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US Should Move Beyond
Drones in Yemen

Article by Daniel Tavana Updated Fri, May 24 
US security assistance toward Yemen cannot depend primarily on controversial drone attacks and needs to be linked to security reform in the country.
(REUTERS/Jason Reed)
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Yemeni Houthi Leader Committed
To National Dialogue

Article by Haytham Mouzahem Updated Tue, May 21 
Mohammed Nasser Al-Bakhiti, representative of Ansarullah (the Houthis’ movement) to the National Dialogue talks, discusses his party’s vision for Yemen in an exclusive telephone interview with Al-Monitor.
(REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah )
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Yemen Making Progress,
Says UN Envoy

Article by Abdelrahman Bawazir Updated Mon, May 20 
The UN envoy to Yemen calls for dialogue to resolve the country’s crisis and warns of extremism.
(REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)
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The Limits of Asia-Gulf Ties

Article by Jean-Loup Samaan Updated Tue, May 21 
Gulf-Asian economic relations will likely continue to grow while national security considerations are ignored.
(REUTERS)
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Iran's Angle in Yemen

Article by Haytham Mouzahem Updated Wed, May 22 
What is the relationship between Iran and Yemen's Houthi community?
(REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
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Yemen National Dialogue Considers
Federal Option

Translated from Al-Hayat (Pan Arab) Updated Fri, May 10 
Despite a rocky start, Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference has made certain strides, such as signs that most factions agree on a unified, federalized Yemen.
(REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)
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Yemeni Youth Take Lead
In The Slow Revolution

Article by Adel Moujahed al Sharhabi Updated Tue, May 7 
Two years after their popular uprising, Yemen’s revolutionaries are realizing that a slower approach may ensure the democratic transition they seek, writes Adel Mouiahed al Sharhabi.
(REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
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The Myth of the Shiite Crescent

Article by Talal Salman Updated Wed, May 15 
Sunni powers are increasingly propagating rumors of a rising "Shiite Crescent" they say threatens the regional status quo, writes Talal Salman.
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My Village Was Attacked
By US Drones in Yemen

Article by Farea al-Muslimi Updated Mon, Apr 22 
Farea al-Muslimi writes about how Yemenis deal with the threat of US drone attacks and the US drone strike on the Yemeni village of Wessab on April 17.
(REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
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Yemen’s Military Earthquake

Article by Farea al-Muslimi Updated Wed, Apr 17 
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's reshuffling of Yemen’s military leadership may provoke further opposition, writes Farea al-Muslimi from Yemen.
(REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)
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