So much vital work to be done—that must be done—for a more a peaceful world. Donald Trump loves executive orders as a tool of dictatorial power, avoiding the need to work through Congress. But that ...
British soldier Ahmed Al-Babati has been arrested for opposing the United Kingdom’s role in the Saudi-led war against Yemen. (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress News) A British soldier has been arrested for opposing the United Kingdom’s ...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Trump adviser Jared Kushner are hitting the road in an attempt to strong-arm more Arab states into normalizing relations with Israel, turning their backs on Palestine and isolating Iran. ...
This agreement is more about shoring up Trump’s slumping electoral campaign and improving Netanyahu’s battered image in Israel than bringing peace to the Middle East. “HUGE breakthrough today,” crowed Donald Trump on twitter as he announced the ...
“I’ve been meeting with the Trump campaign people…we have a deal with Trump: my boss, His Highness, made a deal that if we help Trump get elected, he’s going to be harsh on Iran, he’s ...
In the first of a three-part series, Agha Hussein investigates efforts by wealthy Gulf Arab countries to ply post-war Syria away from Iran by investing heavily in its post-war reconstruction. (By: Agha Hussain, Mintpress News) ...
The United Nations is reportedly close to identifying the responsible party in an attack on a migrant camp in Libya that killed dozens last July. In July of this year, the Tajoura migration concentration camp ...
“According to the officials, since Friday, the White House has been holding incessant discussions involving senior military commanders, Pentagon representatives and advisers to President Donald Trump.” Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated on ...
“The breaking up of the sit-in was one of the main points on the agenda that was discussed. Unless he got the green light from his regional allies he would not have been able to ...
The UNDP is giving 72 vehicles to an agency controlled by Houthi rebels, prompting the Yemen government to accuse the UNDP of favoritism and worsening the situation in Yemen. The internationally-recognized government of Yemen strongly ...
The U.K. says peace in Yemen is nearing as the UAE gives an ominous warning. UAE’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Qerqash, said Wednesday that the Saudi-led military coalition for Yemen will respond forcefully to ...
“Carrying out acts of sabotage on commercial and civilian vessels and threatening the safety and lives of those on board is a serious development.” (Newsclick.In) Saudi Arabia said on Monday two of its oil tankers ...
The Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates (UAE) stated that a bus bombing in Yemen last month that killed 51 (40 of whom were children) could not be justified. Both countries admit a mistake in the attack. ...
There is only so much time in a day, and only so many resources that news services can devote to the coverage of the pressing matters of the world. Still, the relative sparsity of mainstream ...
A new report from Amnesty International called “God only knows if he’s alive” confirmed and detailed prison abuses in Yemen carried out by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a U.S. backed alley. In 2017 the Associated ...
The Arab Coalition, after the victory over Iran-backed Houthi militants in the city of Hodeidah, will hand the largest Yemeni port to the Yemeni government, Salem Ahmed Al-Kaabi, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Ukraine, stated. ...
On Wednesday, the Saudi-led coalition launched an attack on Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah, a rebel stronghold with a population of roughly 600,000 in the area. Many humanitarian agencies strongly warned of a possible major ...