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Houthi fighters take up position on a street during clashes near the Presidential Palace in Sana’a, on January 19, 2015. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Houthi rebels seize Yemen state media, battle soldiers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 19, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP—Rebel Shi’ite Houthis battled soldiers near Yemen’s presidential palace and elsewhere across the capital Monday, seizing control of the country’s state-run media in a move an official called “a step toward a coup.” The...

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Members of the Shi’ite Houthi movement sit on a pick up truck mounted with a machine gun at a checkpoint in the Yemeni capital Sana’a on January 18, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen: Uncertainty over new constitution continues following kidnapping

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 18, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Uncertainty over the fate of Yemen’s new constitution continues in the wake of the kidnapping of the head of the committee tasked with drafting the document on Saturday by members of the Houthi insurgent movement. A source close to the...

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Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi speaks during the closing session of the national dialogue conference, in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Yemen’s Defense Ministry)

Hadi calls for military to cooperate with Houthis

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Nov 18, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s interim President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi called on the Yemeni military to cooperate with the Ansar Allah group during a meeting on Monday, marking a major shift in his attitude towards the powerful Shi’ite movement, also known as the...

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A handout photo released by the Yemeni Presidency Office shows Yemeni President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi (C) and members of the new government posing for a group picture in Sana’’a, Yemen, on November 9, 2014. (EPA/YEMENI PRESIDENCY OFFICE/HANDOUT)

Yemen swears in new government amid crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 9, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP—Yemen has sworn in a new government despite objections from the ruling party, led my former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and allied Shi’ite rebels who control the capital. Thirty ministers were sworn in on Sunday. Another three rejected their...

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Smokes rises from near the Yemeni Government TV building during clashes between Sunni militiamen and Shi’ite Houthi rebels in Sana’a, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen: Sana’a clashes escalate as Houthis advance

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 20, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sana’a remained on high alert on Saturday after tensions between Shi’ite Houthi rebels and government forces intensified, with Houthis shelling a state-run TV building and the government carrying out airstrikes against Houthi positions north of...