Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 812, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 812, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-812-yemen-war-mosaic-812
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
cp8a Jamal Khashoggi
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
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
Klassifizierung / Classification
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? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating
A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
pH = Pro-Houthi
pS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
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[Sanaa gov.] Officials: US-Saudi Coalition Is preparing for Upcoming Battle, New Phase of Aggression, Siege
Yemeni Officials confirmed, Saturday, that the US-Saudi aggression is preparing for a sudden upcoming battle and a new phase of aggression and siege, and it is not on the way to establish peace in Yemen.
The member of the Supreme Political Council, Muhammad Al-Nuaimi, stressed in a statement to Almasirah that the aggression is not about to prepare for a path that establishes peace in Yemen and the region. “It did not fulfill the obligations of the UN-sponsored humanitarian truce, and this matter in itself is a prelude to detonating the situation,” he explained.
Al-Nuaimi indicated that the US-Saudi aggression is preparing for a new phase of aggression and siege
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[Sanaa gov.] Yemeni Defence Minister repeats Yemen wants honourable and just peace
Yemen’s Defence Minister Major General Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi confirmed on Saturday that “Yemen and its leadership in Sana’a prioritise security, stability and honourable peace based on equal treatment, in a manner that does not affect national sovereignty.”
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[Aden gov.] Yemeni official: Gov't lacks real peace partner as Houthis misevaluate stances
The Yemeni UN-recognized government and the Houthi group will unlikely reach in the near future a political settlement that would end war and bring peace, member of the Yemeni Leadership Council (LC) said on Thursday.
Yemen's government lacks a real peace partner, Othman Mujali added at meeting in Riyadh with the Deputy Chief of Mission for the US embassy to Yemen, Cathy Westley, citing the Houthi obduracy and unwillingness to stop war.
While it made many concessions to reach diplomatic solutions that would lead to an end to the war and the Yemenis' suffering, the government was often faced by Houthi rocks shattering every UN, international and regional effort, he argued.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30042.html
My comment: This is propaganda. I only accept the enemy at my choice.
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[Aden] Gov't chief negotiator says talks achieved nothing toward ending Houthi siege of Taiz
The government's chief negotiator with Houthis over ending the siege on Taiz city Abdulkareem Shayban made a number of a press statements today:
The road Houthis offered to open is to narrow for a 4 wheel drive to cruise through, never mind big lorries that transport food stuff.
We need an open road that the entire world knows and recognizes in the same as we opened Sana'a Airport and Hodeidah Seaport, two ports of entry that the world knows.
We are keen on the benefit of the people from the opened Sana'a Airport and Hodeidah Seaport. Those ports were opened for the benefit of the people not the Houthis, and the Taiz roads need to be opened to lift the suffering of the people.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57575
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Houthis Reject UN Proposal to Reopen Routes to Yemen's Taiz
The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen have rejected a proposal by United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg regarding the reopening of routes leading to the besieged Taiz province, revealed a source to Asharq Al-Awsat.
In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, the source said the Houthis have turned down the proposal that was recently made by the envoy, which may have negative repercussions on the ongoing nationwide truce.
Grundberg relayed the Houthi reply to the legitimate government on Thursday, it added on condition of anonymity.
The UN had proposed reopening three roads suggested by the Houthis, one proposed by the government, and another between the governorates of Dhale and Ibb.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3721361/houthis-reject-un-proposal-reopen-routes-yemens-taiz
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Yemen Houthis rejects UN proposal to reopen Taiz roads
The Houthi group officially rejects the UN proposal on reopening the roads in the Yemeni southwestern city of Taiz, Houthi senior negotiator told the UN special envoy for Yemen on Wednesday.
The Houthis adhere to their unilateral initiative the group introduced before the second round of Amman talks, Yahiya al-Rozami added in an official letter to Hans Grundberg.
The Osaifera-Sofitel road, which was proposed by the UN envoy, needs more study and will be discussed at the next common meeting, he said.
The Houthi official offered again the one-sided plan to open roads in two phases; the first would see the opening of Sala-Aba'ar-Sormain-Dimna-Hoban-Sana'a road, and Soraija-Karish-Rahida-Hoban-Sana'a road.
In the second phase, the 60meterSt.-50meterSt.-Air Defense-Nour City road would be reopened, but the Yemeni government would need to open Morais-Damt road.
After the two phases are accomplished, the two parties would study and discuss the reopening of roads in other governorates, particularly Marib-Nakhla-Jawf crossroads-Sana'a road, Rozami said.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30031.html
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Yemen's Houthis say they will reopen two Taez roads
Group says it has agreed to open two roads in 'first phase' of an operation
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they have agreed to reopen two roads around the city of Taez, the group's Saba news agency reported on Thursday.
