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Saudi-led airstrikes hit trucks carrying food, medicine in central Yemen

May 03, 2020 03:47

A series of airstrikes by the Saudi-led military coalition have hit trucks carrying imported food and medicine in Yemen’s Central Province of al-Bayda, as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its devastating onslaught against the impoverished Arab country.
Iran: US ‘religious freedom’ report flawed, founded on misinformation

May 01, 2020 00:51

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemns as fundamentally flawed an annual report by a US panel that has blacklisted Iran as, what it calls, a “religious freedom” offender alongside countries like India, where scores of Muslims have been massacred by Hindu radicals so far.
Yemen war a quagmire for Saudi Arabia like America’s Vietnam War: Scholar

Apr 30, 2020 13:05

The Saudi war on the impoverished people of Yemen has become a quagmire for Saudi Arabia as the Vietnam War became a quagmire for the United States in the 1960s and ‘70s, according to Dennis Etler, an American political analyst who has a decades-long interest in international affairs.
UNSC voices concern about secessionist bid in south Yemen

Apr 30, 2020 04:48

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed deep concern about a declaration of self-rule in Yemen’s south by separatists allied to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reaffirming the world body’s strong commitment to Yemen’s “unity and sovereignty.”
Iran backs united Yemen, its territorial integrity as UAE-aligned separatists declare self-rule

Apr 29, 2020 14:50

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi says Tehran backs a united Yemen, warning against insurgency attempts there, after separatist groups allied with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) declared self-rule in the south of the war-torn country.
Activist detained by Saudi regime for criticizing discrimination of Shia Muslims

Apr 29, 2020 06:22

Saudi forces have reportedly arrested a social activist over complaining about the Riyadh regime’s discriminatory and racist policies in the Shia-populated Qatif region.
One million Yemenis risk losing shelter due to lack of funds: UN

Apr 29, 2020 04:14

The United Nations refugee agency says nearly one million displaced people in Yemen risk losing their shelter due to torrential rains and seasonal floods, warning about a dire lack of funding at a time when the county is already threatened by the new coronavirus pandemic.
Despite self-declared truce, Saudi-led coalition continues hitting Yemen

Apr 27, 2020 10:40

In an interview with the Yemeni public Althowarah newspaper, President of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat confirmed that the Ansarullah Movement is still ready for peace, but the Saudi war and blockade must end as a precondition.
Saudi-led coalition calls on UAE-backed separatists to return to Riyadh deal

Apr 27, 2020 02:55

Saudi Arabia-led coalition that has been attacking Yemen since 2015 has called on Emirati-backed separatists that used to ally themselves with the invading force to return to a so-called de-confliction deal after they declared “self-rule” in the impoverished country’s south.
Iran's FM, UN Chief urge humanitarian aid for Yemen amid COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 26, 2020 10:25

Iran's top diplomat and the UN chief have urged the necessity of ensuring security of Yemeni borders and ports in order to facilitate dispatch of humanitarian aid to the war-stricken Yemeni people amid the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic.