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A picture taken on April 1, 2015 shows Yemen’s Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin talking to the press at the Yemeni embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

No need for second Geneva conference on Yemen, says FM

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 26, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s exiled Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin said there was no need for another round of talks with the Houthi movement in Geneva, maintaining that his government will start looking for ways to implement a UN Security Council...

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Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin (L) speaks with members of his delegation after a meeting during Yemen peace talks at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 19, 2015. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)

Houthis were not serious about Geneva peace talks: Yemeni FM

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jun 21, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi delegation which attended the UN-sponsored Geneva peace consultations on Yemen made little contribution to the talks, with most efforts coming from the country’s internationally recognized government, Yemen’s Foreign Minister Yassin...

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Jamal Benomar, the former UN special envoy to Yemen, speaks during a press conference in Sana’a, Yemen, on December 24, 2013. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)

UN envoy Benomar sought to legitimize Houthi coup: Yemen FM

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Apr 28, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s legitimate government has accused Jamal Benomar, the UN’s former special envoy to Yemen, of siding with the Houthi movement during UN-sponsored talks between the country’s different political factions earlier in the...

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A picture taken on April 1, 2015 shows Yemen’s Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin talking to the press at the Yemeni embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

Yemen’s government to present “evidence” to UN of ex-president Saleh’s involvement with Al-Qaeda

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2015 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The legitimate Yemeni government led by internationally recognized President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi is preparing a report to present to the United Nations detailing former president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s involvement with terror groups such as...

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Yemen’s Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin speaks during a press conference at the Yemeni embassy, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on April 20, 2015. (EPA/Raed Qutena)

Saudi-led coalition announces new “Arab Marshall Plan” to rebuild Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2015 | Middle East

Kuwait City and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia and its allies involved in Operation Decisive Storm targeting the Houthi movement in Yemen have announced a new development plan to help rebuild the country after the operation achieves all its goals. “When...