Ali Abdullah Saleh
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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2014 file photo, Hawthi Shiite rebels chant slogans at the compound of the army's First Armored Division, after they took it over, in Sanaa, Yemen. Yemen’s war began in September 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa. Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates and other countries, entered the war alongside Yemen’s internationally recognized government in March 2015. The war has killed some 130,000 people and driven the Arab world’s poorest country to the brink of famine. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
Timeline: Yemen war began in 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa

Feb. 11, 2021 01:04 AM EST

FILE - In this July 27, 2018, file photo, Kahlan, a 12-year-old former child soldier with Yemen's Houthi rebels, demonstrates how to use a weapon at a camp for displaced persons where he took shelter with his family in Marib, Yemen. President Joe Biden's announcement that the U.S. will end its support of a Saudi-led coalition's years-long war against Yemen's Houthi rebels likely will increase pressure on the kingdom to end its campaign there, though reaching an enduring peace for the Arab world's poorest country still remains in question. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
EXPLAINER: What US ending Saudi war support means for Yemen

By Jon Gambrell Feb. 05, 2021 06:12 AM EST

FILE - In this March 26, 2011 file photo, anti-government protestors react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen. Ten years ago, an uprising in Tunisia opened the way for a wave of popular revolts against authoritarian rulers across the Middle East known as the Arab Spring. For a brief window as leaders fell, it seemed the move toward greater democracy was irreversible. Instead, the region saw its most destructive decade of the modern era. Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq have been torn apart by wars, displacement and humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)
A decade later, Arab Spring legacy lost in wars, repression

By Lee Keath Dec. 15, 2020 01:21 AM EST

File - In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 file photo, an Egyptian protester using scrap metal as a shield takes cover from tear gas during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Ten years ago, an uprising in Tunisia opened the way for a wave of popular revolts against authoritarian rulers across the Middle East known as the Arab Spring. For a brief window as leaders fell, it seemed the move toward greater democracy was irreversible. Instead, the region saw its most destructive decade of the modern era. Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq have been torn apart by wars, displacement and humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
After Arab Spring, a decade of upheaval and lost hopes

By Lee Keath Dec. 15, 2020 01:07 AM EST

In this March 4, 2020 photo, Samera al-Huri, poses for a portrait in her home near Cairo, Egypt. As they grow more politically active, women are increasingly targeted by the Houthi rebels who rule northern Yemen. Hundreds of women have vanished into secret prisons where they are tortured and sometimes raped, former detainees and other activists say. The Houthis deny the claims, but six women who escaped to Egypt spoke to the Associated Press about their ordeals. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Women who dare dissent targeted for abuse by Yemen's rebels

By Isabel Debre Apr. 29, 2020 02:05 AM EDT