Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 773, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 773, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-773-yemen-war-mosaic-773
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
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12a Katar-Krise / Qatar crisis
cp12b Sudan
cp12c Libanonkrise / Lebanon crisis
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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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(Kein Stern / No star)
? = 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
cp6 Südjemen und Hadi-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Hadi-government
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Audio: Gekauftes Paradies? Die jemenitische Insel Sokotra
Die Insel Sokotra gilt wegen der Flora und Fauna als Paradies. Doch das Paradies ist bedroht. Sokotra gehört zum Jemen, wo seit Jahren Krieg herrscht. Das UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe ist nicht Kampfgebiet, steht aber unter starkem Einfluss von Parteien, die in den Bürgerkrieg verwickelt sind.
https://www.inforadio.de/programm/schema/sendungen/weltsichten/202111/28/644553.html
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Recordings, videos leads STC’s leader to international gallows
A former official in the Hadi’s government has revealed that the future of Hani bin Burik, vice president of the so-called “Southern Transitional Council” loyal to the UAE, has ended.
Brigadier General Nasr Al-Shathly, director of the office of the former governor of Aden Jaafar Saad, said that the UAE is ready to transfer bin Burik to London, after proving his direct management of the crimes of assassinations and bombing in the temporary capital, Aden, during the past years.
Al-Shathly, who currently resides in Lausanne city of Switzerland, announced the initiation of a lawsuit against Hani Bin Burik and handing over a file of evidence to European lawyers convicting him of direct supervision of the assassinations and bombings in Aden.
This came in an audio recording of a phone call Al-Shathly made with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to inform it of the fate of Bin Burik, who resides in Abu Dhabi.
https://en.ypagency.net/245165/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/28/hani-bin-brik-likely-to-face-court-for-crimes-in-aden-as-uae-drops-support/
but this does not fit to these reports: https://en.smanews.org/south-arabia/major-general-bin-brik-attends-basketball-match-between-al-shaab-of-hadhramout-and-al-mina-and-match-of-junior-football-team-and-al-rawda-club/
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Islah carries out military campaign in Shabwa
Saudi-backed Islah Pary militants carried out on Saturday a military campaign in Shabwa province, east of Yemen, according to local sources.
The sources affirmed that the campaign came to surround the stronghold of the UAE-backed leader Awadh Al-Awlaki, in Nisab area.
https://en.ypagency.net/245132/
and
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Al-Jaadi: Shabwa aware of dangers posed by Muslim Brotherhood
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34130
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Bakeries closed in Aden, activists call for expulsion of coalition
A number of bakeries were closed on Saturday in Aden province, protesting against high prices of flour and lack of diesel, local sources mentioned.
The sources said that several bakeries were closed by their owners due to unprecedented rise in flour prices.
http://en.ypagency.net/245113/
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Protests against local authorities continue in Taiz
Hundreds of demonstrators renewed on Saturday their protesting against the local authorities and deterioration of living conditions in Taiz province, local sources said.
http://en.ypagency.net/245072/
and also https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/28/mass-protests-against-economic-misery-hit-taiz/ ("Thousands")
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdTH5g_cdQ4 = https://www.ruptly.tv/en/videos/20211127-020
Photos: https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1464641417482014720
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Analysis - Yemen’s Al-Mahra province: From isolation to a competition point
As the central and western Yemeni fronts are squeezing Saudi Arabia, UAE, and their mercenaries and the aggression forces sink in deepening Yemen war swamp day by day, the situation in the eastern parts of Yemen is not any better for the Saudis as Riyadh's several-year plans to get a toehold in Al-Mahra province is running into substantial challenges.
In recent days, local media have reported widespread sit-ins and protests by people of Al-Mahra against the continued military presence of Saudi Arabia, as well as Britain, and vowed they will continue demonstrations until the "occupiers' exit" from their province.
The "committee of peaceful sit-in" reopened the case of "tunnel incident", in which protesters in 2018 were killed by the Saudi forces.
"Today marks the third anniversary of the crime in which Saudi Arabia and its affiliates shot at demonstrators in the tunnel area on November 13, 2018, killing two young men named Nasser Saeed Ahmad Nashwan and Ali Ahmad Arara," a statement by the committee read.
With increasing protests over the presence of Saudi military forces in Al-Mahra, an escalation should be expected against the Arab coalition that waged a war on Yemen since March 2015.
Al-Mehra is Yemen's easternmost and most isolated province, which to this day, unlike many parts of the country, has survived the ravages of war, but is now growing unsettled due to geopolitical competition for influence between Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Oman-Saudi geopolitical competition over Al-Mahra
Oman has been recognizing the importance of Al-Mahra as a factor in protection of its national security.
But in August 2018, a document was revealed indicating that the Saudis were planning to construct their oil pipeline in Al-Mahra to transport oil from the Arab kingdom to the port of Nishtun on the Al-Mahra coast on the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean.
In order to achieve its goals in Al-Mahra, Riyadh first tried to force local opponents in Al-Mahra local administration to step down and replace them with its allies, but in late 2017, it decided to increase its military presence in the province with establishment of military bases around key infrastructure and coastal areas and was able to take control of port of Nishtun, Sorfait harbor, Sheehan border crossings, and Al-Ghaydah Airport. Saudi Arabia's excuse for increasing its military presence in Al-Mahra was checking Ansarullah's arms smuggling, and to legitimize the move internationally, Saudi media outlets repeatedly faked reports on arms smuggling from Al-Mahra, something rejected by the locals.
The Mahris knew that the Saudis' goal was something else, and generally opposed the oil pipeline project as a reason for violating their national sovereignty. Meanwhile, Oman regarded the Saudi military maneuvering and presence as an encroachment on its sphere of influence.
The turning point against Saudi influence in Al-Mahra occurred in early January 2018 when hundreds of Salafis displaced from other parts of Yemen entered the city of Qishn and settled around a mosque named Al-Furqan. The Saudi-backed migration to the province marked a significant plan for a demographic change in a region with a population of around 30,000.
Reacting, Oman ramped up its financial support to its supporters to counter the Saudi influence. The efforts were to save Oman's traditional lever along the Al-Mahra-Al-Dhafar border.
Mahris are now divided into supporters and opponents of Saudi Arabia. This delicate balance has chance of sustenance only if the interests of the locals are not directly challenged by the foreign governments. Oherwise, a severe reaction against foreign actors is likely. With the anti-Saudi protests unfolding in the province, Riyadh definitely would have to, sooner or later, leave the province to Ansarullah-led control.
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Hadi gov’t welcomes normalization of relations with Zionist entity
An advisor of the Saudi-backed exiled “Hadi” government, Abdulaziz Al-Muflihi, backed by the UAE, welcomed the normalization of relations with Zionist entity.
https://en.ypagency.net/245036/
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Fuel prices in occupied Aden province rise by over 22%, further worsening harsh living conditions
Fuel prices have jumped again in the occupied Aden province of Yemen, following the continued deterioration of the value of local currency and the continued corruption by US-Saudi mercenaries.
Fuel prices rose by 22.5 percent, amidst a lack of oil derivatives, the company said, according to Reuters.
The agency said that after the new decision on Monday, the price of gasoline rose from 17,800 riyals to 21,800 riyals for 20 liters.
This is the second time the puppet government raised the price in less than a month, according to Reuters.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/26/fuel-prices-in-occupied-aden-province-rise-by-over-22-further-worsening-harsh-living-conditions/ = https://en.ypagency.net/244983/
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The-brotherhood-militia-kidnaps-citizens-from-gas-cylinder-queue-in-rudhum
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STC militias kidnap youth in Aden
About 3 young men have been kidnapped by militia of the “Southern Transitional Council (STC) backed by UAE in the city of Aden, south of Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/245022/
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Bau einer VAE-Militärbasis auf jemenitischer Insel mit israelischer Hilfe
Eine Nachrichten-Website berichtete, dass die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate, VAE, mit Hilfe zionistischer Experten eine Militärbasis auf der Insel Abdul Kuri in der jemenitischen Provinz Sokotra errichten wollen.
Laut der jemenitischen Webseite "26.September" ist informierten Quellen zufolge ein emiratisches Schiff mit schwerer Ausrüstung und Waffen am Donnerstag auf der Insel Abdul Kuri in der jemenitischen Provinz Sokotra eingetroffen. Diesen Quellen zufolge sei das emiratische Schiff zur Insel Abdul Kuri gefahren, weil die VAE unter Aufsicht zionistischer Experten eine Militärbasis dort errichten wollten.
Den informierten Quellen zufolge hieß es weiter, dass Experten des zionistischen Regimes täglich mit Hubschraubern auf die Insel gebracht würden.
Abdul Kuri ist eine strategisch wichtige Insel in der Nähe des Horns von Afrika, rund 120 km von Sokotra entfernt und von großer wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung mit Ölvorkommen. Die Insel Abdul Kuri ist nach Sokotra die zweitwichtigste Insel der Region.
Abu Dhabi kündigte kürzlich Pläne an, durch die Ausstellung neuer Personalausweise die Identität der Einwohner der jemenitischen Insel zu ändern, nachdem westliche Quellen über die Anstrengungen der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate für den Bau von Militärstützpunkten und Flughäfen im Südjemen berichtet hatten.
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UAE setting up military base off Yemen coast under Israel supervision, report says
The United Arab Emirates is reportedly constructing a military base, under the supervision of Israeli military experts, southwest of the strategic island of Socotra, as Abu Dhabi seeks the Tel Aviv regime's assistance to carry out military and maritime reconnaissance missions off the coast of Yemen.
The Arabic-language September 26 news website, which is affiliated with the Yemeni Defense Ministry, reported that an Emirati ship laden with heavy military equipment and munitions has recently anchored off the coast of Abd al-Kuri island, which is part of the Socotra Archipelago and lies about 105 kilometers (65 miles) southwest of the island of Socotra.
The website, citing local sources requesting anonymity, added that Israeli experts are being airlifted on a daily basis to the island aboard military helicopters.
Abd al-Kuri is among the most important islands near the Horn of Africa, and has great economic and oil resources. There is a dispute between Yemen and the Somali government over the island's sovereignty.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2021/11/25/671362/UAE-setting-up-military-base-off-Yemen-coast-under-Israel-supervision,-report-says = https://www.farsnews.ir/en/news/14000905000333/Repr-Says-UAE-Seing-Up-Miliary-Base-Off-Yemen-Cas-Under-Israel = https://www.islamtimes.org/en/news/965540/uae-setting-up-military-base-off-yemen-coast-under-israeli-supervision-report
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Al-Awlaki calls for sit-in against Islah authorities in Ataq
AWad Al Awlaki, a leader in the General People’s Congress (GPC), called for an open sit-in against the Islah authorities inside ataq city, the capital of Shabwah province.
http://en.ypagency.net/244969/
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One of UAE-backed recruits killed in Mocha
http://en.ypagency.net/244948/
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Emirati warships deployed near Shabwah province
Emirati warships have arrived on Thursday at the coast of the eastern Yemeni province of Shabwah, which is under the control of Islah Party forces loyal to Saudi-led coalition.
According to sources quotes by Yemen News Portal, the UAE deployed two warships off the coast of Mayfa’a, south of Ataq city, the capital of the Shabwah province.
The UAE reportedly provided warships as support to the Shabwah Elite militia of the Southern Transitional Council,
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/25/emirati-warships-deployed-near-shabwah-province/ = http://en.ypagency.net/244937/
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A Yemeni organization unveils that 30 Yemeni companies some operating in the supposedly "government-controlled" areas areinvolved in laundering money for the Houthi militia controlling large parts of north Yemen/Multiple websites.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52306
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STC militia escalates abuses to remove any remaining traces of Yemen's government
The Southern Transitional Council in Yemen is escalating its abuses to remove any traces of the Yemeni government in the country's south and southeast, different sources have said.
