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Air force troopers and policemen gather at the site of a bomb attack on a military bus in Sanaa August 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen: Al-Qaeda steps up violence amid political stalemate

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 7, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the latest round of National Dialogue in Yemen grinds to a halt following the Southern Movement’s boycott of proceedings, Al-Qaeda-linked groups have stepped up their attacks on the country’s infrastructure and officials. Two...

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File photo of Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ahmar, the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Sheikh Al-Ahmar on Yemen’s National Dialogue

by Mohammed Jumeh | Apr 13, 2013 | Interviews

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ahmar is the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. He rose to prominence during Yemen’s revolution when he backed the revolutionary youth against the Saleh regime. He resigned from his position in...

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Nicholas Hopton, UK Ambassador to Yemen (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Britain’s Ambassador to Yemen on the National Dialogue

by Mohammed Jumeh | Apr 3, 2013 | Interviews

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—With all attention in Yemen on the recently-convened National Dialogue, fears for the future of one of the Middle East’s most troubled and fragile states have been eclipsed somewhat, but have not disappeared. Encumbered by severe...

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Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi (C) addresses a national dialogue in Sana’a on March 30, 2013. (AFP Photo)

Hadi: National Dialogue Only Way to Avoid Civil War

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 31, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi has claimed there are certain entities seeking to obstruct the comprehensive Yemeni national dialogue conference, which began on the 18th March. Meanwhile, the UN envoy to Yemen is continuing to...

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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi (C) speaks next to members of the dialogue committee during the first opening session of a national dialogue conference in Sanaa March 19, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)

Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference Begins

by Mohammed Jumeh | Mar 19, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen officially launched the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference on Monday at the presidential palace in Sana’a. This dialogue is planned to go on for the next six months. Headed by President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, it takes place in...