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U.N. Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed at the Kuwait peace talks for Yemen

Last Minute Exertions Extend Yemeni Negotiations another Week

by Arafat Madabesh and Nayef al Rasheed | Jul 31, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Riyadh- Houthi-led insurgency in Yemen recently declared establishing a higher self-leading political council, causing unrest among Yemeni peace-brokering parties. In light of recent developments, U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed demanded...

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Saudi soldiers fire artillery toward three armed vehicles approaching the Saudi border with Yemen in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, Monday, April 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Coalition Warplanes Strike Houthi Fighters near Saudi Border

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 30, 2016 | Middle East

Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed on Saturday Houthi fighters from Yemen seeking to infiltrate Saudi Arabia, killing tens of Houthi militiamen, security sources said. The bombing took place on the Yemeni side of the border close to the Saudi city of Najran, they...

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Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president show their skills during a graduation ceremony at a military base in Khor Maksar, in the Yemeni southern port city of Aden, on May 1, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / SALEH AL-OBEIDI

Arab Coalition: We are not Imposing Economic Boycott on Yemen

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

Riyadh-The Saudi-led Arab coalition battling insurgents in support of Yemen’s U.N.-backed government has stressed that it is not imposing an economic siege on the country. “The coalition is not imposing a siege or an economic boycott on Yemeni...

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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi (Reuters)

Expected Meeting in Riyadh to Discuss Yemen’s Future

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Jul 30, 2016 | Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Jeddah-A meeting is expected to be held in Riyadh to discuss the latest developments in Yemen, in the wake of Houthis’ announcement on forming a political council to manage the country’s affairs. High-ranking diplomatic sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Friday...

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Houthi rebels ride a patrol truck in Sanaa October 9, 2014. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen’s Legitimate Government Opts for Military Solution

by Arafat Madabish | Jul 30, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-Peace negotiations held in Kuwait to resolve the crisis in Yemen ended abruptly on Friday, as Houthi rebels and ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced the establishment of a political council in a severe blow to the political solution called for by the...