by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2014 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s embattled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has sought to stymie the latest wave of popular protests against his government with a Cabinet reshuffle that has seen the appointment of new ministers of oil, electricity and finance....
by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 30, 2013 | Interviews
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awqsat—It is fair to say that Yemen, the most troubled state on the Arabian peninsula, faces more than its share of domestic and foreign crises. Ever since the downfall of president Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012, it has struggled to deal with the...
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,...