The militia has recently received a foreign gunboats shipment in Socotra in preparation to further assert their control over the Gulf of Aden archipelago which they seized from the government in a foreign-backed coup in June 2020.
The militia have also dismissed the remaining government law enforcement officers who had showed discontent against the STC coup and demanded the reinstatement of the local legitimate government and governor Ramzi Mahroos; and started conscripting children to fill the places of the government soldiers.
Elsewhere in the southeastern Shabwa governorate bordering the government's last stronghold in the north, the fascist militia who continuously bomb oil pipelines and otherwise destabilize the government are now amassing militiamen, and threatening to topple governor Mohammed Saleh Bin Edeiw who has managed to turn Shabwa into a rare safe haven and prosperity city in the midst of war-torn Yemen.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52305
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Military official warns of “Brotherhood” militia reinforcements to Shabwa
A military official in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen, on Wednesday warned of military reinforcements brought in Shabwa from Taiz and Marib provinces by the Islah Party (Brotherhood) militia.
Chief of the so-called “Ataq axis” operations, Colonel Ali Al-Khader Mohammed, loyal to the UAE, said that “the Brotherhood militia had brought in during the past two days huge reinforcements from Marib, comprising more than 25 groups, in addition to hundreds of fighters from Taiz.”
http://en.ypagency.net/244793/
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“Bin Daghr” exposes coalition countries’ game rules in dividing Yemen
Head of the so-called “Shura Council” in Hadi’s government, Ahmed Obaid bin Daghr, has accused the Saudi-led coalition countries of dividing and destroying Yemen under various allegations.
On Wednesday, Bin Daghr sent a fiery message to the coalition countries in a post on “Facebook” by saying: “Today, the rules of the game in the region are changing. Yesterday’s opponents are no longer adversaries, and relations between the countries of the region are gaining new dimensions, and everyone is courting everyone,” referring to the rapprochement in relations between each of the UAE and Saudi Arabia with Iran.
Bin Daghr added: “In legitimacy (Hadi’s government), we cannot remain a mere echo of these transformations.”
He pointed out that the attack on the so-called “legitimacy” by some coalition countries and their destruction by claiming the dominance of the Islah party over it “is no longer acceptable in the approach to the division of Yemen, in any way.”
https://en.ypagency.net/244857/ b
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Gasoline prices increase 19 percent in Yemen's Aden
The Yemeni official government announced 19% increase in gasoline prices in Aden starting from 22 November, citing the international increase in oil prices and depreciation of local currency.
A new change was adopted in petrol prices, the Aden-based Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) said in a statement, with one liter of gasoline increasing to 1,090 rials.
The increase comes as the YPC cannot afford additional losses in sales, the statement read.
The YPC acts in accordance with a flexible pricing strategy linked to fuel international prices and local money prices against dollar, it added.
This is the fourth time the YPC announces an increase in petrol prices within three months.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27873.html
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Islah sent military reinforcements to Shabwa
The Saudi-backed Islah party sent on Tuesday military reinforcements to Shabwa province, eastern Yemen.
Head of the operations of the so-called “30th Infantry Brigade” loyal to the “Southern Transitional Council”, Ali al-Khader Mohammed, explained over 25 military vehicles and armored vehicles arrived in Ataq city, the capital of Shabwa.
https://en.ypagency.net/244753/
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Pro-coalition leader escapes assassination attempt in Hodeida
https://en.ypagency.net/244733/
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UAE ship unloading equipment for establishment of Emirati-Israeli base on Island of Abd al-Kuri
An Emirati ship has arrived on the Island of Abd al-Kuri, which belongs to the Yemeni archipelago of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, carrying heavy equipment and weapons.
This was reported by Yemen News Portal, based on testimony of well-informed sources.
The UAE vessel unloaded heavy equipment on the island, which is meant for the establishment of a military base under the supervision of Israeli experts who were transported by helicopter to the occupied island.
Abd al-Kuri island is one of the most important islands near the Horn of Africa and is specifically of high economic importance, since it it the location of six oil sectors.
https://en.ypagency.net/244682/
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[from 2017] The Southern Transitional Council: Implications for Yemen's Peace Process
Analysis of the creation of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in South Yemen based on predominantly Arabic-language sources, and an assessment of potential impact on Yemen's peace process.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mepo.12295
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Russia’s role essential in bringing peace to Yemen: UN envoy
Russia’s longstanding relations with multiple actors in the Yemeni war, and Moscow’s support for UN efforts to resolve it, are important in bringing about a peaceful settlement, said UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg.
The Swedish diplomat’s statement came as he concluded his visit to the Russian capital, the first such visit for the recently appointed envoy outside the Middle East.
He thanked Russia for “its sustained support to the UN’s peacemaking efforts in Yemen
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1976116/middle-east
and
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Yemen: Grundberg calls on international community to step up efforts to resolve conflict - The UN Special Envoy for Yemen expressed his concern over the military escalation in Marib after a visit to Moscow.
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UN Catch-Up Dateline Geneva: Yemen alert, COVID in kids, stopping GBV & landmines eradication update
https://news.un.org/en/audio/2021/11/1106602
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Time for change if resilience in fragile and conflict affected states is to be realised
In this piece, N4D shares thoughts on two inter-connected issues in fragile and conflict affected contexts (FCAS): (i) resilience building and (ii) more efficient and sustainable means of providing aid. This is timely as we head to the much awaited Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit which includes a strong focus on resilience (as well as on financing, Universal Health Coverage and food systems). We consider the current aid architecture and the necessary changes if we are to overcome entrenched interests and increase aid accountability.
A recent publication by the Centre for Development (CFD) concludes that without a radical restructuring of the humanitarian architecture, underpinned by a revised set of principles, aims and ways of working we will make little headway in our efforts to reach the SDGs and in many instances, we may see recent gains being reversed.
The external financing that enables humanitarian response is generally delivered through UN agencies and INGOs who in turn sub-contract local organisations. A comparative cost analysis of this modality has not to our knowledge been undertaken but, based on a comparison of salaries, administrative overheads and transaction costs of a hierarchy of donors (including UN and INGOs allocating resources to local actors) there must be significant potential for cost-saving if greater local response capabilities and resources were realised.
The CFD study lists a range of excuses for the failure to make progress on localisation ranging from lack of belief in capacity for change to fear of disruption and resulting suffering. Sensationalist media ready to jump on any story of misuse or misappropriation of funding clearly also have a role to play in putting the brakes on localisation. There are also donor legal frameworks to contend with which in some instances prevent direct funding of local actors.
It is clear that radical change amongst international actors (donors, UN and INGOs) who control and command the substantial global aid budget will be needed to realise N4G ambitions and pledges. Change will definitely not be easy, but do we have any other choice?
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UN Envoy for Yemen Concludes Visit to Cairo
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34114
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UN urges Yemen warring parties to 'de-escalate violence'
The United Nations on Wednesday urged Yemen's warring sides to "de-escalate violence", a day after one of its agencies warned the conflict will have claimed 377,000 lives by year's end.
"There is no sustainable military solution to the conflict in Yemen," said UN special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg in a statement.
"All warring parties need to de-escalate violence and prioritise the interests of civilians over scoring military wins," he said after a regional tour which included visits to Saudi Arabia, Iran and Egypt.
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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Missing American Man Arrested By Saudi Security Agency
The Kansas born Amer AlFaleh holds a PhD in economics from Claremont Graduate University
Saudi State Security Agency has arrested an American man in Riyadh without a clear reason, his father said in a statement through his social media account.
https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/11/26/missing-american-man-arrested-by-saudi-security-agency/
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Film: Had the chance to watch a football match of the Saudi female national league. Strong women are key not only in sport, but also in politics & economics!
https://twitter.com/ignaziocassis/status/1462108164413923342
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#Saudi Clan govt arrests a man after he questioned religious beliefs on a #TwitterSpaces yesterday. This comes weeks after #Saudi court sentenced a #Yemeni journalist Ali Abu Lahoom to 15 years for #Apostasy, a case mysteriously ignored by western media.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1463214809462284291
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1463215141940518918
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp9a
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On Wednesday, activists in NY demanded that @SenSchumer @SenGillibrand halt $650 million weapons sale to Saudi Arabia and cosponsor a Joint Resolution of Disapproval regarding the arms sales. (photos)
https://twitter.com/ActionCorpsNY/status/1464637312294391814
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Brett McGurk: US 'going back to basics' with Middle East policy
Key officials from the US administration have been on a charm mission to the Gulf over the past two weeks. The Biden administration is seeking to strengthen ties in the Gulf and assuage concerns about its policies following the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle and in the lead-up to the resumption of talks with the new Iranian government.
Among those who visited the region were Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, US Special Envoy to Iran Rob Malley and US Special Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking. None of these men are strangers to the Arab world: all have worked on files related to the region in different capacities and have various ties to its leaders.
Brett McGurk, however, stands out among them as he has worked in the White House under the last four US presidents — George W Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and now Joe Biden. Mr McGurk, the White House co-ordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, says lessons have been learnt from the policies of the last three presidents, leading Washington to adopt a strategy of “going back to basics” in foreign affairs, including giving up “regime change policies”.
Previous administrations pursued maximalist aims that rebounded against US interests, he explained, leading to “hard lessons learnt”. He said the current US administration is focused on “the basics of building, maintaining and strengthening our partnerships and alliances here”, describing those alliances as a “unique comparative advantage”.
Mr McGurk would not be drawn into discussing the details of US foreign policy in the Arab world or whether the Biden administration has “red lines” that it would not cross. However he repeated: “We are deeply committed to strengthening the defensive capabilities of our partners here in the Middle East.”
He added that policies would be set by “studying facts on the ground and quiet consultation with our allies” while “making very clear that we will protect our interests and our friends”.
He went on to say that the US is working to strengthen Saudi defence networks — something that has a more lasting impact. Congress has been notified of the Biden administration’s intended arms sales to help Saudi Arabia with its defence capabilities.
Although the Biden administration was hesitant to criticise the Houthis at first, Mr McGurk said that “the Houthis are the aggressors in Yemen, there is no question about it; we are working with the Saudis on new initiatives to de-escalate the violence”, but he did not go into the details of those initiatives.
'We intend to stay' in Syria
Comment: Again and again, the US proves that it is biased and stands with and supports the Saudi/UAE aggression on #Yemen.
https://twitter.com/AishaJumaan/status/1464745731177156608
My comment: Saudis as “partners” and “friends”?? Really nothing has changed.
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Kushner turns to Persian Gulf states to raise money for his investment fund
https://twitter.com/dandeluce/status/1464413394480599040
For Jared Kushner, it's time to cash in big time for the services he provided for his Gulf friends while working as a US government official.
https://twitter.com/Ali_reports/status/1464433916669046787
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With Democrat Back in White House, MSNBC Returns to Ignoring U.S.-Backed War in Yemen
Since Biden’s election win on Nov. 3, 2020, MSNBC hasn’t done a single segment on the world's worst humanitarian disaster.
A review of MSNBC’s coverage from Nov. 3, 2020 to Nov. 22, 2021 shows MSNBC hasn’t run a single segment on the U.S.-backed war still raging in Yemen.
To the extent MSNBC did cover Yemen’s “civil war” during this time frame it was exclusively to pass along, without skepticism, claims last spring from Democrats that President Biden had “ended U.S. support for the war”—which turned out to not be true in any meaningful sense, a fact evident at the time but not met with any questioning from MSNBC reporters or pundits.
Since then, it’s become increasingly clear little has changed in the status quo.
There was a time when MSNBC media personalities did act like they cared about what the UN calls the “world’s worst humanitarian disaster,” which has killed almost a quarter of a million people.
MSNBC ignored the war almost completely during the Obama years and early Trump years. But after the Saudi coalition bombed a school bus in August 2018, and Saudi dictator Mohammad bin Salman ordered the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018, they—like much of the U.S. media—finally began reporting on the regime’s human rights abuses. For a while.
