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US, British warships detain Yemen-bound fuel ships, responsible for deteriorating humanitarian situation: Official

Mar 11, 2022 03:22

The executive director of the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) says US and British warships are preventing tankers carrying fuel and oil derivatives from mooring in the strategic western port of Hudaydah and take them to Saudi ports, despite the fact that the vessels have obtained the necessary permits from the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM).
Tears for Ukraine, sanctions for Russia, yawns for Yemen, arms for Saudis: The West’s grotesque double standard (1)

Mar 10, 2022 06:07

The speed of Western retaliation over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days.
Saudi, UAE leaders reject calls with Biden as US seeks help on oil price surge

Mar 09, 2022 05:24

The leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly declined calls with US President Joe Biden as Washington tries to ease surging oil prices amid Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
Saudi Arabian officials deprive jailed senior Hamas official of necessary drugs

Mar 09, 2022 04:59

A human rights organization says Saudi Arabian authorities are deliberately depriving an imprisoned senior official from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, of necessary medication, despite the fact that his health has been worsening ever since he was arrested in the kingdom nearly three years ago.
Yemen: Saudi spy drone shot down as defectors join Yemeni forces

Mar 08, 2022 12:48

Yemeni armed forces have shot down a US-built Boeing Insitu ScanEagle spy drone operated by the Saudi-led military coalition as it was flying over the country’s northern province of Hajjah.
Yemeni minister: US behind siege of Yemen; no humanity seen from West

Mar 08, 2022 08:38

Yemen’s information minister says the United States is responsible for the crippling blockade on Yemen and slammed Western powers’ response to the suffering of Muslim nations for lacking humanity.
Former Saudi-sponsored president paid two visits to Tel Aviv, ex-Israeli FM reveals

Mar 08, 2022 04:01

The ex-Israeli foreign minister has revealed that former Saudi-sponsored Yemeni president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, has paid two visits to Tel Aviv, emphasizing that the 76-year-old Yemeni politician and former field marshal has strong ties with Israeli authorities.
Yemenis hold nationwide protests, blame US for petroleum products crisis

Mar 07, 2022 10:16

Mass protests have been held in several Yemeni cities and provinces to condemn the siege imposed by the Saudi-led coalition against the war-torn country and the seizure of ships carrying critically needed petroleum products.
Ansarullah, UN sign deal to offload abandoned oil tanker off Yemen

Mar 06, 2022 11:17

An Ansarullah official says the popular Yemeni resistance movement has inked an agreement with the United Nations to deal with an abandoned oil tanker that is threatening a major environmental disaster near the coast of the war-torn country.
Iran FM: MBS’s remarks show new inclination in Riyadh to fix Tehran ties

Mar 06, 2022 09:26

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran welcomes Saudi Arabia’s “new inclination” to fix relations with Tehran, and that managing the differences between the two sides will benefit both nations as well as other friendly states.