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United Nations envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (L) meets with Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden December 5, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Houthis Turn against Kuwaiti Mediation and Knock Over Peace Talks Agenda

by Arafat Madabish | Apr 28, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- The Insurgency delegation attending the Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait, yesterday, turned against the mediation led by the Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and all peace-making efforts of 18 international ambassadors, who were sent by countries...

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The old gateway of Sana’a, two days ago, A.F.P

Iranian Fingerprints All Over Houthis’ Dragging on Negotiations

by Arafat Madabish | Apr 20, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Sources told Asharq Al- Awsat newspaper that the Houthi delegation participating at the peace negotiations had, yesterday, left Sana’a, Yemen heading for Kuwait and had passed by Muscat, Qatar at a late hour of the evening. Considered a step forward, Yemeni...

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A picture taken from a window in Syria showing bullet holes marks throughout the building, Reuters

The West Warns Assad’s Step down Might Not Be Thorough Mimicking Yemen’s Saleh

by Michelle Abu Najm and Nazir Majli | Apr 18, 2016 | Middle East

Geneva-Meanwhile the Syrian Opposition threatens its withdrawal from the current Syrian peace talks in Geneva, for reasons of negotiations not directly addressing political transition, other Western diplomatic sources reached by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper warned of...

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Yemeni Governmental Delegation Ready to Sign an Agreement at Peace Talks

by Nayef al-Rasheed and Hamdan al-Rahbi | Apr 18, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait- Under U.N. sponsorship and warm hospitality, Kuwait is expected to hold the Yemeni peace talks as of today. Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr said that “the government is spending great efforts to achieve peace which will restore the government.”...

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A student looks between security officials as UNHCR assistant High Commissioner George Okoth-Obbo speaks to Afghan elders at an Afghan refugee camp school in Kalabat

Afghan Refugees Outpace those Returning -U.N.

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 17, 2016 | World

KABUL, April 17 – The slow trickle of Afghan refugees getting back home is at remarkable lows, dwarfed by the multi thousands that are currently being moved along by the economic peril and ongoing fighting as stated by United Nations officials. It’s estimated...