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Al-Qaida in Yemen has maintained its campaign against the forces of the separatist Southern Transition Council

Saudi Arabia has engaged in direct talks with the Huthi movement to renew the ceasefire in Yemen

Tribal structures play an important informal role in the security and political components of civil war

A six-month-long truce in Yemen ended on October 2 as UN-sponsored talks failed

The most likely outcome for the Iranian nuclear talks is stalemate, but failure to agree a deal is a possibility

The UN-brokered truce was extended for a second time until October 2