MSNBC ran multiple segments on the war in the second half of 2018 when it was considered very much Trump’s war.
After this spasm of concern in late 2018, the coverage largely died out. As I noted in FAIR at the time, when activist pressure to pass a resolution compelling an end to U.S. support for the war was at its most urgent in March 2019, MSNBC ignored the effort altogether.
In over 18 months, our nominally progressive cable network has not dedicated a single news report, roundtable debate, or segment to the world’s worst humanitarian disaster, which continues to be aided and armed by the U.S. government. When it was Trump’s war—and the Saudi regime fell out of favor with U.S. elites—their hearts bled. Now that we’re back to business as usual and the war is being armed and supported by a Democratic White House, it’s simply a non-issue.
Mehdi Hasan, a consistent, long-time critic of Saudi Arabia and the war prior to joining MSNBC Feb 28 2021, did a segment on his online-only Peacock show after the election on Dec. 3 featuring prominent Yemen war critics Prof. Shireen Al-Adeimi and journalist Spencer Ackerman.
Hasan has not done a single segment on the Yemen war for his MSNBC show since his show first aired Feb 28 2021.
https://thecolumn.substack.com/p/with-democrat-back-in-white-house
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Audio: A U.S. weapons sale is raising doubts about Biden's promise to help end war in Yemen
SCHANZER: So they're framing this as defending American assets in the region but very clearly also a response to the uptick in attacks by the Houthis.
NORTHAM: But for many Yemenis, the arms sale to Saudi Arabia means the war, which is causing widespread famine, will drag on. Jehan Hakim is chair of the San Francisco-based Yemeni Alliance Committee. She sees Biden as backpedaling from his promise.
JEHAN HAKIM: I can't understand a strategy that can justify the killing hundreds of thousands of civilians because without the support of the U.S. when it comes to arms sales, logistical support, Saudi Arabia cannot continue its aggression on Yemen.
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/25/1059262052/a-u-s-weapons-sale-is-raising-doubts-about-bidens-promise-to-help-end-war-in-yem = https://www.whqr.org/national/2021-11-25/a-u-s-weapons-sale-is-raising-doubts-about-bidens-promise-to-help-end-war-in-yemen
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Sens. Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Mike Lee issue joint resolution to put Yemeni people before profits
“As the Saudi government continues to wage its devastating war in Yemen and repress its own people, we should not be rewarding them with more arms sales,” Sen. Sanders said in the press release.
Sen. Rand Paul had an especially scathing rebuke of the deal.
“A message needs to be sent to Saudi Arabia that we don’t approve of their war with Yemen,” Sen. Paul said. “By participating in this sale, we would not only be rewarding reprehensible behavior, but also exacerbating a humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
The three senators deserve a lot of credit for issuing this resolution. By permitting this sale, the United States would be enabling the humanitarian crisis in Yemen . As many people in the country starve, Saudi Arabia has led a fuel blockade of Yemen, preventing food and water from getting to people who desperately need them. Sen. Rand Paul continues to put conscience over profit. This time, he was able to get Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Mike Lee to join him.
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To Stabilize Yemen, the United States Must Stop Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia
Two bills now before Congress would block a proposed $650 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia. That won’t end the war in Yemen, but it’s a necessary start. Progressive lawmakers should join Ilhan Omar and Bernie Sanders in supporting the bills.
Earlier this month, US representative Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution that would bar the sale of $650 million of arms to Saudi Arabia. Days later, Senator Rand Paul, joined by senators Mike Lee and Bernie Sanders, followed suit. “As the Saudi government continues to wage its devastating war in Yemen and repress its own people, we should not be rewarding them with more arms sales,” said Sanders of the bipartisan bill.
The Saudi intervention would have been largely impossible if they had not enjoyed extensive support from the United States every step of the way under the Barack Obama and Donald Trump administrations. Until Biden finally reversed course in 2021, the United States provided the Saudis with vital logistical support: mid-air refueling of Saudi bombers, targeting information, repairs and maintenance for the Saudi air force, and perhaps most critically, billions of dollars of arms sales. Mid-air refueling ended in 2018, and Biden’s decision concluded the United States’ formal support for what National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan called Saudi “offensive operations.”
Biden’s administration has rested on the distinction between “offensive” and “defensive” weapons to justify continuing extensive arms sales.
According to the dominant school of thought among Biden’s staff, accepting money from arms companies is not a fundamentally compromising position, because weapons are a necessary tool of statecraft. They clearly do not believe that adding more weapons to the Yemeni conflict is destabilizing, or that even being provided with “defensive” weapons to protect against Houthi attacks on Saudi soil may discourage Saudi Arabia from seeking a negotiated end to the conflict.
Continuing arms sales under these conditions sends the wrong message to all actors. It indicates that the United States is not serious about seeking an end to the war and is willing to continue to shovel money into what is potentially the deadliest ongoing conflict in the world.
Given the inadequacy of the actions taken by the administration, it falls to the public to push for a change in course — and an important tool at our disposal is the legislature. Paul’s and Omar’s joint resolutions will not end the war, but they are a positive and worthwhile attempt to introduce more congressional oversight over arms sales, which would at least hamper the Saudi war effort.
Even the Saudis are looking for a path out of Yemen. The United States must not provide them with a reason to remain.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/11/yemen-civil-war-houthis-biden-omar-bernie-iran-weapons
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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Respond to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
Al-Houthi, a member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, responded: “We tell the Americans that they have been involved in the aggression from the first day, and this announcement of support is a cover for the fact that they have not stopped their support despite Biden pledging to do so.”
He’s right. The US has been a silent partner in the coalition from the beginning, supporting the Saudi-led coalition with logistics, intelligence-sharing, target spotting, spare parts for coalition warplanes, and arms sales. President Barack Obama took the US into the war in order to mollify the Arab states which objected to his prospective nuclear deal with Iran.
Al-Houthi is also correct that Biden has not kept the promise made in his first major foreign policy address on February 4 to end US support for “offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales.” The US remains deeply involved in Yemen.
If the Biden Administration really wants “to end the suffering of the Yemeni people,” there are several things it can do.
It can pressure Saudi Arabia to end its land, sea, and air blockade on Yemen, which, by interrupting deliveries of food and fuel, has brought Yemen to the brink of famine.
Biden should also end the transfer of spare parts for coalition warplanes.
We must resist what Hawks will tell us. Hawks will say that “We cannot cut and run from Yemen, the way we did from Afghanistan.” We will be told that the US must not abandon allies. Democrats will be afraid of appearing weak. Forget all about that. There is no reason why the US should be involved in Yemen and every reason to end US support to the Saudi-led coalition now.
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Washington rejects an urgent Saudi request regarding the Yemen war
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) revealed that Washington recently rejected an urgent Saudi request regarding the Yemen war and its developments.
The newspaper reported that Saudi officials called on the administration of US President Joe Biden to provide intelligence and military support to target the sites used by the Houthis to launch drones and missiles.
According to the newspaper, the Biden administration rejected the Saudi request to help the kingdom, which reinforces the reality of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has become a “beggar” during the current White House administration.
The newspaper highlighted the Iranian-allied Houthi fighters gaining important new territory in the years-long war in Yemen. At the same time, Saudi Arabia struggles to defend the strategic city of Marib, and US efforts to broker peace are stagnating.
The newspaper revealed that Riyadh has begun an internal reassessment of its strategy in Yemen.
https://saudileaks.org/en/yemen-war-3/
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Iran says it has nuclear weapons capabilities long time ago
Spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, on Saturday said that his country has had “the capabilities to manufacture nuclear weapons a long time ago.”
Kamalvandi added, in an interview with the Student News Agency, “Our beliefs and the instructions of the leader of the revolution prevent us from obtaining them (weapons).”
He stressed that the West has no choice but to deal with Iran, noting that “the Islamic Republic’s resistance in diplomacy forces the West to accept the existing reality.”
“The allegations against Iran’s nuclear program are repeated,” Kamalvandi, said, affirming that “time is passing in favor of Iran.”
He continued, “We work under the strict supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and it is not logical to claim that we are trying to reach a nuclear weapon.”
https://en.ypagency.net/245130/
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Reuters: Iran and the UAE have agreed to open a new page in bilateral relations, according to the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister. UAE said in 2015 when the war started "We are fighting Iran in #Yemen" !
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1463902460867760128
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"Sorge vor einem schlechten Deal"
Die israelische Regierung blickt mit Sorge auf die Atomgespräche mit dem Iran. Sie fürchtet, eine Neuauflage des Vertrags könnte die Sicherheitsinteressen des jüdischen Staats gefährden.
Lapid brach am Wochenende nach London und Paris auf. Großbritannien und Frankreich sind an den Wiener Verhandlungen zur Wiederbelebung des Nuklearabkommens beteiligt und Israels oberster Diplomat will die Sorgen seines Landes deutlich machen.
Das tat, einen Tag vor Beginn der Verhandlungsrunde, auch Israels Regierungschef Naftali Bennett. "Israel ist sehr beunruhigt über die Bereitschaft, Sanktionen aufzuheben und Milliarden von US-Dollars in den Iran zu lassen - im Gegenzug für unzureichende Nuklear-Beschränkungen. Das ist die Botschaft an die Amerikaner und alle anderen Länder, die mit dem Iran verhandeln."
Die Regierung in Jerusalem fürchtet, dass die USA ein Abkommen um jeden Preis wollen und am Ende eine Vereinbarung stehen könnte, bei der die Sanktionen gegen Teheran weitgehend aufgehoben werden und der Iran dafür die Anreicherung von Uran einstellt.
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/jcpoa-iran-israel-101.html
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Israel pushes for better Iran deal amid military buildup
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday he hopes a better nuclear deal will come out of upcoming talks between world powers and Iran, but that Israel is hedging its bets and building up its military capabilities.
Benny Gantz spoke to reporters at the close of a two-day visit to the Moroccan capital of Rabat, where he met with top Moroccan intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials. Among the issues discussed was Iran.
“Our obligation concerning Iran is to influence our partners and maintain an ongoing conversation,” Gantz said. “Our second obligation is to build up military power, which is something important in and of itself.”
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-religion-iran-israel-2e84ec722a7724acd0020e781969c71a
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What if the 29 November JCPOA Talks Fail?
The auguries are not promising. After some delay, in the wake of a new Administration being formed in Iran, talks are penciled in for the end of this month. Washington however, seems unable to set any course for these talks. It has increased pressure on Iran, albeit lightly; but there is no sign of any alternative American plan - a Plan B - should the talks not be renewed, or should no agreement be reached with the US. Indeed, the Biden Team seems undecided even whether it intends to negotiate for a return by Iran (and the US) to the 2015 agreement ‘as is’, or to go all out to push for a ‘longer and stronger’ deal.
In practice, the latter option - ‘longer and stronger’- is almost certainly not ‘doable’: It will not be available from this Raisi Administration. It is, in short, not ‘on any table’ of options. And even a return to the present JCPOA accord now is problematic. The fact is that the 2015 agreement has become increasingly redundant. There is little point in rehearsing here all the obstacles to an accord that have arisen in the talks – and which remain unresolved. That is no longer the main point.
The stark reality is that Iran has surged ahead so far in terms of its technical prowess; its accumulation of 60% enriched uranium; its technical ability to manufacture and mold uranium metal; and its centrifuge ability to accelerate enrichment levels very quickly - and to the higher 60% enrichment level, that the 2015 JCPOA has become rather like those black and white post-war postcards of familiar scenic landmarks. They reek of eras long since passed
That is the JCPOA today -- a relic from an era now gone. And no more than that we can revisit the scenes in those old fading postcards; can conditions of ‘classic’ JCPOA be reconstituted?
