By Thembisa Fakude | Twitter: @fakudet | – The war in Yemen is entering its fifth year with no solution in sight. Every day thousands of people, including women and children, are injured and maimed. According to Amnesty International, “there is extensive evidence that irresponsible arms flows to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition have resulted in […]
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Yemen
In War-Torn Yemen a Mother and 6 Newborns Die every Two Hours during Labor
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stated that “every two hours, a mother and six newborns die in Yemen due to complications in pregnancy or childbirth.” The data was included in a report issued by the organisation, Monday. UNICEF explained that “the years of war in Yemen have led to worsening the condition of women […]
With Trump Doubling down on Yemen War, Will Congress End Imperial Presidency?
R. Joseph Parrott | – The Trump administration on May 24 announced an emergency declaration to sell billions of dollars worth of arms to Saudi Arabia without congressional approval. This comes just a month after Congress passed legislation demanding the halt of U.S. aid for the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen against Houthi rebels loosely aligned […]
Is Saudi Arabia Losing the War in Yemen?
By Mustafa Fetouri | – Is Saudi Arabia losing its military campaign in Yemen despite being the stronger party enjoying the support of its many allies? The Saudi-led coalition includes countries like Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Jordan and Morocco, as well as Qatar before it fell out with Riyadh. Major countries […]
Yemen: On Memorial Day, Remember the 233,000 Dead in US-Backed Saudi War
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Memorial Day should be rethought, as a day to mourn the death and destruction caused by war. Trump is using a legal loophole to declare an emergency in the Gulf and sell Saudi Arabia and its allies $8 billion in weaponry despite the opposition of Congress. Both houses of Congress […]
The Death Lobby in Washington and the Yemen War from Hell
By Mashal Hashem and James Allen | – (Tomdispatch.com) – A springtime wedding in Northern Yemen’s Al-Raqah village took place in April 2018, a moment of reprieve from the turmoil and devastation of that war-torn country, a moment to celebrate life, love, and the birth of a new family. From the tents constructed for the […]
The New Drone Wars: Houthis hit Saudi Oil Pumping Stations, avenging Riyadh’s Strikes on Sana’a
Global oil prices rose on the report that Saudis closed the pipeline
The Yemen War is one of the Most Destructive since the Cold War: UN
If the war were to end in 2019, the UNDP projects it would account for 140,000 deaths of children under the age of 5
In our National Interest? 250K Yemenis now Starving to Death, with 233K already dead in Trump-Backed War
140,000 of the dead are children under 5
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