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Supporters of the Shi’ite Houthi movement march during an anti-government demonstration in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, on August 27, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemeni president hits out at Houthis as protests continue

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 28, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amid growing tensions in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi launched a vehement attack on the Houthi movement occupying protests sites across the capital on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting in the capital, President...

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Followers of the Shi’ite Houthi movement sit at an anti-government protest camp in Sana’a August 23, 2014.(REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen: Houthis make seven demands to end Sana’a siege

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 26, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi rebels occupying sites around the Yemeni capital in their thousands have announced the conditions for ending their protests on Monday. In a letter to Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, the movement, which has been protesting...

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Yemeni soldiers join thousands of protesters in an anti-Houthi movement protest in Sana’a, Yemen, on August 24, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Yemen: Fears of war grow as mediation with Houthis fails

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 25, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Talks between a committee appointed by Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to mediate with the leader of the Houthi movement occupying protests sites around the capital broke down on Sunday, amid rising tensions in Sana’a. The movement,...

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Army and police officers loyal to the Shi’ite Houthi group march during a demonstration in Yemen’s capital Sanaa June 4, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemeni Houthis call for government resignation as deadline approaches

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 21, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi called on Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi to join a national unity government on Wednesday, as thousands of Houthis gathered on the outskirts of the capital Sana’a calling for the government to...

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People look through the wreckage of the headquarters of Yemen’s Islamist Al-Islah Party in the northwestern city of Amran on July 14, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Opinion: Saving Yemen

by Salman Al-dossary | Jul 22, 2014 | Opinion

The Houthis are nothing more than a rebel movement in Yemen that has gotten out of control, attempting to become a state within a state. Recently, the movement found the opportunity to seize more territory as a result of internal and external political circumstances...