The militant group said it had submitted “notes” to the UN special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, confirming the decision to reopen the Salleh road to Sanaa and roads between Lahej and Aden.
The UN special envoy's office could not immediately be reached to confirm the claim.
Saba news, quoting an unindentified military source, said the Houthis would reopen the two roads “immediately” in the “first phase” of an operation.
“After the first phase is complete, the committees will continue UN-sponsored talks to commence the reopening of the remaining roads, according to what is agreed upon,” the Houthis said.
But a Yemeni diplomatic source told The National that the proposed roads agreed to by the Houthis will only "alleviate the suffering of the people of Taez by 10 per cent", due to their relatively small size.
UN humanitarian co-ordinator to Yemen David Gressly told The National last week that access to the roads will allow people to return home and make aid more accessible.
However, the Yemeni government and Houthis have failed to find agreement about the routes that should be reopened in Yemen.
While the government insists on reopening Taiz’s al-Hoban highway, Houthis argue that they cannot do so for security reasons.
“We believe that it is the responsibility of the Houthis, and they should implement the truce as there is a very clear humanitarian necessity,” US Envoy Tim Lenderking told Asharq Al-Awsat.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/gulf-news/2022/06/23/yemens-houthis-say-they-will-reopen-taez-roads/
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[Sanaa gov.] Yemeni National Military Committee approves UN plan to reopen key roads in Taiz
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Sanaa’s Military Committee hands UN observations on proposal to open roads in Taiz
The National Military Committee had handed the United Nations observations on the UN proposal to open roads in Taiz and some Yemeni province, An official source in the committee said on Thursday.
The source explained in a statement that the response included the readiness to open the roads in stages, provided that the first stage begins by opening two roads immediately, and then the committees continue the discussion under the United Nations auspices to complete the rest according to what will be agreed upon.
https://en.ypagency.net/264819/
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A map showing the roads that the Military Committee announced to open as a first stage and as soon as the agreement was signed 1- Salh-Abaar-Al-Sarmin-Al-Dumna-Al-Hawban-Sana’a road, which is paved and its distance to The city of Taiz from a quarter of an hour to third of an hour 2- The second road: It is the Aden-Lahj road (Kersh - Al Rahda - Al Hawban - Sana'a Line
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1540094730331095044
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A member of Sanaa negotiating delegation, Abdul-Malik Al-Ajri, confirmed that the mercenaries of the coalition refuse to talk about the exit of foreign forces, thinking that the withdrawal of the coalition countries will remove them as a party from the political
Al-Ajri said in a tweet on his Twitter account @alejri77: "The reality is that the intervention of the countries of direct aggression is what marginalizes their role in the negotiating equation that is really taking place between Sanaa and the countries of the enemy, while they are on the sidelines."
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1540079840182894592
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Despite Red Sea Imminent Disaster, UN Continues to Exploit Issue of Oil Tanker “Safer”
Although over two months have passed since the United Nations announced an emergency plan at a cost of $80 million to save the oil tanker “Safer” that is floating in the waters of the Red Sea and threatened with collapse, the tanker is still waiting to start the implementation of the United Nations plan.
At a time when everyone expected the United Nations to announce the start of the process of transferring oil from aboard the tank and starting the maintenance process, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, David Grisley, appeared to declare that the lack of funding still hinders the maintenance of the dilapidated tanker.
Grisley’s statements, according to observers, confirmed that the start of the operation of the dilapidated tanker will not take place in the near future. It coincided with a new campaign launched by the United Nations on social media to collect more donations, which amounts to 20 million dollars after the organization collected 61 million dollars over the past two months, according to Grisley's statements, which means the continued threat of an environmental disaster that could occur at any moment.
UN Is Partner in the Disaster
The tanker “Safer” reached this situation because of the United Nations’ ignoring of the appeals launched by Sana’a, from December 2016 to June 2019.
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Yemeni Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Ball Now in UN, Houthi Court
The ball is now in the court of the United Nations and Iran-backed Houthi militias, said a source from the Yemeni government delegation that was negotiating the reopening of routes to the besieged Taiz province.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition of anonymity, the source warned that the Houthis were trying to waste time and avoid implementing their commitments to the second nationwide truce, just as they did during the first ceasefire.
