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“As a father, I can say that what is happening in Yemen really hits my heart”
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By: Zvidzai Maburutse
International Rescue Committee aid worker Zvidzai Maburutse, originally from Zimbabwe and based in Yemen's capital city of Sana’a, writes about the heavy toll the war has taken on the entire…
American Officials Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen
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By: Mohamad Bazzi
In October 2016, warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition bombed a community hall in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, where mourners had gathered for a funeral, killing at least 140 people and wounding hundreds.…
If Trump’s America can hold the Saudis to account for their actions in Yemen, then so can we
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By: Andrew Mitchell
Every day, Cabinet Ministers – and hardworking civil servants – are balancing twin imperatives: protecting British citizens and improving the lives of some of the world’s most desperate people.…
The world ignores Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
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By: Mia Swart
Yemen, the poorest country in of Middle East, has long been the most neglected and could not stand in starker contrast to its rich, glitzy neighbors. Over the past two years it has hit the headlines…
The New Unbearable Crime of the Saudis
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By Mohammad Ghaderi
Turkish officials speaking to The Washington Post and Reuters on Saturday said that prominent Saudi journalist-turned-critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in…
Starvation and Child Soldiers: On the Ground in Yemen
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BY: LARA SELIGMAN
International Rescue Committee chief sees the devastation firsthand and calls on the United States to end support for the Saudi-led coalition.
In health centers across Yemen, children are…
Instead Of Supporting More Bombing…US Can Help Bring Peace To Yemen
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By Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna
In August, the world watched in horror as a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in Yemen claimed the lives of 40 innocent children. The boys, many under the age of 10, were killed when…
Skeletal child is just one of five million at risk of death in war-torn Yemen
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By: Jane Wharton
Hungry but too weak to cry, this skeletal child is more than one of five million whose life is at risk in the food crisis in Yemen. Harrowing pictures are now emerging showing the full devastating…
The people of Yemen are running for their lives – we just want the nightmare of war to end
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By: Mahmoud Majeed
Yemen has been steeped in conflict for nearly four years now, and the humanitarian crisis is one of the biggest in the world. The war, and subsequent destruction of the country’s infrastructure,…
Yemen Isn’t ‘Getting Better’, It’s on the Edge of Famine
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By: DANIEL LARISON
Among other things that he said during his bizarre press conference, Trump rambled inanely about the nuclear deal and Yemen:
Iran is a very special place, but I think there’s been no country…