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A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

TeleSur | - - The U.N. said malnutrition and other preventable diseases are killing thousands of children in Yemen as its health system is on the verge of collapse. Every 10 minutes…

Why is the US at War in Yemen and will Trump Escalate?

By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The long national nightmare that was the 2016 presidential election is finally over. Now, we’re facing a worse terror: the reality of a…

WikiLeaks Yemen Files Unmask Washington’s Bloody Role

TeleSur | - - More than 10,000 - mostly civilians - have been killed and more than 3 million have been displaced in the conflict. Whistleblowing organization Wikileaks on Friday dropped yet…

Another Saudi War Crime in Yemen as 43 Prisoners dead in Airstrike

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi airstrikes targeting a judiciary building in al-Hudayda, a port on the western coast of Yemen under Houthi control, have killed some 43…

Why is the US helping Saudi Arabia target Yemen’s future?

By Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment ) | - - Saudi Arabia has long been accused of needlessly hitting civilian targets during its air campaign in neighbouring Yemen. Most commentators have put…

US Should Stop Making Excuses for Saudi Violations in Yemen

By Priyanka Motaparthy | ( Human Rights Watch) | - - Despite rising outrage over the bloody civilian toll in Yemen’s war, the United States administration is showing no signs of breaking…

US Goes to War with Houthis in Yemen (Openly)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US Navy in the Red Sea fired Tomahawk missiles into Yemen early Thursday morning, taking out three radar stations. Those facilities had…

Starving Yemen

By Helen Lackner | ( OpenDemocracy ) | - - Is the forgotten war turning into a forgotten famine? What answers will we give when the next generation ask how we could…

Saudi Airstrikes kill Hundreds of Civilians, maim hundreds at Yemeni Funeral

By TeleSur | - - Saudi Arabia and 10 of its Middle East allies began their military offensive in Yemen with over 100 warplanes and 150,000 troops. Saudi-led warplanes killed at least…

UN Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Killing Yemeni Women and Children

By TeleSur | - - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon demanded all parties fighting in Yemen "fully respect their obligations under international humanitarian law." In a rare move, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called…

Ex-president Saleh offers ‘all Yemen’s facilities’ to Russia

By Brian Whitaker | ( al-Bab.com) | - - In a TV interview today, Yemen's ex-president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, appeared to invite Russian military intervention in the country's conflict. He talked of…

Saudis bomb Sanaa during “Million-Person march”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Houthi Ansarullah Movement that controls most of north and west Yemen staged what was by all accounts an enormous demonstration in the…

Economic Damage from Civil War Costs poverty-stricken Yemen $14 Billion

TeleSur | - - The civil war in Yemen has caused a humanitarian disaster. The cost from damage to infrastructure and economic losses in Yemen's civil war is more than $14 billion…

10 Children Killed in Saudi Airstrike on Yemeni School

TeleSur | - - The Saudi-led coalition admitted children were at the site of the airstrike but jets “don’t distinguish ages” during attacks. At least 10 Yemeni children were killed in a…

Why are Saudi-led Airstrikes Targeting Civilian Factories in Yemen?

Human Rights Watch | - - Unlawful Attacks Harm Economy, Show Need for Victim Compensation (Beirut) Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes have unlawfully hit numerous factories, warehouses, and other civilian economic structures in…

On top of Saudi-Houthi War, South Yemen yearns to Secede!

By Hannah Porter | (Informed Comment) | - - While UN-brokered peace talks between Houthi rebels and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government-in-exile struggle to reach a political resolution to end a 15-month-long war, a…

UN Rebukes Saudi Arabia: Yemen’s Children Victims of Shocking Violations

By Kristine Beckerle, Finberg Fellow | ( Human Rights Watch) | - - Every year, the United Nations secretary-general releases a “list of shame” of government forces and armed groups that have…

Saudi bombing, Rebel Shelling leave 7 Million in Yemen Food Insecure

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | - - John Ging, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs briefs journalists on his recent trip to Yemen. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas John…

Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

Human Rights Watch | - - End Production, Transfer of These Banned Weapons (Washington, DC) – Saudi Arabia has used US-made cluster munitions near civilian areas in Yemen, leaving behind unexploded submunitions,…

American Bombs Killing Civilians in Yemen, Report Finds

By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - "One of the deadliest strikes against civilians in Yemen's year-long war involved U.S.-supplied weapons" The year-long campaign of Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen…