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  • Yemen’s New Leader Arrives In Saudi Port City Of Jeddah

    Al-Alimi arrived in the Kingdom from the temporary capital, Aden, on an official visit, Yemen’s SABA news agency reported. Yemen’s internationally recognized presidential council was sworn in last week in the southern port city of Aden, before the parliament in a ceremony attended by foreign ambassadors and the US and UN envoys to Yemen, SABA had said.

  • Yemen’s Houthis release 14 foreigners following Omani negotiations

    Yemen's Houthi movement released 14 foreigners from captivity on Sunday, following negotiations with Oman, the sultanate's foreign minister announced. The former detainees were transferred from the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa to Oman's capital Muscat. Among those freed were a British man, his wife, child, and seven Indian nationals, a Filipino, an Indonesian, an Ethiopian, and a Myanmar national, the ministry added

  • Saudi Masam Project Dismantles over 1,550 Mines in Yemen in One Week

    Since the beginning of the project, as many as 334,060 mines planted by the militias, have been dismantled.

  • Yemen’s new presidential council revives hopes for peace talks

    Saudi Arabia and the UAE will likely utilize the influence they command over the PLC to initiate consultations with the Houthis. Given the parallel resumption of talks on Yemen between Tehran and Riyadh in Baghdad this week, further impetus could be provided for the initiation of peace talks.

  • Opinion: Ill-Timed Congressional Letter Misses The Point On Saudi Arabia And Yemen

    The letter revealed an unusual gap of knowledge about the recent developments in Yemen, including the recent truce and Saudi Arabia’s initiatives. The timing of the letter could not be worse: While the administration is courting friend and foe, including Iran and Venezuela, to drum up support for Ukraine, the Congressmen’s letter attempts to drive a wedge between the US and one of its most important partners, whose help is needed at this time of crisis.

  • Opinion: Yemen Truce Is Good News for the Wider World

    Do we dare hope for Yemen? A truce called at the start of the month has now held for three weeks, far longer than any previous cessation of hostilities. The United Nations envoy to the country, Hans Grundberg, who brokered the deal, has told the Security Council that there is “a chance to steer Yemen in a new direction.”

  • Yemen officials, lawmakers return to Aden following Saudi talks

    The source, who preferred anonymity, added that the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, and the Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik would arrive "later." In recent days, Aden witnessed a massive security deployment amid news of the imminent arrival of the newly formed council, in addition to the Yemeni cabinet ministers and lawmakers.

  • Perspective: What Will a New Presidential Council Mean for Yemen?

    The success or failure of the post-Hadi political entity will ultimately depend on the council’s ability to find a president who enjoys the respect of all political factions.

  • Yemen’s rebels criticize new, US-led task force in Red Sea

    Yemen’s Houthis criticized a new U.S.-led task force that will patrol the Red Sea following a series of attacks by the Iran-backed rebels in a waterway that’s essential to global trade. Mohammed Abdul-Salam, the Houthis’ chief negotiator and spokesman, said late Friday that the U.S. move in the Red Sea, which comes amid a cease-fire in the country’s civil war, contradicts Washington’s claim of supporting the U.N.-brokered truce.

  • What Will a New Presidential Council Mean for Yemen?

    This means that the 50 percent of the presidential council that has joined the government in exile brings not only a great deal of popular support among Yemenis, but also essential on the ground legitimacy that was lacking under Hadi’s leadership.