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Child malnutrition hits highest levels in war-ravaged Yemen amid COVID-19: UN

Oct 28, 2020 03:31

The United Nations has warned of the “highest level” of malnutrition among young children in parts of war-stricken Yemen while the deadly coronavirus outbreak and shortfalls in aid funding have worsened a severe humanitarian crisis unfolding there.
Female Saudi activist on hunger strike to protest detention conditions

Oct 28, 2020 03:26

A prominent female Saudi activist, who has been jailed in the kingdom since 2018, launches an indefinite hunger strike in protest at her detention conditions, especially a ban on her receiving regular calls and visits from her family.
Yemeni combat drone targets ‘important target’ in Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport

Oct 27, 2020 10:16

Yemeni army forces have launched a fresh airstrike against Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s southern border region of Asir, targeting an “important target” inside the strategic facility.
Yemeni minister of youth, sports assassinated in Sana’a

Oct 27, 2020 08:50

Yemen says Minister of Youth and Sports Hassan Zaid has been killed in an assassination operation carried out by criminal elements affiliated with Saudi-led aggressors.
Saudi-led coalition, mercenaries working with al-Qaeda, Daesh in Yemen: Foreign Ministry

Oct 25, 2020 12:06

The Foreign Ministry of Yemen’s National Salvation Government says the Saudi-led coalition engaged in a campaign against the country as well as the allied militiamen loyal to former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur are closely working with al-Qaeda and the Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
Over dozen ships carrying oil, fuel impounded by Saudi-led coalition off Yemen coast: YPC

Oct 23, 2020 13:14

The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) says the Saudi-led coalition waging a devastating war on Yemen is reportedly holding over a dozen ships carrying crude oil and energy derivatives destined for the war-wracked Arab country.
'US in no position to lecture Yemenis, Iranians on bilateral ties'

Oct 23, 2020 02:22

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman reacts to interventionist remarks by a US official commenting on Iran’s relations with Yemen, saying Washington had better end its now-years-long atrocities against the impoverished nation than advise it on its ties with the outside world.
Iran: Saudi military expenditure turned West Asia into powder keg

Oct 21, 2020 06:47

Iran has hit out at Saudi Arabia for shedding “crocodile tears” over the lifting of the UN arms embargo on the Islamic Republic, noting that it is hypocritical of Riyadh to voice alarm at the ban’s removal while its own purchases of American weapons have turned West Asia into a powder keg.
Khashoggi's fiancée, human rights group sue Saudi crown prince in US for murder

Oct 21, 2020 04:22

The fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a human rights group he founded have filed a lawsuit at a US court against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), accusing him of ordering the dissident’s murder at Riyadh’s consulate in Turkey.
Human Rights Watch calls on Saudi Arabia to halt eight imminent executions

Oct 21, 2020 03:07

Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia to stop the imminent execution of eight men charged with activities related to a wave of anti-government protests while they were under the age of 18.