Daily Archives: January 17, 2024

2024-01-17: News Headlines

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Anti-war activists in Seattle protest US-UK strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir Anti-war activists take to the streets of Seattle, Washington on Friday to protest the US and British airstrikes against Yemen.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Funeral held for Yemenis killed by US and UK strikes in Sanaa. presstv.ir Ansarullah supporters hold a funeral at Al-Shaab mosque for six Yemeni fighters.

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-17). 400,000 Marched In Washington DC Against Biden's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org On January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC's Freedom Plaza to take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden's doorstep. Hundreds of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House. | The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine, which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Student Association-National, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of No…

Kian Seara, Unicorn Riot. (2024-01-17). London: 200,000 Protesters March Against Israel's War On Gaza. popularresistance.org Around 200,000 protesters marched across central London on Saturday to protest against Israel's continuing assault on Gaza and the U.K. government's involvement in arming, funding, and providing diplomatic cover to Israel. The national demonstration, which coincided with a day of action in other cities around the world, saw around 1,700 police officers put into action. | The massive demonstration comes as the U.K. joined a U.S. bombing campaign against the Houthi (Ansar Allah) rebels in Yemen in retaliation for their sustained blockade of ships in the Red Sea destined for Israeli ports.

WSWS (2024-01-17). US expands Middle East war as UN warns "every single person in Gaza is hungry" wsws.org The United States military carried out a new round of illegal attacks on Yemen Tuesday, the third set of bombings in just under a week..

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-17). US-UK Airstrikes Force Aid Groups to Suspend Operations in Yemen. news.antiwar.com US and British airstrikes in Yemen have forced some aid groups to suspend operations in the country, and they are warning against further escalation in the region. Before Israel unleashed its campaign in Gaza, the UN considered the situation in Yemen to be the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The US-backed Saudi/UAE-led war against the Houthis …

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iran's Leader hails Yemen's 'great achievement' in supporting Gaza. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hails the Yemenis' anti-Israel naval operations in the Red Sea, saying they did a "great job" in defiance of US threats.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). British oil giant Shell halts Red Sea shipments after US-UK strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir Israeli shipping companies have already decided to reroute their vessels in fear of attacks by Yemeni forces.

ecns.cn (2024-01-17). U.S.-led strikes in Yemen risk wider conflict. ecns.cn Airstrikes by the United States and United Kingdom against Yemen's Houthi militia violate international laws as well as Yemen's sovereignty, and risk sparking a broader regional conflict, contrary to their claimed goals and international de-escalation efforts.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-17). Escalation in Red Sea to affect Yemen, humanitarian orgs warn. plenglish.com Aden, Yemen, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) More than 20 humanitarian organizations warned on Wednesday that the recent escalation in the Red Sea will have negative consequences for the people of Yemen, a country devastated by a war that began in 2014.

WSWS (2024-01-17). Protesters denounce New Zealand government's support for US-UK Yemen bombings. wsws.org Opposition develops to the New Zealand ruling elite joining an expanding war in the Middle East by backing the bombing of Yemen.

Angela (2024-01-17). Friday 1/19: Hands Off Yemen Phone Bank. indybay.org

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-17). Reportan ataque contra un buque frente a costas de Yemen. telesurtv.net Este constituye el tercer hecho de este tipo que se produce en solo 24 horas, en medio de la intensificación de los ataques ejecutados por los rebeldes huties desde que inicio la ofensiva israelí en la Frania de Gaza.

Fight Back News!. (2024-01-16). Chicago Protesters Condemn Bombing Of Yemen, Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — Over 750 protesters braved the coldest weekend of this winter so far on Saturday, January 13 to demand that the U.S. and its allies take their hands off Yemen and end their support of Israel's genocide in Palestine. | The protesters spoke in favor of Yemen's naval blockade against Israel as well as in support of South Africa charging the apartheid state with genocide at the International Court of Justice. This was the latest in a string of weekly protests organized by the Coalition for Justice in Palestine since October 7, 2023. | In addition to the usual chants of "Free Palestine" and "No mor…

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Anti-war activists in Seattle protest US-UK strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir Anti-war activists take to the streets of Seattle, Washington on Friday to protest the US and British airstrikes against Yemen.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Funeral held for Yemenis killed by US and UK strikes in Sanaa. presstv.ir Ansarullah supporters hold a funeral at Al-Shaab mosque for six Yemeni fighters.

WSWS (2024-01-16). Australian protesters oppose bombing of Yemen, ongoing Gaza genocide. wsws.org "Palestine happened and then Yemen happened, it makes me just ask 'What's next?' And Australia's role globally is not one that fills me with joy."

