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Houthis, Yemeni Army Deny Saudi Allegations of Attempted Missile Attack Near Mecca
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By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Saudi Arabia has claimed that its air defenses shot down two ballistic missiles over the city of Taif, just 65 kilometers east of Mecca, in the early hours of Monday morning. Saudi officials…
The Reckless Saudis Want to Start Another War
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By: DANIEL LARISON
Bruce Riedel reports that the Saudi government is agitating for a U.S. attack on Iran, and the crown prince is the leading supporter of a new war:
Saudi Arabia is eager for the United States to…
Yemenis are paying the price of the war with Iran!!
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By: Nicholas Kristof
Just a few days ago, bombs (perhaps American made) killed four Yemeni children. Every 12 minutes, another child in Yemen dies.
Yemen is a complicated place with many bad actors, but…
The War on Yemen’s Children
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By DANIEL LARISON
UNICEF’s Henrietta Fore details the horrifying impact of the war on Yemen on Yemeni children:
Around 360,000 suffer severe acute malnutrition, and half of Yemeni children under-five – or 2.5…
Yemen face structural, economic challenges
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Written by Mona Zaid
Yemen has long faced structural, economic, social and security challenges, The war that started in 2015 has only exacerbated Yemen’s many previous woes.
The conflict, gradually…
Al-Fujairah: The result of crimes of Saudi and UAE
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Though Emirates officials are trying to censor news of the firing of tankers in the port of al- Fujairah, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi appear to have faced the consequences of their terrorist acts in…
The Disgraceful Case for Increasing U.S. Support for the War on Yemen
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By: DANIEL LARISON
Michael Knights, Ken Pollack, and Barbara Walter make an unpersuasive case that the U.S. should increase its support for the Saudi coalition war on Yemen:
True peace in Yemen will remain elusive unless…
What’s going on in Yemen?
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Written by Mona Zaid
The one thing we can be certain of is that Yemen is at a crossroads. And that crossroads has become a chaotic intersection with no traffic lights.
Yemen is not the most peaceful corner of the…
The Infernal War in Yemen
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Written by Mona Zaid
It’s the war from hell, the savage one that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with seven other Middle Eastern and North African states, have been waging in Yemen since March 2015,…
Four Years of Forgotten War on Yemen
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By: Majed Alwishaliy
In four years of aggression against Yemen, what has been produced? An humanitarian crisis for the Yemeni people:
The United Nations says nearly 100 civilians are killed or injured every…