Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 768, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 768, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-768-yemen-war-mosaic-768
Schwerpunkte / Key aspects
Kursiv: Siehe Teil 1 / In Italics: Look in part 1
Klassifizierung / Classification
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
cp1a Am wichtigsten: Coronavirus und Seuchen / Most important: Coronavirus and epidemics
cp2 Allgemein / General
cp2a Allgemein: Saudische Blockade / General: Saudi blockade
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
cp6 Separatisten und Hadi-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Hadi government in Southern Yemen
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12b Sudan
cp12 Libanonkrise / Lebanon crisis
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Söldner / Mercenaries
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
Klassifizierung / Classification
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? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating
A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
pH = Pro-Houthi
pS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
(A P)
This trending footage shows Saudis assaulting workers at a McDonald's restaurant in the Riyadh-Makkah road. McDonald expressed its deep regret at the incident, which many believe targeted #Lebanese employees due to recent Saud's spat with #Beirut.
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1455620113751855106
(A E)
Saudi non-oil private sector output highest in nearly four years -PMI
Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector notched a 14th month of consecutive growth in October as output expanded at the fastest rate since December 2017, signalling the sector's continued strengthening, a survey showed on Wednesday.
(A P)
Qardahi and the “absurd” war statement in Yemen.. A Saudi prince reminds of the facts that “do not fall under the statute of limitations”
Saudi Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed re-published a video message to the Lebanese, in which he addressed the response and clarified a number of issues following the uproar and the diplomatic crisis caused by the statements of the Lebanese Minister of Information, George Kordahi, on Yemen, which were considered offensive to the Kingdom and the Emirates.
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Saudi Arabia wants businesses and families to pick Riyadh
The landlocked, once ultraconservative capital of Riyadh is pitching itself as a city of concerts, movie theaters, world class sporting events and deal-making; a city where revamped cultural heritage sites wait to be discovered, distinguishing Saudi Arabia from other Gulf Arab capitals defined by sprawling malls and high-rise hotels.
The pitch is part of Saudi Arabia’s plan to grab the limelight and title as the region’s top place to do business. Currently, the more glamorous emirate of Dubai is seen as the region’s hub for finance and tourism. No longer does the kingdom want consultants and executives flying in for a few days, only to fly right back out and spend those earnings elsewhere.
There are incentives — or, some say, penalties — for businesses to consider: Saudi Arabia has told companies they have until the beginning of 2024 to relocate their regional headquarters to the country or lose out on lucrative government contracts that keep the region’s biggest economy humming.
It’s the latest move by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s day-to-day leader, who’s been empowered by his father, King Salman, to overhaul the economy and reduce its dependence on oil for revenue. The 36-year-old prince wants companies, their employees and their families to move to the capital, Riyadh.
Some investors and their shareholders, however, remain wary of the prince.
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Saudi Arabia tries to lure foreign companies away from UAE
Top oil exporter licenses 44 global firms in bid to become regional business hub
Saudi Arabia has given licenses to 44 international entities to set up regional headquarters in the capital Riyadh, as the kingdom seeks to project an image of change to lure foreign capital and talent from places such as the United Arab Emirates.
Multinationals in sectors including technology, food and beverages, consulting and construction are among the entities eligible to set up headquarters. They include South Korea's Samsung, Deloitte, Unilever, Baker Hughes and Siemens.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is spearheading a campaign to make Saudi Arabia a regional business hub. State news agency SPA cited Fahd al-Rasheed, president of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, as saying the moves would add 67 billion riyals ($18 billion) to the Saudi economy and create around 30,000 jobs by 2030.
The country has set out a "Vision 2030" program -- a neoliberal reform agenda aimed at reducing the kingdom's economic dependence on oil.
But Saudi Arabia also needs to reassure foreign investors nervous about putting money into the kingdom due to reputational risks stemming from purported human rights violations at home and in Yemen, and the sour taste left by the murder in 2018 of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.
The world's top oil exporter and largest Arab economy is also setting a deadline, saying in February it would give foreign entities until the end of 2023 to set up shop in Riyadh or risk losing out on government contracts.
Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid al-Falih told Nikkei Asia that it was not a case of merely competing with the UAE for foreign direct investment.
Al-Falih said his country was working to improve lifestyles for foreigners based in Riyadh.
"We are only starting the climb. This is an escalator we are riding to improve liveability in Riyadh," he said. "We are on a continuous, never-ending journey to improve our liveability [and] ... investment environment. Boosting skills for our talent and improving our competitiveness for the Saudi economy."
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Saudi-Arabia-tries-to-lure-foreign-companies-away-from-UAE
(A P)
#Saudi Clansmen govt executes another protester #Qatif. Maki AlObaid was executed today. The #Saudis are killing one protester a month. His father passed away 10 days ago.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1455148126793314304
(A P)
Coroner report of Dr. #MusaAlQarni confirms his death was caused by severe beatings by the #Saudi Clan security @pss_en . He was 66.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1450436299513638912
(B K P)
Saudi weapons trainer breaks mould in male-dominated field
Mona Al-Khurais has loved guns ever since as a young girl her father took her on hunting trips in Saudi Arabia and taught her how to shoot.
(A P)
Saudi authorities sentence Yemeni journalist to 15 years in prison
The Saudi authorities have sentenced a Yemeni journalist to 15 years in prison, after he worked as the executive director of one of its media channels.
According to human rights sources, the Saudi Criminal Court sentenced the Yemeni journalist, Ali Abu Lahoum, residing in the Kingdom, to 15 years in prison on charges of apostasy, promoting atheistic ideology, according to the Saudi allegations.
Activists on social media denounced the Saudi allegations on Yemeni journalist Abu Lahoum, calling for his immediate release after he served as executive director of the Saudi Al-Wadi TV.
http://en.ypagency.net/242406/
and also (photo, document in Arabic): https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1454874747607584769
(A E)
Saudi Aramco sees third-quarter income rise to $30.4 billion
The world’s largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, reported $30.4 billion in third-quarter net income on Sunday, bolstered by a surge in oil prices and recovery in demand as the coronavirus pandemic eases.
Saudi Arabia’s majority state-owned oil giant Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., said its net income more than doubled from $11.8 billion during the same three-month period a year earlier. Last year’s figure came after profits plunged dramatically as global lockdowns slammed oil prices. Net income refers to the amount left after taxes and preferred dividends have been paid.
(A K P)
#Saudi arms manufacturer says it has made a homegrown drone called “Airspace Guard.” Similar statements turned out to be misleading. This could be different.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1454828969010909193
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Saudiarabien verschärft den Kurs gegen den Hizbullah und setzt die Annäherung an Iran aufs Spiel
Die Gespräche zwischen Saudiarabien und Iran hatten Hoffnung auf eine Entspannung in der Region gemacht. Doch mit einem neuen Schlag gegen Irans wichtigsten Verbündeten in Libanon scheint Riad einen Kurswechsel zu vollziehen.
(A P)
Saudi police detained my father Setiwaldi Abdukadir, an American citizen, in Mecca for simply wearing this t-shirt which urges people to pray for an end to China’s genocide and occupation in East Turkistan. I ask @USAinKSA
to urgently secure his release.
https://twitter.com/SalihHudayar/status/1453420623850528771
and
Report: Saudi Arabia Arrests American over China Genocide T-Shirt
Police in Saudi Arabia arrested an American citizen in Mecca on Wednesday for wearing a shirt reading, “Pray for the end of China’s genocide & occupation in East Turkistan,” denounced his son, head of the East Turkistan Government in Exile.
(B P)
Name one country with which Ibn Salman did not create diplomatic problems? The state causes crises in its dealings and relations with Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, Yemen, Lebanon, Canada, Iran, Afghanistan and half the countries of the world, even Denmark.
https://twitter.com/MarzoqM_/status/1454169527550414853
and now with #Lebanon
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1454236340246224897
(A P)
Saudi to bid to host Expo 2030 world fair
Saudi Arabia intends to bid to host the Expo 2030 world fair, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Friday, part of the de facto ruler's push to transform the kingdom's economy and diversify it away from oil.
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp9a
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State secrets privilege will quash suit with Saudi spymaster
A federal judge signed off Wednesday on letting the U.S. government protect what it claims are state secrets in a case where the former spymaster of Saudi Arabia said, as part of his defense, he needs to describe how the two nations collaborated on counterterrorism operations.
After considering the documents that the U.S. Office of the Director of National Security filed into the case — including documents submitted in camera, or privately to the judge — U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton found the invocation of the state secrets privilege a valid one.
“Because of the breadth of the claim and the highly sensitive nature of the privileged material, the Court will not further elaborate upon its reasoning which would necessarily result in disclosure of privileged information,” Gorton wrote in his 19-page memorandum and order.
The state secrets privilege, Gorton noted, is absolute and prevents the Saudi spymaster from mounting a defense against the lawsuit, though it may cause the judge to toss out the case altogether.
Before the case arrived on Gorton’s docket, a court in Ontario, Canada, had handed the Sakab Saudi Holding Company a prejudgment order called a Mareva injunction that is designed to save assets. Sakab claims the ex-Saudi spymaster Saad Al Jabri defrauded it of about $3.5 billion and used some of the funds to buy eight condominiums in Boston.
https://www.courthousenews.com/state-secrets-privilege-will-quash-suit-with-saudi-spymaster/amp/
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Yemeni Journalist: US Support for Terrorists Prolonging War on Yemen
Ahmed Abdulrahman, journalist and political commentator, says Washington smuggles arms to al-Qaeda in Yemen using humanitarian aids as a cover, to extend the war by weakening Sana’a.
Speaking in an interview with FNA, Ahmed Abdulrahman said, “The US has always been the godfather and the biggest supporter to al-Qaeda, ISIS, and other terrorist groups... When tracking the countless occasions where these terrorist groups were defeated and bushed out of territory they control, we always find the US and its allies standing against the powers and parties that posed a threat to these [terrorist] groups’ presence.”
He further said the extension of the US-armed Saudi-led coalition war on the impoverished Arab country is profitable for Washington, and added, “The US is benefiting with billions of dollars’ worth of weapons sales and it would not even try to stop this war - except for the nonsense useless media statements we have been hearing every now and then for the past 6 years.”
Ahmed Abdulrahman is a Yemeni journalist, researcher and translator based in Sana'a.
Below is the full text of the interview:
(A P)
Film: #Sudanese demonstration from the Capitol to the White House. #USA.
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1455182943396245509
(A K P)
Saudi Royal Air Force, U.S. Air Force Complete Bilateral Drill
The Royal Saudi Air Force and the U.S. Air Force completed a bilateral exercise, in which F-15C fighters of the Royal Saudi Air Force and B-1 strategic bombers of the U.S. Air Force participated.
This drill highlights capabilities, air control, and operational integration, and is a continuation of the joint cooperation between the Saudi Royal Air Force and the U.S. Air Force to maintain the security and stability of the region.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2300288
and
(A K P)
F-15s from the Royal Saudi Air Force demonstrated disciplined airmanship as they joined a @usairforce B-1B on a #PresencePatrol Oct. 30. Military readiness for any contingency or mission depends on (photos)
https://twitter.com/USAFCENT/status/1454569051833909248
As part of the #Biden #MBS “comeback” package , #US forces are increasing & visibly training with #Saudi air force -a racist & sectarian force - I wonder how #American #Black @SecDef feels about that?