They do not have Plans ‘B’. Why? Because the US and Israeli ‘military option’ (the stick to be waved in the event of Iranian non-compliance) and so often touted during the Obama era is not ‘gone’. It is there - as the US tried to remind all recently, by flying a B-1B heavy bomber, capable of carrying its heaviest ‘bunker busters’, in a circuit around Iran - but it is just that the risks of such action have grown, one thousand-fold. An all-front war in the region might witness the end of "Israel" as we know it today. It is as stark as that. And best left unsaid (in western circles).
Here is the crucial impasse: Iran likely already is a nuclear-threshold state. It is not, however, a nuclear weapons-threshold state. Maybe that’s how matters will remain. Maybe not.
There it is: neither the US, nor Iran, have a credible Plan ‘B’ that would not entail the high risk of turning the region into a smoldering desert, and the Iran ‘program’ has progressed sufficiently that threshold status cannot be avoided, and only then theoretically can be delayed by two years (perhaps).
So what might happen, should talks fail? Would the JCPOA be finished?
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/what-if-the-november-jcpoa-talks-fail
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State Dept. urged to use ‘leverage’ to secure Yemen hostages’ release
The leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee have called on the State Department to use “all available leverage” to secure the release of local staffers at the shuttered American embassy in Yemen who were detained earlier this month by Houthi rebels.
“The Houthis’ actions are a clear violation of international law and basic principles of human rights,” read the letter from committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and ranking member Michael McCaul (R-Texas). “We must respond robustly to these provocations to prevent such abuses in the future, whether in Yemen or elsewhere.”
https://nypost.com/2021/11/24/lawmakers-urge-state-to-secure-yemen-hostage-release/
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UN nuclear chief: Inspection curbs limiting Iran monitoring
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned Wednesday his inspectors are close to being unable to “guarantee” they know what’s going on at all of Iran’s nuclear sites.
Rafael Mariano Grossi’s words sharply contrasted with the optimistic tone his Iranian hosts offered the day before. They signal the Islamic Republic’s harder line as renewed talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers resume next week.
They also represent a stark alarm for nuclear nonproliferation experts after Grossi’s trip to Tehran produced no breakthrough to restore its ability to fully monitor its program.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspectors remain unable to access surveillance footage and face greater challenges in trying to monitor Tehran’s rapidly growing uranium stockpile
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UN nuclear watchdog chief presses for more access in Iran
The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog met Tuesday with Iranian officials to press for greater access in the Islamic Republic ahead of diplomatic talks restarting over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency yet again faces tightrope-style talks with Iranian officials as his inspectors remain unable to access surveillance footage and face greater challenges in trying to monitor Tehran’s rapidly growing uranium stockpile.
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CBS: Washington is seeking to show that Tehran is to blame for the failure of the nuclear negotiations in an effort to persuade China to stop relying on Iranian oil shipments as part of tightening sanctions on Tehran.
CBS from a European diplomat: Iran is no longer negotiating a return to the 2015 nuclear agreement, but they are trying to renegotiate the entire deal.
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1463144649128914947
My comment: ???? From the very beginning, Iran always wanted to return to the 2015 deal, while the US blocked everything by its claim to renegotiate it.
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Britain Begins Transferring Its Forces From Europe And America To Yemen
The United Kingdom began last week, plans to resettle its forces deployed in Europe and America on the eastern banks of the coast of Yemen overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. This reflects part of the British ambitions in this strategic region, which has become crowded by many international powers.
Earlier this week, a warship crossed the Suez Canal on its way to the Gulf of Aden to secure the passage of British forces withdrawing from Canada and Poland to the Arabian Sea.
The passage of the barge, which will organize large British forces, deployed in this region, coincided with the revealing of the British newspaper, The Telegraph, on British plans to redeploy British forces in the west to the Arabian Sea.
The newspaper expected that British Defense Minister Ben Wallace would reveal later this week his country’s plan to redeploy in the Gulf.
The British movement comes at a time when local sources on Abd al Kuri Island, one of the second most important Yemeni islands after Socotra, revealed that Britain had begun establishing a military base on the island. This indicates that Britain, which has military bases in the Sultanate of Oman and deploys units in the neighboring Yemeni province of AlMahrah, is seeking to tighten control over this strategic area, which is witnessing a regional and international race as a result of what it represents on the maritime navigation line around the world, starting with the war led by Saudi Arabia 7 years ago, and through the resettlement of US forces withdrawing from Afghanistan, which portends an international conflict there.
It is noteworthy that Britain had anticipated its spread, which it justified by pursuing the perpetrators of the attacks on Israeli ships in the Arabian Sea, landing special units in Al-Mahrah and installing spy devices on fiber-optic cables that connect Yemen with the world from the coasts of AlMahrah, according to what was mentioned earlier by a member of Sana’a delegation, Abdul-Malik Al-Ajri… These changes in the scene reveal the increasing size of the British role in Saudi war on Yemen.
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Britain plans to establish foreign military bases, one of which in Oman
Britain intends to establish three foreign military bases, one of which is in Oman, Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse, commander field army said.
He explained the bases to be built in Germany, Kenya and Oman were part of extensive reforms within the British army.
According to Wooddisse, Now the army wants to station a force of vehicles on the continent in the event of a war with Russia
https://en.ypagency.net/245009/
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Four ex-ministers are named in memo secretly backing a UAE police chief for top job at Interpol despite him being sued by a British academic for 'torture'
Four senior British political figures were named in a secret plot, documents show
Bid was to help Major General Ahmed Naser Al Raisi become head of Interpol
He is an ally of UAE's prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sir Michael Fallon, Alistair Burt and ex-MP Sir Richard Ottoway were identified
Former Labour Cabinet minister Baroness Ashton was also named, it emerged
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Anti-arms trade group condemns UK support for Saudi regime as Yemen death toll approaches 377,000
Anti-arms trade campaigners had strong words for the British government over Yemen. Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) blasted UK arms sales and cuts to aid as the UN announced deaths would hit 377,000 by the end of 2021.
Fallon called for a halt to sales of military equipment to the Saudi regime:
The UK, the US and other leading powers must immediately halt the arms sales that are prolonging and exacerbating the war, press hard for an end to the Saudi blockade that is one of the main contributors to the humanitarian catastrophe, and engage in sustained and meaningful diplomatic efforts to bring the war to an end.
Finally, Fallon said the UK’s cuts to humanitarian aid had compounded Yemen’s problems:
The UK must also reverse its cruel cuts to humanitarian aid to Yemen, which have only
increased the war’s appalling toll.
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Belarus: Keine Mehrheit für Aufnahme in Deutschland
Soll Deutschland Flüchtlinge von der Grenze zwischen Belarus und der EU aufnehmen? In einer Umfrage zeichnet sich ein deutliches Bild ab.
In ihrem Blick auf die an der Grenze zwischen Belarus und der Europäischen Union festsitzenden Migranten und Flüchtlinge sind die Deutschen gespalten.
In einer Umfrage des Meinungsforschungsinstituts YouGov sprachen sich 45 Prozent der Befragten dagegen aus, einen Teil von ihnen nach Deutschland einreisen zu lassen, um dann hierzulande zu prüfen, ob sie schutzberechtigt sind.
Lediglich neun Prozent der Teilnehmer der repräsentativen Umfrage im Auftrag der Deutschen Presse-Agentur sprachen sich dafür aus, diesen Menschen in Deutschland ein Asylverfahren zu ermöglichen - ohne die Aufnahme mit Bedingungen zu verknüpfen.
https://www.ka-news.de/nachrichten/schlagzeilen/brennpunkte/belarus-keine-mehrheit-fuer-aufnahme-in-deutschland;art288,2728898
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Bundespolizei: 969 Flüchtlinge auf Belarus-Route im November
Fast 1000 Flüchtlinge sind bis Ende November auf der sogenannten Belarus-Route über die deutsch-polnische Grenze gekommen. Die Bundespolizeidirektion Pirna registrierte bis zum 24. November insgesamt 969 unerlaubt eingereiste Personen mit Bezug zu Belarus, wie sie am Donnerstag mitteilte.
Mehr als zwei Drittel der aufgegriffenen Menschen stammten den Angaben zufolge aus dem Irak. Mit deutlichem Abstand folgen Menschen aus Syrien und dem Iran. Vereinzelt wurden auch Flüchtlinge aus dem Jemen, der Türkei sowie Afghanistan festgestellt.
https://www.freiepresse.de/nachrichten/sachsen/bundespolizei-969-fluechtlinge-auf-belarus-route-im-november-artikel11850450 = https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/migration-pirna-bundespolizei-969-fluechtlinge-auf-belarus-route-im-november-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-211125-99-137905
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Deutschlands Rüstungsexporte: Keine Waffen für Despoten
Die Ampel-Parteien müssen ein Gesetz zur Kontrolle von Rüstungsexporten erlassen.
Die bisherige laxe politische Handhabe basiert auf den immer gleichen Behauptungen von Rüstungsindustrie, Politikerinnen und Politikern. Diese werden in einer neuen Studie anhand theoretischer Erkenntnisse und empirischer Fallbeispiele entkräftet. Die von „Urgewald“ beim Leibniz-Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK) in Auftrag gegebene und von Simone Wisotzki verfasste Studie konzentriert sich insbesondere auf zwei Behauptungen.
Rüstungsexporte: Friedenssicherung oder Kriseneskalation
Zum einen wird gesagt, Rüstungsexporte trügen zu regionaler Sicherheit und Stabilität bei. Dabei entfielen nach Angaben des Stockholmer Internationalen Friedensforschungsinstitutes Sipri 33 Prozent der weltweiten Waffenimporte zwischen 2016 und 2020 auf Staaten Nordafrikas sowie des Nahen Ostens (sogenannte Mena-Region).
Deutschland exportiert Waffen an un-ratifizierte Käufer
Gestützt wird dieses Ergebnis durch die Tatsache, dass Rüstungskontrolle in der Mena-Region eine nur untergeordnete Rolle spielt. Eine Vielzahl der Mena-Länder und Empfänger deutscher Rüstungsexporte wie Ägypten, Jordanien, Katar oder die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate (VAR) hat nicht einmal das Internationale Waffenhandelsabkommen Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) ratifiziert.
Belegt ist zudem, dass Staaten in der Mena-Region mit gelieferten Kriegswaffen und Rüstungsgütern das humanitäre Völkerrecht vor allem im Jemen und in Libyen missachten. So nutzte Saudi-Arabien von Deutschland gelieferte Patrouillenboote für eine Seeblockade im Jemen.
Auch die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate und Ägypten gehören seit Jahren zu den Empfängern deutscher Rüstungsexporte, obwohl sie im Jemen-Krieg involviert sind oder Kriegsparteien im Libyen-Konflikt unterstützen.
Des Weiteren wird behauptet, Rüstungsexporte seien integraler Bestandteil der Bündnisfähigkeit Deutschlands. Eine restriktive Exportpolitik könne demnach zur Verletzung von Bündnisverpflichtungen führen.
Türkei setzt deutsche Waffen in Berg-Karabach-Konflikt ein
Fakt ist: Die vermeintlichen deutschen Sicherheitsinteressen müssen nicht automatisch mit denen anderer Bündnispartner übereinstimmen.
