(2020-07-10). Waiting to declare famine 'will be too late for Yemenis on brink of starvation'. news.un.org In Yemen, fears of famine have resurfaced as UN humanitarians also warned on Friday that 360,000 severely malnourished children could die unless they continue to get treatment and aid is stepped up. In an urgent appeal for funding, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that it needs $200 million per month to maintain assistance in the war-torn country.
(2020-07-09). UK Complicity with Saudi War Crimes in Yemen. globalresearch.ca Britain operates as a US imperial project junior partner — allied with its preemptive wars against nonbelligerent nations threatening no one. | Both countries operate by a do what we say, not as we do standard. | While their lofty language expresses …
(2020-07-09). Series of 'explosions & power outages' reported near Tehran. rt.com 
A series of explosions have rocked the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, as well as the cities of Garmdareh and Quds, Iranian media reported amid speculation that missile depots were the intended target. | Citing social media, official news agency IRIB reported an explosion in western Tehran in the early hours of Friday local time. More explosions were reported in Garmdareh and Quds, the Mehr News Agency added. | Saudi-based Al-Arabiya television reported that the explosion took place in missile depots of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), southwest of Tehran. Iranian officials have neithe…
(2020-07-09). UK to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite concerns on Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org The UK has supplied Saudi Arabia with at least 5.3 million British pounds worth of arms and ammunition since March 2015, when the Saudi-led coalition decided to militarily intervene in Yemen…
(2020-07-09). Iran denies US seizure of Iranian arms on way to Houthis in Yemen. yenisafak.com Iran on Thursday denied that U.S. forces had seized a boat carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the charge was aimed at extending a U.N. arms embargo on Tehran.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in Washington on Wednesday that U.S. and unidentified allied forces had interdicted a vessel off Yemen's coast on June 28 that was carrying Iranian arms to the Houthis."Lying, accusations and spreading hatred are key elements of America's foreign policy, especially in the current regime," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said, quoted by state television. "Pompeo's remarks stem fr…
(2020-07-09). Lying, accusation US foreign policy's key elements: spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) — In reaction to US officials' claims that Iranian vessel carrying weapons to Yemen has been seized, Iranian Foreign Ministry's Spokesman said that lying and accusing are key elements of US foreign policy.
(2020-07-08). Saudi Fiasco in Yemen—MES EP.61. thealtworld.com The Saudi-led military coalition waging war on Yemen has intensified its aggression by launching a new round of airstrikes on the country, including in the capital, Sana'a. The new Saudi-led strikes come amid new advances by the Yemeni military which has retaken large swathes of land in al-Bayda and Ma'rib. To discuss this issue with us from Beirut is Mohamad Kleit journalist and photographer. | Iraq released more than a dozen members of Popular Mobilization Units, known as Hashd al-Shaabi, a few days after an unprecedented raid on the headquarters of Kata'ib Hezbollah, which is said to have been dictated by the…
(2020-07-08). Saudi fighter jets violate ceasefire in Al-Hudaydah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) — Saudi fighters violated the ceasefire in Yemen and launched a series of attacks on Al-Hudaydah province in the past 24 hours.
(2020-07-07). Arabs call for int'l stance against Israeli annexation. yenisafak.com Nine Arab countries on Tuesday called for an effective international stance against an Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. | The foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Morocco, Tunisia, Oman and Kuwait held a virtual meeting on Tuesday. | A statement issued following the meeting called on the international community to take "clear and effective measures to prevent the implementation of the Israeli annexation plan to safeguard international law and peace".It also underlined the need to return to serious and effective talks for solving the Pal…
(2020-07-07). Revealed: Saudi Arabia Tripled its Theft of Yemen's Oil amid Price War with Russia. mintpressnews.com 
Saudi Arabia has been eyeing the largely untapped oil reserves in Yemen for decades, now, with the war seemingly winding down, it's scrambling to secure them at any cost.
(2020-07-07). Britain Is Following Its Big Brother By Imposing So-Called Humanitarian Sanctions. thealtworld.com The UK's imposition of so-called "humanitarian sanctions" against 49 individuals from Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, and Saudi Arabia that it claims are supposedly involved in "human rights abuses" is nothing more than London following its "big brother's" lead from "across the pond" in…
(2020-07-07). UK sanctions 19 Saudi nationals linked to 2018 Khashoggi murder. peoplesdispatch.org Inspired by the US Magnistky act, the new sanctions will impose a UK visa ban on the named individuals and groups, as well as freeze their financial and other assets inside the country…
(2020-07-07). Yemen rebels threaten to attack Saudi royal palaces. yenisafak.com Yemen's rebel Houthi group on Tuesday threatened to attack royal palaces in Saudi Arabia. | Speaking at a press conference in Sanaa, rebel spokesman Yahya Saree called on Saudi civilians and residents to stay away from palaces of Saudi officials. | "These palaces have become on the list of military targets by our forces," he said in statements cited by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. | The spokesman said his group has targeted "sensitive" sites in Saudi Arabia, but without giving further details. | There was no comment from Saudi authorities on the Houthi threat. | On Friday, Houthi rebels claimed drone attacks on…