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Shi’ite Houthi rebels chant slogans as they ride in a pickup truck at the army’s First Armored Division compound after taking it over, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Monday, September 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Former regime officials facilitated Houthi takeover of Sana’a: sources

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 23, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Military and security commanders loyal to Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh have “colluded” with Houthi rebels, facilitating their full takeover of state buildings in the capital Sana’a, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday....

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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,...

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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi (C) speaks next to members of the dialogue committee during the first opening session of a national dialogue conference in Sanaa March 19, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)

Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference Begins

by Mohammed Jumeh | Mar 19, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen officially launched the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference on Monday at the presidential palace in Sana’a. This dialogue is planned to go on for the next six months. Headed by President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, it takes place in...