Daily Archives: March 17, 2022

2022-03-17: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2022-03-16). Saudi-Based Gulf Cooperation Council To Invite Yemen's Houthis For Talks — Report. southfront.org File image. | The Saudi-based Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is considering inviting the Houthi (Ansar Allah) and other Yemeni parties for talks in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as part of an initiative meant to support the UN-led peace efforts in Yemen, Two gulf officials told the news agency that the talks will cover military, political and economi…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2022-03-16). Yemen Retaliates Against Deadly Fuel Blockade by Targeting Saudi Oil. mintpressnews.com Ansar Allah is hoping to exploit rising oil prices by targeting Saudi oil infrastructure and driving up the price of crude oil in a bid to punish the United States for its support of the Saudi-led war.

Anonymous669 (2022-03-16). Houthis Share Combat Footage From Recent Attack On Saudi-Backed Forces In Yemen's Hajjah. southfront.org Screen grab from the footage released by the Houthis' Military Media. | On March 16, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released footage documenting a recent attack by their fighters on forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah. | The Houthis' attack took place in the district of Hayran and the outskirts of the town of Bani Hassan in the district of Abs. | In the course of the large-scale attack, Houthi fighters captured 26 square kilometers, including dozens of Saudi-led coalition posit…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-16). Clerics in Tabiz condemn crimes of Al-Saud. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — A group of clerics and seminary students condemned the crimes of the Al-Saud regime in executing 81 innocent Muslims in the Hejaz and the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.

Anonymous103 (2022-03-16). Military Situation In Yemen On March 17, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 141 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On March 15, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 12 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On March 15, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On March 15, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 4 airstrikes on the Hayran district; | On March 15, warplanes of the…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-16). Saudi fighter jets heavily bomb Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — News sources reported Wednesday morning that Saudi-led coalition fighter jets have bombarded some areas in Yemen in the past few hours.

Human Rights Watch (2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials. juancole.com Human Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-16). La ONU reclama 4.300 millones de dólares en ayuda para Yemen. telesurtv.net Según la ONU más de 23 millones de yemeníes se enfrentan a hambruna, enfermedades u otros peligros que ponen en riesgo su vida.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-16). UN says Yemen starvation disaster need $4.3bn. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — According to the United Nations, $4.3bn is needed to address Yemen's food shortages this year and prevent 19 million people from going hungry.

ecns.cn (2022-03-16). Chinese envoy calls for diplomatic solution to Yemen crisis. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy called on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to seek a diplomatic solution.

SF015 (2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why. southfront.org An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…

Ramona Wadi (2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …

Juan Cole (2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …

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