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2024-01-16). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 102: Israel pulls thousands of forces from Gaza as Hamas announces death of two captives. mondoweiss.net Iran bombed a spy center for the Mossad in Iraq's Erbil, Yemen attacked a U.S. ship in the Red Sea, and a Palestinian car-ramming attack took place near Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Gaza's Health Ministry warned hospitals are running out of crucial supplies.

Elliott Wallace (2024-01-16). Red Sea crisis: Rising insurance costs, inflation surge and containership detours. america.cgtn.com Yemen-based Houthi rebels and militants have carried out 27 attacks involving drones and missiles on container ships and vessels in the Red Sea since November. | U.S. and British militaries have launched retaliatory bombings on Houthi sites in Yemen, warning American-flag vessels from entering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. | Houthis said it will continue to expand its targets in the region, including U.S. ships, a part of their reaction to the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip. | The military tensions have alarmed economic and security experts concerned about the spillover effects. | In December, the de…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). Cypriots Protest Use of Bases by UK Against Yemen and Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Anti-imperialists and progressive protest in front of the UK military base in Akrotiri. (Photo: Pancyprian Peace Council) The British military has been using the Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases in Cyprus for its war-mongering, such as in the recent bombing of Yemen. On Sunday, January 14, anti-imperialist groups in Cyprus protested outside the UK…

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Iran's Leader hails Yemen's 'great achievement' in supporting Gaza. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hails the Yemenis' anti-Israel naval operations in the Red Sea, saying they did a "great job" in defiance of US threats.

Brian Berletic (2024-01-16). US-British Attacks on Yemen a Portent for Wider War. thealtworld.com In the opening weeks of 2024, the US and British unilaterally launched several large-scale missile and air strikes on targets in territory held by Ansar Allah (referred to as the "Houthis" across the Western media) in Yemen. | The strikes follow a campaign of missile strikes and boardings conducted by Ansar Allah against commercial shipping destined to and from Israel in response to Israel's ongoing punitive operations in Gaza. | While the stated purpose of the US-British strikes are to protect commercial shipping, hostility of any kind in the Red Sea is likely to prompt international shipping companies to contin…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-16). Bombing Yemen — As British as Afternoon Tea. orinocotribune.com By Mark Curtis — Jan 12, 2024 | The UK military's latest bombing of Yemen comes on the 60th anniversary of a forgotten British campaign in the country involving brute force and deliberate attacks on civilians, declassified files show. | UK air strikes in Yemen — that have dared to challenge Western support for Israel over Gaza — are taking place exactly 60 years after a brutal British bombing campaign in the country. | The so-called Radfan revolt of early 1964 in modern-day Yemen has long passed out of historical memory. | We should remember it though, as evidence of how British foreign policy is…

Staff (2024-01-16). Headlines for January 16, 2024. democracynow.org Trump Wins Iowa Caucus in Landslide, Heads Back to Court Today for Defamation Trial, Death Toll in Gaza Tops 24,000, Presidential Candidate Cornel West Calls Biden a War Criminal at D.C. Gaza Rally, Houthis Target U.S.-Owned Ship After U.S. Bombs Yemen Again, Iran Bombs Iraq and Syria as Tension Grows Across Middle East, Bernardo Arévalo Sworn In as Guatemalan President After Last-Minute Effort to Block Transfer of Power, China Denounces Newly Elected Taiawanese President, Sekou Odinaga, Black Liberation Activist Who Helped Free Assata Shakur, Dies at 79…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Yemeni Navy Strikes "Zografía" Ship in Support of Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb Spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces General Yahya Sarea read out on Monday a statement which announces that the Yemeni navy carried out a missile attack on "Zografía" Ship in support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza. In support of the oppressed Palestinian people, who are facing aggression and siege in the Gaza …

Stop Bombing Yemen! (2024-01-16). "US Values Trade Routes More than Human Life" Cry Demonstrators in San Jose. indybay.org U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines launched dozens of air strikes across Yemen against Houthi forces in the overnight hours of January 11 to 12. In San Jose, CA, demonstrators took immediate action to protest civilian deaths.

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-16). US Launches More Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen as Escalations Continue. news.antiwar.com The US military said Tuesday that it launched more strikes against the Houthis in Yemen as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US Central Command claimed that it hit Houthi anti-ship missiles. "At approximately 4: 15 am (Sanaa time), US Forces struck and destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas …

Chloe Atkinson (2024-01-16). Are We Facing All-Out War? counterpunch.org The long-anticipated coordinated airstrikes carried out by the United States and the United Kingdom against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday were a response to several weeks of attacks targeting commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea. The U.S. and UK have warned that the Houthi attacks threaten the free passage of goods through

