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Yemenis demonstrate against the Houthis in the center of the capital Sanaa yesterday (Reuters)

Yemen: Southern secessionists step up Aden protests on independence day

by Arafat Madabish | Nov 30, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Thousands of Yemenis in the country’s southern region are continuing protests in the southern port city of Aden, calling for independence from the rest of the country, on the 47th anniversary of Yemen’s independence from Britain which saw it...

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Yemeni protesters chant slogans against Houthi rebels during a rally on September 30, 2014 in the capital Sana’a. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Opinion: The Roots of the Yemeni Crisis

by Ali Ibrahim | Nov 12, 2014 | Opinion

Ever since the union of North and South Yemen was declared in 1990, political conflicts and differences in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country have never ceased, reaching their climax in the 1994 bloody civil war between former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the...

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Protesters hold banners as they demonstrate against the deployment of armed militia of the Shi’ite Houthi movement in Yemeni cities in Sanaa, on November 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)

Houthis target Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood offices

by Arafat Madabish | Nov 2, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Shi’ite Houthi movement continued to target the offices of rival political and religious groups over the weekend, taking over the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters in the central city of Ibb after...

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Protesters demonstrate against militancy and violence in Sana’a October 21, 2014. (Reuters Photos)

Houthis seek greater constitutional role, face resistance in western Yemen

by Arafat Madabish | Oct 22, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s insurgent Houthi movement is pushing for a larger role in the drafting of the country’s new constitution, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday. The movement, currently in control of large parts of northern and western Yemen, is...

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Yemeni supporters of the separatist Al-Hirak shout slogans demanding independence from the north during a demonstration on October 14, 2014 in the southern port city of Aden. (AFP PHOTO/STR)

Secessionists give “Northerners” deadline to leave south Yemen

by Arafat Madabish | Oct 16, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Southern secessionists in Yemen are demanding that all “Northerners” leave southern Yemen by November 30, a move which follows massive rallies and sit-ins in the country’s south calling for the restoration of South Yemen and its independence,...