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Houthis Target UN Building in Dhahran Al-Janoub

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 31, 2017 | Middle East

Houthi militias and those loyal to the ousted president Saleh yesterday targeted a United Nations building in Dhahran Al-Janoub which is located in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the UN De-escalation and Coordination Committee...

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A public sector employee waits to receive his salary at a post office in Sana’a, Yemen January 25, 2017. Picture taken January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

International Report on Saleh Son’s Involvement in Illegal Financial Transfers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2017 | Middle East

New York – The U.N. Security Council is studying an international report on the possible involvement of the youngest son of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in illegal financial transfers, diplomatic sources said in New York. The report shows...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry listens as he attends a meeting of the Quartet on the situation in Yemen, on December 18, 2016 in Riyadh | © AFP | FAYEZ NURELDINE

Quartet Meeting: Completion of Steps before Transferring Powers of Yemeni President

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Adhwan Alahmari | Dec 20, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- The Foreign Ministers of the Quartet meeting (United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) affirmed in the joint statement following Riyadh’s meeting on Monday that the powers of the Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi will not...

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (R) meets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia May 15, 2016. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Kerry Arrives, Yemen Anticipates

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Dec 18, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- In a visit that seems to be the last attempt before departing the White House, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive today, Sunday, to Riyadh in order to hold discussions with high rank Saudi officials and regional and international leaders to...

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People shop at the old market in the historic city of Sana’a, Yemen, October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Egypt Drafting U.N. Statement to Denounce ‘Government’ Formation in Sana’a

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Dec 3, 2016 | Middle East

London- Two diplomats have revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Egypt is drafting a U.N. Security Council statement to denounce the unilateral steps taken by rebels in Yemen in forming a “government.” Saudi Ambassador to the U.N. Abdullah al-Mouallimi said in a...