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Abdul Aziz Abul, a representative of the Shura Council, adjusts his pass as he arrives at the National Dialogue session in Manama on June 12, 2013. (Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed)
by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Jan 10, 2014 | Middle East
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference will conclude “within days,” according to its vice-president, Sultan Al-Atwani. In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Atwani, who also heads Yemen’s Nasserite Party, affirmed that the national dialogue...
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A Yemeni artist paints a graffiti depicting men aiming firearms at themselves, in Sana’a on January 9, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
by Mustapha Al Noman | Jan 10, 2014 | Opinion
Just over a month separates the Yemenis from the end of the transitional period set by the Gulf Initiative—February 21, 2014—and its protracted implementation mechanism. It is clear that other political deals are being discussed and concluded by the main participants...