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Yemeni President, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (L), meets Yemeni Defense Minister, Gen. Mahmoud Al-Subaihi, after his escape from house arrest by the Houthi militia, in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, on March 11, 2015. (EPA/Stringer)

Yemen: Hadi meets escaped defense minister

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 12, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a and Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi met with Defense Minister Gen. Mahmoud Al-Subaihi in Aden on Wednesday, their first meeting since Subaihi escaped house arrest imposed on him by the Houthi movement, which is now in de facto...

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Houthi militiamen, wearing security uniform, man a checkpoint in Sana’’a, Yemen, on March 9, 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Yemen ruling party rejects Riyadh talks: senior member

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 11, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s ruling party on Tuesday joined the Houthi movement in rejecting calls to hold reconciliation talks in Riyadh under the auspices of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the Deputy Secretary-General of the...

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Secretary General of the GCC Abdullatif Al-Zayani (R) speaks to media after meeting with Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (L) in the Presidential Palace in Aden, Yemen, on February 25, 2015. (EPA/Stringer)

Opinion: The Yemen Talks in Riyadh

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Mar 11, 2015 | Opinion

Iran has knocked on Sana’a’s door, and Riyadh has answered. The Houthi militia, also known as Ansar Allah, in January grabbed the reins of power in Yemen after placing President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, and Minister of Defense Gen. Mahmoud...

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Supporters of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, raise their rifles as they demonstrate in Sana’a, on March 10, 2015. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen factions welcome Riyadh talks, Houthis rebuff peace efforts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s political factions on Monday welcomed calls for Riyadh to host talks aimed at reaching consensus over the crisis that threatens to plunge the country into civil war. Saudi Arabia on Monday responded to a call from President Abd Rabbuh...

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Yemen’s Defense Minister Gen. Mahmoud Al-Subaihi (R) sits with governor of the southern province of Lahj, Ahmed Al-Majidi, in Subaihi’s house in the Al-Subaiha area of Lahj, to which he arrived from the capital Sana’a on March 8, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)

Yemen defense minister escapes Sana’a to Aden after being held by Houthis

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 9, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Defense Minister Gen. Mahmoud Al-Subaihi has fled the Yemeni capital Sana’a, currently under the control of the Shi’ite Houthi movement, to the southern port city of Aden. The news is another blow for the Houthis after Yemeni...