Dr. Haytham Mouzahem

By:  Haytham Mouzahem for Al-Monitor   Posted on  May 27 . Ali Salim al-Beidh, who was born in 1939, was the president of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) and the secretary general of the Yemeni Socialist Party that ruled from 1986 to 1990. It was Beidh who signed a unity agreement with the Yemen Arab Republic's (North Yemen) President Ali Abdullah Saleh, establishing the Republic of Yemen on May 22, 1990. On May 21, 1994, a war broke out between the two sides and ended on July 7 of the same year with the defeat of the south, as northern forces took control. On May 21, 2009, responding to calls from the  Peaceful Southern Movement , Beidh announced his desire for a split between the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, which he represented given that he was president when the unity agreement was signed, and the Yemen Arab Republic.  Al-Monitor's  correspondent met with Beidh in his office in Beirut, and asked him about his...

بقلم:  هيثم مزاحم ، المونيتور   نشر   مايو 27 . علي سالم البيض (1939)، هو رئيس جمهوريّة اليمن الديموقراطيّة الشعبيّة (الجنوبيّة) والأمين العام للحزب الإشتراكي الحاكم بين عامي 1986 و 1990، وهو الذي وقّع على اتفاقيّة الوحدة مع رئيس الجمهوريّة العربيّة اليمنيّة (الشماليّة) علي عبد الله صالح بهدف تأسيس الجمهوريّة اليمنيّة في 22 أيار/مايو من العام 1990. لكن في 21 أيار/مايو من العام 1994، اندلعت الحرب بين الطرفَين وانتهت في 7 تموز/يوليو من العام نفسه بهزيمة الجنوب وسيطرة قوّات الشمال. وفي 21 أيار/مايو من العام 2009، واستجابة منه لدعوات "الحراك الجنوبي"، أعلن البيض عن سعيه لفكّ الارتباط بين جمهوريّة اليمن الديموقراطيّة الشعبيّة التي يمثلها باعتباره رئيسها عند توقيع الوحدة والجمهوريّة العربيّة اليمنيّة. في مكتبه في بيروت، التقى مراسل "المونيتور" البيض وسأله عن مطالبته بفكّ الارتباط وموقفه من الفيدراليّة والحوار الوطني، بالإضافة إلى العلاقة مع الحوثيّين وإيران والسعوديّة والولايات المتحدة وروسيا. Read more:  http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/ar/cont...

By Haytham Mouzahem The continued clashes between Sunni and Alawite fighters in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon have resulted in 31 killed and more than 250 wounded since Sunday (May 19). The continuation of violence with the warring parties using mortars and heavy weaponry for the first time has raised concerns that it could escalate into a new civil war as a spillover of the Syrian civil war. Read more:  http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/lebanon-tripoli-syria-crisis.html#ixzz2UPkU0N75

Summary : An exchange of fire between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights raises the question of whether Damascus has adopted a new policy toward Israel and the possibility of an active Golan front. Author:   Haytham Mouzahem Posted on:  May 23 2013 Read more:  http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/syrian-response-golan.html#ixzz2UKoEtnFH

Mohammed Nasser Al-Bakhiti, representative of Ansarullah (the Houthis’ movement) to the National Dialogue talks, discusses his party’s vision for Yemen in an exclusive telephone interview with Al-Monitor. Read more:  http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/yemen-houthi-dialogue.html#ixzz2TpK3fMtW

What is the relationship between Iran and Yemen's Houthi community? Read more:  http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/iran-angle-yemen-relations.html#ixzz2TMsfrhwL

Syrian parties consider their participation in the conference proposed by the United States and Russia. Read more:  http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/syria-international-conference-waiting-for-opposition.html#ixzz2TMrvm2bR