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Yemenis stand outside parliament as MPs debate the new government’s program in Sana’a, Yemen, on December 16, 2014.
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A Houthi rebel on patrol following dawn prayers attended by supporters of the rebels on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Sana’a, on October 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Houthis seize historic castle in western Yemen
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Houthi militants captured a historic castle in Al-Hudaydah Governorate on Friday following clashes with members of Hirak Al-Tuhami, an anti-Houthi political group based in the west of the country. “The Houthi militia managed to take...Caption:
Yemeni soldiers stand guard outside the headquarters of the government a day after a new prime minister was named, in Sana’a, Yemen, on October 8, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)
Houthis reject Hadi’s choice of new PM
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement has rejected the appointment of a new prime minister by Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, as reports say rebels belonging to the Shi’ite group are advancing on the strategically important Bab El-Mandeb Strait to the...Caption:
Supporters of the Shi’ite Houthi movement wave Yemeni flags as they celebrate in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 23, 2014. (EPA/Wadia Mohammed)
Hadi brands Houthi takeover of Sana’a as “foreign plot”
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi said in a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday that the Houthi takeover of Sana’a came as a result of “a foreign and internal plot,” warning that the current crisis could plunge the country into...Caption:
Supporters of the Shi’ite Houthi movement attend an anti-government rally in the Yemeni capital Sana’a on August 29, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)