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1455161716682153989
(A E P)
Film: President Biden says there are potential measures he won't talk about if #Russia and #Saudi Arabia don't lower oil prices.
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1454952647660814341
(A K)
Photo of a blast shockwave after a U.S. F-16 fired at a practice target during air operations in support of maritime surface warfare training in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 29.
https://twitter.com/US5thFleet/status/1454766099900284930
(B P)
Failure to Renew Yemen Investigative Mechanism Shows Costs of US Absence from Human Rights Council
On Oct. 14, the United States regained its seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after three years of absence. The United States withdrew from the 47-member council under the Trump administration but has now indicated its intent to be an effective member under the Biden administration.
Conditions in Yemen continued to deteriorate over the three years of U.S. absence from the council, punctuated most recently by the UNHRC’s rejection of a resolution to keep investigating war crimes in Yemen.
The Biden administration understands that the 2018 withdrawal by the United States from the UNHRC created a vacuum of power to be filled by other nations like China, commenting that it would be better for the United States to be a part of the UNHRC and create change from the inside rather than participate from the outside as an observer.
However, U.S. leadership is very much needed now in Geneva to do right by all victims of atrocities around the world, including the Yemeni people. They are in dire need of help, and for now, the United States appears to be unwilling or unable to be that voice for them.
My comment: ?????????? The US is a main human rights violator worldwide, and is the main supporter of Saudi Arabia and its dirty war in Yemen. This is a typical US-centered report closing the eyes on all US violations.
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
Siehe / Look at cp9
(B P)
Israel’s constant talk of attacking Iran is a danger to US interests
Washington must not allow anyone to suck it into self-serving strategies of confrontation in the Middle East or elsewhere
Speeches by the heads of government of Iran and Israel at the United Nations General Assembly this year illustrate two very different ways a regime’s international rival might fit into its strategy.
In the Middle East as elsewhere, dialogue and de-escalation of tensions are almost always better for U.S. interests than confrontation and threats of war. De-escalation makes possible prosperity-enhancing commerce, reduces the opportunity for extremists to exploit conflicts, and reduces the chance of the United States becoming ensnared in regional wars.
(A P)
Erste Vereinbarungen zwischen Iran und Saudi-Arabien getroffen
In den Verhandlungen zwischen Teheran und Riad sind nach Angaben des Sprechers des iranischen Außenministeriums, Said Khatibzadeh, erste Vereinbarungen getroffen worden.
"Vier Gesprächsrunden haben bislang stattgefunden und die Kontakte zwischen den beiden Ländern werden fortgesetzt", sagte Khatibzadeh am Sonntag zum aktuellen Verhandlungsstand.
Als Antwort auf die Frage nach dem Zeitpunkt der Wiedereröffnung der Botschaften Irans und Saudi-Arabiens erklärte er: "Es ist noch ein weiter Weg bis zur Wiedereröffnung der Botschaften in Teheran und Riad."
(A P)
US would only quit Iran nuclear deal if Tehran were to renege, Biden pledges
President makes commitment alongside Germany, France and UK not to repeat Donald Trump’s walkout on agreement
Joe Biden has given a pledge that if the US returns to the Iran nuclear agreement, it will only subsequently leave if Tehran clearly breaks the terms of the deal.
The US president made the commitment, which addresses one of Iran’s key negotiating demands, in a joint statement issued with Germany, France and the UK. The statement followed a meeting on the margins of the G20 in Rome attended by Biden, Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Boris Johnson.
The key paragraph of a lengthy statement read: “We welcome President Biden’s clearly demonstrated commitment to return the US to full compliance with the JCPOA [joint comprehensive plan of action] and to stay in full compliance, so long as Iran does the same.”
Biden is hamstrung in the value of the guarantees he can give to Iran because the nuclear deal is not a signed treaty endorsed by the US Senate, and he cannot bind the hands of future US administrations.
However, the Biden pledge, underwritten by the main three European powers, may be a sign that the US wants to create a more positive atmosphere before the resumption of the Vienna talks that Iran has – after much pressure and delay – promised will happen at some point in November. There have already been six rounds of talks, but they broke off in June to allow the new Iranian government, led by the president, Ebrahim Raisi, to review its negotiating strategy.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/31/us-iran-nuclear-deal-tehran-joe-biden-pledge
My comment: So simply return tomorrow, and period.
(A P)
Saudischer Außenminister: Gespräche mit Iran waren freundschaftlich
Der saudische Außenminister hat die Gespräche seines Landes mit Iran als freundlich bezeichnet und zugleich die Hisbollah für die gegenwärtigen Spannungen zwischen Riad und Beirut verantwortlich gemacht.
Am Samstagabend sprach der saudische Außenminister Faisal bin Farhan über den Verlauf der Gespräche Riads mit Teheran und die Spannungen in den Beziehungen seines Landes zum Libanon.
Die Gespräche zwischen Saudi-Arabien und Iran seien freundschaftlich, aber bisher wurden keine nennenswerten Fortschritte erzielt, so Bin Farhan laut Bericht von Russia Al Yaum.
Der saudische Außenminister führte zugleich die aktuelle Krise in den Beziehungen seines Landes zum Libanon, auf die angebliche "Hegemonie" der Hisbollah zurück.
(A P)
Saudi Arabia reveals progress of talks with Iran
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the talks between the kingdom and Iran were “friendly”, while stressing that no significant progress has been made so far.
“We have had four rounds of talks so far. The talks are friendly but still in an exploratory context. We still hope that it will make tangible progress… But so far, we have not made enough progress to be optimistic.”
Asked if another round of talks had been decided, he said that nothing had been identified, stating “But we are open to continuing.”
http://en.ypagency.net/242348/
(A K P)
American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
The U.S. Air Force said Sunday it flew a B-1B strategic bomber over key maritime chokepoints in the Mideast with allies including Israel amid ongoing tensions with Iran as its nuclear deal with world powers remains in tatters.
The B-1B Lancer bomber flew Saturday over the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil traded passes. It also flew over the Red Sea, its narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Egypt’s Suez Canal.
Fighter jets from Bahrain, Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia flew alongside the bomber.
Iranian state media did not immediately acknowledge the flyover. Iran’s mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
https://apnews.com/article/africa-iran-israel-egypt-middle-east-b88f8ce6747fcb420ecea3e09ed856dd
(A P)
Iran vermutet Amerika und Israel hinter Cyberangriff
Am Mittwoch war in Folge einer Cyberattacke das Zahlungssystem in iranischen Tankstellen ausgefallen. Teheran beschuldigt Washington und Jerusalem. Auch eine iranische Gruppe bezichtigt sich.
Iran hat seine politischen Erzfeinde Israel und die Vereinigten Staaten für den Cyberangriff auf das landesweite Tankstellennetz verantwortlich gemacht. „Die Untersuchungen laufen zwar noch, aber unserer Einschätzung nach stecken definitiv die Amerikaner und die Zionisten (Israelis) dahinter“, sagte Gholamresa Dschalali, Chef der Abteilung für Cyber-Sicherheit, laut Medienberichten am Sonntag.
(A P)
Biden, trio of European allies discuss Iran nuclear program
As Iran’s nuclear program makes troubling advances, President Joe Biden huddled Saturday with European allies to talk through strategy as they press for a diplomatic resolution — and to plan for the possibility Iran declines to return to the negotiating table.
The meeting with the leaders of Germany, France, and Britain — known as the E3 — comes at a pivotal time, as Iran continues to enrich uranium to near-weapons-grade levels. Biden is trying to revive the 2015 nuclear deal and bring Iran back into compliance with the pact that would have kept the Islamic republic at least one year away from the potential to field a nuclear weapon.
My comment: No, Biden is NOT “trying to revive the 2015 nuclear deal”, he simply could do this today. He wants much more, and iran has no reason to admit anything of this.
(A P)
USA verhängen Strafmaßnahmen gegen Iraner nach Drohnenangriffen
Die USA haben zwei Unternehmen und vier Personen aus dem Iran für die angebliche Unterstützung von Drohnenangriffen mit Sanktionen belegt.
In allen Fällen bestünden Verbindungen zu den als Terrororganisation eingestuften Revolutionsgarden, die Drohnenattacken auf amerikanische Ziele und ausländische Schiffe verübt oder anderen dabei geholfen hätten, teilte die Regierung in Washington mit.
(B P)
Turkey and Iran find soft power more difficult than hard power
Neither country can afford the setbacks that often are the result of hubris. Both have bigger geopolitical, diplomatic, and economic fish to fry.
(B P)
Why Tehran is reestablishing close ties with Venezuela
Aside from avoiding U.S. sanctions, Iran’s new president needs to mollify hardliners and separate himself from his predecessor.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/10/29/why-tehran-is-reestablishing-close-ties-with-venezuela/
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
(B P)
Film: We’ve uncovered more about the UK’s role in the horrendous Yemen war than all of the establishment media combined. They’re concealing the truth, we’re trying to reveal it.
https://twitter.com/declassifiedUK/status/1455478541215145994
(A P)
STC supporters call on British gov’t to end “Saudi siege” (with film)
http://en.ypagency.net/242364/
(A P)
Yemen: Humanitarian Situation
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered on 28th October 2021.
Q: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
A by Min. James Cleverly. We fully support the peace process led by the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, and urge the parties to engage constructively with this process and call on all states to release humanitarian funding commitments promptly. An inclusive political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2021-10-25.62808.h
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
(A H P)
Im Oktober deutlich mehr Migranten in Vorpommern
Die Zahl der Migranten, die über die sogenannte Belarus-Route illegal nach Mecklenburg-Vorpommern einreisen, hat sich im Oktober gegenüber dem Vormonat verdoppelt. Wie die für Vorpommern zuständige Bundespolizeidirektion Bad Bramstedt am Dienstag mitteilte, wurden im Oktober zwischen Usedom, Pasewalk und Pomellen (Vorpommern-Greifswald) 749 Frauen, Männer und Kinder von den Beamten aufgegriffen. Die Meisten seien aus dem Irak und Jemen, weniger Leute aus Syrien und dem Iran. Im September seien es 302 illegal eingeschleuste Flüchtlinge gewesen, im August waren es 104.
https://www.ostseewelle.de/nachrichten/nachrichtenticker/Im-Oktober-deutlich-mehr-Migranten-in-Vorpommern-id604291.html = https://www.greenpeace-magazin.de/ticker/im-oktober-deutlich-mehr-migranten-vorpommern-aufgegriffen
cp12b Sudan
(A P)
Hamdok: I will not be a party to any arrangements of the army
Sudan’s ousted prime minister, Abdullah Hamdok, has said he will not be a party to any arrangements in accordance with the procedures of the army
In a statement on Facebook, the Sudanese Ministry of Culture and Information said that Abdulla Hamdouk met the ambassadors of the Troika countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway) accredited to Sudan, and during the meeting he described the decisions taken by the army chief, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, as a “coup as a correct description.”
http://en.ypagency.net/242577/
(A P)
Sudan tribal protesters lift port blockade, week after coup
Tribal protesters on Monday lifted their weekslong blockade on Sudan’s main seaport and oil pipelines, and reopened roads linking the port to the rest of the country, a tribal leader said, following a deal with the military to remove the barricades for one month.