"We agreed to the proposal submitted by the UN envoy to the government team and the Houthi delegation, although it fell short of our demands," said the source when commenting on the UN-sponsored negotiations between the government and Houthis about Taiz that were held in the Jordanian capital Amman.
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[Aden] Yemeni gov't says Taiz siege obstructs political process
The siege persistently imposed by the Houthi group on Taiz city poses a real obstacle to the start of the UN-led political process, the Yemeni foreign minister said on Monday at meeting with the Norwegian counterpart in Oslo.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-29998.html
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Jemen: Fortsetzung der Blockade durch saudisch-geführte Koalition ist vorsätzliches Verbrechen gegen jemenitisches Volk
Laut IRNA twitterte Mohammad Ali Al-Houthi, Mitglied des Obersten Politischen Rates des Jemen, am Montag: "Die Fortsetzung der Blockade und die Weigerung, die Bestimmungen des Waffenstillstands umzusetzen, der ein offizielles Dokument unter der Schirmherrschaft der Vereinten Nationen und des UN-Sicherheitsrates ist, bestätigt die vorsätzlichen Verbrechen gegen die Menschen unseres Landes."
Al-Houthi fügte hinzu, die saudische Koalition benutze den Hunger des jemenitischen Volkes als Waffe gegen die Jemeniten.
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Continued Saudi-led blockade amounts to deliberate crime against Yemenis: Ansarullah official
A senior member of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council has censured the ongoing Saudi-led naval and air blockade on his country, emphasizing that the crippling blockade amounts to a deliberate crime against the entire Yemeni population.
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi wrote in a tweet on Sunday evening that the Riyadh-led coalition is making use of starvation as a weapon of war against the Yemeni people.
“The continuation of the siege and the Saudi-led coalition’s refusal to implement provisions of the ceasefire, which is an official document under the auspices of the United Nations and the Security Council, amounts to an intentional crime against all Yemeni people,” al-Houthi said.
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-29990.html
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Yemen Blasts Saudi-Led Forces for Breaching Truce, Warns of Consequences
The Yemeni military condemned the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which has entered a rare truce with the country, for breaching the sensitive agreement, warning it of the consequences of such violations.
“The countries of the invading Saudi-Emirati coalition still treat the truce’s provisions in a selective manner, and keep violating it,” Major General Mohammad Al-Ghamari, Chief of the General Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces, said on Sunday, Al-Masirah television network reported.
The official called the violations “a real threat against the truce".
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Alejri Holds Saudi-led aggression Responsible for Lack of Progress in Post-truce Entitlements
AbdulMalik Alejri, member of the National Delegation Team, has held the Saudi-led aggression responsible for the implementation of the declared UN-sponsored truce in Yemen, without making any progress in its aftermath.
“In front of the international community, they tried to market the restructuring of the so-called legitimacy as a step towards peace, and to remove Hadi and Islah as the ones who most obstructed peace,” Alejri said in a post in his Twitter account.
“The truce time is passing, and there is nothing new in the post-truce entitlements,” he added. "It is true that the Islah Party does not want peace, but Saudi Arabia is in fact the one who has the decision of war and peace, and it is responsible."
and also https://en.ypagency.net/264462/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/06/20/yemeni-diplomat-abdul-malik-al-ajri-saudi-arabia-responsible-for-lack-of-ceasefire-progress/
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3191807.htm
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Sanaa: Saudi-Arabien hinderte 11.000 Jemeniten an der Teilnahme an der Hajj
Laut IQNA unter Berufung auf Al-Ahd sagte Abdul Rahman al-Nami, Generaldirektor der [Sanaa-Reg.] jemenitischen Hadsch- und Umrah-Organisation, dass das Al-Saud-Regime in diesem Jahr 11.000 Jemeniten nicht erlaubt habe, die Hajj durchzuführen.
Unter Bezugnahme auf die zahlreichen Steinwürfe saudischer Beamter um jemenitische Bürger daran zu hindern die Hajj zu vollziehen sagte er: „Zusätzlich zu der 65-jährigen Bedingung für die Entsendung von Pilgern müssen Pilger einen Pass haben der in Aden, der angeblichen Hauptstadt des Jemen von der zurückgetretetenen jemenitischen Regierung ausgestellt wurde. Auch sind die Kosten der Hajj um 100% gesteigen und erreichte einen Betrag von mindestens 16.000 Saudi-Riyal was 4.000 Dollar entspricht.
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Sanaa reveals number of Yemeni pilgrims who will perform Hajj rituals
The Director General of Hajj and Umrah sector, Abdul Rahman al-Noaimi, said that the Saudi regime allowed only 11,000 Yemeni pilgrims to perform Hajj this year.
