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General People's Congress (YE)

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Name: General People's Congress (YE) (General People's Congress)

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Political parties in the NDC must decide what it means to be Yemeni

Mohammed Al-Hassani (author)Mohammed Al-HassaniSANA'A, May 12 — The State Building Working Group at the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) is in the middle of preparing documents relating to political parties' visions for the country’s future. In a matrix ... [Published Yemen Times - May 13 2013]

Entities: Yemen, Mohammed Al-Hassani, General People's Congress (YE), Sanaa

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Ahmed Ali

Former President Saleh could run for the next presidential - Jamal Benomar -

UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, the very man who oversaw and helped shape Yemen political transition of power by ushering out former President Ali Abdullah Saleh from the the presidency in 2011 said in a television interview that the former ... [Published Yemen Post - May 10 2013]

Entities: Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen, General People's Congress (YE), Ahmed Ali

First reported Mar 18 2013 - Updated Mar 18 2013 - 1 reports

News Analysis: Outcome of Yemen's reconciliation dialogue depends on executive decisions

by Fuad RajehSANAA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Yemen has launched on Monday the national dialogue conference, a key part in the second phase of a two-year power transition sponsored by the Gulf countries and the international community.Analysts said the dialogue ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Mar 18 2013]

Entities: Yemen, Yemeni Socialist Party (YE), Shia Islam

First reported Mar 18 2013 - Updated Mar 18 2013 - 1 reports

Yemen: Yemenis launch tough talks on national reconciliation

Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Yemen 03/18/2013 02:17 GMT SANAA, March 18, 2013 (AFP) - Yemen, the only country where an Arab Spring revolt led to a negotiated settlement, on Monday launches a UN-backed national dialogue aimed at drawing the state's ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 18 2013]

Entities: Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Aden

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 1 reports

Ali Abdullah Saleh

Powerful elite cast a shadow over reforms in Yemen

Political transition stalled as influential families continue to wield power in Sana'a In the north-west enclaves of the Yemeni capital, a renegade general's forces control the streets. In the southern reaches of Sana'a, Yemen's former president exerts ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen, Ali Mohsen

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...presidency in 2011 said in a television interview that the former president could in all legality run in the next presidential elections in 2014. "There is no text which requires former President Saleh to give up the leadership of the General People's Congress ... There is nothing that could prevent him to run in the next presidential elections or support the his son's candidacy" noted the dignitary, confirming the fears of many political activists

Former President Saleh could run for the next presidential - Jamal Benomar - [Published Yemen Post - May 10 2013]

...internal crisis over its leadership and political future, Hussein Hazib, a prominent party member said the following in an interview with al-Awsat: "Ali Abdullah Saleh and President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi are leaders of the GPC and no division will occur between them. It does not honor any GPC member to stand with Saleh against Hadi or stand with Hadi against Saleh. This does not do honor to them. Since they succeeded in resolving all the issues between them while working together since 1986 up to this day, they will certainly succeed again. For the GPC, division is not allowed, and if anyone seeks to divide us, we will reject them. We have by-laws that govern us. There are people who imagine that our party is like other political parties to which instructions are issued from above and they just oblige and implement their instructions." A few months down the line and talks if tensions between the two GPC titans have re-emerged, prompting the possibility of a political schism

A battle of will - President Hadi and former President Saleh - [Published Yemen Post - May 09 2013]

...but Abdulrahman Al-Marwani, chairman of a leading non-government organization dedicated to fighting such killings, said they were increasing "as this phenomenon increases with unrest and the lack of security."

Revenge Killings Claim Hundreds in Yemen Annually [Published Media Line - May 01 2013]

"They used front men to take the land and sell it," explained Hassan. "We've been going to court against front men. The government is corrupt, and we are fighting people who pay bribes. It takes a lot of time - some judges are okay, and some want money."

Land disputes threaten south Yemen stability [Published Al Jazeera - Apr 13 2013]

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Political parties in the NDC must decide what i... [Published Yemen Times - May 13 2013]
Former President Saleh could run for the next p... [Published Yemen Post - May 10 2013]
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Revenge Killings Claim Hundreds in Yemen Annually [Published Media Line - May 01 2013]
Land disputes threaten south Yemen stability [Published Al Jazeera - Apr 13 2013]
News Analysis: Outcome of Yemen's reconciliatio... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Mar 18 2013]
Yemen: Yemenis launch tough talks on national r... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 18 2013]
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Powerful elite cast a shadow over reforms in Yemen [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 22 2013]
Yemen: A Year of Assassinations, Explosions and... [Published Global Voices Online - Dec 29 2012]
Biography for Ali Abdullah Saleh [Published Silobreaker - Sep 18 2012]
Biography for Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi [Published Silobreaker - Mar 11 2012]

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Yemen: A Year of Assassinations, Explosions and... [Published Global Voices Online - Dec 29 2012] After a long year of revolution in Yemen, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh was “toppled” and replaced by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on February 27th, 2011, through a one-man-election. Nevertheless, Yemen witnessed a year of instability and violence. ...