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File photo of Houthi Spokesman Ali Al-Bakhiti. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Houthi Spokesman on Yemen National Dialogue, Dammaj War, Iran

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 28, 2013 | Interviews

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Houthi Movement official spokesman Ali Al-Bakhiti affirmed that the Shi’ite Zaidi group will adhere to the agreed outcomes of the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference, saying that this was the only...

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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 delegates fail to agree on transitional justice

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 20, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Transitional Justice Team at the National Dialogue Conference has failed to ratify its final report for the third time after representatives of the General People’s Congress (GPC) led by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh objected to a...

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In this Saturday, March 5, 2011, file photo, anti-government protesters take shelter from the sun under their national flag during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana’a, Yemen. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)

Opinion: Yemen’s Federation Dilemma

by Manuel Almeida | Dec 4, 2013 | Opinion

Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference (NDC) has gathered once more, this time for its final act—or, at least, that’s what Yemenis and the NDC’s international backers anxiously hope. Early on in this session, the NDC issued a statement calling for an immediate end to...

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Army troopers man a checkpoint on a street in Sanaa October 28, 2013. Yemeni authorities have tightened security in the capital city and other main cities following a spate of assassinations, state media reported. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

A Rolling Stone to Crush Corruption

by James Spencer | Nov 30, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Something decidedly ordinary happened in Yemen earlier this month: The government re-assigned various senior police, civil defense forces and coast guards from one province to another. In almost every other region of the world, such an announcement would barely be...

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Yemenis protest outside the home of President Hadi against the fighting between the Shi’ite Houthi movement and Salafist militants in the northern town of Dammaj, on November 2, 2013, in Sana’a (AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen: National Dialogue draws to a close

by Arafat Madabish | Nov 7, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Officials at the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference have said the conference will hold its closing session on Saturday to discuss reports by subcommittees on the remaining unresolved issues. Meanwhile, efforts by a committee of envoys to...