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In this November 9, 2014, file photo, newly-appointed Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah speaks during a news conference in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP)

Embattled Yemen leader names new vice president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 13, 2015 | Middle East

Sanaa, AP—Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who fled the country in the face of a rebel advance last month, has tapped his former Prime Minister Khaled Bahah to be vice president in a move aimed at strengthening the embattled executive branch, an...

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In this Thursday, March 26, 2015 file photo, provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (L) walks with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as Hadi arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Yemeni presidency considers cutting diplomatic ties with Iran: source

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Apr 12, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s legitimate government in exile is considering cutting off diplomatic ties with Iran in response to its backing of the Houthi coup, sources close to the Yemeni presidency informed Asharq Al-Awsat. The move comes as Iranian students...

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Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin talks to reporters during a press conference at the Yemeni embassy in Saudi Arabia on March 30, 2015 in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP/Fayez Nureldine)

Former Yemen president Saleh has fled the country: foreign minister

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Apr 4, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s legitimate President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and his Gulf backers have received information that ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is allied to the Houthi uprising, has fled the war-torn country. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Yemen...

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Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February 2012 when he formally handed over power to his deputy. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Bringing Yemen’s Fox to Justice

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 31, 2015 | Opinion

Ali Abdullah Saleh’s son Ahmed has seen his political future go up in smoke this week, and ultimately it is his father, the former president, who is responsible for this. Saleh, who is allied with the Iranian-backed Houthis, is the mastermind behind the current...

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Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February 2012 when he formally handed over power to his deputy. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: The Curse of Ali Abdullah Saleh

by Diana Moukalled | Mar 30, 2015 | Opinion

Following the ouster of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2011, I visited Yemen twice, with my last visit coming just over three months ago. During those visits I always noticed his old pictures, still hanging in Sana’a, though some had been ripped up and...