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1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade

By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME/GENEVA (IPS) - Between 2010 and 2015, nearly half of all civilian war deaths worldwide occurred in Syria, Iraq and Yemen,…

Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks

TeleSur | - - "It is time for parties to the conflict to prioritize the boys and girls of Yemen and put an end to the fighting," said UNICEF official Geert Cappelaere.…

Saudi-US War on Yemen: No Victory, but Cholera, Famine, State Collapse

Sophia Dingli | (The Conversation) | - - Yemen and its people are engulfed by utter devastation. In the two-plus years of the conflict between the Houthi movement and its allies, including…

Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared

TeleSur | - - Authorities warned that the cholera outbreak could lead to an "unprecedented disaster" if not managed immediately. Officials in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, controlled by the armed Houthi…

20 Million People Could ‘Starve to Death’ in Next Six Months

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME (IPS) - Urgent action is needed to save the lives of people facing famine in North Eastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan…

Risk of Mass Starvation Rising Rapidly in Africa, Yemen

TeleSur | - - "This really is an absolutely critical situation that is rapidly unfolding across a large swathe of Africa from west to east." The risk of mass starvation in four…

Trump Ordered 70 Airstrikes in Yemen, Twice as Many as Last Year of Obama

TeleSur | - - U.S. President Trump also greenlighted a group operation in Yemen in February that killed more than 30 civilians. The young U.S. administration of Donald Trump has carried out…

As 100,000 Rally in Yemen, Houthis Defy Trump, Saudis

TeleSur | - - According to Yemen’s Legal Center of Rights and Development, the conflict has thus far killed over 12,040 Yemenis and left more than 20,000 others wounded. The leader of…

Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - Top 5 Lessons Saudi Arabia Learns from the Yemen War Saudi Arabia’s Yemen war has reached a dead end. Launched in late March…

Trump & Saudi Arabia: Oil Boycott or Bromance?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump is meeting this week with Muhammad bin Salman, the deputy heir apparent of the Saudi Arabian throne and the minister of defense.…

Under Trump, More Coalition Strikes on Yemen in a Week than in a Year under Obama

TeleSur | - - More drone and airstrikes have rained on Yemen in the past week than in any year of Barack Obama’s administration, with dozens of U.S. coalition airstrikes hitting schools,…

As Trump Goes In: Foxing the public over Yemen and Iran

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) When it comes to reporting the conflict in Yemen, Fox News is exceptionally bad. Fox has been fooling its viewers for years but now, with…

Under Saudi Bombardment, 33% of Yemenis Food Insecure

TeleSur | - - The U.N. says almost half a million children in the country are at risk of death from famine as Saudi Arabia’s war in the country completes a second…

The Catch-22 of Trump’s Muslim Ban: First, Bomb them, then Demand Vetting

By M. Safa Saracoglu | (Informed Comment) | - - On January 30, 2017, the President issued an executive order suspending entry of people from seven countries for 90 days. This ban…

Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump’s Yemen Raid

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - One-man fake news channel Sean Spicer, Trump's spokesman, said Wednesday that anyone who criticized the botched raid on Yakla in Yemen that killed innocent…

Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump’s botched Raid

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The the Arab press, reports that that government has withdrawn blanket permission from the Trump administration to conduct raids and drone strikes on…

Under Saudi Bombing, Specter of Famine Haunts Yemen’s Children

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 2017 (IPS) - Millions of Yemenis could soon face widespread famine if no action is taken to improve…

With Fall of Aleppo, will a Russo-Iranian Middle East challenge Trump?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Thursday, the Syrian government announced that the last of those who wanted to be evacuated from the East Aleppo pocket had been…

Saudi Arabia Admits to Using Illegal UK Cluster Bombs in Yemen

TeleSur | - - “If Saudi forces are prepared to use cluster bombs, then why is the U.K. continuing to arm and support the regime?” a campaigner asked. Saudi Arabia admitted Monday…

A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

TeleSur | - - The U.N. said malnutrition and other preventable diseases are killing thousands of children in Yemen as its health system is on the verge of collapse. Every 10 minutes…