(2020-04-09). Saudi-led coalition begins Yemen ceasefire. rt.com 
A nationwide ceasefire in response to the global coronavirus outbreak went into effect in Yemen on Thursday. | A Saudi-led coalition fighting against Yemen's Houthi movement announced overnight it would halt military operations from 0900 GMT for two weeks in support of United Nations efforts to end the conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people, Reuters said. | The Houthi leadership has yet to announce whether the movement, which controls the capital Sanaa and most major urban centers in Yemen, would follow suit in what would be the first major breakthrough in peace efforts since late 2018. | The coalit…
(2020-04-09). Saudi-led coalition declares two-week ceasefire in Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Saudi officials have announced a two-week ceasefire, starting on Thursday noon, in Yemen amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
(2020-04-09). Russia releases first cargo of wheat to Saudi Arabia: sources. yenisafak.com The cargo is being sent by a trading house under a tender with optional origin it won a couple of months ago, sources said.Saudi Arabian state grain buyer SAGO did not reply to a Reuters request for immediate comment.Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, has long sought access to the Saudi market.Saudi Arabia last August moved to smooth a path for Russian wheat imports by relaxing import specifications.That was seen as a sign of strengthening ties with Moscow beyond cooperation on oil, weeks before Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited the country.The shipment comes at another crucial moment in relation…
(2020-04-09). Saudi ready to cut up to 4 mln bpd from record April output. yenisafak.com Saudi Arabia is ready to cut up to 4 million barrels per day (bpd) of its production but only from its record output levels of 12.3 million bpd achieved in April, a source briefed on the kingdom's oil policy said on Thursday.OPEC and other producers meet on Thursday to decide on cuts to cope with the falling demand due to the coronavirus crisis. Non-OPEC Russia has said it wants output to be cut from the January-March levels before Saudi production jumped.
(2020-04-09). Saudi Arabia Reportedly Ready to Cut Up to 4Mln Barrels per Day From Record April Output. sputniknews.com This comes as OPEC+ countries are scheduled to discuss on Thursday the creation of a new agreement to reduce oil production with the possible participation of other major oil-producing states.
(2020-04-08). Saudi-UAE Coalition Declares Unilateral Ceasefire in Yemen. telesurenglish.net The Saudi-UAE coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen has declared Wednesday a two-week unilateral ceasefire expected to go into effect at 12: 00 pm local time (09: 00 GMT) on Thursday. | RELATED: | The ceasefire is intended to help prevent a coronavirus outbreak in Yemen, while also allowing for a reduction in fighting, the Saudi state news agency SPA said, adding it comes after the United Nation's call for global fightin…
(2020-04-06). Prison shelling in Yemen kills five women and a child: UN rights chief condemns possible war crime. news.un.org The UN has condemned the shelling of the women's section of the Central Prison in a district of Yemen's war-torn Taizz Governerate, in the south of the country, which has left at least five women and one child dead, and wounding more than 11, with casualties expected to rise.
(2020-04-04). [Correspondence] Education and research are essential for lasting peace in Yemen. thelancet.com Yemen, known to many as the land of Sheba, and Manhattan of the desert, is now referred to only as one of the poorest countries on Earth. The name Yemen has become synonymous with cholera, famine, death, instability, and war. The war continues to erase the lives, history, and the future of Yemenis, and meaningful aid and peace have yet to reach Yemen.
(2020-04-04). Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS. zcomm.org The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…