Daily Archives: May 6, 2021

2021-05-06: News Headlines

_____ (2021-05-06). Biden Lied About Yemen. popularresistance.org The Biden administration has finally admitted that the US is indeed providing offensive material support to Saudi Arabia's genocidal assault on Yemen, directly contradicting Biden's February claim that it would no longer be providing offensive support in that war. We are being lied to about yet another US war by yet another US president. | "The United States continues to provide maintenance support to Saudi Arabia's Air Force given the critical role it plays in Saudi air defense and our longstanding security partnership," Pentagon spokesperson Jessica McNulty has informedVox reporter Alex Ward. | "Multiple US def…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-06). Military Situation In Yemen On May 6, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 121 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 5, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 5, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On May 5, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Hazm area | On May 6, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the e…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-05). Military Situation In Yemen On May 5, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 120 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 4, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 4, the Saudi-led forces recaptured the Dash al-Haqan and Zanah refugee camps from Ansar Allah | On May 5, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the east of Madghal district | On May 4, Ansar Allah attacked Marib c…

Anonymous669 (2021-05-05). Syria, Saudi Arabia To Restore Relations Following Breakthrough Meeting In Damascus — Report. southfront.org File image. | Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief has held a breakthrough meeting with his Syrian counterpart in the Syrian capital Damascus, The unfriendly history of the relations between Saudi Arabi and Syria highlights the importance of the recent meeting. The Saudi delegation which attended the meeting was led by Gen. Khalid Humaidan, head of the Gene…

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-05-05). S Arabia considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for 2nd year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year amid the surge in Covid-19 cases and the emergence of new variants globally.

RFE RL (2021-05-05). Iraqi President Confirms Iran And Saudi Arabia Have Held Multiple Talks. eurasiareview.com ( Talks were held "more than once," Salih told an online discussion by the Beirut Institute think tank on May 5. | He added the discussions were "important and significant," but provided no further details. | The confirmation of the talks from Salih, a Kurdish politician known to have friendly ties with both the Un…

Staff (2021-05-05). US priorities shift reason for changing Salman's approach. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Shireen Hunter believes that the shift in US global priorities and its decision not to give blanket support to Saudi Arabia, and the stalemate in the Yemen war are two reasons for changing Bin Salman's approach towards Iran.

Staff (2021-05-05). Saudis, Americans reportedly fail in Muscat talks on Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Saudi Arabia and the United States' attempts in the Muscat talks between ousted President Hadi and the Houthi Ansarullah movement has failed to yield any results as the Yemeni forces are closing in on Marib.

Aída Chávez (2021-05-05). The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil. thenation.com The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil…

Staff (2021-05-05). Two explosions heard in Yemen's Ma'rib prov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Media sources reported the sound of two explosions in the northeastern Yemeni province of Ma'rib.

_____ (2021-05-05). NATO's Southeastern Spearhead: Turkey's Military Aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Caucasus Signals Proxy Conflict With Iran. strategic-culture.org The past week has witnessed reports of increased Turkish military activity in Iraq and Syria as well as its intruding itself deeper into the war in Yemen. In all three cases Ankara has pitted itself against forces that are or can be seen to be pro-Iranian: Shiite parties in northern Iraq, the government of Syria and the Houthi-led government in Yemen.

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