“As the US has called for an end to the conflict in Yemen, the UK is heading in the opposite direction, ramping up its support for the brutal Saudi-led war by increasing arms sales and refuelling equipment that facilitate airstrikes,” Sam Nadel, head of policy and advocacy at Oxfam, said …
Read More »Biden calling time on war in Yemen can’t atone for seven years of US-backed barbarism and bloodshed
The Biden administration announced yesterday that it will end its support for the civil war in Yemen. Since 2014, the impoverished Middle Eastern country has been torn apart by a sectarian conflict that has been one of many theatres of battle in a regional rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia. …
Read More »Biden ending US ‘support for offensive operations’ in Yemen doesn’t mean actual end to war, skeptics caution as activists rejoice
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan previewed the Yemen announcement ahead of President Joe Biden’s major foreign policy speech on Thursday, telling reporters the decision “extends to the types of offensive operations that have perpetuated a civil war in Yemen that has led to a humanitarian crisis,” and that it does …
Read More »Biden ends US backing for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, but America will continue to ‘help Riyadh against Iranian-supplied forces’
Speaking in a televised address from the State Department on Thursday, Biden said Washington’s focus was on finding a diplomatic solution to the war in Yemen and lend its support to restoring the “long-dormant peace talks.” However, it remains to be seen what practical effect the shift will have on the dynamic …
Read More »Red Cross fears US adding Yemen’s Houthis to terrorist list will have ‘chilling effect’ on humanitarian aid
“In particular, the ICRC is concerned about the possible ‘chilling effect’ the designation may have on humanitarian action, leading to it being impeded or delayed,” the agency’s director of operations, Dominik Stillhart, said in a statement. Stillhart urged the US government to consider “humanitarian carve-outs” from their designation in order …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: FYI Trump’s latest Yemen move is far worse than the Capitol riot
The US State Department has officially announced its intention to designate Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist group, as many had previously warned. Humanitarian organizations have been condemning the move as it will make it more difficult to provide aid to a population that is already being brutalized by the worst mass atrocity in the entire world, a Saudi-led …
Read More »International Red Cross worker killed in Yemen airport attack, 2 missing
Explosions and gunfire broke out at the airport shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed cabinet for the government-controlled parts of the country touched down. More than 20 casualties have been reported. A second explosion was reportedly heard close to the presidential palace, where members of the cabinet were …
Read More »Second explosion heard near presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden after deadly blast at airport where unity govt arrived – reports
Yemen’s new government has been transferred to the palace right after an explosion disrupted their arrival to the Aden airport earlier today. It occurred as the officials were arriving to Aden from Riyadh, where cabinet members had a swearing-in ceremony that followed prolonged coalition talks brokered by the Saudis. The destructive explosion at …
Read More »Explosion and gunfire shakes Aden Airport in Yemen as plane carrying new government lands (VIDEO)
The blast reportedly killed at least five people and left dozens more injured. Footage from the Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV channel captured the incident as it was occurring. As people were peacefully leaving the plane via an airstair, a crowd gathered below it. Then suddenly a loud blast can be heard, …
Read More »War profiteers: Danish pension funds accused of financing war in Yemen
Those weapons were most likely used in the war in Yemen, as Saudi Arabia and the UAE are heavily involved in the conflict there, said the report. It has accused the pension funds of “profiteering.” One of the 21 companies that received Danish pension fund money is US missile manufacturer …
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