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Protesters hold posters against Houthi Shi’ite rebels who hold the capital, Sanna, amid a power vacuum as they hold a demonstration in Sana’a on January 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemenis call for Hadi’s return as more provinces “cut ties” with capital

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 25, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several Yemeni provinces have cut off ties with the capital Sana’a, now under the virtual control of the Houthi movement, as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to Yemen’s streets to protest the group’s control over large parts of the...

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Yemeni protesters shout slogans during a rally in Sana’a against the control of the capital by Houthi rebels on January 24, 2015. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Thousands of Yemenis stage biggest anti-Houthi protest in Sana’a

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Reuters—Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest demonstration yet against the Houthi group that dominates Yemen, two days after President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi’s resignation left the country in political limbo....

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Houthi fighters wearing army uniforms stand atop an armored vehicle, outside the house of Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Shi’ite rebels, Yemen’s president reach deal to end standoff

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP/Asharq Al-Awsat—Shi’ite rebels holding Yemen’s president captive in his home reached a deal with the US-backed leader on Wednesday to end a violent standoff in the capital, fueling fears that a key ally in the battle against Al-Qaeda has been...

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Members of the Houthi militia stand on a street near the Presidential Palace in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 20, 2015. ()EPA/STR)

Shi’ite rebels shell Yemen president’s home, take over palace

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP—Yemen’s powerful Shiite Houthi rebels shelled the residence of the country’s embattled president Tuesday and simultaneously swept into the presidential palace in the capital, Sana’a, as a top military commander warned that a...

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A vehicle from the Presidential Protection Forces is positioned on a street during clashes near the presidential palace in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 19, 2015. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemeni president and Houthis hold talks after ceasefire

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 20, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s president and representatives of the insurgent Houthi movement were reportedly holding talks on Tuesday, following an outbreak of deadly violence between Houthi fighters and government troops earlier this week. Fighting flared up...