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More than 80 killed in stampede in Yemeni capital
“More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said after one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade. Hundreds of people in the poverty-hit country had gathered at a school in capital Sanaa to receive cash handouts of 5,000…
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Eyes wide shut on Sa’ada
In this report by al Masirah, the Human Rights Organisation ‘The Eye of Humanity’ states that in January and February 2023, there have been over 202 ( 21 death, 181 injured) reported casualties in the border area to Saudi Arabia. The Munabbih rural hospital in Sa’ada is named as one of the treating or first…
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On Western-make bombs, missiles, warplanes, and their corollation with tropical disease; measles, polio, and cholera on the rise in Yemen
Innumerable Western news outlets have been incessantly reporting on the Saudi Arabian and Houthi peace talks mediated by a delegation from the sultanate of Oman. During the past three days, over 900 POWs have been exchanged between the warring parties. Today, in The Cradle Media: “At least three cargo ships carrying hundreds of containers of…
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International Al Quds Day
I found this video on a Twitter user’s account last year. The user, a pro Yemen and pro Palestinian human rights fighter, had posted this in 2016 as a reminder of the upcoming Int. Al Quds Day. The user made a call to join the Al Quds Day spirit and to wave the Palestinian flag…
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Yemen: ICRC inaugurates new physical rehabilitation centre in Sa’ada
“The facility is intended to serve the needs of persons with disabilities from the governorates of Sa’ada, Hajjah, Amran and Al Jawf.” However, this is not a complete newstart for ICRC operations in Sa’ada. “The Physical Rehabilitation Centre (PRC) replaces a facility that the ICRC had supported since 2017.” I read much on the questionable…
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Ongoing peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah
The negotiations between the warring parties have been ongoing for one year, and according to Reuters, a comprehensive peace agreement would be announced before Islam’s Eid holiday starting April 20. As aforementioned, the peace talks have been pursued since early last year without a satisfactory outcome. The Houthis are requesting for the land, air, and…
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Payback time
You may have heard of the recent indictment of former US president Donald Trump, who is also preparing to run in the presidential election for 2024. Trump has to stand trial for 34 criminal cases. No former US president has ever been indicted, which is a precident case, i.e., this case, might build the groundwork…
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Flash rains in Yemen
“Yemen’s National Center of Meteorology has forecast heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and hail across the country.” Heavy rainfalls have already caused several fatalities across Yemen. The country is poor in stormwater management, and its sewage system is not concocted to contain a vast amount of flash rain. The news outlet Crisis24 has released the latest news…
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Biden’s ‘concerns’ for peace in Yemen whitewash US complicity in war: Yemeni FM
Today, I once more had to read several news outlets about how concerned the United States is about the dire humanitarian state in Yemen and their calls for peace in the region. These calls for peace and the “sincere” concerns are voiced by none less than the President of the United States Joe Biden and…