Yemen

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Houthi Ansarullah Movement that controls most of north and west Yemen staged what was by all accounts an enormous demonstration in the capital of Sanaa on Saturday. It may have been the single largest demonstration in the country’s history. While it was unlikely actually to […]

Saudi Arabia

Economic Damage from Civil War Costs poverty-stricken Yemen $14 Billion

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TeleSur | – – The civil war in Yemen has caused a humanitarian disaster. The cost from damage to infrastructure and economic losses in Yemen’s civil war is more than $14 billion so far, according to a confidential report obtained by Reuters that highlights the effort needed to rebuild the country, where more than half […]

Syria

10 Children Killed in Saudi Airstrike on Yemeni School

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TeleSur | – – The Saudi-led coalition admitted children were at the site of the airstrike but jets “don’t distinguish ages” during attacks. At least 10 Yemeni children were killed in a Saudi airstrike targeting a school in Haydan, a town in rebel-held Saada province, Doctors Without Borders, a Paris-based relief agency also known as […]

Houthi

Why are Saudi-led Airstrikes Targeting Civilian Factories in Yemen?

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Human Rights Watch | – – Unlawful Attacks Harm Economy, Show Need for Victim Compensation (Beirut) Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes have unlawfully hit numerous factories, warehouses, and other civilian economic structures in Yemen. “The repeated coalition airstrikes on civilian factories appear intended to damage Yemen’s shattered economy long into the future,” said Priyanka Motaparthy, senior […]

Houthi

On top of Saudi-Houthi War, South Yemen yearns to Secede!

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By Hannah Porter | (Informed Comment) | – – While UN-brokered peace talks between Houthi rebels and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government-in-exile struggle to reach a political resolution to end a 15-month-long war, a rift between Yemen’s North and South is deepening, with the vast majority of the country’s six million Southerners demanding full secession. Heading the […]

Human Rights

UN Rebukes Saudi Arabia: Yemen’s Children Victims of Shocking Violations

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By Kristine Beckerle, Finberg Fellow | ( Human Rights Watch) | – – Every year, the United Nations secretary-general releases a “list of shame” of government forces and armed groups that have committed grave violations against children during armed conflict. This year, the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen was listed for the first time, identified […]

Displaced and Refugees

Saudi bombing, Rebel Shelling leave 7 Million in Yemen Food Insecure

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By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – John Ging, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs briefs journalists on his recent trip to Yemen. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas John Ging, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs briefs journalists on his recent trip to Yemen. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas UNITED NATIONS, May […]

Human Rights

Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

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Human Rights Watch | – – End Production, Transfer of These Banned Weapons (Washington, DC) – Saudi Arabia has used US-made cluster munitions near civilian areas in Yemen, leaving behind unexploded submunitions, Human Rights Watch said today. The United States should cease its production and transfer of cluster munitions to conform with the widely accepted […]

Arms Sales

American Bombs Killing Civilians in Yemen, Report Finds

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By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – “One of the deadliest strikes against civilians in Yemen’s year-long war involved U.S.-supplied weapons” The year-long campaign of Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen reached a new low last month with a deliberate attack on a marketplace full of civilians that killed over 100, including 25 children, […]