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Fighting Faith

by Catherine Shakdam | Nov 27, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

As clashes in Dammaj, in the northern province of Saada, intensify, officials in the Yemeni capital are growing more and more worried about the impact that sectarian tensions will have on Yemen’s fragile political transition. This is all the more worrying because the...

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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi speaks during the opening session of the second national dialogue conference in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a on June 8, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen National Dialogue proposes north-south power-sharing, say sources

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 17, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—An agreement has been reached on key issues in the relationship between Southern and Northern regions of Yemen and the future of its political system, say sources in the country. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told...

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Pro-democracy protesters demonstrate to call for the prosecution of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa March 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Opinion: Yemen’s Unsteady Transition

by Bernard Haykel | Apr 16, 2013 | Opinion

The recent shakeup in Yemen has effectively ended former president Saleh’s influence in the country and is a welcome development, but it is far from sufficient to end his legacy of 33 years of misrule, mismanagement and corruption. With much support from Saudi Arabia,...