Saudi-Arabien: Mit dem Eurofighter gegen den Jemen
Ein weiteres Beispiel: Deutschlands Rüstungsexportstopp nach Saudi-Arabien, der nach der Ermordung des Journalisten Jamal Khashoggi 2018 verhängt wurde, ist nicht umfassend. Über Sammelausfuhr- und Re-Exportgenehmigungen finden Rüstungsexporte nach Saudi-Arabien über Frankreich weiter statt und höhlen somit den deutschen Exportstopp aus. Deutsche Technologie steckt in den Eurofighter-Kampfflugzeugen, mit denen Saudi-Arabien Kampfeinsätze im Jemen fliegt.
https://www.fr.de/meinung/gastbeitraege/keine-waffen-fuer-despoten-91134581.html
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Zahl der illegal einreisenden Migranten sinkt in Vorpommern
Über die sogenannte Belarus-Route reisen derzeit deutlich weniger Migranten illegal nach Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ein als vor einem Monat. Wie das zuständige Bundespolizeipräsidium in Bad Bramstedt (Schleswig-Holstein) am Dienstag mitteilte, wurden in einer Woche 20 Frauen, Männer und Kinder aufgegriffen, die illegal über Polen eingereist waren. Damit wurden im November bisher 132 unerlaubt eingereiste Flüchtlinge angetroffen und in die nächsten Erstaufnahmeeinrichtungen nach Berlin und Westmecklenburg gebracht. Davon waren 80 Flüchtlinge schon in den ersten vier Tagen des November in Vorpommern aufgegriffen worden.
Seit Polen die Grenze zu Weißrussland geschlossen hat, sinkt laut Bundespolizei die Zahl der illegalen Einreisen an der gesamten deutsch-polnischen Grenze. Im Oktober waren in Vorpommern 749 unerlaubt eingereiste Flüchtlinge zumeist aus dem Irak, Iran und Jemen gefasst worden, im September waren es 302.
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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Days after #UAE burying the hatchet with #Turkey, #Saudi Minister of Commerce @malkassabi land #Istanbul & meets #Turkish VP Fuat Oktay @fuatoktay. #Khashoggis case #Turkish court will be buried so is the #Saudi attacks on Turkey.
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1464365396518223881
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EU development counsellors visit Aden and Lahj
Development Counsellors from the European Union, France, Germany and the Netherlands visited Aden and Lahj governorates in Yemen from 18-23 November, following the visit of EU Ambassadors on 26-28 October. The mission was organised with support from the UN.
The main objective of the visit was to assess needs and monitor ongoing development projects to gain a better understanding of ground realities and results achieved by projects focusing on livelihoods, food security, local governance, economic development, rule of law, cultural heritage and environment.
https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/yemen/107836/eu-development-counsellors-visit-aden-and-lahj_en
Photos: https://twitter.com/EUinYemen/status/1463768245048160258
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Why Dublin City Council should not lease homes from British arms manufacturer
BAE’s combat aircraft have been central to Saudi Arabia’s attacks on Yemen
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Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president
Al-Raisi is accused of torture and has criminal complaints against him in five countries, including in France, where Interpol has its headquarters, and in Turkey, where the election was held.
His election was met with joy in the UAE but drew angry responses from two Britons who filed the complaints.
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UAE invests $10 billion in Turkey as Erdoğan, MBZ meet
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/economy/uae-invests-10-billion-in-turkey-as-erdogan-mbz-meet/amp
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MBZ ups his game in Yemen and Libya
Summary: the Abu Dhabi crown prince is using wars in Yemen and Libya to position his small Gulf state as a regional Arab powerhouse.
While one should not leap to conclusions too hastily there are some interesting parallels between what is happening now in Yemen and what happened a little over a year ago in Libya (paywalled)
https://arabdigest.org/arab-digest-newsletter/mbz-ups-his-game-in-yemen-and-libya/
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Egypt FM reiterates refusal to use Yemen as base to target Saudi Arabia
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reiterated his country's "categorical rejection" of using Yemen as a platform to target Saudi Arabia and harm navigation in the Red Sea.
This came after Shoukry met with the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, and discussed a number of issues including Cairo's support for Yemen's unity, sovereignty and independence.
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EU condemns Houthi breach into ex-US Embassy in Yemen
Bloc calls on Iran-backed militia to release former US, UN employees, respect inviolability of diplomatic property
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/eu-condemns-houthi-breach-into-ex-us-embassy-in-yemen/2428560
cp12a Katar-Krise / Qatar crisis
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Yemeni president appoints Qatar ambassador for first time in six years
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/yemen-appoints-qatar-ambassador-first-time-six-years
cp12b Sudan
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Sudan releases three more political detainees
There are no official estimates of political detainees held since Oct. 25 military takeover
Sudanese authorities on Saturday released three political detainees held since last month’s military takeover.
The freed detainees included former Minister of Cabinet Affairs Khaled Omar Youssef, Khartoum Governor Ayman Khaled Nimr, and financial commissioner of the Empowerment Removal Committee, Maher Abu Al-Goukh, the Information Ministry said in a statement.
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/sudan-releases-three-more-political-detainees-3585041
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UN envoy: Sudan’s new deal saved the country from civil war
The deal struck in Sudan to reinstate the prime minister following a military coup is imperfect but has saved the country from sliding into civil strife, the U.N. envoy to Sudan said on Friday.
Special Envoy Volker Perthes was speaking of the agreement between Sudan’s military leaders and Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, who was deposed and put under house arrest following the coup last month that stirred an international outcry.
The military takeover threatened to thwart the process of democratic transition that the country had embarked on since the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
The deal, signed on Sunday, was seen as the biggest concession made by the country’s top military leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, since the coup. However, the country’s pro-democracy groups have dismissed it as illegitimate and accused Hamdok of allowing himself to serve as a fig leaf for continued military rule.
“The agreement of course is not perfect,” Perthes told The Associated Press. “But it is better than not having an agreement and continuing on a path where the military in the end will be the sole ruler.”
Both signatories felt compelled to make “bitter concessions” in order to spare the country the risk of more violence, chaos and international isolation, he added.
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'Shooting with no limit': Sudan protester deaths harden resolve against army
Mohamed Abdelsalam had been planning to help his 18-year-old son Mido emigrate from Sudan to Saudi Arabia. Instead, the youth was fatally wounded with a gunshot to his chest as he protested against a military takeoever on Oct. 25.
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Despite deal, Sudanese rally to demand military rulers leave
Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Thursday in the capital of Khartoum, renewing their demand for a fully civilian government and denouncing the country’s military rulers who were behind the October coup.
The protests came just days after the military signed a new power-sharing deal with the prime minister, after releasing him from house arrest and reinstating him as head of government. The deal came almost a month after the generals orchestrated the takeover that deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and detained dozens of politicians and activists.
Protesters marched Thursday through Khartoum, beating drums and waving Sudanese flags. Many chanted: “The people want to bring down the regime” and “Woe to the military!”
The Sudanese Professionals Association, the group that spearheaded the uprising that culminated in al-Bashir’s ouster, had called for the rallies and vowed to carry on with protests until “the corrupt military junta is brought down and prosecuted for their crimes.”
Similar protests were held elsewhere in Sudan
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-sudan-khartoum-7df66aefd62bf732e7c8cd094927e943
Film: https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1463921594078830595
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Hamdok: An investigation has been launched into violations against protesters since October 25th
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok said that an investigation has been launched into abuses committed against protesters since the military seizure of power on October 25.
http://en.ypagency.net/244786/
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Released Sudan official describes ordeal since coup arrest
A Sudanese government official said Wednesday he was kept in isolation for nearly a month after being arrested during a military coup that plunged the country into crisis.
Faisal Saleh, an advisor to Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, told The Associated Press that security forces took him blindfolded from his home in the early hours of Oct. 25.
“We were expecting that there was a military coup coming,” said Saleh, who also served as minister of information from 2019 until earlier this year. ”We just didn’t know how or when it would take place.”
Saleh is one of dozens of government officials who have been locked up since the country’s top general, Abdel-Fattah Burhan led a coup against the country’s interim civilian government.
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Sudan’s reinstated premier says government to be independent
Sudan’s reinstated prime minister said in an interview that aired Monday that he will have the authority to form his own independent government, according to the agreement he signed a day earlier with the country’s top generals who overthrew him in a coup last month.
In comments made during an interview with the Al-Jazeera English satellite channel, Hamdok said he foresaw the next government as focusing on rewriting the country’s constitution and holding elections on time.
On Sunday, Sudan’s deposed prime minister signed a deal that will see him reinstated, almost a month after a military coup put him under house arrest. The agreement envisions an independent, technocratic Cabinet to be led by Hamdok until elections can be held. Even then, it would still remain under military oversight. But Hamdok claimed that he will have the power to make the government appointments.
“This was a key part of the political agreement we signed,” Hamdok said in the interview. “That the prime minister should have the power and the authority to form an independent technocratic government, in complete liberty and without any pressures.”
In response to Sunday’s deal, thousands of Sudanese took to the streets Sunday to denounce what many called a betrayal of the democratic cause by their former prime minister, who has been the civilian face of the transitional government since it took power after a 2019 popular uprising deposed longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. The country’s leading political opposition parties have said they vehemently refuse the deal with the generals.
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-sudan-3c5a3a56f4cedc2b144cc78e1dcb3f76
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EXPLAINER: What does PM’s reinstatement mean for Sudan?
The reinstatement of Sudan’s prime minister after weeks under house arrest was the biggest concession made by the military since its Oct. 25 coup, but it leaves the country’s transition to democracy mired in crisis.
The military reached a deal with Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday that would reinstate him as the head of a new technocratic Cabinet ahead of eventual elections. But the agreement has angered Sudan’s pro-democracy movement, which accuses Hamdok of allowing himself to serve as a fig leaf for continued military rule.
Here’s a look at what happened and what comes next:
WHY DID SUDAN’S MILITARY REINSTATE THE PRIME MINISTER?
The military needed to do something.
Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan has come under mounting pressure since seizing full power on Oct. 25. Western, Arab and African nations have called for a return to civilian rule, and the U.S. suspended $700 million in aid as it strongly condemned the coup.
Protesters have flooded the streets in the biggest demonstrations since those that ended al-Bashir’s three-decade reign in 2019, and security forces have killed more than 40 demonstrators since the coup.
The generals have portrayed the reinstatement of Hamdok as a step toward stabilizing the country ahead of elections planned for July 2023, and the international community has cautiously welcomed the agreement. Sudan’s pro-democracy movement has angrily rejected the deal as legitimizing the coup and has vowed to keep mounting mass protests.
DOES THE REINSTATEMENT OF SUDAN’S PRIME MINISTER REVERSE THE COUP?
No.
The military retains overall control, and by prescribing a technocratic Cabinet, the agreement further sidelines Sudan’s political parties and the pro-democracy protest movement.
“I don’t believe it’s possible for Hamdok’s government to function at all, because it doesn’t have recognition on the streets,” said Jihad Mashamoun, a Sudanese researcher and political analyst.
The Sudanese Professionals’ Association, which led the protests against el-Bashir, condemned the latest agreement as an attempt to legitimize the coup.
cp12c Libanonkrise / Lebanon crisis
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Lebanon’s interior minister: crisis with Gulf could worsen
Lebanon’s interior minister said Tuesday that every delay in resolving the diplomatic crisis with Gulf nations threatens to affect the lives of more Lebanese already reeling from a massive economic crisis.
Bassam Mawlawi said resolving the crisis begins with the resignation of the Cabinet minister whose comments sparked the ire of Saudi Arabia, calling it long overdue.
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp9, cp11
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The UAE's Leclerc Tanks Had a Rough Time in Yemen
At the forefront is the UAE's armored corps of French-made Leclerc tank.
The UAE has modified its Leclercs in a unique way. UAE Leclercs have been spotted wrapped with CLARA add-on armor packages designed by Germany's Dynamit Nobel Defense.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/uaes-leclerc-tanks-had-rough-time-yemen-196893
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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Yemen: The woman saving a crumbling heritage
In her own birthplace of Sanaa she admired from an early age the intricate stone carvings that decorated the Old City, a part of the capital inhabited for more than 2,500 years.
This ancient place inspired Harbia. Now aged 37, she's helping to rebuild it - part of a UN scheme where she is also the first female engineer in charge.
"Women do not regularly join this field of work," she says. "I wanted to be unique in my profession, and join a field where I can break gender barriers."
