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Tag: Yemen

Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster
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Joe Biden’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Is a Disaster

July 12, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… Joe Biden leaves on Friday for Saudi Arabia on a cynical mission. While Yemen is…

Some Key Services Resume As Yemen Breathes After First Month of Truce Passes Without Airstrike
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Some Key Services Resume As Yemen Breathes After First Month of Truce Passes Without Airstrike

May 13, 2022January 22, 2024

2 diesel fuel tankers arrived in the port city of Hodeidah in south Yemen as the ceasefire between the…

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine
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Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine

May 10, 2022August 25, 2025

Story at a glance… The Taliban announced mandatory face coverings for Afghan women. As the country spirals towards a…

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Saudi Sabotage of Potential Peace in Yemen Relies on the World’s Ignorance

April 11, 2022

PICTURED: Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman, and Leadership Council head Rashad al-Alimi meet in Riyadh. PC: Al Jazeera. Retrieved form…

War

First Truce in Six Years in Yemen Called for Ramadan, Ex-President Calls For Peace

April 6, 2022

PICTURED: Former-Yemeni president Hadi at the Pentagon in 2013. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia. APRIL 5th, 2022. Many in the world…

War

One Year Later and Biden Considering Rejoining Quest for Yemen Extermination

February 11, 2022

PICTURED: King Salman and US President Joe Biden discussed strengthening partnership during phone call. PC: Reuters. Fair Use. WASHINGTON…

War

Senate Green Lights $650 Million Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia After Shooting Down Resolution to Block It

December 8, 2021

PICTURED: A neighborhood in Sana, Yemen, a day after it was hit by a Saudi-led airstrike on Thursday, May…

War

U.S. Inaction Puts More 28 Million People at Risk of Starvation in Syria and Yemen

October 14, 2021

PICTURED: A makeshift aid and water treatment center in south Yemen. WASHINGTON D.C., October 13th, 2021. In a joint-press…

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The 2022 Military Budget Reveals Unchanged Washington Consensus on War and Fiscal Responsibility

September 24, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C., September 23rd, 2021. A 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has just passed the House in which…

War

Biden Said He Would Stop to Supporting Saudi’s War in Yemen: He Didn’t—Now These Congressmen Force the Issue

September 22, 2021

PICTURED: Yemeni children holding a funeral ceremony for Yemeni children that were killed in airstrikes. Photo credit The Guardian.…

Biden Says America Will Cease Supporting “Offensive Operations” by Saudi Arabia in Yemen
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Biden Says America Will Cease Supporting “Offensive Operations” by Saudi Arabia in Yemen

February 5, 2021

PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an airstrike by the…

Biden’s Secretary of State to Review Houthi Terrorist Designation Immediately as Houthis Threaten Response
War

Biden’s Secretary of State to Review Houthi Terrorist Designation Immediately as Houthis Threaten Response

January 21, 2021

PICTURED: Then-Vice President Joe Biden and now-Sec. of State Antony Blinken. As the outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

UN Envoy to Yemen Expects Truce Soon as “Non-Existent” Hospital Infrastructure Braces for Coronavirus
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UN Envoy to Yemen Expects Truce Soon as “Non-Existent” Hospital Infrastructure Braces for Coronavirus

April 17, 2020

PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an airstrike by the…

Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring
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Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring

December 27, 2019January 22, 2024

American archaeologist and expert in Middle and Near Eastern antiquities Alexander Nagel presented findings in a workshop organized by…

War

UPDATE: Peace Talks Progress in Yemen, as Middle East Prepares for Fourth Decade of War

December 9, 2019

PICTURED: Civilian Prime Minister in Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok. Photo credit: International Hydropower. CC 2.0 KHARTOUM, Sudan. December 8th, 2019.…

War

In Largest Offensive Ever, Houthis Claim “Thousands” Of Saudi Soldiers And Weapons Captured

September 28, 2019

Najran, Saudi Arabia. Saturday, September 28th, 2019. According to Houthi media outlet Almasirah TV, military officials in Yemen are…

War

Saudi Escalates War In Yemen, While Sanctions Tighten Further Around Iran

September 23, 2019

Yemen, September 2018. PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an…

War

International Conversation Surrounding Aramco Bombing Misses The Elephant In The Room

September 18, 2019

PICTURED: Satellite imaging of the Khurais oil-processing facility – one of the Kingdom’s largest, and one that was heavily…

War

Houthi Retaliatory Attacks Increase In Scope As 10 Missiles, 2 Drones Hit Targets In Saudi Arabia

August 26, 2019

Dubai, UAE, November 12th, 2015. PICTURED: UAE Air Force jet fighter Dassault Mirage 2000 at Dubai Airshow 2015. Many…

Why Does The UAE Want to Wind Down its Presence in Yemen?
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Why Does The UAE Want to Wind Down its Presence in Yemen?

July 9, 2019April 16, 2025

Emirati officials have announced that troop levels in the UAE will be wound down as the UAE moves from…

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