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Oil crisis, coronavirus taking toll on MBS
May 07, 2020 10:07The coronavirus pandemic coupled with a dramatic fall in oil prices is taking its toll on the leadership of Saudi Arabia's heir apparent Mohamed bin Salman (MBS), a new analysis shows.
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Saudi warships kill four, including child, in Yemen’s Hajjah
May 07, 2020 06:31At least four Yemeni civilians, including a child, have lost their lives after the Saudi-led coalition’s warships targeted the impoverished country’s northwestern province of Hajjah.
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First official cases of coronavirus and deadly flooding mark Ramadan in Yemen
May 04, 2020 10:59Yemeni health officials have told reporters that flooding has impeded coronavirus prevention measures in a country already devastated from five years of Saudi bombing that has left 70 percent of its health facilities destroyed. Also the UN refugee agency says nearly one million internally displaced people in Yemen risk losing their shelter due to torrential rains and seasonal floods, warning of a dire lack of funding at a time when the county is already threatened by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Persian Gulf needs no US naval presence, weapons
May 04, 2020 10:50The United States is not a force for peace and stability in the Persian Gulf. The US must turn away from its deadly arms trade with the Arab littoral states, stop showing the flag and throwing grenade into the maritime areas, and focus instead on abiding by international law that says the region should be secured and protected by the littoral states only, including Iran.
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Saudi-led militants start takeover of Yemen’s Socotra after fierce infighting
May 04, 2020 07:46Saudi Arabian-backed militants loyal to Yemen's former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have started to take control of Socotra Island’s provincial capital of Hadibo after fierce fighting with UAE-supported mercenaries.
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PMU repels several Daesh attacks as report warns of US-Saudi scheme to revive group
May 04, 2020 01:21The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has launched several attacks across Iraq as the Kata'ib Hezbollah resistance group warns of a Saudi-US plan to revive the group.
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Yemen can meet own needs if Saudi-led blockade removed: Ambassador
May 03, 2020 13:04Yemen’s Ambassador to Iran says his country does not need international aid and can fend for itself in case the naval and air blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition waging a bloody military onslaught against the impoverished nation is lifted.
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290 Yemeni journalists killed, 23 media institutions damaged in Saudi-led war: Union
May 03, 2020 10:19The Yemeni Media Union says the ongoing Saudi-led military campaign against the war-ravaged Arab country has resulted in the death of approximately 300 journalists and damaged nearly two dozen media institutions.
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Yemeni envoy: Iran's plan, key to end Yemeni war
May 03, 2020 06:44Yemen's envoy to Tehran Ibrahim Mohammed al-Dailami answered the question about Iran's proposed four-article plan to end the war in Yemen and whether it can be used to end the war, saying: "Iran's plan was presented at the beginning of the Saudi aggression on Yemen, and I believe that the plan could be used as the basis for ending the war, but given the five years since the aggression, this plan must be expanded, developed and reviewed so that it could gain regional and international support."
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Vietnam War: The US still hasn’t learned its lessons
May 03, 2020 04:54April 30, 2020 marked the 45th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and ignominious end to the war on Vietnam waged by the United States. The twofold lesson from that imperialistic escapade should have been first, respect other nation’s sovereignty, and second, never, ever wage war against popular movements. Unfortunately, Washington has not only failed to learn from its murderous mistakes, but also continues to support other would-be hegemons in their unwinnable wars against people’s uprisings.