US to deploy warship, fighter jets to UAE after Houthi missile attack and other stories
Today we look at the deployment of US arms to the UAE, the Amnesty Intl. report on Israel’s apartheid crimes against Palestinians, and more
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
Disastrous Saudi-led war on Yemen enters sixth year
March 26 marked the fifth anniversary of the Saudi-led war on Yemen.
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The remaining 5,000 Sudanese soldiers in Yemen are also likely to be withdrawn soon.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
Saudis retake Aden as reports of talks with the Houthis surface
The Saudis took over the city of Aden after its ally, the government of Abd-Raboo Mansour Hadi, and the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council reached an agreement
Saudi airstrike kills 100 prisoners in Yemen
The attack took place on September 1 and is the latest in a series of attacks that have destroyed infrastructure and killed hundreds of non-combatants
Differences rise within the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
Amidst speculation of its rift with the Saudis, the United Arab Emirates begins rapprochement with Iran.
Saudi Arabia losing ground and allies in its war on Yemen
Recently, the Yemeni Houthis were successfully able to carry out a drone strike on an oilfield in Saudi Arabia, and currently possess drones with a range covering all of Saudi Arabia.
Trump vetoes bills banning sales of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE
The US Congress had banned the sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE due to the human rights violations being committed in the ongoing war in Yemen
With the arms trade, profit trumps human suffering
The US and UK continue to supply arms and ammunition to the Saudi led grouping responsible for the death of tens of thousands of innocent civilians and the destruction of Yemen
- Warhawk Senator Marco Rubio confirmed as Trump’s Secretary of State
- Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested over martial law decree
- Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora to remain under house arrest
- Former Colombian president calls for a military invasion of Venezuela
- Venezuelan Consulate in Lisbon attacked with explosive device after Maduro’s inauguration
