Dear friends,For over four and a half years, Yemen has been suffering from more than a war. This has exacerbated the humanitarian situation,

Allow me first to express my pleasure for joining this gathering to discuss this very important issue; which and conflict. 

At the outset I would like to express how happy am I for being among you today. What makes me happier is that I will speak about the Arab Spring revolutions.

First, I would like to express how honoured I am to be here at this long-standing academic platform. Dear friends, let me start my speech from Yemen;

After five years of pain, tragedies, bloodshed, cities’ devastation, livelihood crisis, unpaid salaries and collapse of public services, my compatriots are deeply convinced that the senseless war in their country must stop.

It gives me great pleasure to meet you again in this great edifice, Harvard University, which symbolizes knowledge, pride and respect. Just as anyone believing in the importance and sanctity of science,