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A Shi’ite Houthi militant in military uniform mans a checkpoint in Sana’a October 15, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen Al-Hudaydah governor says Houthi demands “illegal”

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 10, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat— The governor of Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah province, Sakhr Al-Wajih, slammed the country’s Houthi insurgents in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday, accusing them of breaching their agreement with the Yemeni government and...

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Houthi protesters perform Friday prayers during a funeral procession of fellow protesters who were killed in recent clashes with Yemeni police in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen: Iran, Oman pressure Houthis to accept government deal

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 18, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthis and the central government appeared to move closer to an agreement to end the bloodshed that has recently gripped the country, following Omani–Iranian pressure on the Shi’ite Houthi movement. Yemeni sources have told...

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Supporters of the Shi’ite Houthi movement shout slogans during an anti-government protest on August 27, 2014 in the Yemeni capital Sana’a. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemeni government, Houthis close to agreement: official

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 29, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Presidential Commission has resumed efforts to reach a deal with the Houthis to end the ongoing protests in the capital Sana’a, a high-level Yemeni official told Asharq Al-Awsat. The latest mediation efforts come after talks...

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People walk on a street blocked by rocks after clashes between policemen and armed followers of the Houthi movement near the group’s political bureau headquarters in Sana’a on June 21, 2014. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen: Houthi rebels cut off road to Sana’a airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Shi’ite Houthi fighters said on Saturday they had cut off the main road leading to Yemen’s main airport, as fighting between the rebels and the country’s military spreads to areas surrounding the capital, Sana’a. The rebels said they had...

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi speaks during the closing ceremony of a national dialogue conference aimed at drafting a new constitution and establishing a federal state on January 25, 2014 in Sana’a. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemen: President Hadi reshuffles cabinet amid protests

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s embattled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has sought to stymie the latest wave of popular protests against his government with a Cabinet reshuffle that has seen the appointment of new ministers of oil, electricity and finance....