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Anti-Houthi fighters of the Southern Popular Resistance stand on a tank in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden May 10, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTX1CCV8

Yemeni Government Forces Gain Leverage by Freeing Beihan

by Bassam al-Qadi | May 30, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- The Shabwah Governorate is considered a vital location for Yemeni insurgent militia, across which oil byproducts can be smuggled. The area is also a prominent barren desert rich with fossil fuels. Given that the governorate is close to Marib and Al Bayda cities,...

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Yemeni Minister of Information and Mass Media Mohammed Qubaty

Yemeni Minister Qubaty: Comprehensive Coordination among Iran, Insurgency, Al-Qaeda

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | May 28, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo- Yemeni Minister of Information and Mass Media Mohammed Qubaty exposed Houthis and former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh having plans to fully coordinate with Iran and al-Qaeda. Qubaty, in an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, said that...

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A Houthi stands guard in front of a damaged building. AP

Ten Yemeni Journalists held by Houthis Go on Hunger Strike

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2016 | Middle East

Dubai-Ten Yemeni journalists held by Houthis have gone on hunger strike to protest the conditions in which they are being held, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Wednesday. “We are very concerned about the detention of journalists in Yemen and we appeal to their...

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A file picture taken on January 1, 2013 shows jet fighters of the Saudi Royal air force performing during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students at the Riyadh military airport, in the Saudi capital. Saudi warplanes launched strikes on Huthi rebels in Yemen on March 26, 2015, as the kingdom launched a 10-nation coalition to check the rebels’ advance and prevent the fall of Yemen’s embattled President Abedrabbo Mansur Hadi. AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE

Saudi Arabia Playing a Pivotal Role in Brokering Peace for Yemen

by Said Al-Abyad | May 25, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah- Arab and foreigner diplomats hailed the great role played by Saudi Arabia concerning Yemeni peace talks- underway in Kuwait- and on reaching a comprehensive peaceful solution which reflects justly upon the people of Yemen. Saudi diplomacy played a pivotal...

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Yemeni army soldiers patrol a street in Mansoura district of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Yemeni Army Kills Thirteen Militants in Raid

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 22, 2016 | Middle East

Yemeni troops staged on Sunday a raid on a house outside the southern city of Mukalla, killing 13 militants, the army said, extending a struggle to restore security in the area ruled until last month by al Qaeda. Two soldiers also lost their lives in the operation....