(A P)
UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests
(A P)
Sudan: Head of Military Council relieves Attorney General of his post
https://en.ypagency.net/242444/
(A P)
Sudanese authorities give British ambassador 21 days to leave the country
http://en.ypagency.net/242354/
(A P)
US envoy called on Sudanese authorities to allow citizens to protest
http://en.ypagency.net/242267/
(A E P)
UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests
The U.N. secretary general urged Sudan’s generals on Sunday to reverse their takeover of the country, a day after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the largest pro-democracy protest since last week’s coup.
Antonio Guterres said the generals should “take heed” of Saturday’s protests. “Time to go back to the legitimate constitutional arrangements,” he said in a tweet.
(A P)
Audio: Sudan nach dem Putsch: Massenproteste in der Hauptstadt Khartoum
https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/audio/audio-118945.html
(A P)
Sudan security forces shoot dead 2 protesters, doctors say
Sudanese security forces shot dead two people Saturday during mass protests against the country’s recent military coup, a doctors’ union said. The shootings came despite repeated appeals by the West to Sudan’s new military rulers to show restraint and allow peaceful protests.
Thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets, where whistles and drums accompany chants of “revolution, revolution” in protest of this week’s coup, which is threatening to derail the country’s fitful transition to democracy.
Pro-democracy groups had called for protests across the country to press demands for re-instating a deposed transitional government and releasing senior political figures from detention.
https://apnews.com/article/africa-sudan-military-coup-protests-3c44aeb4d47abdb69490b779716cb838
Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waz0DUCGbBk
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1454456304995536898
(A P)
Two killed, 110 wounded in Sudan’s protests
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said Saturday that two protesters were killed and more than 110 were wounded in the so-called march of millions in several cities on Saturday.
Thousands of Sudanese took to the street to protest the decisions of army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, which they described as a “military coup”, the committee said in a statement posted on its Facebook account.
According to the committee, the talk is focusing on the initial monitoring of cases of casualties resulting from the brutal violence of the militias of the coup d’état in their defeated attempts to suppress the million-man demonstration,” he Sudan Doctors Committee said.
http://en.ypagency.net/242344/
(A P)
A US official says that the US administration estimates that between 20 to 30 Sudanese have been killed since the army seized power in #Sudan.
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1454457288887087105
cp12c Libanonkrise / Lebanon crisis
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Nach Syrien-Konflikt: Golfstaaten wollen Libanon ins Chaos stürzen
Libanon entwickelt sich allmählich zu einem neuen Schauplatz der Konflikte zwischen Iran und Saudi-Arabien. Entscheidend für das Tempo der Eskalation ist nun die Lage im Jemen. Nach der von außen geförderten und mit brutaler Gewalt aufgeladenen Rebellion gegen die staatliche Existenz Syriens droht nun in dieser Region Libanon einem weiteren Experiment der Golfstaaten und deren Verbündeten ausgesetzt zu werden.
Im Zuge der neuen diplomatischen Spannungen zwischen Saudi-Arabien und Libanon bleibt nun zu fragen, was eigentlich hinter der neuen Eskalation steckt, da ja das besagte Fernsehinterview mit Kordahi mehr als einen Monat vor seiner Ernennung zum Minister aufgezeichnet worden war. Und warum sollten Saudis ausgerechnet zu diesem Zeitpunkt in diesem Ausmaß gegen Libanesen vorgehen, wenn es Libanon endlich gelungen ist, eine neue Regierung nach der monatelagen Pattsituation zu bilden?
Kordahis Kommentar war im Grunde nur ein Vorwand für die Saudis, um eine neue Kampagne gegen Libanon zu starten, insbesondere auch, nachdem westliche Sanktionen gegen Libanesen nicht dazu geführt hatten, dass die Hisbollah an Einfluss im Land verliert. Ganz im Gegenteil baute die Hisbollah unlängst durch den Import von Erdöl aus Iran ihren Einfluss aus. Infolge des Treibstoffmangels kommt es im Land seit Monaten häufig zu Stromausfällen. Bevor die neue Regierung Libanons gebildet wurde, hatte das politische Patt monatelange auch dafür gesorgt, dass das Land von den USA und der EU mit immer mehr Sanktionen überhäuft wurde.
Libanon entwickelt sich allmählich zu einem neuen Schauplatz der Konflikte zwischen Iran und Saudi-Arabien auf regionaler Ebene. Entscheidend ist allerdings beim Tempo der Eskalation die Lage im Jemen
Insofern versuchen die Golfstaaten mutmaßlich mit den neuen Strafmaßnahmen gegen Libanon, Iran zu Zugeständnissen im Jemen zu bewegen, nämlich zum Einwirken Irans auf die Huthis im Sinne einer Einstellung der Offensive in Ma'rib. Mit anderen Worten scheuen sich Golfstaaten nicht davor, die mühsam errungene libanesische Regierungskoalition scheitern zu lassen, um ihre Ziele zu erreichen.
Libanon ist bekanntlich ein krisengeschütteltes Land. Die Wirtschaft steht bereits am Abgrund
https://de.rt.com/international/126528-nach-syrien-konflikt-golfstaaten-wurden/ = https://linkezeitung.de/2021/11/03/nach-syrien-konflikt-golfstaaten-wollen-libanon-ins-chaos-stuerzen/
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Lebanon says it wants dialogue with Riyadh, not demands about Hezbollah
Lebanon's foreign minister said Saudi Arabia was dictating impossible terms by asking the government to reduce the role of Iran-backed Hezbollah
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Jemen Zieht Botschafter Im Libanon Ab
Nach den Nachrichten der offiziellen jemenitischen Nachrichtenagentur SABA hieß es in einer schriftlichen Erklärung des Außenministeriums, dass nach den Äußerungen des libanesischen Informationsministers George Kardahi zum Jemen der jemenitische Botschafter in Beirut Abdullah ed-Dais vorgeladen wurde ins Land zur Beratung. .
In der Erklärung, in der es heißt, dass der jemenitische Botschafter Dais einen Brief an das libanesische Außenministerium bezüglich Kardahis „verwerflichen“ Äußerungen geschickt habe, heißt es: „Die Regierung und das Volk des Jemen werden ihren Kampf gegen die iranische Projekt und seinen Milizen, und dass dies sowohl auf der Arabischen Halbinsel als auch auf der Arabischen Halbinsel geschehen wird.”
https://www.alleneuigkeiten.com/agenda/jemen-zieht-botschafter-im-libanon-ab-135501/
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Yemen joins other Arab countries in recalling ambassador to Beirut
Yemen became the fifth Arab country to recall its Lebanese ambassador because of diplomatic tension between Beirut and Riyadh concerning remarks by the Lebanese Information Minister.
The Yemeni Foreign Ministry said it summoned Abdullah Al-Deais for consultation because of remarks made by George Kordahi, according to a statement cited by the Yemeni official news agency, SABA.
The statement said Al-Deais handed a letter Wednesday from his government to the Lebanese Foreign Ministry about Kordahi's comments on the conflict in Yemen.
"The government and people of Yemen will continue to confront the Iranian project and its militias, and will be the safety valve for the Arab peninsula and the region in general," it added.
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Libanon vor Zerreißprobe
Wegen Kritik am Jemen-Krieg ziehen Golfstaaten Botschafter ab und verhängen Importstopp [im Abo]
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Qatar FM to visit Lebanon to help resolve Gulf crisis
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211102-qatar-fm-to-visit-lebanon-to-help-resolve-gulf-crisis/
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Bahrain urges its citizens to leave Lebanon as crisis grows
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Saudi Arabia started a financial blockade on Lebanon, banning Lebanon diaspora from sending money to Lebanon through money exchange offices such as OMT, MoneyGram, and so on.
https://twitter.com/LebUpdate/status/1455119694525042693
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Lebanon PM warns country on ‘downhill slope’ as diplomatic spat with Gulf countries worsens [paywalled]
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/lebanon-saudi-yemen-hezbollah-b1949251.html
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EXPLAINER: Why Saudi Arabia is upset, lashing out at Lebanon
But what is really behind Saudi’s angry response, and what does it mean for the already embattled Lebanon?
WHAT WAS THE SPARK?
The immediate spark were comments by Kordahi, who had gained popularity in the Arab world for hosting “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” on a Saudi-owned TV network.
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Lebanon is dragged back into the Iranian-Saudi eye by the Syrian-Iran conflict as the Middle East is plunged back in
Summary
triggered by criticism of Saudi-led effort in Yemen, which has sparked a second row in which the Saudi government has been accused of supporting the Yemeni invasion.
Beirut is bafflingly struck by the economic crisis as it seeks to end the crisis.
Riyadh halts imports from Lebanon, Gulf Arabs expel envoys, and Riadan severs trade agreements with Lebanon.
Gulf Arabs are home to large expatriate Lebanese communities.
Lebanon is now under a cloud of Gulf Arab anger after stoic criticism of Saudi Arabia by renowned broadcaster-turned-minister, in retaliation that has further strained Beirut's ties to once-freak benefactors.
Many ordinary Lebanese fear they will have to pay for the diplomatic deep freeze caused by the latest spat, which has its roots in a long-running rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran that plays swaying role in conflicts around the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab neighbors once spent billions of dollars in Lebanon aid, and still provide jobs and a haven for dozens of Lebanon's huge diaspora. But the friendship has been straining for years due to the burgeoning influence of Lebanon's powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
Kordahi's remarks were only a symptom of Hezbollah' s continued influence on the political scene, though they were recorded before he took office. For Riyadh, whose influence in Lebanon has waned as Tehran'' has grown, Kordashis remarks are only an indication of Iran' continued dominance on political issues.
The aftermath of his remarks, which came as the Houthis advance in Yemen, highlights the depth of Iranian-Saudi rivalries. A lack of progress in U.S.-led efforts to reshape a nuclear deal with Iran has fueled Gulf worries about Tehran.
Riyadh's move, seen from Tehran, shows the Saudis are losing to Iran on the diplomatic front and need some leverage, according to a senior Iranian hardline official close to Supreme Leader Ayetollah Ali Khamenei' s office.
But, while Riyadh may be able to isolate Lebanon, it wouldn't be in a position to eliminate Hezbollah, the official added.
For Lebanon's shaky economy, the biggest concern would be any measures that would negatively impact hundreds of thousands of Lebanese who work in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the dollars they send home to a nation drowning in poverty.
Despite assurances from Lebanon that they won't be sent home, the fear is roiling Lebanese expats in the Gulf.
Saudi Arabia is being extra careful not to punish the Lebanese, as were other Gulf states, according to UAE political analyst Abdulkhaleq Abdulla. But, according to him, other steps "to convey the deep Gulf discontent with Hezbollah" might take place, such as suspending flights.
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Saudi FM: Dealing with Lebanon is no longer 'fruitful or useful'
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud said his country has concluded that dealing with Lebanon is "no longer fruitful or useful".
In an interview with CNBC aired yesterday, Bin Farhan was asked if Saudi Arabia and Lebanon were in the midst of a diplomatic crisis over statements made by Lebanese Minister of Information George Kordahi, to which he responded: "I don't think I will call it a crisis. We have come to the conclusion that dealing with Lebanon and its current government is no longer fruitful or useful."
"Given Hezbollah's continued control of the political scene, and what we believe to be the continued abstention of this government and Lebanese leaders in general from implementing the reforms and measures necessary to make real change in Lebanon, we have decided that communication is no longer fruitful or useful and is no longer in our best interests."
"The minister's statements represented a reality, the fact that the political scene in Lebanon is still controlled by Hezbollah, a terrorist group that, by the way, armed, supported and trained the Houthi militias," he added.
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Lebanon's foreign minister invites Saudis for talks to ease row: AFP
https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1280045/lebanon-fm-invites-saudis-for-talks-to-ease-row-afp.html = https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/lebanon-fm-invites-saudis-talks-ease-row-afp
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Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait recalled their ambassadors to Beirut after critical comments made by the Lebanese information minister on Yemen war
Pressure was mounting on Saturday for Lebanon’s minister of information to resign, after his comments on the Saudi-led military offensive in Yemen sparked a diplomatic crisis with Riyadh and other Gulf states.
The Lebanese cabinet held an emergency meeting on Saturday, attended by deputy head of the US mission in Lebanon Richard Michaels, in a bid to handle the diplomatic fallout of critical comments made by George Kordahi.
Saudi Arabia ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave within 48 hours on Friday and recalled its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations in response to Kordahi’s comments, which were broadcast earlier this week by Al Jazeera.
Riyadh condemned the deterioration of relations with Lebanon and said "further measures" would be taken against Beirut, without elaborating.
Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have followed in Saudi Arabia's footsteps and also asked their Lebanese ambassadors to leave, as well as recalling their ambassadors to Beirut for consultations on Friday and Saturday respectively.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that he wants the best relations with Saudi Arabia.
But none of the conciliatory statements coming from the Lebanese government seem to have appeased Riyadh and its allies, as the Gulf kingdom has called on the fragile coalition cabinet in Beirut to dismiss Kordahi.
Kordahi was summoned to Bkerki, the seat of the Maronite Catholic Church in Lebanon on Saturday afternoon to meet with Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai and discuss the situation. Upon entering, Kordahi responded to journalists enquiring about whether he would resign by saying: “We’ll see with the patriarch.”
The embattled minister, however, left the meeting through a back door without making a statement.
The dispute is the latest challenge to Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati's cabinet, which was sworn in last month after more than a year of political paralysis only to find itself almost immediately embroiled in a political row over the judicial investigation into the August 2020 Beirut port explosion.
In a phone call with Kordahi on Friday evening, Mikati asked his minister to put the national interest first and "take the right decision to fix Arab relations with Lebanon", a statement by his office said - as Riyadh pressured the minister of information to resign.
Kordahi refused to apologise for his statements earlier this week, adding that he had "done no wrong", as the show had been taped on 5 August, more than a month before he became a minister.
"I have never attacked nor insulted Saudi Arabia or the Emirates," Kordahi said on Wednesday, adding that his words "did not implicate at all the government, of which I was not yet a member".
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib said on Friday he was forming a group to address the diplomatic rift. He maintained that the situation was not a crisis and could be solved through dialogue.
The Arab League expressed its concern on Saturday about the rapid deterioration of Lebanese-Gulf relations.
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Analysis: What’s motivated Saudi-Lebanese diplomatic crisis?
The political tension between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon that was triggered by remarks of the Lebanese Minister of Information George Kurdahi who questioned the legitimacy of the Saudi war against Yemen is now drifting to a diplomatic crisis with Riyadh recalling its ambassador from Beirut and expelling the Lebanese ambassador.
Saudi Arabia has always sought to play a role in the Lebanon developments as a stage of regional rivalry with the Iran-led Axis of Resistance and pose as an influential actor in the political scene of this small but important country.
In recent years, Riyadh-Beirut relations have been very tumultuous, with the arrest in 2017 of then-Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri during a visit to Riyadh
Undoubtedly, part of the Saudi anger with the Lebanese minister’s remarks is driven by massive regional and international pressures and criticism the Saudi are undergoing for their crimes in Yemen.
The expulsion of the Lebanese ambassador by Saudi Arabia, and similar moves by Bahrain, UAE, and Kuwait, are a remainder to Beirut of the collective diplomatic action against Doha in 2017 and the heavy conditions set for Qatar for reconciliation. Lebanon is grappling with a wide-ranging economic crisis, and its new cabinet is seeking financial support from the Persian Gulf monarchies to overcome the repercussions. Meanwhile, Riyadh seeks to force the government of Mikati to fire Kurdahi in flexing of muscles to Yemen war detractors.
https://en.abna24.com/news/analysis-what’s-motivated-saudi-lebanese-diplomatic-crisis_1194249.html
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EXPLAINER: Why Saudi Arabia is upset, lashing out at Lebanon
The immediate spark were comments by Kordahi, who had gained popularity in the Arab world for hosting “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” on a Saudi-owned TV network.
Most commentators have said they believe Kordahi’s comments were a pretext for the Saudis to vent their frustration at Iran’s influence in Lebanon.
WHAT DO THE SAUDIS WANT?
The Saudis know what they don’t want — growing Iranian influence in Lebanon — but they don’t know what to do about it, said Joseph Bahout, research director at the American University of Beirut.
Saudi Arabia has long been a close ally of politicians in Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim community, which chooses the prime minister under the country’s sectarian system. But the kingdom never forged the divided community into a strong political proxy the way the Shiite Hezbollah — with its powerful armed force — became Iran’s stalwart ally in Lebanon.
Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — known for his assertive, some say brash, foreign policy — Saudi Arabia took sporadic action trying to impose its will but failed to develop a cohesive strategy or find new well-rooted allies. It could only watch as Hezbollah and its allies came to dominate most recent Lebanese governments.
Hezbollah has stood firmly behind the minister, saying his resignation won’t resolve what they called “extortion” to force Lebanon to change its foreign policy.
It all portends more internal divisions in a government already paralyzed over the investigation into last year’s massive Beirut port explosion that killed more than 200 people. Hezbollah has demanded the chief investigating judge’s removal. A recent burst of street violence, the worst in years, raised the specter of social tensions ahead of crucial parliamentary elections in March that are expected to be a test for Hezbollah and its allies.
In a WhatsApp message to his Cabinet read on local TV stations, Mikati said the country is “at the edge of a precipice.”
He flew to Glasgow to seek French and U.S. mediation but his options are limited.
“We know they are upset. We know that they don’t want a government with Hezbollah as strong,” Bahout said of the Saudis. “We know that they know that we can’t have a government without Hezbollah.”
“It is kind of a completely blocked and stalemated situation,” he added.
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-lebanon-saudi-arabia-beirut-787c1e342e3a46cdb11efc888f71f580 = https://chinapost.nownews.com/20211102-2868538
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UAE urges citizens to exit Lebanon ‘as soon as possible’ amid row over Yemen war
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Saudi-Arabien und andere Golfstaaten ziehen Diplomaten aus dem Libanon ab
Wegen kritischer Äußerungen eines libanesischen Ministers zum Krieg im Jemen ziehen Saudi-Arabien und drei weitere Golfstaaten ihre Diplomaten aus dem Libanon ab. Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate und Kuwait kündigten am Samstag an, ihre Diplomaten zurückzurufen. Das Außenministerium der Emirate erklärte, aus „Solidarität“ mit Saudi-Arabien auch Reisen in den Libanon zu untersagen.
Kuwait rief ebenfalls am Samstag seinen Botschafter aus Beirut zurück und forderte den libanesischen Botschafter auf, das Land binnen 48 Stunden zu verlassen.
Am Freitag hatten bereits Saudi-Arabien und Bahrain angekündigt, ihre Diplomaten aus dem Libanon abzuziehen. Riad gab dem libanesischen Botschafter 48 Stunden Zeit, um das Land zu verlassen.
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Crisis-stricken Lebanon faces GCC fury over Yemen war criticism
Qatar denounced the Lebanese minister’s comments.
Qatari authorities on Saturday denounced comments made by Lebanon’s new information minister, urging Beirut to take urgent measures to resolve the growing diplomatic rift.
Qatar dismissed Kordahi’s comments as “irresponsible” and accused him of plunging Lebanon into an “external crisis.”
Kordahi, a well-known television presenter, confirmed to the media on Wednesday that the televised interview took place on 5 August before he became a minister and said it reflects his “personal opinion.”
In Beirut, the newly-formed government led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati is scrambling to find a solution to the added weight of the growing rift as Lebanon struggles to face a number of crises.
According to Al Jazeera, Lebanon’s foreign minister said the government has not officially asked Kordahi to submit his resignation. However, in a tweet posted on Twitter, Sleiman Tony Frangieh, the current leader of the Marada Movement, said Kordahi had offered his resignation.
“But I refused as he did nothing wrong,” Frangieh said.
The unravelling diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and GCC states has divided opinions online.
“This furore is either totally irrational or intentionally whipped up to bring down a gov’t KSA doesn’t like: A mild critique of Arab coalition war in #Yemen is considered interference but whipping up a frenzy against #Lebanese gov’t isn’t?”, Lebanese political analyst Nabeel Koury said in a tweet.
“Even as a journalist, George Kordahi forgot that Yemeni journalists leave Houthi prisons as corpses? And he says what? The Houthis are defending themselves?”, Yemeni political analyst Baraa Shiban said.
https://www.dohanews.co/crisis-stricken-lebanon-faces-gcc-fury-over-yemen-war-criticism/
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Pressure mounts for removal of Lebanese information minister over Gulf row
Pressure is mounting on Lebanese leaders to remove a Cabinet minister whose comments on the war in Yemen have triggered a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia, even as the minister at the center of the crisis said that resigning from the government was not an option.
https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/article/63769/
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Lebanon minister rules out resignation amid crisis with Saudi Arabia
Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi on Sunday ruled out resignation amid a diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia over his criticism of the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen.
Speaking to the Lebanese private Al-Jadeed television, Kordahi said resigning from the government was "out of question."
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Lebanon Stuck in Tug-of-war Between Saudi Arabia, Iran After Minister's 'Insulting' Remarks on Yemen War
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Top Hezbollah Official: Crisis in Lebanon Rooted in MbS’s Fear of Yemen's Ma’rib Liberation
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Hezbollah MP: Saudi Arabia Seeking Revenge on Lebanon for Yemen War Loss
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Nach Libanons Kritik am Jemen-Krieg: Emirate ziehen Botschafter aus Beirut ab
Der libanesische Informationsminister George Kordahi hat in einem jüngsten Interview die Beteiligung Saudi-Arabiens am Jemen-Konflikt kritisiert. Seitdem verschlechtern sich die Beziehungen zwischen dem Libanon und den Golfstaaten. Nun haben auch die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate negativ darauf reagiert.
So hat Abu Dhabi seinen Botschafter zu Konsultationen aus dem Libanon abgezogen und seinen Bürgern davon abgeraten, dorthin zu reisen, teilte das Außenministerium am Samstag mit.
Am Montag veröffentlichten libanesische Medien Auszüge aus Kordahis Interview mit Al-Jazeera, in dem er das Vorgehen der arabischen Koalition im Jemen als „Aggression“ und den Krieg im Jemen als sinnlos bezeichnete. Er sagte auch, dass die Huthi-Rebellen gezwungen gewesen wären, sich zu verteidigen.
