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Eight years of prolonged US-Supported War in Yemen leave over 20 million people in need of urgent health assistance

With eight years of protracted conflict and humanitarian crisis, over two thirds of Yemen's population -- 21.6 million people -- are in acute need of humanitarian assistance, including over 20 million people requiring urgent health…
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‘A horrible vote’: Congress revisits one of its gravest mistakes, the Iraq War

This past week was the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, the beginning of a war that went on for years. Television marked the anniversary with film of the opening air attack on Baghdad — rockets, bombs, a “shock and…
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US treasury secretary says sanctions on Iran failed to achieve ‘ideal’ result

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week acknowledged that US sanctions on Iran have not succeeded in forcing Tehran to change its policies and behavior as demanded by Washington but still have managed to create a “real economic…
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Iraq Needs No Foreign Forces on Its Territory: MP

Noting that Iraq’s law-making body has voted on the withdrawal of foreign forces, member of Iraqi Parliament Ali Naama said that there are efforts to implement the decision and achieve full sovereignty for the nation by the withdrawal of…
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US imposed sanctions, banking restrictions primary cause of Afghanistan’s ongoing economic crisis: Taliban

Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister under the caretaker Taliban regime, Amir Khan Muttaqi in an op-ed for Al Jazeera, said that the primary cause of the ongoing economic crisis in the country is the imposition of sanctions and banking restrictions…
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Double Standards: International Criminal Court Prosecution Reserved For US Enemies, Not For US & Allies

Was it a ‘sick joke’ as one commentator suggested for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue a warrant of arrest against Russian President Putin on the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq? And what does it mean for South…
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UK accused of ‘washing its hands’ of Iraqi refugees

When Tony Blair appeared on Iraqi television days after US forces, supported by the UK, captured Baghdad, his aim was to reassure citizens and offer them hope. “My experience of people the world over is that we all want to be able to live…
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US citizen jailed for criticizing Saudi Arabia’s rulers freed

A US citizen sentenced to 19 years in a Saudi prison for social media posts criticising the kingdom’s rulers has been released, his son has said. Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a 72-year-old of Saudi origin, was arrested in 2021 for what his son,…
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Probe begins into claims of unlawful killings by UK armed forces in Afghanistan

The inquiry into allegations of unlawful killings by the UK armed forces in Afghanistan is set to be officially launched. The probe’s chair, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, is expected to announce a call for evidence of illegal activity in the…
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U.S. says Yemen prisoner swap deal is an important step forward

The U.S. Government has stressed that the agreement between the warring parties in Yemen for the exchange of nearly 900 detainees is ''an important step forward'' and has again endorsed efforts for ''a lasting solution'' to the war. ''The…