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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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A file picture taken on August 28, 2013, shows Yemeni prime minister Mohamed Basindawa attending the opening ceremony of the National Youth Conference in Sana’a. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen’s prime minister escapes assassination attempt, aide says

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 1, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Reuters—Unidentified assailants opened fire on the motorcade of Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday, an aide said, in an apparent assassination attempt that underscored the volatility of the US-allied Arab country. Ali Al-Sarari, an adviser to Prime...

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A parachutist sporting the colours of the Yemen national flag, lands during the opening ceremony of the Sanaa Summer Festival in Sanaa August 18, 2013. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemeni government issues apology for civil war

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 22, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Yemeni government has agreed to apologize to the people of the Southern and Eastern governorates and the people of Sa’adah and nearby regions for the 1994 civil war. The decision came at the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers...

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Saeed al-Shihri

No Evidence of Al-Shihri’s Killing – Yemeni Official

by Mohammed Jumeh | Jan 23, 2013 | Middle East

London/Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior Yemeni official denied that the Sanaa government was in possession of any information regarding the reported killing of Saeed Al-Shihri, deputy commander of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). According to a news report by...