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Burning Iranian tanker sinks, all crew presumed dead
YemenExtra
M.A.
The tragic fate of sailors aboard an ill-fated Iranian oil tanker that had been burning near China’s eastern coast for a week has been sealed. Iranian officials say the vessel has fully sunk, and that available…
Israelis hold anti-corruption protest amid new scandal involving PM family
YemenExtra
Y.A
Thousands of Israelis have held another anti-corruption demonstration in Tel Aviv, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign days after the release of an audiotape, in which the premier’s son is heard…
US third senior depart or be re-assigned from refugee work
YemenExtra
SH.A.
The U.S. diplomat in charge of refugee issues plans to leave his post within days, becoming the third senior U.S. official to depart or be re-assigned from refugee work in recent weeks.
Simon Henshaw, the…
Violent campaign against journalism in Mexico
YemenExtra
Another journalist has been killed in Mexico, amid a wave of violence that has targeted media workers in the Latin American country.
Carlos Dominguez was murdered Saturday afternoon in the city of Nuevo…
Trump gets ‘in-depth’ China trade briefing: WH
YemenExtra
The White House says President Donald Trump has received an "in-depth" briefing on trade with China and its economy.
Trump met Saturday in Florida with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.…
Moscow Sees Trump’s Iran Deal Comments as Negative: RIA Agency
YemenExtra
M.A.
Moscow considers comments by US President Donald Trump on the nuclear deal with Iran as “extremely negative”, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in remarks carried by RIA state news agency on Saturday.…
Children increasingly ‘frontline targets’ in Middle East wars, says UN
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Y.A
Children in conflict zones have come under attack at a “shocking scale” throughout 2017, UNICEF warned, with children in Iraq, Syria and Yemen among those worse affected.
“Children are being targeted and exposed to…
2 bodies recovered from burning oil tanker in East China Sea
YemenExtra
Rescuers on Saturday recovered the bodies of two crew members of an Iranian oil tanker that’s been on fire since colliding with a freighter last week in the East China Sea.
The bodies were found on the lifeboat…
Man assails Canadian Muslim girl in Toronto
YemenExtra
SH.A.
An 11-year-old Muslim Canadian school girl has expressed horror after her hijab (Islamic headdress) was repeatedly cut by a male assailant while she was walking to school with her younger brother.
A…
US Military Launched Airstrikes in Somalia, Yemen in 2017: Sputnik
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Y.A
The first year of the administration of US President Donald Trump saw a reinvigoration of US military operations in Libya and Pakistan, as well as a record number of airstrikes launched against both Somalia and Yemen.…