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Apathetic Resumption of Yemen Consultations and Ould Cheikh Resorts to Bilateral Meetings

by Arafat Madabish | May 24, 2016 | Middle East

Yemen consultations resumed in Kuwait yesterday but some apathy was shown and this prompted the UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh to cut the main session short. Sources close to the consultations told Asharq Al-Awsat that a state of apathy prevailed during the direct...

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Ould Cheikh: Core Issues Are Being Discussed at the Yemen Consultations

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | May 23, 2016 | Middle East

The UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh confirmed in an exclusive statement to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Yemeni peace negotiations in Kuwait which resume today are proceeding at a good pace and are making significant progress. He also indicated that Gulf support is...

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UN and Regional efforts to Prevent the Failure of the Yemeni Peace Consultations

by Arafat Madabish | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

The Yemen peace consultations which are sponsored by the United Nations and are supposed to be taking place in Kuwait have been suspended for the third day running after the Yemeni government delegation decided to stop participating. The decision was made on Tuesday...

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Government Reservation About International Proposal For Rebel Participation in a Unity Government

by Arafat Madabish | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

While the Yemen peace consultations held under the auspices of the United Nations continue in Kuwait, high ranking Yemeni sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that some international parties are taking advantage of the stalemate at the consultations by informally proposing...

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Yemen: Agreement to Release Half of All Prisoners Before Ramadan

by Arafat Madabish | May 16, 2016 | Middle East

The U.N. envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh, has called on the Yemeni parties involved in the current peace consultations in Kuwait to make concessions in order to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis. At a press conference he held after Sunday’s morning...