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Some 21.2 million people in Yemen need some form of humanitarian assistance, and over two million people, including 370,000 children, are suffering from malnutrition, says the UN. (Fawaz Salman/Reuters)

Ould Cheikh Seeks Support of Security Council

by Jordan Dakamseh | Nov 1, 2016 | Middle East

New York, Aden- The U.N. envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said Monday before the U.N. Security Council that both Yemeni sides have rejected his roadmap; presented days earlier. Ould Cheikh stated that he will immediately return to the region to try to clinch a...

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Riyadh, Muharram 30, 1438, Oct 31, 2016, SPA — The Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the session held by the Cabinet at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh.

Saudi Cabinet Hails Islamic, International Condemnation of Missile Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Cabinet on Monday condemned Houthi ballistic missile attack that emanated from Saada, Yemen. The missile was intercepted and downed by Saudi air defense forces before it could reach its target and cause harm. The Cabinet highlighted the condemnation of the...

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U.N. Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed

Yemen Government Brushes off U.S. Envoy’s Flawed Peace Proposal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi refused to receive the political roadmap for peace in Yemen put forth by the U.N. Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The Yemeni government elaborated on the rebuff, saying that the roadmap has a poor understanding...

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Internally displaced refugees that fled violence ride a pick-up truck in Al-Kherbeh village northern Aleppo, Oct. 24/Reuters/ Khalil Ashawl

Moscow Extends Halt in Aleppo Airstrikes, U.N. Enraged

by Paula Astih | Oct 26, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Less than 24 hours after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov confirmed that a “humanitarian pause” in air strikes on Syria’s Aleppo was not being considered, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that Moscow and Damascus...

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UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres speaks during the ceremony for the appointment of the Secretary-General during the 70th session of the General Assembly October 13, 2016 at the United Nations in New York. — AFP

King Salman Congratulates Guterres on Selection as Secretary General of the U. N.

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of congratulations to Antonio Guterres on the occasion of his selection as Secretary-General of the United Nations. The King wished him success in the performance of his duties to...