Category: yemen war
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Yemen’s Coffee Bean Terraces
Beans from the Arabian Peninsula –There, in the mountains of Yemen, coffee was sipped day and night by Sufi mystics to induce spiritual states. “Traditional Yemeni beans are the best for making Turkish coffee,” Article by the National Geographic The history of Coffee by KAWA News: From the city of Mocha in Yemen via the…
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Houthis Sign Deal With China For Oil Exploration In Yemen
“The Houthi-led government in Yemen this weekend signed a deal with Chinese officials and a Chinese company that will invest in oil exploration in Yemen. China’s Anton Oilfield Services Group (AntonOil) and a representative of the Chinese government signed on Saturday the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for investment in Yemen’s upstream sector,” http://www.oilprice.com reports.
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Yemeni riyal falls to all-time low on the Saudi Arabia-backed government side
According to Saudi Arabian media, linked to the house of al Saud, the Yemeni riyal falls to 1,320 to dollar – an all-time low. The situation in the Southern and Eastern governerates is dire, and it is worsening by day. Recently, Reliefweb published the following: “The cost of the Minimum Food Basket (MFB) in March…
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Event marking Unity Day of Yemen held in Sanaa
Yemenis attend an event marking the Unity Day of Yemen in Sanaa, Yemen, on May 22, 2023. Unity Day of Yemen commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on this date in 1990. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
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Mine Action-ye YEMAC
“For your safety and the safety of your family, do not keep the remnants of war in your home.” A big shout out to the heroes at Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre for their invaluable work. YEMAC raises awareness on the impact of mines and unexploded ordnance: MINE RISK EDUCATIONYoutube channel: Mine Action-ye YEMAC
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Child Soldiers in Yemen
Contrary to the predominant perception and narrative that the Houthis are the sole culprits in recruitment and use of child soldiers in the Yemen war, this article provides evidence that all parties to the conflict have deployed child soldiers in the eight year long war on Yemen. To better understand the issue at hand, one…
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Ops 19. UK Special Forces Operations in Yemen, alongside child soldiers
By Action on Armed Violence – Britain’s Special Forces have been deployed operationally in at least 19 overseas countries in the past decade, new analysis reveals, raising questions over the degree of transparency and democratic consent these shadowy units operate under. The countries where there have been active operations are: Algeria, Estonia, France, Iran/Oman (Strait…
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The Yemen War Can Be Over — If Biden Wants It
The Intercept – Yet the U.S. appears very much not to want the war to end; our proxies have been thumped on the battlefield and are in a poor negotiating position as a result. Reading between the lines, the U.S. seems to be attempting to slow-walk and blow up the peace talks. Triggering a resumption…
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Sana’a based human rights organisation INSAN, reveals
News – Yemen: Insan Organization for Rights and Freedom announced, Wednesday, that the number of civilian abductees in the prisons of the US-Saudi aggression and its mercenaries is about 1,200, including women and children, during the years 2021 – 2023. The organization indicated that there are civilian detainees whose physical and psychological health has deteriorated,…
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BIDEN IS SELLING WEAPONS TO THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD’S AUTOCRACIES
Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting global democracy, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57 percent of the world’s authoritarian regimes. U.S. arms sales in 2022 exceeded Trump-era highs. In Biden’s first full fiscal year as president, weapons sales from the United States to other countries reached $206 billion, according to the State…
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