She enrolled at university to study engineering, but didn't tell her parents until her place was confirmed. "When they were put in front of the reality that I chose a different career, they did not object," she remembers. "They saw I was happy."
Due to damage suffered during the country's ongoing war, worsening environmental degradation and the collapse of the economy, three of the 52 World Heritage Sites listed by the UN's cultural agency, Unesco, as "in danger" are in Yemen.
This includes Harbia's beloved Old City of Sanaa and its Great Mosque, built in the 7th Century and famed for being the first outside the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
The historic town of Zabid and the walled Old City of Shibam are also classified as being in danger, pitting Harbia and her team in a race against time.
Unesco's Cash for Work project has already led to the rehabilitation of 162 buildings in Sanaa, Shibam and Zabid, as well as in the second city of Aden.
Initially, Unesco's aims were to survey damage to 8,000 buildings of historical importance. They achieved that. Now, that number has grown to 16,000.
Another of the project's goals is to provide long-term income opportunities for some 4,000 young people. A
When Harbia travelled six hours from Sanaa to Zabid, for example, she found houses which had served as meeting places for the community in a state of disrepair - walls had fallen down, once brightly painted ceilings had crumbled, and some of the structures were close to toppling.
One of her greatest challenges, she says, was sourcing the materials needed to restore these buildings to their former glory.
The work was slow and painstaking. The architecture had to be recreated with historical accuracy, ceilings reconstructed, and rotten beams replaced with materials imported from Saudi Arabia - a three-month process in itself. All while she had to ensure the structure didn't collapse on people still living inside.
There are also security concerns that come with rebuilding a country in the midst of a conflict.
Local co-ordinators have to negotiate between different factions to make sure Harbia and her teams can safely access sites.
There is also a drought of trained labourers, especially those who specialise in historical building methods.
"Young people are not maintaining these traditional building skills. They view them as non-suitable career fields," says Harbia.
Instead of waiting, she is training them herself. She manages a team of 24 and to date she has also helped train 211 engineers, carpenters and specialists - about half of whom are female.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59262086 = https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-woman-saving-yemen-s-crumbling-heritage/ar-AARcOe3
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#UNESCO and partners welcomed an @EUinYemen delegation in #Aden meeting inspiring young women and men employed to preserve the unique #culture of #Yemen and promote creative expressions under the #CashforWork project. (photos)
https://twitter.com/UNESCO_GCCYemen/status/1462818837154390018
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
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Improving electricity services in Yemen
The public electricity system in Yemen is in a very poor condition. The war has damaged or destroyed generation capacity and transmission and distribution networks across the country.
This report offers the following recommendations:
Prioritise rehabilitation of generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure, based on a ranking of best return (MWs added, customers reached, economic value created/United States Dollar (USD) spent)
Ensure an incentive for more efficient use of existing fuels by revising Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
Encourage switching to lower cost fossil fuels e.g. natural gas
Invest in zero ‘fuel cost’ renewable energy solutions e.g. solar and wind – both utility-scale and distributed and mini-grid solutions where appropriate.
Create a regulatory framework that allows commercial supply at the margin e.g. by operating concessions
https://www.theigc.org/publication/improving-electricity-services-in-yemen/
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
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#AQAP media moved up a gear this month. Latest:
Archive video of Abu Hajar (d.2015) reciting a #poem in which a jihadi explains martyrdom to his mum
Houthi patrol ambushed in Rasd, Bayda' 11/21
2 Murad tribesmen martyred in Juba, Ma'rib; 1 killed by Houthis, 1 by airstrike
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1463224646178910210
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Batarfi interview Part 2 (46 mins) is more defensive -Insists #AQAP policy to US is unchanged, still enemy no.1 -Justifies drop in #Yemen ops -Brushes off #drones & #spies as normal part of war -Slams #Saudi policies -Laments #Syria infighting -Ends with message inciting #jihad
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1463181989612298247
cp15 Propaganda
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Yemeni government releases documentary refuting Emirati propaganda film about conflict
The National Salvation Government of Yemen has responded to the Emirati propaganda film Al-Kameen (The Ambush) with a film documenting with actual battlefield footage the clashes between Yemeni and Emirati forces.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/27/yemeni-government-releases-documentary-refuting-emirati-propaganda-film-about-conflict/ = http://en.ypagency.net/245065/
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywoVyaNtNq0&t=2s
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Congress should support the Biden administration’s effort to sell defensive missiles to Saudi Arabia
Refusing to provide even defensive missiles to Saudi Arabia will not only damage U.S. relations with a valuable security partner, make it harder for the kingdom to defend itself against drone attacks by Iranian-supported Houthi terrorists, and incentivize Riyadh to acquire weapons from suppliers such as Russia or China; it will also worsen the conflict in Yemen, which is the primary cause of the horrible humanitarian crisis there.
In other words, the AIM-120C is an air-to-air missile designed to be fired at enemy aircraft (of which the Houthis have none) and drones.
That’s significant because much of the criticism of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia has focused on Riyadh’s airstrikes in Yemen that have resulted in civilian casualties. Those strikes, however, were conducted with air-to-ground weapons, not air-to-air missiles like the AIM-120C.
In fact, Riyadh needs the AIM-120C missiles to destroy unmanned aerial systems that the Houthis have increasingly used to attack Saudi citizens and destroy infrastructure there.
https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/11/24/congress-should-support-the-biden-administrations-effort-to-sell-defensive-missiles-to-saudi-arabia/
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2307674
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2307672
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2307512
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2307505
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2307485
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1975576/saudi-arabia
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2307309
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34103
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
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Saudi coalition air raids and shelling day by day
Nov. 21: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186418218175198/
Nov. 20: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186417684841918/
Nov. 19: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186417141508639/
Nov. 18: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186416481508705/
Nov. 17: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186415301508823/
Nov. 16: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186414461508907/
Nov. 15: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186413791508974/
Nov. 14: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186413198175700/
Nov. 13: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186412454842441/
Nov. 12: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186411631509190/
Nov. 11: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186409368176083/
Nov. 10: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2186410991509254/
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Jemen-Konflikt: Von Saudiarabien geführte Koalition fliegt Luftangriffe auf jemenitische Hauptstadt Sanaa
Die von Saudiarabien angeführte Koalition, die in Jemen kämpft, hat am frühen Samstag (27. 11.) Luftangriffe auf militärische Ziele in der jemenitischen Hauptstadt Sanaa durchgeführt. Sie forderte die Zivilbevölkerung dazu auf, sich nicht in der Nähe der angegriffenen Orte zu versammeln oder sich ihnen zu nähern. Dies berichtete das saudische Staatsfernsehen.
https://www.nzz.ch/international/jemen-die-hintergruende-des-buergerkriegs-ld.1556197
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Aggression warplanes waged 2 raids on Sana'a
The US-Saudi aggression's fighters on Saturday launched 2 raids on the capital Sana'a, a security official said.
The official confirmed that the raids targeted Dhaban residential neighborhood northwest of the capital Sana'a and caused damage to the citizens' houses.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165602.htm
and
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Casualties Reported as Saudi Warplanes Bomb Yemeni Capital
Saudi fighter jets launch fresh airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sana’a, leaving several casualties along with material damage.
They bombed Dhahaban town, which lies on the outskirts of the capital Sana’a, early Saturday, Yemen's Al-Masirah television network reported.
https://www.farsnews.ir/en/news/14000906000571/Casalies-Repred-as-Sadi-Warplanes-Bmb-Yemeni-Capial
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Saudi-led coalition launches airstrikes on Yemen’s capital
A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched airstrikes early Saturday morning targeting the country’s capital, Sanaa.
Saudi state-run television reported the strikes, citing the Saudi-led coalition as urging civilians to stay away from the sites, without identifying them.
and
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen bombs rebel drone workshops in Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Saturday it had bombed rebel drone workshops and weapons depots in the capital Sanaa.
In a statement, the coalition said the workshops were destroyed in airstrikes targeting a Houthi camp in the Dhahban neighborhood, north of Sanaa.
The Houthi rebel group, which controls the capital, is yet to comment on the coalition’s claim.
Film: https://twitter.com/AlHadath/status/1463589399502155776
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Arab Coalition Carries Out Airstrikes On Locations In Yemeni Capital
Operational objectives of airstrikes on locations in Yemen’s capital had been achieved, the Arab coalition said early Saturday.
Recently, the coalition has been striking Houthi militia assets in the city in an effort to degrade the Iran-backed group’s capabilities to launch attacks toward Saudi Arabia.
The coalition said they had hit drone workshops and weapons depots in the Dhahan neighborhood and warned civilians from crowding around the targeted areas.
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More than 90 Houthis killed in last 24 hours in Yemen’s Marib: Arab Coalition
The Arab Coalition said on Friday that its forces have conducted 16 military operations targeting positions for the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen’s Marib in the last 24 hours.
The Arab Coalition backing the legitimate government in Yemen said in a statement that the operations destroyed 12 military vehicles and killed more than 90 terrorists of the Houthi militia.
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Arab Coalition releases details on latest air strike on Yemen Houthi military camps
The Arab Coalition has published details of the operation targeting Iran-backed Houthi military camps in the presidential palace in Yemen’s Sanaa.
Intelligence and satellite images showed the presidential palace’s link to a secret underground facility located south of the palace and linked to Jabal al-Nahdain.
The pictures published by the coalition show the aftermath of the airstrikes conducted by the Coalition’s planes as well as the transfer of weapons from the secret facility after the coalition targeted it two days ago.
Photos: https://twitter.com/SPAregions/status/1464298001178968074
https://twitter.com/SPAregions/status/1464297994497445897
https://twitter.com/SPAregions/status/1464298007730569226
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Coalition wages two airstrikes on Sanaa
The US-backed Saudi-led coalition fighter jets launched on late Thursday two airstrikes on the capital Sanaa.
A local source said that the coalition airstrikes hit Al-Nahdain area in Al-Sabeen district.
http://en.ypagency.net/244968/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/26/saudi-airstrikes-hit-capital-sanaa/
and as the Saudi side claims:
Arab Coalition conducts air strikes on military camps, targets in Yemen’s Sanaa
The Arab Coalition announced on Thursday that it had conducted several air strikes on Houthi military camps and targets in the Yemen’s capital Sanaa, according to a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The operation in Sanaa targeted Houthi military camps at the presidential residence in Sanaa, according to the Coalition. The Coalition also said it monitored movements to transport weapons after the camp was targeted.
“We have taken preventative measures to spare civilians and civilian objects from collateral damage,” the statement said, according to SPA. “The operation was conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules.”
My comment: The presidential palace, again? And absurd claims, once again.
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2 persons killed in aggression's raid
Two persons were killed and two others injured in an aggression raid hit a building under construction belonging to the Orphan Hospital in Maeen district in the capital Sana'a, a security official said on Thursday.
The official added the aggression's warplanes launched another raid on al-A'anaab residential neighborhood and a raid near a plastic factory in Amran Roundabout in al-Thawra district, causing heavy damage to civilians' properties.
He indicated that the aggression launched 3 raids on al-Nahdin area in al-Sabeen district, south of the capital Sanaa.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165386.htm
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Saudi-Led Warplanes Launch Fresh Airstrikes Across Yemen, Leave Two Civilians Dead
Fighter jets of the Riyadh-led coalition struck a medical facility under construction in the Al-Ma’yanah district of the capital province of Sana’a on Wednesday morning, leaving two citizens dead and injured as many, the Arabic-language Al-Masirah television network reported.
Saudi-led warplanes also targeted an area near a plastic factory in the Al-Thawra district of the province, but there were no immediate reports about possible casualties and the extent of damage caused.