Aus Protest gegen Kordahis Äußerungen hatte Riad seinen Botschafter im Libanon für Konsultationen zurückgerufen und den libanesischen Botschafter aufgefordert, das Land innerhalb von 48 Stunden zu verlassen. Bahrain und Kuwait folgten diesem Beispiel und forderten die libanesischen Botschafter ebenfalls auf, innerhalb von 48 Stunden abzureisen.
Kordahi erklärte am Mittwoch, seine Äußerungen seien persönliche Ansichten, die er vor seiner Ernennung zum Minister abgegeben habe, und dass er Saudi-Arabien und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate nicht beleidigen wollte.
Der libanesische Premierminister Najib Mikati betonte, dass Kordahis Worte nicht die offizielle Position des Libanons zum Jemen widerspiegeln würden.
https://snanews.de/20211030/vae-botschafter-beirut-4156515.html
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Oman: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its deep regret over the worsening relations between a number of Arab countries and the Lebanese Republic, and calls on everyone to exercise restraint and work to avoid escalation and address differences through dialogue and understanding in a manner that preserves the brotherly countries and their peoples' supreme interests in security and stability.
https://twitter.com/FMofOman/status/1454525391494909953
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UAE pulls diplomats from Beirut in row over Saudi-led Yemen intervention
The United Arab Emirates said Saturday it was withdrawing its diplomats from Lebanon, following a similar Saudi Arabia move over a Lebanese minister’s criticism of the Riyadh-led military intervention in Yemen.
The diplomatic row, which has also seen Saudi Arabia suspend imports from Lebanon and both Kuwait and Bahrain expel Beirut’s envoys to their capitals, is another blow to a country already in the grip of crippling political and economic crises.
Lebanon had been counting on financial assistance from the Gulf to rescue its economy.
“The UAE announced the withdrawal of its diplomats from Lebanon in solidarity with the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in light of the unacceptable approach of some Lebanese officials towards Saudi Arabia,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.
It “also decided to prevent its citizens from travelling to Lebanon,” it added.
It came a day after the Saudi and Bahraini moves and hours after Kuwait asked Lebanon’s envoy to “leave in 48 hours” and recalled its ambassador from Beirut, according to state news agency KUNA.
The dispute was sparked by the broadcast this week of an interview in which Lebanon’s Information Minister George Kordahi criticised the Saudi-led military
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Lebanese minister’s Yemen comments further strain ties with GCC
Lebanese gov’t has been desperate to rekindle strained relations with Gulf countries, as it reels from a crippling economic crisis.
Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi’s criticism of the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen against the Houthi rebels has further strained relations between Lebanon and Gulf countries.
Saudi Arabia and the GCC were once key political allies and economic backers of Lebanon. But lately, they have positioned themselves more on the sidelines, alarmed by the growing influence of Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies in the Lebanese government, observers say.
Lebanon, now reeling from an economic crisis that has plunged almost three-quarters of its population into poverty, is hoping to restore relations of old.
Some analysts have suggested the fallout from Kordahi’s remarks may further push the GCC away from Lebanon, especially while Iran and Saudi Arabia continue de-escalatory talks. However, Elham Fakhro, a visiting scholar at the Centre for Gulf Studies at Exeter University, said that was not the case.
“The decision by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to summon their ambassadors from Lebanon is a reminder that despite the broader atmosphere of de-escalation in the region, red lines have not changed,” Fakhro told Al Jazeera.
However, the cash-strapped country continues to face several hurdles and setbacks in doing so. Kordahi’s remarks were the latest in a series of controversies over the past year alone.
Saudi Arabia designated Hezbollah’s financial institution Al-Qard Al-Hassan as a “terrorist entity” on Wednesday, just as they summoned their ambassador.
Last April, Saudi Arabia announced an indefinite ban on Lebanese produce and agricultural products, after foiling an attempt to smuggle over five million illegal amphetamine Captagon pills hidden in a shipment of pomegranates inside Jeddah Port.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/29/lebanese-ministers-comments-further-strains-ties-with-gcc
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Lebanon president looks to heal Saudi rift, says wants best relations
Lebanon's president said on Saturday he wants good relations with Saudi Arabia, looking to heal a rift with the kingdom after it expelled Beirut's envoy and banned Lebanese imports in a diplomatic spat that risks adding to Lebanon's economic crisis.
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Bahrain asks Lebanese ambassador to leave country in 48-hours
Ambassador Milad Hanna Nemmour asked to leave because of statements by Lebanese official
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/33974
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Kuwait evicts Lebanese envoy over minister comments on Yemen
Kuwait has followed Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by ordering the Lebanese charge d’affaires to leave the emirate within two days over comments made by a Lebanese minister regarding the war in Yemen
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Former Lebanese prime minister blames Hezbollah for Saudi row
Saad Hariri’s remarks come after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain expel Lebanese envoys for Beirut minister’s criticism of Yemeni war
“The responsibility, first and foremost, in this regard, lies with Hezbollah, which declares hostility to the Arabs and the Arab Gulf states,” Hariri said in a statement.
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AL fordert Staaten am Persischen Golf auf, Schritte gegen Libanon zu überdenken
Die Arabische Liga äußert sich besorgt über eine rasche Verschlechterung der Beziehungen zwischen dem Libanon und den arabischen Staaten am Persischen Golf, nachdem der libanesische Informationsminister George Kordahi den von Saudi-Arabien geführten Krieg gegen den Jemen kritisiert hatte.
In einer Erklärung vom Samstag, in der der Generalsekretär der Arabischen Liga, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, zitiert wurde, appellierte er an die Länder des Persischen Golfs, „über die vorgeschlagenen Maßnahmen nachzudenken … um weitere negative Auswirkungen auf die zusammenbrechende libanesische Wirtschaft zu vermeiden“.
„Aboul Gheit drückte seine tiefe Besorgnis und sein Bedauern über die schnelle Verschlechterung der Beziehungen zwischen dem Libanon und dem (Persischen) Golf aus
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Arab League Urges Against Further Escalation of Lebanese-Gulf Row
The League of Arab States (LAS) has urged Gulf countries against taking measures over remarks made by a Lebanese minister regarding the Saudi-led coalition's military actions in Yemen that might further exacerbate ties with Beirut.
In a Saturday statement quoting Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the regional multi-national organization appealed to Gulf countries "to reflect on the measures proposed to be taken...in order to avoid further negative effects on the collapsing Lebanese economy", as the latter reels under the impact of a crippling crisis.
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Lebanon's PM Mikati has asked minister Kordahi in a phone call Friday evening to 'make right decision'
https://twitter.com/Naseh_Shaker/status/1454233406926163971
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Crisis with Lebanon rooted in Hezbollah dominance - Saudi minister
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday the latest crisis with Lebanon has its origins in a Lebanese political setup that reinforces the dominance of the Iran-backed Hezbollah armed group and continues to allow endemic instability.
"I think the issue is far broader than the current situation," Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told Reuters in a phone interview. "I think it's important that the government in Lebanon or the Lebanese establishment forges a path forward that frees Lebanon from the current political construct, which reinforces the dominance of Hezbollah."
He said this setup "is weakening state institutions within Lebanon, in a way that makes Lebanon continue to process in a direction against the interests of the people of Lebanon."
The row has triggered calls by some Lebanese politicians for the resignation of Kordahi, while others opposed such a move, which could undermine the government as a whole.
"We have no opinion about the government in Lebanon. We have no opinion as to whether it stays or goes, this is up to the Lebanese people," the minister, speaking from Rome where he was attending the G20 summit, said.
https://www.todayonline.com/world/crisis-lebanon-rooted-hezbollah-dominance-saudi-minister = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-saudi-minister/crisis-with-lebanon-rooted-in-hezbollah-dominance-saudi-minister-idUSKBN2HK0HE
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It appears that #Saudi-backed #Zandanista’s will lose #Maarib city in few days to #Yemeni forces led by #Ansarrulah. This will mark #Saudi defeat #Yemen. #MBS has taken his failure on #Lebanon
This sudden #Saudi crisis with #Lebanon over an old statement of a #Lebanese minister & the support regimes involved in war crimes #Yemen such as #Kuwait, #Khalifa Clan #Bahrain & #UAE explain a lot.
These #GCC regimes fear they will have to pay up largest part of the proposed $200+ billions in reparations for #Yemeni victims of their war.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1454583181412380674
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#MBS self-made crisis with #Lebanon is going to hurt #Saudi loyalists & proxies #Lebanon & reduce Saudi influence to a minimum. The thrill of confrontation seems to drive MBS impulsive behavior.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1454447905243271169
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Nach Kritik an saudischen Militäreinsatz in Jemen: Riad weist Libanons Botschafter aus
Saudi-Arabien hat seinen Botschafter aus Libanon zurückgerufen, und forderte den libanesischen Botschafter auf, innerhalb von 48 Stunden das Land zu verlassen. Zuvor hatte der libanesische Informationsminister George Kordahi den saudischen Militäreinsatz in Jemen kritisiert. In einem gemeinsamen Schritt wies das mit Saudi-Arabien verbündete Bahrain ebenfalls am Freitagabend den libanesischen Botschafter aus.
Zwischen Saudi-Arabien und Libanon kommt es erneut zu diplomatischen Spannungen. Saudi-Arabien rief seinen Botschafter aus Libanon zurück und forderte den libanesischen Botschafter auf, innerhalb von 48 Stunden das Land zu verlassen. Dem vorausgegangen war eine Kritik des libanesischen Informationsministers George Kordahi an dem saudischen Militäreinsatz in Jemen.
https://de.rt.com/der-nahe-osten/126430-nach-kritik-an-saudischen-militareinsatz/
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Saudi Arabia recalls envoy to Lebanon over 'insulting' remarks on Yemen war
Saudi Arabia said Friday it was recalling its ambassador to Lebanon and giving Beirut's envoy 48 hours to leave Riyadh, after "insulting" remarks made by a Lebanese minister on the Yemen war.
The regional heavyweight's decision, accompanied by an imports halt, is a further blow for Lebanon, which is in the midst of an economic crisis that the World Bank has said is likely to rank among the planet's worst since the mid-19th century.
Saudi Arabia ordered the "recall of the ambassador in Lebanon for consultations, and the departure of Lebanon's ambassador to the kingdom within 48 hours", over the "insulting" remarks made this week by Lebanon's information minister, the foreign ministry said.
The wealthy Gulf kingdom also "decided to halt all Lebanese imports", citing the "security of the kingdom and its people", a statement added.
Riyadh deplored the deterioration of relations with Lebanon and said "further measures" will be taken against Beirut, without elaborating.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati reacted quickly, saying he "regretted" the Saudi move.
"We are deeply sorry for the kingdom's decision and hope that it will reconsider. As for us, we will continue to work to solve what needs to be solved," he said.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday had summoned Lebanon's ambassadors over Information Minister George Kordahi's criticism of the Riyadh-led military coalition fighting rebels in Yemen.
and by Saudi Press Agency: https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2299804
and
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Saudi Arabia expels Lebanon ambassador amid Yemen row
This is a punishing rebuke by Saudi Arabia. It turns a smouldering row into a full-blown crisis.
The latest trigger was the emergence of old comments by Lebanon's information minister appearing to label Saudi Arabia as aggressors in the war in Yemen.
But the bigger source of Saudi anger is the growing dominance in Lebanon of Hezbollah, the heavily armed Shia movement backed by Iran. Riyadh has always wanted the group's grip diminished.
