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Saudi-led coalition seizes another ship day after extension of UN-brokered truce
Aug 05, 2022 10:42The Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a devastating war on Yemen since 2015, has impounded yet another oil tanker carrying thousands of tons of fuel for the war-torn country in violation of a UN-brokered truce, a day after it was extended.
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Yemen’s Ministry of Human Rights holds conference on Saudi blockade
Jul 30, 2022 16:12Under the title "Blockade on Yemen, slow killing of civilians under the UN cover", Yemen's Ministry of Human Rights has held a press conference in Yemen's capital Sana'a to highlight the catastrophic repercussions of the ongoing Saudi blockade on Yemen despite the UN brokered truce.
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UN committee expresses concern over UAE torture of Yemenis
Jul 30, 2022 15:10The United Nations Committee Against Torture has voiced concern over the torture and ill-treatment of Yemenis by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces, state security agencies, and on-state armed groups, calling for a "viable pathway” through which victims can seek justice.
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Iran’s non-oil exports up 22% y/y in March-July: IRICA
Jul 28, 2022 18:37Figures by the Iranian customs office (IRICA) show non-oil exports from the country rose by 22% in value terms in the four months to late July compared with the same period last year.
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Ex-Khashoggi lawyer detained in UAE, rights group says
Jul 17, 2022 07:40UAE security agents have detained US citizen Asim Ghafoor, former lawyer of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, on charges related to an in absentia conviction for money laundering.
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Emirati official: We oppose anti-Iran coalition in region
Jul 16, 2022 05:48An Emirati official has dismissed the idea of forming a NATO-like military alliance in the region, saying the United Arab Emirates does not intend to form a regional coalition against any country, in particular Iran.
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As Biden visits Saudi Arabia, GAO report spotlights deadly US role in Yemen disaster
Jul 15, 2022 21:19The GAO reports the mind-boggling statistic that the United States Department of Defense has administered $54.6 billion in aid to Saudi Arabia and the UAE during the Yemen War.
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IRGC official: ‘Arab NATO’ ineffective in face of resistance front
Jul 11, 2022 15:01A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the US plan to form a so-called regional defense alliance with Israel and a number of Arab countries will fail like previous coalitions formed against the resistance front.
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Iran: Increased US presence only foments insecurity in West Asia region, spreads terrorism
Jul 10, 2022 05:21Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says increased presence of the United States in the West Asia region will only foment insecurity in the region and help further spread terrorist activities.
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Yemenis being evicted from strategic island to make way for UAE military base
Jul 07, 2022 04:26Dozens of Yemeni families are being forcibly evicted from their homes in Abd al-Kuri island, southwest of the strategic island of Socotra, to make way for an Emirati military base, purportedly under the supervision of Israeli military experts.