The development came hours after Saudi-led fighter jets conducted more than a dozen aerial assaults against Al-Jubah and Sirwah districts in Yemen’s central province of Ma’rib, but no reports about possible casualties were quickly available.
and also https://en.mehrnews.com/news/181043/Saudi-bombings-leave-2-civilians-dead-in-Sanaa
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/24/two-more-civilians-killed-in-saudi-airstrikes-on-sanaa/
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Saudi-led coalition bombards Houthis-controlled camp in Yemen's capital: Houthi media
The Saudi-led coalition launched a series of airstrikes on a military camp controlled by the Houthi militia in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday night, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
The airstrikes hit Al-Nahdayn camp in southern Sanaa, the report said without providing further details.
According to the residents, powerful explosions were heard in the camp following the airstrikes.
This is the second operation of the coalition against the Houthi sites in Sanaa since this morning, and the coalition targeted "secret sites" used by the Houthi militia for storing and firing "bomb-laden" drones.
http://www.news.cn/english/2021-11/25/c_1310330895.htm
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Saudi-led coalition bombs drone sites in Yemen's Sanaa - state media
The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said on Wednesday it launched air strikes on Houthi drone sites in the capital Sanaa in the second such raid in as many days after earlier targeting the Iran-aligned movement's missile capabilities.
and
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Saudi-arabische Kampfflugzeuge bombardieren Jemens Hauptstadt
Jemens Hauptstadt Sanaa ist am Mittwoch noch mals von schweren Explosionen erschüttert worden.
Hohe Rauchwolken standen über der jemenitischen Hauptstadt Sanaa. Schwere Explosionen waren zu hören, als saudische Kampfflugzeuge Ziele im Süden von Sanaa angriffen.
Laut Al-Masirah haben saudische Kampfflugzeuge drei Mal das Gebiet an-Nahdeen südlich der jemenitischen Hauptstadt Sanaa angegriffen.
https://iqna.ir/de/news/3005096/saudi-arabische-kampfflugzeuge-bombardieren-jemens-hauptstadt
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Aggression targets Capital
the aggression's warplanes hit al-Nahdain area with 3 raids.
He denounced the continuation of the aggression raids in targeting residential areas in the capital Sana'a in light of a shameful international silence.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165369.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/244848/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2021/11/25/saudi-led-coalition-launches-series-of-airstrikes-on-sanaa-2/
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Arab Coalition conducts air strikes on Houthi military camps, targets in Sanaa
The Arab Coalition has conducted several air strikes on Houthi military camps and targets in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, according to a statement.
The operation in Sanaa targeted Houthi military camps at the presidential residence in Sanaa, according to the coalition.
The coalition added that it had destroyed ballistic missile workshops, drones, and underground warehouses during the operations announced on Wednesday.
My comment: How often did they already bomb the ruin of the presidential palace? Obviously, at this place there will be nothing at all. The pretense the Saudis claim for this attack is ridiculous.
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Coalition claims foiling Houthi attack south Marib, killing 150 Houthis
The Arab coalition has foiled a Houthi attempted attack south the Yemeni northeastern governorate of Marib, the coalition said Monday in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Coalition war planes carried out 25 airstrikes thwarting the Houthi attack in the southern part of Marib, damaging 12 Houthi combating machines and leaving more than 150 fighters killed or injured, according to SPA.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27874.html
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115 Houthis killed as coalition intensifies airstrikes in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition on Monday conducted 27 airstrikes in Yemen's northeastern province of Marib and western province of Hudaydah, killing 115 Houthi fighters and destroying 16 Houthi vehicles, the Saudi press agency reported.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27862.html
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/34110
(A K)
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launches airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas in capital
The Saudi-led military alliance in Yemen said on Tuesday it had destroyed a ballistic missile launch site in overnight airstrikes in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, where residents reported big explosions.
A broadcaster run by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, Al Masirah TV, said three airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition had hit a residential district of the capital.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
In a statement reported by the Saudi state news agency (SPA) on Twitter, the coalition said airstrikes had been conducted against "legitimate military targets" in Sanaa.
It described the ballistic missile sites as "secret" and said one of "high-value" had been destroyed.
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/saudi-led-coalition-yemen-launches-airstrikes-sanaa
Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmgbqc5GtoE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NzeUkAZ2yQ
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Aggression warplanes waged 3 raids on Sana'a
The US-Saudi aggression launched 3 raids on the capital, Sana'a, a military official said.
A security official confirmed that the raids targeted Al-Anab residential neighborhood in Ma'in district and caused damage to citizens' homes.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165071.htm
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Coalition wages airstrikes on Capital Sana’a
According to the sources, the coalition aircraft conducted three airstrike on Ala’anab residential neighborhood in the capital.
The sources explained that a Plastic basket factory belonging to a Syrian citizen was burned as a result of air strikes on east of Saudi German hospital, in the north of the Sateen Street.
http://en.ypagency.net/244666/
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Yemen’s Houthis: Saudi coalition strike hits Sanaa factory
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike Tuesday gutted a plastics factory in Yemen’s rebel-held capital of Sanaa, the rebels said, the latest attack amid an escalation in fighting in recent weeks.
The dawn strike hit a factory owned by a Syrian national and situated near a hospital in the south of the city, according to a statement from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. No casualties were immediately reported.
There was no immediate comment from the coalition (photos)
https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-yemen-sanaa-houthis-f06477f1b777f763c11818fbc0342271 = https://news.yahoo.com/yemens-houthis-saudi-coalition-strike-152524319.html
and
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Saudi-led airstrike destroys factory in Yemen's capital: Houthi media
The Saudi-led coalition bombarded a factory in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the Houthi militia-run al-Masirah TV reported.
The factory for producing plastic materials is near a major hospital and around 2 km south of Houthi-controlled Sanaa International airport.
"The factory is owned by a Syrian citizen," the television said without providing further details.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement that the airstrike destroyed a major target, where the Houthi militia used to store ballistic missiles in the Dhahban neighborhood in northern Sanaa, the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV reported.
According to Sanaa residents, a series of powerful explosions were heard and a big fire was seen miles away from the targeted site. (photos)
http://www.news.cn/english/2021-11/23/c_1310328371.htm
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Explosions shake Yemen's Sanaa after Saudi coalition strikes 'legitimate military targets'
Explosions shook Yemen's capital, Sanaa, early on Tuesday after a significant number of air raids were launched by the Saudi-led coalition forces fighting in the country.
The coalition claimed the strikes were against "legitimate military targets" in the capital, which has been controlled by the Houthi rebels since 2014, according to the official Saudi Press Agency on Twitter.
Loud explosions were heard near Sanaa Airport and in the city's northern suburbs, residents told The New Arab's Arabic sister service, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
It comes just hours after claims by the coalition that the capital's international airport was being used as a military outpost by Iran and the Houthis to target Saudi territory, according to media.
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/explosions-yemens-sanaa-after-saudi-coalition-airstrikes
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2 killed and one injured in Hodeida
The violations included 4 raids by warplanes on Hays, 3 raids by spy planes on al-Jabaliya area, and 31 warplanes and 33 spy planes flew over al-Fazah, al-Jabaliya, Hays, al-Jah, and Al-Tuhaita.
The official confirmed the killing of a man and a fetus in his mother's womb, and the mother was seriously injured by the aggression raid on the house of Abdullah Sherian in Al-Murayr village in Hays district.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165065.htm
Films: https://twitter.com/e0B9BnNqkjkc475/status/1462957274406735874
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZWJJ4pWeFc = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbxsMgd5qEQ = (snippet) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp2z7NrAy1c
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More Saudi coalition air raids
https://en.ypagency.net/245125/ 3 prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165688.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165581.htm 4 prov.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165578.htm / https://en.ypagency.net/245044/ Amran p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165564.htm Marib p.
https://en.ypagency.net/245032/ Marib p., Jawf p.
http://en.ypagency.net/244933/ Marib p., Hodeidah p.
https://en.ypagency.net/244843/ Marib p., Hajjah p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165347.htm Marib p.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165192.htm Marib p.
https://en.ypagency.net/244749/ Sanaa, Marib, Saada prov.
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Siehe / Look at cp1, 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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Anticipating the advance of the pro-government Tihami forces, Houthi militias blow up bridges and concrete water tunnels in the highway between Hodeidah and Taiz./Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52349
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Houthi militants shell a house, kill a woman in central Yemen's Taiz
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52348
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Woman injured by Houthi sniper in Taiz
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34129
and also https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52349
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Saudi artillery attack leaves 5 Yemenis killed, injured
Four Yemeni civilians were injured and another was martyred after Saudi Arabia's military conducted a new round on artillery attacks on Yemen.
Saudi Arabia's aggression against the Yemeni people continued on Saturday after Saudi forces artillery targeted areas in Sa'dah, Yemeni Al-Masirah reported.
Arab media reported that in the recent artillery attack by the Saudi military, four Yemeni civilians got injured and one was martyred.
The report also said the wounded people are in critical condition.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/181138/Saudi-artillery-attack-leaves-5-Yemenis-killed-injured
and also http://en.ypagency.net/245080/
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[Sanaa gov.] Army imposes full control over strategic areas of Marib
http://en.ypagency.net/244900/
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Arab Coalition conducts eight operations against Iran-backed Houthis in Marib
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A Houthi sniper shoots dead a civilian in his thirties (Mahyoob Alghbban) in Maqbana district in central Yemen's Taiz governorate on Tuesday./Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52306
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Civilian killed, 3 wounded by Saudi fire in Saada
A security source confirmed that the Saudi army targeted the areas of Al-Raqu and Mufattah in the border district of Munabeh, which led to the killing of a civilian and the injuring of three others, including two African migrants.
https://en.ypagency.net/244816/
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165424.htm
http://en.ypagency.net/244915/
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3 citizens killed in Saudi shelling on Saada
About 3 men were killed on Tuesday after being fired by the Saudi army on residential areas of Saada province.
A security source said the Saudi army heavily opened fire on Raqwa area in Monabah border district.
https://en.ypagency.net/244688/
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165238.htm
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6 wounded in Sa'ada
4 citizens and 2 African migrants were wounded by the Saudi army's fire in Al-Raqu and Al-Sheikh areas in Munabeh border district, Sa'ada province.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165065.htm
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Coalition forces open new front to advance towards Ibb province
The US-backed Saudi-led coalition has stepped up their military operations in the war they are waging against Sanaa forces by re-igniting the armed confrontations on the fronts in the northwest of Dhalea provinces, southern Yemen.
Local sources in Dhalea told Yemen Press Agency that the Sanaa forces fought fierce battles against the coalition forces at dawn on Tuesday, during which they repelled a wide attempt of the latter to advance towards ‘Al-Fakher’ area on ‘Qa’taba’ fronts.
After fierce battles, which left dozens of dead and wounded on both sides, the Sanaa forces advanced towards the positions of the coalition forces in “Betar Al-Job” area, the sources added.