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). Yemen: "We Will Be Victorious in the Red Sea" libya360.wordpress.com àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü "The US and UK have launched a war that can only end with the victory of Yemen, Palestine and the region, the liquidation of colonialism and the independence of the nations of the region." — Ali Al-Gahum After Yemen was hit by air strikes, Ali Al-Gahum, member of Ansarallah's Political Bureau, provided an…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-16). Two US Navy SEALs Missing After US Seized Alleged Iranian Weapons Shipment to the Houthis. news.antiwar.com Two US Navy SEALs have gone missing in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia during a mission to seize an alleged Iranian weapons shipment bound for the Houthis in Yemen, US Central Command said on Tuesday. One SEAL fell into the water while attempting to board the small boat, known as a …

Jason Ditz (2024-01-16). Defense Secretary: UK in Pre-War' Phase With Several Nations. news.antiwar.com As top officials defend the decision to join the US in attacks on Yemen, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has informed parliament of potential wars in the years to come with several major nations, including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. Shapps described the situation as a "pre-war" phase, and cautioned that wars with one …

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Yemeni armed forces target another US-owned cargo ship. presstv.ir A US-owned cargo ship has been targeted by a missile off the coast of Yemen.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). US, UK attacks on Yemen illegal, strategic mistake: Iran. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister slams attacks on Yemen by the United States and the UK as illegal and a strategic mistake.

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). US, UK forces can no longer pass through Bab el-Mandeb Strait, warns Yemen. presstv.ir A Yemeni official warns that American and British forces can no longer pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-16). Bypassing Parliament: Westminster, the Royal Prerogative and Bombing Yemen. dissidentvoice.org There is something distinctly revolting and authoritarian about the royal prerogative. It reeks of clandestine assumption, unwarranted self-confidence and, most of all, a blithe indifference to accountability before elected representatives. That prerogative, in other words, is the last reminder of divine right, the fiction that a ruler can have powers vested by an unsubstantiated deity, …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-16). Bypassing Parliament: Westminster, the Royal Prerogative and Bombing Yemen. globalresearch.ca

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Imam Khamenei Underscores Yemen's Blow to Zionist Regime's Lifeline. english.almanar.com.lb Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei described the Yemeni forces' blow to the Zionist regime's lifeline as "admirable" and "fighting on the path of God." A large number of Friday prayer leaders from across Iran met with Ayatollah Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah of Tehran on Tuesday. At the beginning of …

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-16). Reportan ataque contra un buque frente a costas de Yemen. telesurtv.net Este constituye el tercer hecho de este tipo que se produce en solo 24 horas, en medio de la intensificación de los ataques ejecutados por los rebeldes huties desde que inicio la ofensiva israelí en la Frania de Gaza.

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2024-01-16). Hutíes atacan a buque estadounidense en el sur de Yemen. telesurtv.net El Mando Central de EE.UU. indicó que se trata de un buque estadounidense denominado "Gibraltar Eagle".

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-16). Irán pide a occidente cesar los ataques contra Yemen. telesurtv.net El canciller iraní insistió en que los hutíes seguirán su ofensiva mientras la realidad de Palestina no cambie.

Areeb Ullah (2024-01-16). War on Gaza: Rishi Sunak accused of 'endangering safety' of Muslim MP. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Rishi Sunak accused of 'endangering safety' of Muslim MP | The British prime minister called on Labour MP Zarah Sultana to condemn Hamas and the Houthis during a debate on the Gaza war | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 12: 35 | Zarah Sultana MP speaks at a rally in London in 2021 (Facebook) |

Areeb Ullah (2024-01-16). War on Gaza: Rishi Sunak accused of endangering safety of Muslim MP. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Rishi Sunak accused of endangering safety of Muslim MP | The British prime minister called on Labour MP Zarah Sultana to condemn Hamas and the Houthis during a debate on the Gaza war | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 12: 35 | Zarah Sultana MP speaks at a rally in London in 2021 (Facebook) | British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of using an Islamophobic trope that endangers "the safety…

MEE staff (2024-01-16). US launches fresh strikes on Houthis as Red Sea tensions boil over. middleeasteye.net US launches fresh strikes on Houthis as Red Sea tensions boil over | Relishing their chance to take on the US as a new foe, the Houthis claimed responsibility for striking a vessel en route to Israel | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 19: 57 | Houthi fighters brandish their weapons during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, on 11 January 2024 (AFP) | The US launche…

MEE staff (2024-01-17). Karim Benzema takes French interior minister to court for 'Muslim Brotherhood' claim. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2024-01-16). War on Gaza: Saudi Arabia says Israel recognition still possible as Iran promises more attacks. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Saudi Arabia says Israel recognition still possible as Iran promises more attacks | Meanwhile, fears continue to grow over spread of conflict in Middle East as aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 15: 31 | Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a session during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on 16 January 2024 (AFP) | <...

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