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A Houthi Shi’ite rebel mans a machine gun mounted on a military truck in Sana’a, Yemen, on October 20, 2014.
(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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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)
Houthis seek tribal arbitration in dispute with Ahmar tribe
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...Caption:
Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint in Sana’a, on September 24, 2014. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen’s Houthis and Al-Islah party agree peace deal: source
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Islamist Al-Islah party and the Shi’ite Houthi movement reached an unprecedented deal on Friday to end hostilities, a political source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The Al-Islah party have been among the Shi’ite...Caption:
Gunmen loyal to the Houthi movement sit outside the headquarters of Sana’a province in Sana’a, Yemen, on October 19, 2014.
(EPA/Yahya Arhab)
Houthis seize town south of Yemeni capital
Sana’a, AP/Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Shi’ite rebels captured a town south of the capital Sana’a early on Sunday, when they also blew up the house of a rival Islamist politician, security officials said. In Sana’a, the rebels, known as the Houthis, stormed the...Caption:
In this Saturday, March 5, 2011, file photo, anti-government protesters take shelter from the sun under their national flag during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana’a, Yemen. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)