Pulling out ambassadors puts even more pressure on Lebanon.
Currently in the midst of such an economic and political crisis, many are wondering how many more blows it can take before a complete collapse.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59096578
Comments: It is said that #Mohammed_bin_Salman was angry at what his negotiating delegation told the Iranian delegation in #Baghdad, when the Saudis asked the Iranian delegation to help them mediate with Ansar Allah to stop the attack on #Marib.
https://twitter.com/alihmourad/status/1454209142202175490
This may explain #Saudi campaign against #Lebanon. #Lebanese journalist says #Iran told #Saudi delegation to ask #Hezbollah to mediate with #Yemen Ansarrulah because the 2 are closer to each other than to #Iran. Makes sense.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1454228483073314821
The Saudis are losing their genocidal war on Yemen, so they are taking out their frustration on Lebanon after Lebanon’s information minister lightly criticized their war.
It’s looking more and more like the Saudis are using the criticism of their Yemen war by Lebanon’s information minister as a pretext to destroy the newly formed Lebanese government. Just look what their local allies are saying.
https://twitter.com/RaniaKhalek/status/1454148430012436480
Its absurd & clearly a manufactured crisis. The Saudis were just looking for an excuse to cause economic damage to Lebanon to try & foment further unrest. Their sniper attack a couple weeks ago didnt work, so now this The ministers comments are from years ago.
https://twitter.com/RaniaKassi/status/1454151451782139905
Citing Voltaire: https://twitter.com/meinflesh/status/1454187026002108418
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
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What are the Houthi ballistic missiles and how do militias obtain them?
Iran is supplying the fighters with a growing arsenal of increasingly accurate projectiles
Numerous reports, including a comprehensive UN Panel of Experts investigation in 2020, show strong links between the Houthi missile programme and weapons designed and supplied by Iran. Tehran has long displayed expertise in building ballistic missiles but in recent years it has improved their accuracy dramatically.
So, too, have the Houthi rebels, who have gone from firing relatively unreliable projectiles blindly towards government-held areas. to be able to strike with a worrying level of accuracy, as seen in the homing in on specific targets around the government’s last northern stronghold of Marib.
UN weapons inspectors, ballistics experts and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition have analysed evidence, including debris left after strikes and the Yemeni rebels regular displays of projectiles in propaganda videos, to gain a fair picture of the situation.
The bulk of the Houthis' arsenal today appears to be made up of the Burkan-3 for longer-range strikes up to 1,200 kilometres, the shorter range Badr P-1 rockets, with a 150km range and the Soviet-era Frog-7, which Houthis call the Zelzal, with a 65km range.
The Burkan-3 missile — a modified Iranian Qiam missile, according to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank, can hit targets 1,200km away, based on analysis by Ralph Savelsberg, ballistic missile expert at the Netherlands Defence Academy.
It is the rebels' longest-range missile but is also inaccurate. It is more often used in rocket attacks across the border at targets in Saudi Arabia.
The Burkan is based on a Soviet-era Scud C missile, once feared by US-led coalition forces during the First Gulf War but increasingly vulnerable to modern missile defences.
It is designed to be hard to intercept as it flies towards its target at a steep angle at extremely high speed. However, US-made Patriot Air Defence systems in Saudi Arabia are more than capable of intercepting such rockets.
The rockets fired at Marib, however, are likely to be much shorter range given that the area is on the front lines between government and rebel forces.
The Frog-7, or Zelzal, is a fast, short-range missile with a top speed of Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound and a range of only 65km. It is, however, extremely inaccurate. Some sources indicate that on average it will hit within 400 metres of the intended target.
That makes it more dangerous in populated areas where it could easily hit civilians but also less likely to be used in targeted strikes against tribal meetings, for example, that require a more accurate projectile.
The Houthis also have the shorter range Badr P-1 missile with a range of 150km. In 2018, the rebels claimed it was far more accurate than any previous missile in its inventory, able to hit a target as small as 3m in diameter.
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#Yemeni sources tell me that #Saudi air-force has been using #American made missiles manufactured in 2021, some made this summer, which indicates #Biden admin is sending offensive weapons. Working on getting images this week.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1454592426979598349
cp13b Mercenaries / Söldner
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Golfarabische Streitkräfte: dienstuntauglich
Kaufen statt selber kämpfen: Die Golf-Armeen sind trotz riesiger Rüstungsausgaben und Unmengen von Söldnern schwach.
Trotz enormer Rüstungsausgaben seien die golfarabischen Streitkräfte schwach: «Sie sind ausserstande, die Ölmonarchien über mehr als ein paar Tage vor Feinden zu schützen. Dafür verlässt man sich bis heute auf die USA und in geringerem Mass auf Grossbritannien.»
Die gewaltigen Rüstungskäufe seien im Grunde nichts anderes als eine Versicherungsprämie dafür, dass Washington und London im Notfall die reichen Ölländer heraushauten. Nach dem Prinzip: Wir kaufen eure Waffen, dafür verteidigt ihr uns. So betrachtet ist das Geld sinnvoll investiert.
Tatsächlich können die Golfstaaten ihre Hochtechnologiewaffen gar nicht selber unterhalten und einsetzen. Es fehlen ihnen auch motivierte eigene Soldaten. Welcher wohlhabende Golfaraber will schon Militärdienst leisten?
Stattdessen – und dies seit langem – setzen die Feudalherrscher auf Söldner: aus Pakistan, Indien, Bangladesch, aus sunnitischen arabischen Ländern wie Marokko oder Jordanien, im Fall des Jemen-Feldzugs auch zunehmend aus Kolumbien, aus dem Sudan, Somalia oder Uganda.
«Wie stark sie abhängig sind von Söldnern, ist ein gut gehütetes Geheimnis. Sie machen aber, je nach Golfstaat, um die 80 Prozent der Truppenbestände aus», sagt Barany. Selbst in den Offiziersrängen, offiziell Staatsbürgern vorbehalten, finden sich viele Ausländer. Man verleiht ihnen dafür einfach das Bürgerrecht.
In den obersten Dienstgraden finden sich zwar Saudis, Emiratis, Qatarer oder Kuwaiter. Doch ausgewählt werden sie nicht nach Leistung, sondern nach Stammeszugehörigkeit und Loyalität gegenüber dem Herrscher – von Fredy Gsteiger
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Cash Consortium of Yemen - Flash Update 32: YER Exchange Rate Volatility October Week 2 & Week 3
The IRG vs DFA exchange rate variation currently stands at a 707 YER difference.
The exchange rate in IRG areas continues to depreciate and has exceeded the 1300 YER threshold. This potentially contributing to the wide fluctuation in prices.
The range between the maximum and minimum value of the exchange rate from Oct W2 to W3 expanded in the South from 101 to 130 YER, indicating continued variance across exchange shops in IRG areas, while the exchange rate in the North stayed the same at 3 YER, indicating a consistent in areas of interests.
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Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) - Price Monitoring Tool: October 2021
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/cash-consortium-yemen-ccy-price-monitoring-tool-october-2021
Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) - Remittances Tracker - (October 2021)
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/cash-consortium-yemen-ccy-remittances-tracker-october-2021
Cash Consortium of Yemen (CCY) - Price Monitoring Tool: September 2021
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/cash-consortium-yemen-ccy-price-monitoring-tool-september-2021
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
Siehe / Look at cp1
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New op claim by #alQaeda #Yemen (IED on Houthi vehicle in Ja'ir, Bayda' 28OCT) implies fragmentation, assimilation or weakness. Why? #AQAP formal wire claimed only 2 ops all month, both on Houthi trucks in Ja'ir 4 day time lag No mention of numerous recent attacks in south
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1455235501150068736
cp15 Propaganda
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Arab Parliament confirms SA's pivotal role towards Yemen
The Arab Parliament affirmed the pivotal role played by the countries of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, towards Yemen in order to end the Houthi coup, restore the legitimate state institutions, and end the suffering of the Yemeni people.
In a statement issued today, the Arab Parliament expressed its rejection of the statements of the Lebanese Minister of Information, which do not serve the political and economic conditions that Lebanon is experiencing.
https://sharjah24.ae/en/articles/2021/11/01/Arab-Parliament-confirms-SAs-pivotal-role-towards-Yemen
My comment: Saudi puppets.
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How can we stop rogue states misusing drones?
It seems clear that drones are quickly becoming the most important weapon systems in states that want to dominate future battles. Notably the US, China, Russia, Israel, Iran and Turkey have all contributed to the technology’s rapid evolution over the last few decades.
The issue is that drones empower both, and it’s countries like Iran – because they are far weaker militarily – who gain the most from the technology.
What can we do? First, we must be realistic. Now that the technology has been developed any attempts to stop drones being used are behind the curve. The bell cannot be unrung. We must now ensure that, as the technology improves, we find ways to stop rogue states using this technology to act with the impunity we saw recently in Syria.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/drones-are-transforming-modern-conflicts
My comment: The US is the main rogue state on this planet, so what?
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Saudi Arabia Leads Int’l Discussions for Yemen Solution, Houthis Cling to Escalation
Saudi Arabia continues to spearhead international community talks pushing for a peaceful solution to Yemen’s crisis with the Kingdom’s ambassador to the war-torn nation affirming that efforts and the initiative to achieve a comprehensive political solution are still in place.
“Without doubt,” Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed al-Jaber told Asharq Al-Awsat when asked about whether the Saudi initiative for Yemen was still standing.
The Kingdom’s diplomat also considered the Saudi initiative an “opportunity to achieve a comprehensive political solution in Yemen,” blaming continued bloodshed and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the country on “Houthi objection to peace and intransigence.”
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UANI Summit Panel Announced | Iranian Foreign Policy Under Ebrahim Raisi: How Should The West Respond?
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Shatara affirms terrorism doomed to fail in Aden
Terrorism will certainly fail in Aden after being eliminated by the United Arab Emirates and the Southern Forces, the Member of the Presidency of the Southern Transitional Council, Vice-President of the National Assembly for Financial Control and Inspection, Lufti Shatara affirmed in a statement posted on his Twitter account following a car bomb blast near Aden International Airport on Saturday.
Shatara indicated that "The policy of kill you or rule you imposed on Southerners has clear objectives and it failed in 1994 and it will fail again."
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33977
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Iran’s drones are a buzzing menace for Saudi Arabia
Going largely unnoticed, the small but sophisticated Iranian-made armed drones have undercut the security balance in the Gulf region and the Arabian Peninsula over the past few years, ushering in a novel asymmetrical menace.
Two years since the attack on the Aramco facilities, it is evident more than ever that the menace Iran’s drones pose to Saudi Arabia is not a temporary implication of the Yemen War, as believed at first, but one that is here to stay as a linchpin in the regional attack and deterrence capabilities of the Islamic Republic. This is a far-reaching development, as it has granted Tehran a new and efficient way to coerce both its neighbors and the West by impairing, whenever it wishes, maritime pathways and the global energy market. The low budget, home-grown, and easy-to-operate drones somewhat offset Iran’s inferior air capabilities, which heavily relies on about four dozen pre-revolution F-14s, against US troops in the Gulf.
