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Al-Sakkaf has published in the fields of politics, media, and development. She also published a book collection on the experiences of Yemeni women as electoral candidates available in Arabic and
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fighters stormed the capital and took control of all media outlets, Al-Sakkaf took to
Twitter to report the coup. She later said, "I felt more like a reporter than the minister of information. I wasn't scared at the time but I was afterwards when I realised the implications. My name was everywhere. I
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in July 2000 as a translator and reporter. The newspaper is the country's first independent
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