The group won precious time through a cease-fire with the U.S. It will remain a problem, Theodore J. Singer writes in a guest ...

At the same time, for much of his 34-year reign (first as president of north Yemen and then as the first president of a unified Yemen in 1990) he understood that certain lines must not be crossed.

After Ghashmi, then the president, was killed by a briefcase bomb in 1978, Mr. Saleh maneuvered to succeed him. A month later, Mr. Saleh was elected leader of North Yemen, an Arab nationalist ...

July 17, 1978 - Is named president of the North Yemen after the assassination of President Ahmed Hussein al-Ghashmi. 1983 - Is re-elected to a five-year term as president by the Constituent People ...

WATCH: Three things to know about Ali Abdullah Saleh He remained active in the army until 1978, when North Yemen’s third president in nearly four years was assassinated. After spending years ...

1918 - Ottoman Empire dissolves, North Yemen gains independence and ... 2011 - Arab Spring protests spread to Yemen; President Saleh agrees to hand over power to his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour ...

April 11 (Reuters) - Saudi and Omani delegations have been holding talks with Houthi officials in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as Riyadh seeks a permanent ceasefire to end its military involvement in ...

Yemen Vice-President Says Trump Return Pivotal in Fight ... when South Yemen was separate from North Yemen. "When we become two countries the conflict will be resolved," he said, adding that ...

From 1967, Yemen was divided between two states, until the socialist south was conquered by the north in 1990 ... on their Vision 2030” - the vice president also thinks the Houthis are playing ...

July 17, 1978 - Is named president of the North Yemen after the assassination of President Ahmed Hussein al-Ghashmi. 1983 - Is re-elected to a five-year term as president by the Constituent People ...

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The vice president of Yemen's U.N ... as was the case before 1990, when South Yemen was separate from North Yemen. "When we become two countries the conflict ...