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U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 19, 2015 (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Ould Cheikh with New Efforts to Solve the Yemeni Crisis

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 4, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed kicked off a new regional tour on Saturday to revive the frozen Yemeni peace talks. Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the U.N. envoy should be expecting hard negotiations with the rebel delegation,...

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Supporters of the Houthi movement take part in a demonstration in Sana’a, Yemen July 28, 2016. REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH

Kuwait Talks Freeze, Houthis Move Towards Forming a Government

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 6, 2016 | Middle East

Adan- Houthi rebels announced on Friday their intention to form a government in the capital Sana’a, which has been under their control since late 2014. Houthi media outlets quoted Houthi politburo official Abdulmalak al-Ojari as saying that following the establishment...

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UN is Optimistic About Syria Negotiations Scheduled for the End of the Month

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

The EU has appealed to both the United States and Russia to work with the rest of the international community to support Syria in order to create the right conditions to re-start peace talks to resolve the conflict in the country. The EU made the appeal at a same time...

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People try to put out a burning fuel truck after it was set ablaze during clashes between Houthis and fighters of the Popular Resistance Committees in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz, May 25, 2015. Reuters

The Legitimacy Leaves Kuwait, the Houthi Stubbornness Threatens Peace

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Jeddah- The Yemeni delegation left yesterday Kuwait, where U.N.-sponsored peace talks were talking place, after rebels rejected a draft plan presented by U.N. Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed based on Resolution 2216. The Yemeni government delegation, which had...

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A handout picture released by Kuwait’s foreign ministry on June 26, 2016, shows Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah (R) meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at his ministry in Kuwait City. Ban is also to meet with Yemen’s warring sides in a bid to push forward peace talks that have made no headway after two months. / AFP PHOTO / KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER

Government Delegates Pull from Yemeni Peace Talks, Houthi Violations Continue Killing Four Saudi Victims

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 1, 2016 | Middle East

Yemeni government delegates assigned to the peace talks in Kuwait said they were leaving the negotiations on Monday after Houthi militia rejected a United Nations proposal aimed to ending their country’s war. Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi insisted the...