London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Shi’ite Houthi rebels are participating in the fighting in Syria, officials in Yemen have told Asharq Al-Awsat. An official source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Yemen’s Shi’ite Houthi rebels have sent some of their fighters to
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian nationals are using islands in the Red Sea to store illegal arms, with a view to smuggling these to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Sa’ada Governorate, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, a senior Yemeni official
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ahmar is the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. He rose to prominence during Yemen’s revolution when he backed the revolutionary youth against the Saleh regime. He resigned from his position in Yemen’s General People’s Congres
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—With all attention in Yemen on the recently-convened National Dialogue, fears for the future of one of the Middle East’s most troubled and fragile states have been eclipsed somewhat, but have not disappeared. Encumbered by severe delays and a boycott by the countr
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen officially launched the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference on Monday at the presidential palace in Sana’a. This dialogue is planned to go on for the next six months. Headed by President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, it takes place in light of the Gulf initiative and i
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen is fast approaching a pivotal juncture. On the one hand, the country represents one of the more successful cases to emerge from the Arab Spring: Demonstrations first broke out in early 2011 and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh relinquished power in November that year
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 13 people were killed yesterday in a suicide bombing targeting the headquarters of a Yemeni pro-government militia in the southern city of Lawder. The attack came after Al-Qaeda announced the failure of mediated talks with the government to reach a truce. Yemen’s Mar
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The tribesmen of Yemen see weapons as a male accessory, just as women adorn themselves will jewelry and makeup, and in some areas it is considered a slight on one’s masculinity for a man to walk the markets or streets without one. Yemen has over twenty markets selling arms, t
London, Asharq Al-Awsat-An adviser to Yemen’s prime minister accused Iran of interfering in Yemeni politics this week, following the recent seizure of an arms shipment off Yemen’s coast. Rajih Badi, adviser to the Yemeni prime minister, said in a telephone call with Asharq Al-Awsat in Lo
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iranian Minister of Culture and Guidance has called the recent arrest of 11 journalists “a case in the hands of Security Forces because their charges are definitely not media related.” Iran arrested 11 journalists accused of cooperation with foreign-based, Persian-languag
London/Sanaa, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior Yemeni official denied that the Sanaa government was in possession of any information regarding the reported killing of Saeed Al-Shihri, deputy commander of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). According to a news report by Arabic television network Al Ara
