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Yemen’s Descent into Hell, A Saudi-American War of Terror
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By: Rajan Menon
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, with…
Al Hudaydah: the last piece of UAE expansion aims in Yemen
YemenExtra
By Ramin Hossein Abadian
Despite differences with Saudi Arabia over the past years regarding Yemen, the United Arab Emirates has still been cooperative with the Saudis in the war against the poorest Arab state.
Despite…
Bolton Attack on ICC: A legal Suicide by U.S.
YemenExtra
By: Mohammad Homaeefar
On Sept. 10, John Bolton, the national security advisor to Donald Trump, made a harsh attack against the International Court of Justice (ICC), calling it “illegitimate” and a body that it is “dead”…
Congress Must Act to End U.S. Support for the Saudis in Yemen
YemenExtra
By: DANIEL LARISON
On the same day that Secretary Pompeo lied about Saudi coalition compliance with Congress’ Yemen conditions, coalition planes blew up a taxi stand full of civilians in Hodeidah.
Last month, coalition…
Yemen war: fighting intensifies around Hodeidah as peace talks fail
YemenExtra
By: Brian Whitaker
Fighting near the Yemeni city of Hodeidah intensified at the weekend after peace talks in Geneva were abandoned before they had even begun.
The talks foundered over a dispute about travel arrangements…
Starving Off-Camera: In Yemen 20 Million Fuel the Saudi-US-NATO War Machine
YemenExtra
By: AbdulRahman Qahtan, Mnar Muhawesh
The UN estimates that nearly 20 million Yemenis could die of starvation by the end of this year. That’s about 70 percent of the entire population.
That horrific number…
How can we defend human rights while selling arms to Saudi Arabia?
YemenExtra
By: Noha Aboueldahab
Arms deals are not merely a financial transaction. They are a powerful expression of political support and partnership between two governments. When Stephen Harper signed the $15-billion arms deal with…
Yemen War Leaves Harsh Impact on Education
YemenExtra
By: Mohammed Yahya Gahlan
After dropping out of school, 13-year-old Mohammad went to work at a repair shop in al-Hasaba district in the central Yemen city of Sanaa for 12,000 Yemeni riyals ($24) per month. Mohammad, who…
“Saudi-Led Coalition has Failed to Achieve Any Progress in War Against Houthis in Yemen”
YemenExtra
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
The Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen has triggered world’s worst humanitarian crisis with thousands of deaths over the past three years and more than 22 million people in need of assistance. There are…
Why Does the U.S. Support War Crimes in Yemen?
YemenExtra
by Paul R. Pillar
The war in Yemen has been for some time one of the worst current man-made humanitarian disasters. Now comes a report , from the United Nations Human Rights Council and based on extensive…