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9. Nasrallah to speak on Yemen Friday amid Future tensions
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 08:50 AM
Apr 2015

BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to speak Friday for the third time in less than one month on Yemen amid simmering tensions between his party and its political rival the Future Movement.

In a statement released late-Sunday, Hezbollah called for a gathering at 5 p.m. Friday against the Saudi-led military campaign launched last month against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Nasrallah will speak during the event, the statement added.

The speech comes at a sensitive time in Future-Hezbollah relations, which have plunged since a Saudi-led coalition began bombing Yemen on March 26 to halt advances by Houthi rebels battling the government loyalists.

However, dialogue between the rivals launched in December has continued despite the tensions. The two are expected to hold a fresh round of talks Tuesday.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Apr-13/294258-nasrallah-to-speak-on-yemen-friday-amid-future-tensions.ashx

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