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One fifth of Yemen’s population suffering from mental health disorders: UNFPA
Oct 13, 2020 03:07The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Yemen says twenty percent of the population in the war-ravaged Arab country suffers from mental health disorders, amid the ongoing Saudi-led military onslaught and tight blockade.
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Geneva-based rights council urges Saudi Arabia to stop crackdown on Palestinians
Oct 12, 2020 04:27The Geneva Council for Rights and Liberties (GCRL) has strongly denounced the continued detention and prosecution of Palestinian and Jordanian figures in Saudi Arabia over their suspected support for the Palestinian resistance movement, calling on Riyadh to immediately release them.
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Saudi regime forces detain activist during raid against Shia-populated Qatif region
Oct 09, 2020 04:34Saudi regime forces have reportedly arrested a young man in the kingdom’s Shia-populated and oil-rich Eastern Province as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its brutal clampdown against members of the religious community.
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EU urged to skip Saudi G20 summit over human rights violations
Oct 09, 2020 04:23The European Parliament strongly urges the European Union to skip an upcoming Saudi-hosted virtual summit of the Group of 20 countries in light of Riyadh’s human rights abuses.
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Yemen: Finding ways to fight back against Saudi Arabia’s war on electricity
Oct 08, 2020 17:14Western weapons supplied to Saudi Arabia and coalition allies have destroyed Yemen’s transmission lines, power stations, and other facilities, and a near-total blockade forbids Yemenis from rebuilding, leaving critical services like health, water, and sanitation woefully underserved.
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Yemen’s Ansarullah lauds UN envoy's call for ceasefire in Hudaydah despite Saudi violations
Oct 08, 2020 11:32Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has welcomed the UN special envoy’s call on warring sides to put an end to fighting in the strategic western port city of Hudaydah and respect a ceasefire agreement despite frequent violation of the agreement by the Saudi side.
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UNICEF raises eyebrows with praise for Saudi ‘humanitarian’ role in Yemen
Oct 07, 2020 08:56The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has in a controversial move praised what it called Saudi Arabia’s “humanitarian” role in Yemen, closing its eyes to years of atrocities committed by Riyadh and its allies against the civilian population there, leaving a large number of children dead, maimed and malnourished.
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UN says over 90,000 displaced in Yemen’s flashpoint Ma'rib
Oct 07, 2020 05:15The United Nations says over 90,000 people have been displaced in Yemen's strategic central province of Ma’rib since January due to intense fighting between Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemen's former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur and the popular Ansarullah Movement.
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Saudi trader urges boycott of Turkish goods; govt. office rejects it
Oct 05, 2020 10:01The head of Saudi Arabia’s Chambers of Commerce has called for a boycott of Turkish products amid reports of partial, informal embargo imposed by Riyadh.
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Israel constantly meddled in Yemen’s internal affairs under slain dictator: Army spokesman
Oct 05, 2020 04:30The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, says Israel constantly intervened in the internal affairs of the Arab country during the reign of slain dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh.