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A woman loyal to the Houthi movement hold an RPG weapon as she takes part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemeni Human Rights Minister: Disputes between Houthis, Saleh

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Sep 7, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo- Yemeni Human Rights Minister Izzedine al-Asbahi revealed that there are disputes between Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis. Asbahi accused Houthis of confusing the Arab and world community when the Yemeni Houthi delegation...

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Houthi Rebels Refuse to Meet Ould Cheikh and Strive For Recognition of the High Political Council

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 6, 2016 | Middle East

The Houthi – Saleh rebel delegation continues to refuse to meet the UN envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed despite his recent arrival in Muscat, the capital of Oman, two days ago in order to resume his efforts to bring Yemeni parties around the table of new...

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Al-Mekhlafi Calls on Ban Ki-moon to Put Pressure on the Houthis and Saleh

by Jordan Dakamseh | Aug 4, 2016 | Middle East

The Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister Abdul-Malik Al-Mekhlafi who is also the Foreign Minister requested the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon to intervene and exercise his influence to implement a peace plan put forward by UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh to...

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U.N. Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern. Photo: Reuters

U.N. Envoy Urges Decisive Decisions at Resumed Yemeni Peace Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East

U.N.’s special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed called on parties partaking at the peace consultations underway in Kuwait to take full-on and decisive decisions as to bolster and guarantee intentions for resolving the Yemeni crisis, WAM reported. Addressing...

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People transport bags of grain while riding on the back of a pick-up truck near of a store in Sanaa April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

In Ramadan…Yemenis Struggle with Hunger, Soaring Prices

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2016 | Middle East

Eden-The ongoing conflict in Yemen and the financial policies imposed by militias on the Central Bank in Sanaa, which is controlled by Houthis and Ali Abdullah Saleh’s forces, damaged the Yemeni Riyal and led to a rise in food and commodity prices, mostly during...