This new military escalation by the coalition forces in Qa’taba front comes within its new plan to advance towards Ibb province from the eastern direction, in conjunction with a similar operation from the western direction through the western coast mountains adjourning ‘Jabal Ras’ area and ‘Al-Odien’ junction.
https://en.ypagency.net/244712/
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Southern Forces Foil Houthi Infiltration Bid in Al-Dhale
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34106
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Southern forces achieve significant advance in al-Dhale
http://en.adenpress.news/news/34111
and
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[Sanaa gov.] Army repels mercenaries infiltration in Al-Dhale'
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3165234.htm
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Al Kameen: Inside story of Emirati soldiers who survived Yemen ambush
Squad commander Col Mohammed Almazrouei tells for the first time how his unit spent hours pinned down by snipers and rockets
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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Houthi plants mines in houses and mosques
[Hadi gov.] Yemeni Information Minister, Muammar Al-Eryani, accused the Houthi militia of transforming civilian structures, including neighborhoods, homes, mosques and schools, into "minefields" that have killed thousands of women, children and the elderly. , among the dead and wounded. Al-Eryani added via Twitter that the Houthis had planted a network of mines and explosive devices in one of the mosques in the recently liberated village of Al-Qudhaiba in the Hays district, which blew up the neighborhood. surrounding and killing hundreds of innocent people.
https://www.expartibus.it/yemen-houthi-pianta-mine-in-case-e-moschee/
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Film: Demining teams of Masam, a Saudi project for mine clearance in #Yemen, removed 11 explosive devices and 5 mines laid by the #Iran-backed #Houthis in a #school south the port city of Hodeidah.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1464635472156766213
another film: https://twitter.com/abduhothifi/status/1464520078247055363
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Islah party leaders admit coalition’s defeat in West Coast battle
https://en.ypagency.net/245153/
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Child injured in coalition troops bombing at Hodeidah
The coalition forces targeted a home in al-Marir area of Hays district by mortar shells, wounding a child seriously, the source added
https://en.ypagency.net/245147/
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Film: Joint forces engineering neutralizes explosive devices planted by the Houthis in a mosque west of Hays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EymscGbwGMc
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Coalition warplanes force Yemen's fishermen into the shallows
Hodeidah: Coalition forces withdrew here from the city's outskirts this month, but residents say warplanes of the Saudi-led alliance have responded with relentless air strikes as their foes, fighters from the Houthi movement, advanced to replace them.
“We cannot reach areas where there are fish because of the airplanes flying overhead,” Rutain said.
Another fisherman, Muhammad Ali Junaid, described a frightening encounter with coalition aircraft at sea: “We were five miles off Hodeidah and an apache helicopter kept hovering over our heads and shooting around.”
Restrictions on fishing along the Red Sea coast have created more hardship for hungry families in north Yemen, where food is scarce after six years of war and amid a blockade on Houthi-controlled ports by the coalition.
Fish prices have more than doubled due to the risk of venturing in dangerous waters and high fuel prices.
Rutain said around 300 fishing boats had been attacked at sea during the conflict, “and 300 others cannot reach waters where they can make a catch. The flying is day and night.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/yemen-security-fishermen/coalition-warplanes-force-yemens-fishermen-into-the-shallows-idUSL8N2SF41N = https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2444989869694/coalition-warplanes-force-yemen-s-fishermen-into-the-shallows
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Citizen killed by coalition’s fire in Hodeidah
A citizen was killed on Thursday evening in US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition’s fire in Hodeidah province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency.
The coalition forces killed the citizen in al-Hayma area of al-Khokha district, the official explained.
http://en.ypagency.net/244965/
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The Houthi militia controlling Yemen's telecommunications system have shut down internet and other forms of telecommunication in the country's western coast where the local Tihami Resistance Force are uprising against the militia's rule./Akhbar Alyemen website.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52306
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Aman has been killed after he stepped on a landmine planted by the Houthis in front of his house in Bani Zueheir village of Hays district in Hodeidah governorate/Al-Rashad Press
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-52306
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Assassinations, disputes step up among coalition leaders
The frequency of assassinations and disputes have stepped up the among leaders of the Saudi-led coalition forces in the south of Hodeida province.
Staff of the Signal Corps of the Giants Brigades, “Ghamdan Ghaleb Sayyad”, was subjected to a failed assassination attempt by an explosive device, which was planted in his military car and led to wounding him, with a number of his companions, in Hays district.
Some sources accused the former National Security Agency Undersecretary Ammar Afash, for carrying out the assassination operation
http://en.ypagency.net/244801/
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Film: Watch what the Houthi militia left in the homes of citizens before their escape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjGMkGgzenc
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Coalition spots Houthi explosive boats in Red Sea
The Saudi-led coalition is taking precautions against Houthi booby-trapped boats in the southern part of the Red Sea, the Arab coalition said on Monday in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The coalition spotted Houthi hostile moves and activity using explosive boats, the statement added, warning against "imminent danger threatening the global navigation and trade south the Red Sea."
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27872.html
My comment: Propaganda level: High.
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While the eyes in Yemen are on the Maarib battle, in recent days new developments have been taking place in the port city of Hudaydah, increasingly changing the battleground circumstances in favor of the Yemeni armed forces.
After a sudden retreat of the UAE-backed forces from Hudaydah in western Yemen, Ansarullah movement took control of major parts of the strategic province. The withdrawal process carried out by militias loyal to the Saudi-Emirati alliance from large areas of the western coast opens the door to dramatic developments in other areas, especially Shabwa governorate, which appears to be the next destination for the power struggle, with Saudi Arabia racing to consolidate its cards there, hoping to reap future gains that might compensate its expected loss in Marib.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2021/11/23/671232/YEMEN-LIBERATION
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[Hadi] Government official accuses UN of flagrant bias towards Houthis
Deputy governor of Yemen's province of Hudaydah Walid Al-Qudaymi on Monday accused the United Nations of flagrant bias in favor of the Iran-allied Houthi group.
The UN Mission in Hudaydah has been silently watching all Houthi violations and crimes, but its voice becomes loud when the Houthi group comes under pressure and it starts making statements calling for de-escalation, he said. This Mission seems like it is seeking to rescue the group, he added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-27863.html
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Confrontations between Sanaa forces, coalition factions expand on western coast
The military confrontations between the Salvation Government forces and the armed factions of the Saudi-led coalition forces expanded Tuesday on many fronts of the West Coast.
Local sources in Hodeida province told Yemen Press Agency that Sanaa forces repelled three large-scale advances of the coalition forces at Hays-Alodein junction, and an attempt to advance towards the outskirts of Al-Jarrahi district, south of the province, which has witnessed a fragile ceasefire agreement under the auspices of the United Nations since December 18, 2018.
Sanaa forces also repelled a third attempt by the coalition forces to advance towards Jabal Ras area, the sources added.
https://en.ypagency.net/244694/
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Yemen: Situation Update No. 2 - Humanitarian Impact in Al Hodeidah and Red Sea Coast, 22 November 2021
SITUATION OVERVIEW
On 12 November, forces aligned with the Government of Yemen (GoY) vacated their positions around Hodeidah City, including As Saleh Residential Complex, the Red Sea Mills, Kilo 16 area, the Thabet Brothers Industrial Complex, Al Mandar area and Hodeidah International Airport. GoY-aligned forces also withdrew from Ad Durayhimi and Bayt Al Faqih districts, and most of the areas under their control in At Tuhayta District, reportedly redeploying to Al Haymah area north of Al Khukhah City, some 90 kilometers south of Hodeidah City. Ansarullah forces took control of the vacated areas up to and including most of At Tuhayta District.
The new frontlines had remained relatively stable between 12 and 17 November, stretching from the outskirts of Al Hayma Port, on the boundary between At Tuhayta and Al Khukhah districts, eastwards to Hays City. However, since 18 November, GoY-aligned forces have taken control of most areas in Hay District. According to field reports, the situation remains extremely volatile, with GoY forces advancing northwest towards Al Jarrahi District, northeast towards Jabal Ras District, and southeast towards Maqbanah District in Ta’iz Governorate. Intense armed clashes have been reported in these areas.
HUMANITARIAN IMPACT
According to the GoY Executive Unit for Internally Displaced Persons, following the developments on 12 November, some 1,014 families (about 7,098 people) were displaced from various areas in Al Hodeidah Governorate to Al Khukhah City, while 341 other families (some 2,287 people) were displaced further south to Al Makha District in Ta’iz Governorate.
On 21 November, the Supreme Council of the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (SCMCHA) reported that at least 455 (about 3,185 people) families were displaced from Hays District northwards to areas controlled by the de facto authorities (DFA) in Al Jarrahi and At Tuhayta, while some 147 other families (about 1,029 people) were displaced northeast to Jabal Ras District, as a result of the recent hostilities in Hays District.
Hostilities in Hays District have caused the closure of one of the major south-north commercial routes.
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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Yemeni former Guantanamo detainee disappears day after release
After 20 years of torture and indefinite and arbitrary detention, former Guantanamo detainee Abdulqadir Al-Madhfari was transferred to Yemen from his cell in a United Arab Emirates (UAE) prison. Despite being cleared of all charges, his freedom did not even last for a day. This article is in his honour.
Abdulqadir Al-Madhfari was a medical student who travelled to Pakistan in 2001 to continue his studies. He was kidnapped and sold to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by the Pakistani government following the 9/11 attacks. This story is a familiar one by now.
Like many Muslim men sold to the US for bounty money, or taken as a result of mistaken identity, he was put in an orange jumpsuit, shackled, hooded, blindfolded and flown to Guantanamo Bay where he remained for 14 years. He endured torture before being released in 2016 without a trial, or any charges against him.
In 2016, Al-Madhfari, along with 17 Yemenis, three Afghanis and one Russian, was transferred to the UAE as part of a resettlement agreement between the US and the UAE governments, which promised to help them start a new life.
This was publicly sold as the UAE doing its part to help the Obama administration close Guantanamo. These men thought that their ordeal had come to an end, and their lawyers assured them so.
However, as soon as they landed, Emirati forces seized them, and they spent a further five years in a UAE prison, where they were further abused and tortured. This time, neither their lawyers, nor any human rights organisations, were allowed to visit or communicate with them.
Al-Madhfari has lived in isolation since 2017, after his mental health deteriorated. During a phone call, his brother told me that he was punished for having a "mental problem".
For the last three years, I have been closely following these 21 cases, communicating with the families. Their cases were also part of my final year thesis in 2021, entitled "Rehabilitation and integration of former Guantanamo detainees into social life and the labour market."
The UEA stands out as the worst country dealing with released prisoners from Guantanamo and has repatriated many to war-torn Yemen.
(B H)
Photos: In pics: fishing harbor in Yemen's war-torn Hodeidah
http://www.news.cn/english/2021-11/24/c_1310329068.htm
(B H)
Film: A camel squeezes, a camel squeezes, and a camel eats juice, as the saying goes. Sesame oil press in Hadhramout, Yemen
https://twitter.com/mohammedalqadhi/status/1463943655132180480
(B E)
Film: Discover Coffee Growing in Al Hayma, Yemen
Al-Hayma is a region located on the outskirts of the Governorate of Sana’a. This region is far from green and verdant, being arid with a harsh climate at a very high altitude. Coffee production in Al-Hayma is modest in scale. Some villages total harvest is of no more than 15 tons of coffee cherries, yielding only a precious 1.5 tons of coffee beans. Size is not everything. In the right hands, Al-Hayma coffee quality is supreme.
The harvest season in this remote mountainous region is always the last in Yemen as the cherries require significantly more time to reach optimal ripeness.
Al-Hayma coffees have a tell-tale signature: highly fruity, with floral top notes and a wonderful complexity and length in the mouth.
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Film: Jemen - Das Mittelalter widersteht (9001 00 297)
Nach Beendigung des Buergerkrieges im Jemen und dem Sieg der Republik ging es darum, die von Saudi Arabien weiterhin unterstuetzten royalistischen Stämme an der Wiederaufnahme der Feindseligkeiten zu hindern. Das sollte durch ihre Beteiligung an der Macht erreicht werden. Zu entsprechenden Verhandlungen trafen sich Vertreter aller jemenitischen Gruppen in Hamer, ein historisches Treffen mit großer Bedeutung fuer die Zukunft des Jemen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhBCcyScKGo
(A P)
Film: le prophète SAWS a dit O ALLAH accorde tes bénédiction sur notre Yémen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGmnmTjz8xw
(A H)
Audio: The Tragedy of Yemen
I was watching stuff on tv about Yemen and UNICEF people said what was happening there was the greatest humanatarian tragedy in the world at the moment with starvation , disease and civil war affecting millions of civilians. As a result of this I dedicated the tune to these unfortunate neglected and forgotten people.
https://soundcloud.com/user-732865508-502933424/the-tragedy-of-yemen
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-772-yemen-war-mosaic-772
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-772 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-772:
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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