Al-Noaimi explained the Saudi regime has put conditions on the Yemenis who want to preform Hajj, one of them, is that the people who will go to Hajj must be under the age of 65 and they must have passports issued from Aden’s authorities, in addition to doubling the cost of Hajj by 100% to a minimum of 16,000 Saudi riyals .
For his part, Walid Abdullah Al-Waadi, head of the General Authority for Land Transport Regulatory Affairs, said that the authority had put forward an initiative to open roads to pilgrims, but the coalition rejected it and forced them to travel by road through nine Yemeni provinces.
https://en.ypagency.net/265006/
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Film: how Yemenis are dealt with on the Saudi border, # the Saudis say to them: You are a Houthi... when in fact they are expatriate citizens who left Saudi because of the expiry of some of them' residency, and some of them left so they do not have a deportation fingerprint.
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1540839748339728385
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Saudi Arabian dissidents ‘being sexually assaulted and murdered’ in prison
‘Women are subjected to sustained and brutal violations with no basic human rights,’ campaigner says
Prisoners held for opposing the government in Saudi Arabia are being murdered, sexually assaulted and inflicted with “sheer” brutality, a new report has suggested.
The study, carried out by Grant Liberty, a human rights charity, identified 311 known prisoners of conscience in the era of Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud –the kingdom’s leader who is the current crown prince, deputy prime minister, and minister of defence.
Researchers, who shared the report exclusively with The Independent, claimed that 53 prisoners have been tortured, while six were sexually assaulted, and 14 were pushed into undergoing hunger strikes.
The report looked at the plight of 23 women’s rights activists, 11 of whom were still behind bars, as well as also identifying 54 journalists.
Some 22 of the prisoners were arrested for crimes that they carried out when they were still children – five of them were put to death. An additional 13 were facing the death penalty, while four had died in custody.
Lucy Rae, of Grant Liberty, told The Independent: “Sadly the abuse of the prisoners of conscience continues as the world watches on, women are subjected to sustained and brutal violations with no basic human rights.
Abdullah al-Ghamdi, a political and human rights activist who is the son of Ms Al-Ghamdi, said he escaped Saudi Arabia after being threatened for campaigning against authoritarian policies in the middle eastern country.
His mother, Aida, and two of his brothers were arrested after he left, he added.
“They were arrested not because they had committed a crime, but because of my activism,” Mr al-Ghamdi, whose situation is explored in the report, said
Human rights organisations say Ms Al Hathloul has been forced to endure abuse including electric shocks, flogging and sexual harassment while in jail. Loujain, who successfully campaigned to win Saudi women the right to drive, was arrested alongside 10 other women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia in May 2018 – weeks before the country reversed the driving ban.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-prisoners-abuse-b2106950.html
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KSA Air Defense System with Yemen borde
KSA Air Defense System with Yemen border:
1- Troops are positioned 75 km north of the KSA-Yemen border along a 1000 km west to east line, and troops are positioned along the Red Sea along a 200km north to south line.
2- 2 troops (in pairs) are placed 500 meters apart from one another. Each troop on the left is responsible for detection of targets 500m to his left, while each troop on the right is responsible for detection of targets 500m to his right.
3- 4800 troops per shift will be required; so in total for 3 shifts 16,500 troops (including contingency, vacation leaves etc.) will be required.
4- Each active solider is equipped with thermal cameras, walkie talkies, and portable or built in fan (if needed).
5- Each on-duty solider is provided with a Browning M2 machine gun; range in altitude is approx. 1800 m.
6- Standard medium/high altitude target detection radars are set up along the border.
7- Upon detection of incoming enemy aerial units soldiers notify command of coordinates and number of units (through communication or walkie talkies).
8- Low-flying targets are engaged.
9- Targets that are missed or have been detected at higher altitudes are left for the following.
10- 30 helicopters and 10 jets are stationed 30 km behind the 1200 defensive line at 30km intervals from one another. Many forget that jets are actually equipped with machine guns. Coordinates of enemy aerial targets are provided and slower moving targets are engaged by helicopters and faster moving targets by jets. Drones and missiles are easy targets once detected.
11- Cost of defensive line is very low as most equipment is already available. Thermal binoculars and Browning M2 need to be purchased.
Total Cost: $5.25 M
Total Soldiers: 16,500
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Youngest Saudi political prisoner released from jail after serving eight years
Saudi authorities released Murtaja Qureiris who was arrested when aged 13 for suspected involvement in anti-government protests, after serving eight years in jail unjustly and arbitrarily.
