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United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks during a press conference with the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / STRINGER

Ould Cheikh: Houthis’ Ballistic Missiles a Dangerous Escalation

by Jordan Dakamseh | Oct 11, 2017 | Middle East

New York- UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed criticized Houthis for launching ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia, and condemned the recent insurgent threats to expand the firing of missiles towards Gulf countries, saying such behaviors were considered...

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Houthi rebels man a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Sana’a, Yemen. (Reuters)

Houthi Militants Storm Coup-Established Foreign Ministry Offices in Sana’a

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...

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KSRelief provides 53,433 meals to Yemeni schools accommodating internally displaced students. (Photo from KSRELIEF Twitter Account)

Arab League: UN Report on Yemen Lacks Accuracy

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Sawsan Abu Hussein | Oct 9, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Riyadh- The Arab League said that a more accurate approach was required in the annual report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation of children in armed conflict, in which the UN accused the Arab Coalition Countries to Restore Yemen’s Legitimacy of...

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Saudi Ambassador to the UN Abdullah al-Mouallimi. (AFP)

Mouallimi: We are Contacting UN Officials to Correct Errors in their Reports

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Oct 8, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative at the United Nations Abdullah al-Mouallimi stated that the international organization’s recent report on Yemen was “inaccurate” and contained misleading information. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that Riyadh will continue...

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Pro-government fighters ride on a tank in the Bir Basha neighborhood after they took the area from Houthi fighters in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz. (Reuters)

Arab Coalition Fighters Target Coup Military Camps in Yemen

by Thaer Abbas | Oct 2, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – The Yemeni National Army announced on Sunday the death of a Houthi commander in the Taiz province south of Sana’a. The 35th Armored Battalion tweeted that “Houthi commander Major Hamid al-Mudai was shot dead by the 35 Armored Battalion in the Salu district...