by Arafat Madabish | Jun 29, 2015 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement currently in control of large parts of Yemen is seeking to form a “national partnership” government composed of different Yemeni political factions. A statement by the group on Sunday said it was currently looking into...
by Arafat Madabish | Jun 4, 2015 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement will withdraw its militias from the southern port city of Aden, as part of initial efforts to reach an agreement with Yemen’s government to resolve the crisis currently gripping the country, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on...
by Arafat Madabish | Feb 23, 2015 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—One day after his reported escape from house arrest in Sana’a, Yemen’s Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi is taking steps to form a new interim government to run the country’s affairs from the southern city of Aden, which he will soon declare as the new...
by Arafat Madabish | Feb 18, 2015 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s southern secessionist Al-Hirak movement has offered to work with the Shi’ite Houthi movement which recently seized control of the country’s government, to help ease Yemen’s political crisis, as reports surface...
by Arafat Madabish | Feb 13, 2015 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Army officials facilitated the takeover of a strategic military base in southern Yemen by Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, Yemen’s southern separatist Al-Hirak group said. Ansar Al-Sharia, an Al-Qaeda-linked group, took over the military base in...
