by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Dec 19, 2016 | Middle East, World
Jeddah- Yemeni Minister of Local Administration and chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief in Yemen Abdul Raqeeb Saif Fateh said that the legitimate government in Yemen has received confirmations from the United Nations including reinforcing its offices in Aden,...
by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Apr 2, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh, Al-Hudaydah and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies have targeted the stronghold of the Iran-backed Shi’ite Houthi movement in Yemen, the Saudi Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri said...
by Arafat Madabish | Feb 19, 2015 | Middle East
Sana’a and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthi movement was plunged into a state of confusion on Wednesday following news of the sacking of one of its top military commanders over the failure to reach a settlement with other political factions. Speaking to...
by Arafat Madabish | Dec 29, 2014 | Middle East
Sana’a and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The people of Yemen’s oil-rich Ma’rib province are ready to defend the region against any outside interference, the province’s governor has told Asharq Al-Awsat. Governor Sultan Al-Arada said the people of Ma’rib are “doing all...
by Arafat Madabish | Dec 10, 2014 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat— The governor of Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah province, Sakhr Al-Wajih, slammed the country’s Houthi insurgents in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday, accusing them of breaching their agreement with the Yemeni government and...
