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This undated file photo shows Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ahmar, the head of Yemen’s powerful Ahmar tribe. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
by Arafat Madabish | Dec 28, 2014 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement has asked for tribal arbitration in its dispute with the country’s powerful Al-Ahmar tribe, after Houthi fighters carried out raids of homes and property belonging to the head of the tribe and other prominent members...
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Abdul-Qader Hilal, center, mayor of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, stands with military officials and tribesmen during a mediation between Shi’ite Muslim rebels and Sunni tribesmen in the northern province of Amran, on February 4, 2014. (Reuters/Yemen’s Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters)
by Arafat Madabish | Feb 5, 2014 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—After weeks of fighting in northern Yemen, the Sunni Hashid tribal federation and the Shi’ite Houthi Movement signed a truce on Tuesday, according to tribal sources. The ceasefire was agreed as the security situation in the capital, Sana’a,...