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Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, center, shows the book of the National Dialogue at the end of a conference aimed at drafting a new constitution and establishing a federal state on January 25, 2014, in Sana’a, Yemen. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)

Yemen moves closer to establishing federal state

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 30, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—As a special 22-member committee in Yemen meets to determine the number of regions that will make up the country’s new federal republic, one of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi’s advisers has sought to reassure Yemenis regarding the...

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Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, center, speaks during the closing of the so-called national dialogue talks in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemeni committee formed to decide federal state plans

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 28, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi announced on Monday the formation of a committee to decide the number of federal states in the country, after being assigned to the task by the National Dialogue Conference (NDC). The presidential...

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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)

Yemen: National Dialogue Conference to conclude “within days”

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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Delegates attend the third general plenary session of Yemen’s National Dialogue conference in Sanaa October 27, 2013. (Reuters)

Yemen: National Dialogue in doubt over Al-Hirak divisions

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Nov 28, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of Yemeni Southern separatist movement Al-Hirak announced their withdrawal from the Yemen National Dialogue Conference on Wednesday amid reports of sharp divisions within the movement. “The approach and principles of the national...

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Foreign Minister of Yemen Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi attends a news conference at the Friends of Yemen ministerial meeting in London, Britain, 07 March 2013. (EPA/Andy Rain)

Yemeni FM on National Dialogue, Southern Secession

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Nov 20, 2013 | Interviews

Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—With the Yemeni national dialogue moving closer and closer to a resolution, with a number of work committees having already submitted their final reports, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi about the...