Daily Archives: January 11, 2021

2021-01-11: News Headlines

MEE correspondent (2021-01-11). Starving Yemenis fearful of Houthi terror designation's consequences. middleeasteye.net Starving Yemenis fearful of Houthi terror designation's consequences | NGOs warn US move could affect vital aid and plunge 24 million people reliant on assistance into greater suffering | Mon, 01/11/2021 – 17: 18 | A woman holds a child suffering from malnutrition while sitting on a bed at a treatment centre in al-Sabeen Maternal Hospital in Sanaa (AFP) | Like millions of Yemenis, Abdul…

news.un (2021-01-11). Serious repercussions likely to follow US plan to designate Yemen combatants terrorists, UN warns. news.un.org The United States government's decision to designate Ansar Allah, more commonly known as the Houthi rebel group in Yemen, as terrorists, is likely to have "serious humanitarian and political repercussions", the UN spokesperson said on Monday.

commondreams (2021-01-11). Trump Admin's Terrorist Designation of Houthis in Yemen 'Reckless and Destructive'. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-11). US move to designate Houthis in Yemen as terrorist organization raises concern. peoplesdispatch.org The Houthis control a majority of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa. Their designation as a terrorist organization will make it difficult for international agencies to engage with the group which could harm millions…

Steven Sahiounie (2021-01-11). End of the Saudi Blockade of Qatar: Will Syria Benefit from the "Renewed Gulf Unity"? globalresearch.ca With an end to the Qatar blockade and a possible rapprochement with Turkey, Saudi Arabia may soon move towards reconciliation with Syria. | The Persian Gulf states' opposition to Iran's role in the region, while limiting Turkey's influence, may bring Saudi …

Azza Rojbi (2021-01-08). Yemen, a Quagmire for Saudi Coalition and Imperialists. counterpunch.org "I was still awake. I was sitting in a chair because I was afraid of the planes flying overhead and making a very loud noise. Then they dropped a bomb near us and afterwards they hit our neighbourhood with three bombs. After that, I lost consciousness." These are the word of Yemeni child Ahmad Mansour,

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2021-01-08). A Manufactured Crisis: How Saudi Arabia Uses Oil to Bring Yemen to its Knees. mintpressnews.com By manufacturing an oil crisis in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is able to foment political chaos in the country and stir up popular discontent against domestic oil companies, many of which are run by the Houthi-led resistance…