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By Andrew Hammond ADEN | Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:25pm EDT (Reuters) – Yemeni separatist leaders, exploiting a weakening of central authority and freer political atmosphere since a national uprising last year, have returned from exile to rally support for reviving the […]

By Andrew Hammond SANAA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – When riots erupted this month over an anti-Islam film made in California, Houthi rebels, long confined to remote corners of Yemen by then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh, covered the capital Sanaa in posters, banners and […]

By Andrew Hammond SANAA | Mon Oct 1, 2012 6:51am EDT (Reuters) – Seven months after he reluctantly handed over the presidency, Ali Abdullah Saleh’s continuing sway over Yemen is worrying Gulf neighbors and Western nations who fear that the political transition […]

By Andrew Hammond SANAA, Sept 30 | Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:21pm EDT (Reuters) – Nearly half of Yemenis go to bed hungry every night as political instability compounds a global food and fuel price surge, giving the Arabian Peninsula state the […]

By Andrew Hammond SANAA | Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:14pm EDT (Reuters) – Yemen’s president offered dialogue to Islamist militants including al Qaeda on Wednesday, but said they must agree first to put down weapons and reject support from abroad. Tweet

By Andrew Hammond SANAA | Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:56pm BST (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Yemen says the government is fighting an effective war against al Qaeda militants but he is concerned about security lapses during an attack on the […]

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:40 GMT * Artists paint activists in “The Walls Remember” project * Youth activists, political opponents among those missing * Govt asks families to come forward with cases from 2011 By Andrew Hammond SANAA, Sept 25 (Reuters) – […]

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:27 GMT By Andrew Hammond SANAA, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh is interfering in the Arabian Peninsula state’s transition process but Western countries are still reluctant to cut him off completely, a Yemeni […]

By Andrew Hammond SANAA | Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:56pm BST (Reuters) – Yemen will investigate alleged human rights violations that occurred during an uprising last year, officials said on Wednesday, possibly opening the way to prosecution of ousted President Ali Abdullah […]