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Saudi beef with Qatar may be about gas, not terrorism
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Saudi Arabia's dispute with Qatar is said to date back to 1995 and stems from the country's success in liquefied natural gas (LNG) production. LNG has given Qatar greater independence from Riyadh and has aligned Doha with…
Nearly 600 people killed by Cholera in Yemen since late April: UN
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The United Nations says the cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed nearly 600 people in April a deadly Saudi military campaign against the impoverished Arab country.
“In just over one month, close to 70,000 cholera…
Yemenis kill 136 Sudanese troops, injured 244 during May
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Yemen Joint Forces have announced killing more than 136 Sudanese troops, an officer and a soldier, during May, as well as 244 injured, a cording to military source to Al Masirah Channel.
In 25 May , 80 Sudanese…
Trump and Salman’s Folly: After Riyadh Summit, ‘Sunni Unity’ Crumbles
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By Sharmine Narwani
The glowing orb stunt should have been a sign that all was not what it seems. Theatrics, in the world of politics, usually suggest an illusion needs to be spun for audiences somewhere.
A week…
Saudi Arabia blatantly subservient to US
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Leader of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has slammed Saudi Arabia for doing the bidding of the United States, saying the Riyadh regime has become absolutely subservient to Washington’s policies.
Speaking on the occasion…
Scientists race against time as Yemen’s deadly cholera outbreak spirals
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As Yemen’s cholera outbreak gathers pace, an investigation is under way to determine whether a new and more deadly strain of the disease is responsible for a second wave of cases that hit the country last month.
With more…
Renal Failure Patients in Yemen Face Death Because The War and Siege
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As a result of the siege that have imposed on Yemen by Saudi-led Coalition since March 26,2015, renal failure patients in Zabid city, middle Yemen, have faced the death because of shortage of medication, blackouts, and…
State Department in US Says ” Path Cleared for Congress to Consider U.S. Arms Sale to…
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has authorized the State Department to notify Congress of the Trump administration's sale of precision-guided munitions for Saudi Arabia to use in its Yemen campaign, a senior U.S.…
TRUMP-SALMAN ALLIANCE – ALL EYES ON YEMEN
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Associate editor at 21st Century Wire, Vanessa Beeley and Director of Shafaqna, Catherine Shakdam, are interviewed by Andrew Korybko of Sputnik after Trump’s recent travels to Saudi Arabia.
AsAndrew Korybko says:…
Trump’s Speech in Riyadh Signals US Alignment with Global Terrorism and Extremism
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Bill Van Auken
Riddled with hypocrisy, clichés and absurdities, President Donald Trump’s speech Sunday before an assembly of monarchs and despots in Saudi Arabia spelled out an agenda of escalating US militarism…