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The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York February 26, 2011. REUTERS/ Joshua Lott

Yemen and the Catastrophic Role of ‘Lone’ Nations

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 12, 2017 | Opinion

United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed presented again, before the Security Council, a new UN proposal to resolve the Yemeni crisis. Possibly, even Yemenis can no longer count the number of initiatives launched by Ould Cheikh whether a...

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United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks during a press conference with the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah on August 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / STRINGER

Ould Cheikh: Houthis’ Ballistic Missiles a Dangerous Escalation

by Jordan Dakamseh | Oct 11, 2017 | Middle East

New York- UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed criticized Houthis for launching ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia, and condemned the recent insurgent threats to expand the firing of missiles towards Gulf countries, saying such behaviors were considered...

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Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (on screen), the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, briefs the Security Council via video conference. UN Photo/Kim Haughton

New UN Efforts to Resolve Yemen’s Crisis

by Jordan Dakamseh | Aug 19, 2017 | Middle East

New York- UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said on Friday that Yemenis should adopt the language of peace as a primacy for solving the Yemeni crisis. “The UN will continue working with Yemenis to mainstream the language of peace and reach a...

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UN Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to the media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Houthis Hamper Chinese Mediation to Hold Talks with Ould Cheikh

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East

London- Houthis rejected Beijing’s efforts to resume talks with UN special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad, Yemeni officials revealed on Friday. “The efforts launched by some world powers to restart talks between Houthis and Ould Chiekh are currently facing...

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UN Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to the media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Ould Cheick: No Direct Talks at Present

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Aug 6, 2017 | Middle East

London- UN special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed described the new UN roadmap in Hodeidah as the “prelude and not the target,” and said that it was the start of a comprehensive solution to the Yemeni crisis. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper,...