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Armed Yemeni Shi’ite Houthi anti-government rebels shout slogans as they man a checkpoint erected after the Houthi group seized northern districts of the capital Sana’a on September 21, 2014. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemen: Houthis and government sign peace agreement

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 22, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Yemeni government and Houthi rebels signed an agreement to form a new government on Sunday, following the resignation of the prime minister, and days of fighting between the rebels and government forces in the capital, Sana’a. Houthi rebels...

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Houthi protesters perform Friday prayers during a funeral procession of fellow protesters who were killed in recent clashes with Yemeni police in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen: Iran, Oman pressure Houthis to accept government deal

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 18, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthis and the central government appeared to move closer to an agreement to end the bloodshed that has recently gripped the country, following Omani–Iranian pressure on the Shi’ite Houthi movement. Yemeni sources have told...

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Yemeni army soldiers man a checkpoint amid fears of attacks by Shi’ite Houthi militants in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 14, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Yemen’s Houthis advancing close to Saudi border: source

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 16, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Houthi forces are advancing in Yemen’s western Al-Hudaydah province, seeking to take control of a number of strategic areas including the port of Midi, close to the Yemeni–Saudi border, local sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Local people are set...

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Supporters of the Shi’ite Houthi movement shout slogans during an anti-government protest on August 27, 2014 in the Yemeni capital Sana’a. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemeni government, Houthis close to agreement: official

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 29, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Presidential Commission has resumed efforts to reach a deal with the Houthis to end the ongoing protests in the capital Sana’a, a high-level Yemeni official told Asharq Al-Awsat. The latest mediation efforts come after talks...

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Supporters of the Shi’ite Houthi movement march during an anti-government demonstration in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, on August 27, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemeni president hits out at Houthis as protests continue

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 28, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amid growing tensions in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi launched a vehement attack on the Houthi movement occupying protests sites across the capital on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting in the capital, President...