2020-05-20: News Headlines

Yves Engler (2020-05-20). Canada Does Not Deserve a Seat on the UN Security Council. dissidentvoice.org Despite its peaceful reputation, Canada is not acting as a benevolent player on the international stage. Rather, Canada ranks among the twelve largest arms exporters and its weapons have fueled conflicts across the globe, including the devastating war in Yemen. In a disappointing move, Canada refused to join 122 countries represented at the 2017 UN Conference to Negotiate a …

WSWS (2020-05-20). Firing of State Department inspector general tied to Saudi arms deal. wsws.org The firing stemmed from a probe into the Trump administration's declaration of a "state of emergency" to prevent Congress holding up arms sales to the Saudi monarchy.

Kathy Kelly (2020-05-13). Vigil for Peace in Yemen: A New Norm. zcomm.org U.S. national security leaders and stakeholders in war, as they shelter in place, have an extraordinary opportunity to set a new norm and link with the vigil for Peace in Yemen…

RT (2020-05-18). Saudi pilot who went on gun rampage at Florida naval base linked to 'Al-Qaeda operative'. rt.com The FBI has found evidence linking the perpetrator of the December 2019 Pensacola naval airbase shooting, a trainee pilot of the Royal Saudi Air Force, to a suspected operative of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. | The gun attack at the Naval Air Station Pensacola left three victims dead and eight others injured. The gunman, Second Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, was killed by responding police forces. The incident was a major embarrassment for both nations involved. | Attorney General William Barr announced on Monday that FBI investigators discovered evidence of "significant ties" to Al-Qaeda in the Arabia…

en.mehrnews (2020-05-20). Saudi Arabia's declared cease-fire on Yemen is a lie: Ansarallah spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) — The spokesperson for Yemen's Ansarullah Movement, Mohammed Abdul-Salam, said Saudi Arabia's declared cease-fire is a lie, adding that the war never ended.

sputniknews (2020-05-20). Torn by War, Yemen's Medical System on Verge of Collapse as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Climb. sputniknews.com Coronavirus might pose a threat to Yemen, but it is far from the only problem facing the war-torn country, according to the ICRC spokesperson. In addition to the raging conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 100 thousand people, Yemen is also struggling to cope with constant floods and supplies of food and clean water.