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2020-03-11 12:37
By Salman Parviz
Resurgence of violence as Saudi-Houthi talks collapse
Houthis capture strategic Al-Hazan city, 70,000 displaced
Informal talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis began last September but the resurgence of violence since January has shattered the calm. The United Nations has been trying to re-launch political negotiations between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement.
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2019-10-06 12:05
By Alireza Hashemi
Hoist by its own petard: How Saudi Arabia was pushed against the wall in Yemen
Tehran - A spate of fruitful Yemeni operations against Saudi Arabia has underscored transformation of anti-Saudi forces into an obstinate actor gaining in military sophistication, increasing pressure on Riyadh to acknowledge what described as a democracy-promotion campaign has only diminished its influence in Yemen and sullied its reputation globally.
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2019-05-20 15:42
Yemeni Houthis plan to attack some 300 targets in Saudi Arabia, UAE
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's oil facilities were attacked by drones. Later in the day, the Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the attacks calling them their largest military operation conducted since the armed conflict in Yemen began in 2015.
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2019-01-24 01:27
By Farzad Farhadi
Why Yemen matters to Saudi Arabia and the West
TEHRAN - Yemen is one of the most populous countries on the Arabian Peninsula. With a population that is 35 percent Shia, Saudi Arabia has also been concerned by what it sees as Iranian meddling in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has worried that the presence of Iran in Yemen could be risky for Sunni order, especially along part of its 1,800-kilometer border with Yemen.
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2019-01-15 16:55
Jordan to host Yemeni peace talks
Jordan said on Tuesday that it agreed to host a meeting between the Yemeni government and the Houthis to discuss an agreement to exchange prisoners and detainees.
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2019-01-06 14:25
UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Sanaa to discuss Hudaydah
UN special envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths on Saturday arrived in the Yemeni capital Sanaa to discuss ways to implement the Stockholm agreement between Yemeni government and Houthi rebels.
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2018-12-14 14:21
Iran welcomes preliminary deals between Yemeni warring sides
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed the agreements and understandings reached between the Yemeni warring sides brokered by the United Nations Secretary-General in Sweden.
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2018-12-14 13:57
UN chief: Yemen’s Houthis, ex-govt. agree to ceasefire in Hudaydah
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Yemeni warring parties have reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, as a new round of peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of a brutal Saudi-led war on its southern neighbor came to a close in Sweden.
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2018-12-14 13:12
By Ramin Hossein Abadian
Yemen peace talks in Stockholm; the tale of negotiators with no authority
The Peace talks between Yemeni government delegation and Houthi representatives has begun since Thursday in Sweden. This is the third round of peace negotiations between the two sides, undergoing talks that had not been resolved in the past because of the abusive Saudi rulers.
