(2020-07-19). G20 Finance Ministers Kick COVID Crisis Decisions to Fall. indybay.org Washington DC – Chaired by Saudi Arabia, G20 Finance Ministers met virtually and focused on the global health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. A communiqué issued by the Ministers suggested most decisions on the crisis will be made later in the year.
(2020-07-18). U.S.-Backed Saudi Bombing in Yemen Continues as Coronavirus Spreads. dissidentvoice.org As the coronavirus spreads in Yemen, where the population already devastated by the world's worst humanitarian crisis faces growing hunger and aid shortages, the Saudi-led, U.S.-backed coalition continues to drop bombs in the country. We speak to Yemeni scholar Shireen Al-Adeimi, who calls the ongoing crisis "Trump's war." "We're seeing death rates that are just …
(2020-07-18). Saudi sponsored TV channel showed utter obscenity: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador to UK Hamid Baeidinjad reacted to the live broadcast of the gathering of MEK (Mujahedin-e Khalq) terrorist group on the Iran International Channel in his Twitter account.
(2020-07-17). Saudi Coalition Attack on Yemen Wedding Party Leaves Over 30 Civilians Dead. mintpressnews.com United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths called for a transparent investigation into the attack, which comes just weeks after the UN took Saudi Arabia off its list of child killers.
(2020-07-17). "This Is Trump's War": U.S.-Backed Saudi Bombing in Yemen Continues as Coronavirus Spreads. democracynow.org 
As the coronavirus spreads in Yemen, where the population already devastated by the world's worst humanitarian crisis faces growing hunger and aid shortages, the Saudi-led, U.S.-backed coalition continues to drop bombs in the country. We speak to Yemeni scholar Shireen Al-Adeimi, who calls the ongoing crisis "Trump's war." "We're seeing death rates that are just astronomical," Al-Adeimi says. "The war continues, the bombing continues, the blockade is still enforced."
(2020-07-17). UN's envoy to Yemen calls for probe into Saudi coalition strike that killed 11. peoplesdispatch.org The airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on a house where people had gathered for a celebration led to the death of at least 11 people according to the UN humanitarian coordination office. Houthi sources said the death toll was 24…
(2020-07-17). US-Backed Saudi Bombing in Yemen Continues as COVID-19 Spreads. truthout.org As the coronavirus spreads in Yemen, where the population already devastated by the world's worst humanitarian crisis faces growing hunger and aid shortages, the Saudi-led, U.S.-backed coalition continues to drop bombs in the country. We speak to Yemeni scholar Shireen Al-Adeimi, who calls the ongoing crisis "Trump's war." "We're seeing death rates that are just astronomical," Al-Adeimi says. "The war continues, the bombing continues, the blockade is still enforced." | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush tra…
(2020-07-17). Hajj cancelation due to COVID-19 hurting Somali farmers. yenisafak.com With the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, or hajj, canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the socio-economic lives of Somalis have been dealt a serious blow.Livestock accounts for almost 80% of Somali export earnings, providing nutrition and income to more than 60% of the population, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization."I have to sell my animals whenever I hear there is a market right now. COVID-19 has really affected us who used to export animals all the way to Saudi Arabia for Hajj," livestock trader Cabdi Axmed told Anadolu Agency at an open-air Barwaaqo-sooraan ma…
(2020-07-16). 'Massive Floating Time Bomb': Warnings of Ecological, Humanitarian Disaster as Tanker Risks Dumping Four Times More Oil Than Exxon Valdez. commondreams.org The potential disaster would "directly affect millions of people in a country that is already enduring the world's largest humanitarian emergency." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/tanker-yemen-fso.jpg …
(2020-07-16). Wounded children treated in Yemen hospital after Saudi airstrike hits residential area (VIDEO). rt.com 
A heartbreaking video from RT's video agency Ruptly shows children undergoing treatment after a Saudi airstrike hit a residential area in Yemen's northern province of al-Jawf. | The attack on Wednesday left nine people dead and almost as many wounded, with the local officials saying that the most of the victims were women and children. | A doctor at the al-Jawf General Hospital told Ruptly that the facility received up to four kids after the airstrike. They suffered torn wounds to their limbs and bodies, with one small child having his face mutilated by shrapnel. | WARNING! GRAPHIC CONTENT | "We're sad and…
(2020-07-15). Yemen fragmenting under pressure of war, collapsing economy and COVID-19. wsws.org The Saudis' 257,000 aerial strikes and the United Arab Emirates' naval blockade have caused the deaths of at least 230,000 civilians, both directly and indirectly.
(2020-07-15). Yemen oil tanker wreck: Time running out to avert 'looming environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe'. news.un.org Time is fast running out for getting a UN team of experts aboard the Yemeni oil storage vessel Safer, before it spills its cargo of 1.148 million barrels of light crude oil into the Red Sea, triggering what would likely be a massive environmental and economic catastrophe, the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
(2020-07-15). Concerns and hopes of Yemenis at heart of UN plans for better future. news.un.org In a wide-ranging interview for UN News on Wednesday, Martin Griffiths, the UN's Special Envoy in Yemen, addresses the protracted peace process in the country, and the enormous challenges that still need to be overcome.
(2020-07-15). Yemen: nine civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrike. yenisafak.com Yemen's Houthi group said Wednesday nine civilians were killed and seven others injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the northern al-Jawf province.The group's website, citing a security source, said two women were among the victims, while five children were injured in the attack.The source said the airstrike targeted civilian homes in al-Masafa area in the provincial capital al-Hazm.There was no comment from the Saudi-led coalition on the claim.On Monday, the United Nations condemned an airstrike in Hajjah province that killed seven children and two women.In the statement, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in…
(2020-07-15). Funding shortfall risks COVID-19 spread in Yemen: UN. yenisafak.com The United Nations warned that the coronavirus and broader humanitarian response remain hugely underfunded in Yemen, risking an increase in the spread of the pandemic in the war-torn country."Aid agencies have for months been operating on the basis that there is full-blown community transmission of COVID-19 in Yemen and they continued to focus efforts on suppressing transmission of the virus," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said in a statement.It said aid agencies have distributed thousands of metric tons of supplies and equipment, supporting COVID-19 clinical readiness, and s…