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A Saudi security personnel stands next to a truck loaded with aid offered by King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid to be sent to the Yemeni people, in Riyadh April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Yemeni Government: Houthis’ Conditions Challenge International Community

by Arafat Madabish | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- The Yemeni national delegation to peace talks expressed readiness to cooperate with U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed in a quest to achieve peace and halt the bloodshed of the Yemeni people. Houthis, on the other hand, refused to participate...

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GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani (SPA)

GCC Secretary General Meets U.N. Envoy to Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh–The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, met on Tuesday with U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The developments in Yemen were discussed, as well as ways to promote efforts of the U.N....

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) greets Iran’s President Hassan Rohani during the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York September 26, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS) – RTX140YB

Ban Ki-moon to Rouhani: ‘Encourage Houthis to Negotiate Rationally’

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 23, 2016 | Middle East

New York-United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon asked Iran to encourage Houthis to negotiate rationally at the time when the ministerial quartet on Yemen met in New York and approved Kerry’s 72-hour truce. A statement issued by the U.N. spokesman following the...

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Tobias Ellwood, United Kingdom parliamentary Under Secretary of State speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at the United Nations Headquarters. The Security Council met to discuss the situation of The Islamic State group in Iraq. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

British Foreign Office: ‘Worried about Iran Arming Houthis’

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

London- Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Minister for the Middle East and Africa Tobias Ellwood said: “We are worried regarding Iran arming Houthis as we have received reports implying that Iran has transferred arms to Yemen; thus violating U.N. Security Resolution...

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Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the United Nations special envoy for Yemen, answers questions from reporters in Geneva, Switzerland, December 7, 2015 (UN/Jean-Marc Ferré)

Ould Cheikh Ahmed: Yemen’s Political Vacuum Benefits Terrorism

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah – U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said on Monday that terrorism was benefiting from political and security vacuum in Yemen. During a joint news conference with the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, Ould...