Daily Archives: June 16, 2020

2020-06-16: News Headlines

Alan Macleod (2020-06-15). Trump Rips up Decades-Old WMD Treaty in Order to Sell Drones to Saudi Arabia. mintpressnews.com The Missile Technology Control Regime is the latest in a list of longstanding international agreements that the Trump administration has withdrawn from, often to the benefit of Saudi Arabia and US arms dealers.

Stephen Lendman (2020-06-15). Iranian Missiles Used to Attack Saudi Arabia? globalresearch.ca Since taking office, the Trump regime upped the stakes in Washington's long war by other means on Iran. | US hostility toward the Islamic Republic has nothing to do with a national security threat that doesn't exist. | It's all about its …

news.un (2020-06-12). Funding shortfall affecting critical water, sanitation services in Yemen. news.un.org Children in the heart of the world's worst humanitarian disaster need help more than ever, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, in an appeal for more support to provide basic services in Yemen.

en.mehrnews (2020-06-12). Iran categorically rejects UN Secretariat's allegations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iran has categorically rejected the allegations of the UN Secretariat, saying it has been under clear political pressure from the US and Saudi regimes.

C Dettwiler, U Gasche and N Ramseyer (2020-06-12). Corona epidemic and Yemen. indybay.org Authorities first wanted to calm down and played down the pandemic. Afterward, they had to convince the population to keep unusual physical distance, to wash their hands well at all times, and to refrain from major events. Finally, they wanted the population to accept the week-long lockdown, with business closures, exit, and travel restrictions.