Activists and anti-war groups slam US decision to proceed with arms sales to UAE
The Joe Biden administration had earlier suspended its predecessor’s decision, pending review, to sell USD 23 billion worth of arms including 50 advanced F-35 fighter jets and 18 MQ 9-B unmanned Aerial Systems to the UAE
The demand to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia has gained widespread support in the UK and across party lines in the parliament following Joe Biden’s announcement for the same last week
US suspends arms deals with Saudi Arabia and UAE pending review
The announcement by US secretary of state Antony Blinken of the suspension of the arms deals pending a review was welcomed by peace organizations which called for them to be scrapped
UN’s envoy to Yemen calls for probe into Saudi coalition strike that killed 11
The airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on a house where people had gathered for a celebration led to the death of at least 11 people according to the UN humanitarian coordination office. Houthi sources said the death toll was 24
STC’s declaration of self-rule in southern Yemen is a major blow to Saudi-led coalition
The separatist Southern Transitional Council accused the western-backed Hadi government of neglecting the southern region and imposing collective punishments on its population
Arms-laden Saudi ship sparks protests in Europe
The ship is making its way across the continent, allegedly carrying weapons to be used in the civil war in Yemen.
Protests break out in Europe against arms-laden Saudi ship Bahri Yanbu
Protests took place in Belgium and France as the Bahri Yanbu made its way across the continent carrying arms, allegedly for use in the conflict in Yemen. Dockworkers are likely to protest in Genoa where the ship is heading
Nine soldiers of Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi’s army killed in Saudi airstrike in Yemen
The airstrike took place in in Jafra in the Marib province. As per reports, 10 more soldiers have been seriously injured in the attack
Sudan withdraws 10,000 troops from Yemen
The remaining 5,000 Sudanese soldiers in Yemen are also likely to be withdrawn soon. The return of the soldiers was a key demand of the Sudanese protesters who forced former president Omar al-Bashir to resign in April
If fighting continues, Yemen to be world’s poorest country by 2022: UN
A UN report says that if the conflict continues, 79% of Yemen’s population will be below the poverty line by 2022, with 65% classified as extremely poor
Saudi War in Yemen: The beginning of the end?
Prabir Purkayastha talks about the possibilities of negotiations in the region between Iran and Saudi Arabia with Iraqi mediation.
Is the tide turning in Yemen?
The claims by Houthis fighters of seizing territory in Saudi Arabia, if true, could mark a key moment in the war in Yemen which has caused one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the century
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