched into a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 13, 2013 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The ruling Yemeni General People’s Congress has announced its decision not to participate in negotiations in the National Dialogue Conference, citing their disagreement with the membership of a subcommittee of the Southern Issue Working Group...