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Yemen: Security Council arms embargo an aggression, Houthis

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An arms embargo targeting the Houthi Movement and sanctions on Ahmed Saleh, the former president’s son and former head of Yemen’s elite Republican Guard, has been approved by the U.N Security Council. The resolution was condemned by the Houthi-led Supreme Revolutionary Committee in Sana’a as an “aggression.” It was drafted by Jordan, current president of […]
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Yemen: From Arab Military Action to Birth of Permanent Force?

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As Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies joined forces to stop the Iran-backed Houthi Shiite insurgents from tightening their grip on the impoverished country, many analysts say this joint Arab move to defend the legitimate Yemeni government may lead to the creation of an Arab army, a dream which has so far been an elusive […]