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Time for US to pull out of Yemen
Jul 10, 2020 07:05As maintained by many US officials and Pentagon commanders, the US-backed Saudi-led war on Yemen is unwinnable – despite the attempts by Riyadh to escalate the war even further. Five years into this unnecessary bloodshed should be more than enough for the War Party to reach conclusion that what it has on its hands is yet another endless war that like the one in Afghanistan is unwinnable.
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Why Arabs remain silent on George Floyd’s death?
Jul 10, 2020 04:22From New Zealand and Australia, through Europe, to Canada and Brazil, many countries of the world witnessed demonstrations in solidarity with the protests in the United States against racism after the Minneapolis police officer killed a black American. However, the Arab streets were quiet, except for Tunisia and social media.
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Saudi attack on Yemeni boats violation of Sweden accord, armed forces will respond: Army spox
Jul 10, 2020 04:06The spokesman for Yemen’s Armed Forces has censured the Saudi-led coalition waging a war against the impoverished Arab country over destruction of two civilian vessels in the strategic Red Sea, vowing that Yemeni troops and allied fighters will respond to the act of aggression.
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Tehran rejects US claim of seizing Iranian ship as 'baseless'
Jul 10, 2020 01:46Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected the US’ “baseless” claim of seizing an Iranian ship carrying weapons to Yemen.
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UN warns many will “starve to death” in Yemen as Saudi fuel blockade hinders COVID-19 battle
Jul 09, 2020 14:00According to the Yemen Oil Company, at least 15 tankers carrying over 419,789 tons of fuel have been trapped at sea for over a month despite being checked and issued permits by both the Saudi-led Coalition and the UN, plunging Yemen into an unprecedented fuel shortage.
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UN human rights expert calls on Saudi Arabia to free women activists
Jul 09, 2020 11:43A United Nations special rapporteur has called on the member states of the UN Human Rights Council to pressure Saudi Arabia to free women activists, four months before the Saudi regime is to hold the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit.
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UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen concerns
Jul 08, 2020 03:57As the war in Yemen rages on, with mounting evidence of Saudi war crimes, the UK government has seen fit to resume arms sales to the Kingdom.
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US fully responsible for Saudi-led military aggression against Yemen: Army spox
Jul 08, 2020 02:43The spokesman for Yemeni Army has censured the US as the conspirator of the Saudi-led military onslaught on his country, saying Washington arms the Riyadh regime and its regional allies, defines goals for them and is involved in a political cover-up for their acts of aggression.
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As coronavirus rips through Yemen, Saudi bombs continue to fall
Jul 07, 2020 05:50US support for the Saudi-led coalition is one of Washington’s greatest shames of the 21st century and a bipartisan shame as it was started under the Obama administration and eagerly continued by President Trump. With an already shattered medical infrastructure due to the five-year US-Saudi siege and invasion, Covid-19 has rapidly spread through Yemen.
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US administration must compensate losses it has inflicted on Iran: Zarif
Jul 07, 2020 01:51Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says regardless of who wins the forthcoming presidential election in the United States, the next American administration must make up for the losses that its predecessor has inflicted on the Iranian nation.