Houthi takeover in Yemen

Southern Yemenis Stage Independence Rally

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Thousands of Yemenis who back southern secession demonstrated in second city Aden on Sunday as a self-proclaimed autonomous body said it would press for the south’s “liberation” from the north. The protest was the second since May 4 when thousands of southerners marched in support of former Aden governor Aidarous al-Zoubeidi after he was sacked … Read more

Rifts Grow On Both Sides of Yemen Conflict

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Rifts are growing within the ranks both of Yemen’s government and the rebel alliance, further dimming the prospects of an end to the country’s two-year-old war. On the government side, a push for self-rule in the formerly independent south is gaining traction. Local governors in south Yemen on Thursday announced they had launched an autonomous … Read more