While the manufacturing cost and the precise specification of the drones in Iran’s arsenal are unclear, Tehran fields more armed drones than countries like the United Kingdom or Russia, with a way lower military budget of $15-20 billion annually. From Saudi Arabia’s standpoint, the exposure of its petroleum plants to arbitrary airstrikes could inhibit the partial privatization of the national oil giant Aramco, which is an essential pillar of Saudi Vision 2030—the pretentious strategic framework, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to diversify the kingdom’s economy and reduce its dependence on oil by the end of the decade.
By now, it is also apparent that the US is not keen to throw its weight behind backing its Saudi ally from Iran’s direct and proxy drones (at the same time that US bases in Iraq and Syria are subjected to consistent drones strikes by Iran-backed Shia militias).
Underlining its indifference to Saudi Arabia’s aerial vulnerability, in June, the US announced a sharp reduction of its missile systems and radars in the kingdom and across the Gulf (aiming to redeploy them to other fronts to face China).
As implied earlier, Israel could be an ideal partner for Saudi Arabia in the face of looming Iranian drones that endanger both countries, as Israel has already experienced an infiltration of Iranian-made loitering drones by Hezbollah and other Shia militias from Lebanon and Syria.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/irans-drones-are-a-buzzing-menace-for-saudi-arabia/
My comment: Telling the tale of Iranian threat. The Israel and US threat against Iran is much higher. The US could simply reinstall the Nuclear Deal. And, quite important, Saudi Arabia and Iran began a path to detente now.
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2300828
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2300460
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2300213
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2300167
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1957876/saudi-arabia
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
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Saudi coalition air raids and shelling day by day
Oct. 29: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2166720913478262/
Oct. 28: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2165990713551282/
Oct. 27: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2165989796884707/
Oct. 26: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2165987946884892/
Oct. 25: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2165989216884765/
Oct. 24: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2165986966884990/
Oct. 23: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2165982140218806/
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Saudi-led coalition says 115 rebels killed around Yemen's Marib
The Saudi-led coalition backing the government in Yemen said that 115 Houthi rebels were killed in air strikes around the strategic city of Marib as they advanced.
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/saudi-coalition-says-115-rebels-killed-around-yemens-marib
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiIIoPsNHkg
My comment: Sounds like fancy figures.
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Coalition destroys two ballistic missile sites in Yemen
http://en.adenpress.news/news/33990
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-27581.html
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YEMAC: 1,700 shells, cluster bombs have been discovered in 4 provinces
The Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC) managed to clear 35,486 square meters, during the period from October 23-28, in four Yemeni provinces, including Jawf, Sanaa, Bayda, and Marib.
The Executive Office for YEMAC confirmed the discovery of 1,706 shells and remnants of Saudi-led coalition weapons, most of which were prohibited projectiles and explosives.
The office indicated, in a statistic published Sunday on its Twitter account, that it had discovered 50 cluster bombs, 39 anti-tank mines, and 33 anti-personnel mines in those provinces.
http://en.ypagency.net/242370/
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Saudi fighter jets continuing attacks on Yemen’s Ma’rib prov.
Yemeni sources reported continuation of Saudi airstrikes on Yemen, especially in Ma’rib province which is witnessing the advancement of Yemeni army forces and popular committees.
Yemeni sources reported the killing of a child and a man and wounding of seven others as a result of attacks by Saudi fighter jets on residential areas in the border area of ‘Manbeh’ in northern Yemeni province of Saada, Al-Maseerah reported.
These news sources reported the airstrikes carried out by Saudi fighter jets in al-Jawf province, announcing that Saudi fighter jets bombed "Khabb wa ash Sha’af’ District in Yemen.
According to the informed sources, Saudi fighter jets also bombed al-Juba area in Ma’rib province nine times.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/180240/Saudi-fighter-jets-continuing-attacks-on-Yemen-s-Ma-rib-prov
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Saudi-led alliance says 218 rebels killed near Yemen's Marib
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Sunday that more than 218 Huthi rebels were killed in air strikes around Marib city, the internationally recognised government's last northern bastion.
My comment: These daily figures sound like fiction.
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More Saudi coalition air raids
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162590.htm / http://en.ypagency.net/242651/ Marib p.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/02/saudi-forces-conduct-42-airstrikes-across-yemen/ Marib, Jawf, Saada prov.
http://en.ypagency.net/242580/ Saada p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162467.htm / http://en.ypagency.net/242563/ Marib p.
https://en.ypagency.net/242414/ Marib, Jaef., Saada prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162321.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162197.htm Marib p.
http://en.ypagency.net/242317/ Marib p., Jawf p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162090.htm 4 prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162073.htm Marib p.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/10/29/saudis-conduct-26-airstrikes-across-yemen/ Several prov.
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp4, cp18
Im Jemen herrscht ein militärisches Patt. Eine größere Offensive mit größeren Erfolgen und Geländegewinnen für eine Seite bleiben seit der Offensive der saudischen Koalition gegen Hodeidah im Jahr 2018 aus. Kleinere Offensiven, ständige gegenseitige Angriffe und Gefechte mit Toten auf beiden Seiten und Opfern unter der Zivilbevölkerung gibt es aber ständig. Besonders betroffen sind die Provinzen Hodeidah, Taiz, Al Bayda, Al Dhalea, der Bezirk Nehm in der Provinz Sanaa, die Provinzen Al Jawf, Marib, Hajjah und Saada.
There is a military stalemate in Yemen. A larger offensive with greater successes and territorial gains for one side has been absent since the Saudi coalition's offensive against Hodeidah in 2018. Smaller offensives, constant mutual attacks and skirmishes killing fighters of both sides and causing victims among the civilian population are constant. The provinces of Hodeidah, Taiz, Al Bayda, Al Dhalea, the district of Nehm in the province of Sanaa, the provinces of Al Jawf, Marib, Hajjah and Saada are particularly affected.
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Yemen’s stronghold city of Marib anticipates Houthi advance
Humanitarian aid groups are concerned about the safety of Marib's civilians
Yemen’s government forces are anticipating a new clash will ensue near the stronghold city of Marib following Houthi advancements throughout the region.
On Tuesday, Houthi military representative Yahia Sarea declared “our mujahideen continues the march towards Marib City.”
“Our immediate concern is about the safety and protection of civilians in Marib,” the Norwegian Refugee Council's Country Director Erin Hutchinson in Yemen explained.
“In just the first six months of this year, more civilians there were killed or wounded than in the previous two years combined."
Experts say the advance is unlikely to halt, and anticipate further Houthi gains in Yemen will likely encourage the faction’s Iranian supporters.
“From an Iranian perspective, their ally in Yemen, the Houthis, appear very close in effect to winning the war in the north, if not the entire country,” International Crisis Group’s Senior Yemen Analyst Peter Salisbury explained.
“It is extremely difficult to understand why they or the Houthis would feel this is the right moment to stop.”
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[Sanaa gov.] Army spokesman Yahya Sare'e gives final warning to remaining Saudi-led troops in Ma'rib
and also http://en.ypagency.net/242616/
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Film: Yemen conflict: Houthi missiles strike Marib
A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has left this mosque and school in ruins. The rebels have been besieging Marib for some time now. Against them are the Saudi led coalition and loyalist fighters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZrVW3MNUeE
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Citizen killed by Saudi enemy fire in Sa'ada
A citizen was killed on Tuesday and 3 others were seriously wounded by the Saudi enemy army fire in Sa'ada province, a security official told Saba.
The Saudi enemy army opened fire at several areas of the border Munabeh district, killing the citizen and injuring the three, the official explained.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162555.htm
and also http://en.ypagency.net/242640/
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/180329/Saudi-attack-on-Yemeni-bazaar-leaves-1-dead-2-injures
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Battle of Marib could be nearing key point, affects Saudi Arabia, Iran
Marib is several hundred kilometers from the Saudi border but if the rebels take the city it will be a symbolic defeat.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are watching closely as a key battle in Marib in Yemen reaches another potential turning point.
Marib is several hundred kilometers from the Saudi border but if the rebels take the city it will be a symbolic defeat. We know it is important to Iran because Iran’s Tasnim media is highlighting the battle. The Houthis call this offensive the “spring of victory” and a long article explaining their tactics was published on Monday.
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[Sanaa gov.] Army spokesman reveals details of 2nd phase of 'Rabie Al-Nasr' operation in Marib
The Armed Forces spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Sarie', on Tuesday revealed details of the second phase of 'Rabie' Al-Nasr' operation and the recent developments in Marib province.
Brig. Gen. Sarie' confirmed, in a press briefing this afternoon, that the army forces and the popular committees managed to liberate Al-Juba and Jabal Murad districts with an estimated area of 1,100 square kilometers, in addition to liberating Al-Amoud area, and they became near “Al-Falaj” point, the entrance to the city of Marib.
The Saudi-led aggression coalition forces suffered great losses, especially those who insisted on fighting, and those who left the fight were allowed to flee, the spokesman said, confirming that more than 200 aggression troops were killed and over 550 were wounded.
He indicated that the air defenses succeeded in carrying out 86 operations to confront the enemy aircraft
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162534.htm
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/180304/Yemeni-army-popular-committees-closing-in-on-Marib-city
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/11/houthis-advance-yemens-embattled-marib
Photos, films: https://southfront.org/houthis-share-footage-of-their-victories-in-marib-photos-videos/
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Over 1,100 square kilometers liberated in recent Yemeni offensives near Ma'rib (with map)
and also http://en.ypagency.net/242593/
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Yemen's Marib city battens down as Houthis advance through energy-rich province
Expecting a possible siege, pro-government forces in central Yemen are preparing to defend Marib city, their last northern stronghold, against advancing Houthi fighters bent on taking full control of one of Yemen's key energy-producing regions.
Should Marib governorate fall to the Houthis it would deal a blow to the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that has been battling the Iran-aligned group for over six years and to United Nations-led peace efforts.
The looming battle for Marib City would also put at risk its population of three million people, including nearly 1 million who fled other parts of Yemen since it became ensnared in a regional power struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
It is not clear if the Houthis will launch a direct assault on the capital of Marib governorate or move to take the nearby oil and gas facilities and besiege the city.
Their territorial gains in Marib as well as in oil-rich Shabwa in the south, come despite coalition airstrikes and fierce battles that have exacted a heavy toll on both sides, but also killed civilians.
"Houthi control of all of Marib looks only a matter of time though it could take several months, unless government forces receive better quality weapons from the coalition and overcome differences amongst them," said Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, a fellow at the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies.
Government forces say they will not cede. Trenches, sand bags and land mines are in place around the city, two military sources and a local official said.
"If the Houthis move through the desert towards oil and gas fields east of Marib City they will be easy prey for coalition warplanes, so they will try to encircle the city from three fronts, but we can withstand and break them," a military commander, who declined to be named, told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-marib/yemens-marib-city-battens-down-as-houthis-advance-through-energy-rich-province-idUSKBN2HN1WB = https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-02/yemens-marib-city-battens-down-as-houthis-advance-through-energy-rich-province
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In a statement by political parties in Marib, signatories express "extreme surprise at coalition's poor performance & management of the mission it was asked to do." It described Hadi's government as "utter failure at all levels political, military, economic, and media.
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1455287237516701705
Document and translation: https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1455284055168241671
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Scud missile, believed to be misfired by Houthis, land in southwest Sanaa
A ballistic missile landed in a village in southwest of Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on Sunday, local sources said.
