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Qassem Soleimani’s Assassination has Backfired on the US and Israel

By: Marco Carnelos Middle east Eye If the killing was meant to push Iran back, it has failed abysmally. Soleimani's ability to maintain a modicum of stability outweighed any benefits that his death could have brought.Two years have…
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Saudi warplanes carpet-bomb Yemen with US help. This must end

By: Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna , The Guardian“The US must end all support for the Saudi war effort in Yemen. It is fueling the largest humanitarian crisis in the world”The recent breaching of the United States’ embassy in Yemen’s…
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Mohammed bin Salman has lost the war in Yemen. It’s time to end the humanitarian disaster .

by : Madawi al-Rasheed , MIDDLE EAST EYE Six years on, the Saudi crown prince, who failed to score a quick victory, is left alone to beg the Houthis to accept his peace proposal This week, Saudi Arabia announced an initiative to end…
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Why US Troops Will Never Be Pulled Out Of Syria

by : Ehsani , Zero Hedge Syrian-American banker and financial analyst who visits the region frequently and writes for the influential geopolitical analysis blog, Syria CommentA friend recently asked: "Surely, the American Army is not staying…
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Yemen: UK should follow Biden’s lead and end support for Saudi war

By: David Wearing, Middle East Eye The Saudi-led war on Yemen, fuelled by American and British arms, has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis offensive operations in the war in Yemen” waged by a coalition of countries led by…
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Yemen conflict: Will Biden’s approach finally end the war?

by : Ali Harb , Umar A Farooq , MIDDLE EAST EYE Analysts say ending offensive support for Saudi-led coalition is important step, but questions linger over specifics of new US policy. Following last week's announcement by US President Joe…
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The Peace Process in Yemen is Broken

by : Jack Watling , RUSI Between April and June 2018 Yemeni forces backed by the UAE were advancing on the port city of Hodeidah. The international community rushed to apply pressure and succeeded in halting the offensive days before Yemeni…
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Think of the children’: Pope Francis shares worries for Yemen in New Year message.

Pope Francis delivered an appeal for world peace on Friday and highlighed his worries about Yemen, a country that has been plagued by six years of brutal conflict causing the world's worst humanitarian situation."I express my sorrow and concern…
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Yemen DM looking to build military and security ties with US.

The Defence Minister of the recently formed internationally-recognised Yemeni government, Mohammed Al-Maqdashi, has expressed his hopes for Yemen strengthening its military and security relations with the US, in particular in its fight against…
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UN: 172,000 Yemenis displaced in 2020 amid conflict

Some 172,000 Yemenis have been displaced during 2020 due to the years-long bloody conflict across the country, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced in a report yesterday."Since the start of 2020 until 26 December, 28,659…