SANAA | Xinhua | Warplanes of the U.S.-British coalition launched 15 airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the northern city of Saada early Thursday, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The strikes targeted three sites in Sanaa, in the areas of Al-Jiraf, Hafa and Jarban, as well as two other sites …
Read More »Supporters of Yemen’s Houthis rally after US-Britain airstrikes
SANAA, YEMEN | Xinhua | Thousands of supporters of the Yemeni Houthi rebel group held a rally in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Friday to protest the U.S.-Britain joint retaliatory airstrikes on the group’s camps. The protesters demanded a response to Friday’s pre-dawn airstrikes that heavily bombed over 60 training sites …
Read More »Iran slams US-UK joint strikes on Houthis as violation of Yemen’s sovereignty
DUBAI | TASS | Iran condemned the strikes carried out by the United States and Great Britain on positions held by the Ansar Allah (Houthi) rebel movement in Yemen as a violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani. The attacks carried out …
Read More »Russia strongly condemns US, UK strikes on facilities in Yemen — diplomat
MOSCOW | TASS | Washington’s position on the Red Sea in the UN Security Council was only a pretext for escalation in the region, Russia condemns the US and UK strikes on facilities in Yemen, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing. “We are concerned that the US …
Read More »UN agency facilitates return of 300 Ethiopian migrants stranded in Yemen
Aden, Yemen | Xinhua | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Yemen said that it facilitated the return of 300 Ethiopian migrants from Yemen to their country this week. “This week, IOM helped 300 Ethiopian migrants embark on two Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) flights,” the UN migration agency said …
Read More »Western coverage of Ukraine exposes deep-seated racist bias, double standards
West has been playing dumb over the refugee issues of Iraq, Syria and Yemen, as well as Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, as if people in those places were inherently inferior and unworthy of respect Beijing, China | Xinhua | The sharp difference in Western media coverage of the Ukraine …
Read More »Yemen reopens main airport after 6-year suspension due to al-Qaida
Aden, Yemen | XINHUA | Yemen’s government has announced reopening a main airport for domestic flights in the country’s southeastern province of Hadramout after being suspended for nearly six years. The Civil Aviation Authority of Yemen said in a brief press statement on Friday that it was pleased to fully …
Read More »Wall Street sinks as skyrocketing oil prices rattle nerves
New York, United States | AFP | US stocks sank into the red on Monday as attacks on Saudi crude production and record jumps in oil prices whipped up investor anxieties about the global economy. Saturday’s devastating attacks on Abqaiq — the world’s largest oil processing facility — and the …
Read More »Amnesty chief Naidoo says US strike would worsen Mideast suffering
Washington, United States | AFP | The head of Amnesty International warned Monday that a US military intervention in response to the attack on Saudi oil facilities blamed on Iran would only aggravate suffering in the Middle East. The rights group’s secretary general, Kumi Naidoo, said the world instead should …
Read More »UAE shielding reputation with drawdown from Yemen ‘quagmire’: experts
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | A surprise UAE troop drawdown in war-torn Yemen aims to restore the Gulf country’s reputation, but may strain ties with key ally Saudi Arabia at a time of heightened tensions with Iran, experts say. “The political, reputational and operational risks Abu Dhabi incurred in …
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