It was a Scud missile and exploded in the village of Bayd between the districts of Khawlan in Sanaa and Al-Hada in the nearby province of Dhamar, they said, adding that there were no casualties.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27570.html
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Five children have been killed and injured in the explosion of an ordnance left by the Houthi militia in south Yemen's Dhale'a province/Aden Alghad
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-51905
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[Sanaa gov.] Yemeni advances on Ma'rib join together as new strategic areas are liberate
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Sanaa forces prevents US forces from controlling oil fields in Marib, Shabwa
Sanaa forces have carried out a preemptive military operation against the American forces in the oil provinces of Marib and Shabwa, eastern Yemen, according to information obtained by Yemen Press Agency on Sunday.
The information confirmed that the American forces were planning an airdrop of their forces to control the oil facilities in Safer area in Marib and Shabwa under the pretext of protecting the oil facilities there, similar to the presence of their forces in Hadramout province.
http://en.ypagency.net/242386/
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2 civilians killed, 3 wounded due to Saudi shelling on Saada
At least two civilians, including a child, were killed and three others were injured on Sunday due to the Saudi army’s shelling on the border populated areas in Saada province, northern Yemen.
A security source in the province reported the killing of Samer Mana’ Ali Hussein, 15 years old, and Ayoub Abduljabbar Abdulrahman Al-Buraq, 40 years old, while three citizens were wounded when the Saudi army targeted separated areas in the border district of Munabeh with mortar shells and live bullets.
http://en.ypagency.net/242420/
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162346.htm
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Citizen killed in cluster bomb blast in Saada
A citizen was killed on Sunday when a cluster bomb of the remnants of the Saudi-led coalition went off in Kutaf district of Saada province.
According to the National Program for Landmine Action, the citizen, Wasel Ali Qaid Rayeh, 23, was wounded by shrapnel from a cluster bomb blast, which led to the death.
http://en.ypagency.net/242421/
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New attack hits Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has on Monday announced that it had been subjected to a new aerial attack, and accused the Yemeni Armed Forces of carrying out an attack on its territory.
According to the Saudi-led coalition’s spokesman, the attack was carried out by a drone plane targeted the King Khalid military base in Khamis Mushit.
The base is the main center for Saudi Arabia to carry its operations against Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/242455/
and
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Saudi coalition claims downing Yemeni drone
The Saudi coalition claimed that it had intercepted and shot down a drone fired by Yemeni forces into southern Saudi Arabia.
According to the official news agency of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition claimed Monday Morning that it had intercepted and shot down a drone belonging to the Yemeni army and popular committees.
Turki al-Maliki, the official spokesman for the Saudi coalition claimed that the explosives-laden drone fired into Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia was intercepted and shot down by the coalition.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/180252/Saudi-coalition-claims-downing-Yemeni-drone
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-27589.html
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KSrelief Masam Project Dismantles more than 1,700 Mines in Yemen During One Week
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center's (KSrelief) project for clearing mines in Yemen (Masam) demined 1,759 mines during the fourth week of October 2021, including 11 antipersonnel mines, 569 anti-tank mines, 1,174 unexploded ordnance and 5 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 284,637 mines, planted by the Houthi militias, have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2300187
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The leader of the #AnsarAllah movement, #Houthis, Hussein Al-Ezzi, revealed that his group is conducting negotiations with the Islah Party to hand over the rest of the districts of #Marib Governorate, Al-Ezzi said in a tweet to him: “In Islah, we have brothers and opponents, and vigorous consultations are taking place within the party to prevent bloodshed and hand over the districts of marib city and Al-Wadi to the state, especially since the two districts are what is left of the great Marib.”
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1454585398936616964
and
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[Sanaa gov.] Deputy Foreign Minister reveals consultations to hand over Marib city
Yemen’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi has said on Sunday that there are consultations between the leaders of the Islah Party, the Muslim Brotherhood faction that currently occupies Marib city, to hand over the city to the forces of the National Salvation Government of Yemen and spare it from further fighting.
“We have both brothers and adversaries in the Islah Party, and there are active consultations within the party to prevent bloodshed and hand over the Ma’rib district and city to the state, especially since these two directorates are the only ones left not liberated yet in Ma’rib,” al-Ezzi said in a tweet.
“I hope that the good leaders’ choice will overcome the evil ones. Those obstinate must realise that the battle is already over,” he added.
http://en.ypagency.net/242351/
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Film: Yemen – Discovering remains of a person held hostage by Houthi for years
After six years of negotiating with the Houthis for his release, Najib Ahmed Saeed’s family found his remains under the rubble of his house, which the Houthis destroyed in the Al-Jahmalia neighborhood, Taiz governorate, southwestern Yemen, while he was inside it six years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4rYjAQ56KI
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Houthi militia inflicted heavy losses during battles with [Hadi gov.] army western Marib
Photos: https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1454505091269025792
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Rebel shells kill 3 children, wound 3 more in Yemen: media
Three children were killed and three more critically wounded by rebel mortar fire in a neighbourhood of Yemen's third city Taez, the official Saba news agency said Saturday.
"The Iranian-backed Huthi militia targeted the Al-Kamp neighbourhood with... shells, which led to the death of three children," Saba said.
Among the three wounded children, one has had his legs amputated and "all of them are in a critical condition", it added.
A doctor at Taez hospital confirmed the report to AFP, and said the toll could rise.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211030-rebel-shells-kill-3-children-wound-3-more-in-yemen-media = https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20211030-rebel-shells-kill-3-children-wound-3-more-in-yemen-media
Photos: https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1454472232474972170
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1454489146093879296
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1454623110020452354
https://twitter.com/ycmhrv/status/1454510631743279104
and
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Mwatana verified the killing of 3 children &the injury of 3 others in the attack launched by #Houthis targeting Al-KhairMosque residential area in #Taiz today.Mwatana condemns this attack &all attacks against civilians.&calls on #Houthi group to stop targeting civilians
https://twitter.com/MwatanaEn/status/1454515900846166020
and
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@SaveChildrenYE teams are now supporting the treatment of a child who has just been maimed in #Taiz, #Yemen after three of his siblings have been killed in the same attack just few hours ago.
https://twitter.com/SaveChildrenYE/status/1454437806428856326
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Aggression wounds 7 citizens in Sa'ada
Seven citizens and Africans were wounded by Saudi army fire in Saada
Four citizens and 3 African migrants were seriously injured, as a result of Saudi enemy's targeting civilians in separate areas of Munabbih border district in Sa'ada province.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3162090.htm
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The rumor that Houthis took Jabal Murad after agreeing with the tribes is simply not true. The rumor was pushed by Houthis. Sadly many #Yemen followers fell for it! What happened was that tribes fought & when they felt Houthis r about to besiege them, they left the district
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1455290078192979973
and
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[Sanaa gov.] Yemeni Forces Close to Liberating Ma’rib as Major Tribe Switches Sides to Back Ansarullah
Yemeni forces and allied fighters from Popular Committees, backed by tribesmen, are close to liberating the city of Ma’rib as they have made new advances on the last stronghold of Saudi militants in Northern Yemen.
The Middle East Eye (MEE) news portal reported on Friday that the Yemeni forces’ recent recapture of Al-Juba and Jabal Murad districts brought them closer to Ma’rib’s provincial capital.
The spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said the Murad tribe, one of the most powerful tribes in Yemen, had played a major role in the latest advances in Ma’rib.
He also noted that the Yemeni soldiers are seeking to liberate Ma’rib city, pledging to secure its residents and their properties.
Using a pseudonym, Ahmed, a militant loyal to former Riyadh-backed Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Ma’rib, stated the Yemeni troops had advanced in Jabal Murad district peacefully after tribesmen switched sides and joined them in the battles.
“Tribal fighters from the Murad tribe were leading the battles against the Houthis in Jabal Murad district, but they have disappointed us and joined the Houthis,” he explained, adding, “In one night they changed from allies to fighters with the Houthis.”
Meanwhile, local reports said that Yemeni tribal leaders had arrived in the capital Sana’a to hold talks with the popular Ansarullah movement about a peaceful takeover of Ma’rib city.
“Residents of Ma’rib weren’t aware about the agreement between the Houthis and the tribal leaders of the Murad tribe and we only found out after the Yemeni forced advance on Jabal Murad district,” noted Jaber, a Ma’rib city resident.
“I think there are talks between the Houthis and tribal leaders, especially after the recent advances and the support the Houthis received from the tribal leaders, but we don’t know details,” he added.
He further said that the Yemeni forces are now near the road that leads to Safer oil field, where the wealth of Ma’rib is located.
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
Seit dem Abkommen von Stockholm vom 13. Dezember 2018 gibt es einen Waffenstillstand für Hodeidah. Zwar bleiben größere Offensiven aus, kleinere Gefechte gibt es aber laufend, und beide Seiten werfen sich ständig Verstöße gegen den Waffenstillstand vor.
Since the Stockholm Agreement of December 13, 2018, a ceasefire has been in place for Hodeidah. There are no major offensives, but smaller battles are going on and both sides constantly are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire.
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Yemeni JF unveil most dangerous Houthi mine net
Engineering teams have removed the most dangerous field of landmines in the Yemeni western governorate of Hodeida, the Yemeni Joint Forces (JF) said Monday.
A laser-operated net of mines was laid by the Iranian-backed Houthi group in the southern suburbs of Hais town, JF military source said.
"The net was viciously planted over an area of nearly 100 square meters, with the mines camouflaged" so as to seem natural figures that cannot easily noticed, the source added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27592.html
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzJppKOhqfU and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDkjv6cbeS8
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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Film: 24 Hours as a Tourist in Yemen (Extreme Travel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9zz7-mRjxo
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Yemenis opt for morning park workouts to help cope with stress of war
"These exercises, this running and weight loss brought back my life and health," said the retired engineer, who has shed 40kg in weight and stopped chewing the addictive green stimulant qat.
It is mostly men in their sixties and seventies who use the walkways and low walls of Sanaa's public park daily to do the light fitness drills selected by retiree Naji Abu Hatim, who started the movement he now calls the "Best Team". Women in Yemen do not generally exercise in public.
Abu Hatim said the sessions were comforting.
"(Life) outside this park is full of anguish. We look forward to this morning hour because it is far from all worries, far from all sad news," he said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-fitness/yemenis-opt-for-morning-park-workouts-to-help-cope-with-stress-of-war-idUSKBN2HM1UH = https://www.todayonline.com/world/yemenis-opt-morning-park-workouts-help-cope-stress-war = https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2021/11/01/yemenis-opt-for-morning-park-workouts-to-help-cope-with-stress-of-war
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-767-yemen-war-mosaic-767
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-767 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-767:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose oder / or http://poorworld.net/YemenWar.htm
Der saudische Luftkrieg im Bild / Saudi aerial war images:
(18 +, Nichts für Sensible!) / (18 +; Graphic!)
http://poorworld.net/YemenWar.htm
http://yemenwarcrimes.blogspot.de/
Liste aller Luftangriffe / and list of all air raids:
http://yemendataproject.org/data/
Untersuchung ausgewählter Luftangriffe durch Bellingcat / Bellingcat investigations of selected air raids:
Untersuchungen von Angriffen, hunderte von Filmen / Investigations of attacks, hundreds of films:
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