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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)

Showdown in Sana’a

by Abubakr Al-Shamahi | Oct 6, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

“The [people’s] dreams quickly turned into a dark nightmare…as elements of the rule of a single family appeared…it reminded them of the backward ruling family that they defeated…51 years ago.” With that, Yemen’s President Hadi launched into a...

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Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi (C) addresses a national dialogue in Sana’a on March 30, 2013. (AFP Photo)

Yemen: National dialogue subcommittee calls for longer transitional period

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 13, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The ruling Yemeni General People’s Congress has announced its decision not to participate in negotiations in the National Dialogue Conference, citing their disagreement with the membership of a subcommittee of the Southern Issue Working Group...

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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi speaks during the opening session of the second national dialogue conference in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a on June 8, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Opinion: The way out of Yemen’s impasse

by Mustapha Al Noman | Sep 3, 2013 | Opinion

Everybody expected that the transitional period, which the Gulf Initiative for Yemen and its executive mechanisms stipulated should last for two years ending in February 2014, would be an approach to solving Yemen’s problems. Some also expected that the...

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Opinion: Yemenis have grown tired of the National Dialogue

by Mustapha Al Noman | Aug 19, 2013 | Opinion

The political arena in Yemen has been getting more and more uncertain in the run up to the month-long final session of the National Dialogue Conference, which finally began on Sunday. The session will supposedly discuss reports drawn up by nine teams. There is no harm...

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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)

Yemen’s foreign minister on Iran, reform and terrorism

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 30, 2013 | Interviews

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awqsat—It is fair to say that Yemen, the most troubled state on the Arabian peninsula, faces more than its share of domestic and foreign crises. Ever since the downfall of president Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012, it has struggled to deal with the...