by Arafat al-Ahdal and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2017 | Middle East
Aden, Taiz – Armed militias backing ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Tehran-aligned Houthis returned to the cycle of tension after Houthi gunmen stormed the coup-established foreign ministry bureaus in the capital Sana’a. Houthi militiamen then prevented the...
by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 23, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo, London and New York – United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will commence a new round of consultations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman aimed at finding the basis for resuming negotiations between the Yemeni government and Houthi...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 12, 2017 | Middle East
Aden– Political sources in Yemen said that the General People’s Congress has withdrawn from a committee entrusted with the preparation for the rebels’ coup anniversary, which falls on September 21, highlighting a widening dispute between the Houthis and the party of...
by Badr Al-Qahtani | Sep 11, 2017 | Middle East
London– British Ambassador to Yemen Simon Shercliff blamed the Houthis and Ali Abdullah Saleh militias for the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen, calling on them to respond to the efforts of UN Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and study his proposals...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2017 | Middle East
Aden– An official source in Yemen’s legitimate government strongly criticized allegations and misgivings promoted by the member of the delegation negotiating for the rebels’ team, Dr. Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi in his remarks to the BBC on the UN Security Council resolutions...
