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UN chief says Saudi war on Yemen ‘stupid,’ calls for lifting of blockade
Nov 17, 2017 02:44United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described Saudi Arabia’s long-running war on Yemen as “stupid,” saying the blockade on the impoverished country must come to an end.
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Hunger, disease kill 130 Yemeni children daily as Saudi-imposed blockade lingers: Charity group
Nov 16, 2017 13:49A prominent international charity group says an estimated 130 children or more are losing their lives every day in Yemen due to “extreme hunger and disease,” warning the situation will deteriorate unless a crippling blockade imposed on the impoverished nation by a Saudi-led military coalition is lifted immediately.
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Yemeni hospitals will run out of fuel in three weeks: UN
Nov 16, 2017 02:04The UN has warned that Yemeni hospitals will run out of fuel within three weeks unless Saudi Arabia removes its blockade on the war-torn country.
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Besieged from abroad, blockaded at home, Yemenis' suffering goes on
Nov 15, 2017 14:33The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is deepening as the regime in Riyadh and its allies tighten the screws on all land, sea and air borders amid an international silence over the catastrophic situation in the impoverished Arab country.
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Riyadh killing Yemenis amid Western media silence: MPs
Nov 15, 2017 14:33Iranian lawmakers have condemned the Saudi regime’s killing of Yemenis, saying the aggression is being carried out amid a "meaningful" Western media silence.
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Saudi meddling in Lebanon ‘shameful’: President Rouhani
Nov 15, 2017 09:47The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran denounces Saudi Arabia’s interference in Lebanon, saying it is “shameful” that a Muslim state has “begged” the Israeli regime to carry out military strikes against the Lebanese nation.
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Daesh bombing leaves nearly dozen dead in Yemen’s Aden
Nov 15, 2017 04:04Nearly a dozen people have lost their lives when a bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle near forces loyal to the Saudi-backed former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the southern port city of Aden.
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UN calls on Saudi-led coalition to open all Yemen’s sea ports
Nov 14, 2017 13:12The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia should urgently open all Yemen’s sea ports amid the famine and the spread of diseases that have affected some seven million people in the war-ravaged country, a UN official has said.
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House declares US military’s role in Saudi war on Yemen unauthorized
Nov 14, 2017 11:04The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a resolution clearly stating that US military assistance to Saudi Arabia in its war against neighboring Yemen is not authorized by Congress.
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Iran FM urges more effective, resolute intl. action on Yemen war
Nov 14, 2017 03:16Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned about the deteriorating and worrisome situation in Yemen, urging the international community to play a more effective and decisive role to end the “senseless” Saudi war on the impoverished country.