He was reportedly arrested over a 2011 demonstration that took place in the kingdom’s eastern province of Qatif
https://en.ypagency.net/264875/ = https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1540464176296038400
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Saudi forces commit racist massacre against dozens of Yemeni expatriates in Jizan
Saudi border guards continued to commit more crimes against Yemeni expatriates who entered Saudi territory in a search for the living, well-informed sources told Yemen Press Agency on Friday.
The sources said that Saudi forces intercepted five residents from the area “Shaaban” in the directorate of Razeh, entered Jizan in search of a job opportunity, Saudi forces fired at them killing one and wounding four others.
https://en.ypagency.net/264864/
and also https://en.ypagency.net/264816/
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Mohammed bin Salman: From pariah to preferred partner?
Mohammed bin Salman is marking his fifth anniversary as Saudi Arabia's crown prince with a regional power tour. The 36-year-old is back on the international political stage thanks to oil, allies and lessons learned.
'Massive success' for Mohammed bin Salman
For the crown prince, however, this summer's meetings might lead to a new stage of his political career.
"MBS will continue to try to show strength as a regional leader," said Sons of the CARPO think tank. He is convinced the Saudi crown prince wants to be perceived as the undisputed leader in the Arab world, as well as on the international stage.
In turn, it doesn't surprise him that Mohammed bin Salman sees himself as a winner for now. "Biden comes to him, Macron was there, Boris Johnson was there. So, all the people who had massive problems with the Khashoggi case have petitioned him back into the international community," said Sons. "This is a massive success for him, and he will also exploit it for domestic political and propaganda purposes."
Meanwhile, the crown prince has sent a signal of his own to highlight that he, too, has understood how to engage in diplomatic behavior. Earlier this month, the Saudi-led OPEC+ cartel promised to increase oil production in July and August.
As the world grapples with oil shortages linked to the war in Ukraine, Biden was quick to officially welcome the gesture
https://www.dw.com/en/mohammed-bin-salman-from-pariah-to-preferred-partner/a-62207733
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Washington Post's title speaks of normalizing ties; the tone of Joe Biden this time who is seeking to normalize ties with "pariah" KSA. The Post's title should has been like this of NYT: "Saudi Leader Visits Turkey for First Time Since Khashoggi Murder". Even the Post is seeking to normalize relations with MBS; ready to forget Khashoggi's blood and forgive his murderer. (image)
https://twitter.com/Naseh_Shaker/status/1539627557330485249
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MBS Secretly Planning to Grant Israelis Property Rights in Mecca, Medina: Report
Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) has been secretly pursuing plans to legalize the ownership of property by Israelis in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, a report citing Saudi sources has revealed.
According to Saudi Leaks, the unnamed sources said MBS has completely opened the door to normalization of relations with the Israeli regime by approving Israeli settlers’ ownership of property in the two cities.
Non-Saudis, other than by way of inheritance, do not have the right to ownership, easement, or benefit of real estate situated within the boundaries of Mecca and Medina, home to Islam's two holiest shrines.
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Saudi prince wants Wall Street to help fund $500 billion plan for a floating Silicon Valley in the desert
Executives from the Saudi crown prince’s “Neom” megaproject have invited bankers and investors to a meeting in New York next month as they try to drum up international interest in their $500 billion plan to build a high-tech hub from scratch.
Neom’s chief executive Nadhmi Al-Nasr and finance sector head Layth Al-Shaiban are scheduled to attend the event in early April, according to people familiar with the matter. Invitations were sent to private equity firms, bankers and construction suppliers for the gathering, which aims to gauge interest in the project, one of the people said. It’s potentially one of a series of events in multiple American cities, and follows a similar event in London last year, another person said.
Neom didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Announced in 2017, Neom is the crown jewel of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s program to overhaul the economy of the world’s largest oil exporter
https://fortune.com/2022/03/07/saudi-tech-city-neom-robots-floating-neighborhoo/
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Saudi crown prince concludes Egypt visit, heads to Jordan
https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-africa-middle-east-aaa9233d134b34769728ac1422c90227
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ESOHR Denys Saudi Arabia's Claim to Cooperate with UN Bodies, Human Rights Council
The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) denied Saudi Arabia's claim to cooperate with UN bodies, especially the Human Rights Council.
The representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Geneva, Abdulaziz Al-Wasel, claimed that his country is continuing to help and support human rights.
During the discussion of the annual update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, under the second item of the work of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council on June 15, 2022, Saudi Arabia referred to the importance of what it described as cooperation and dialogue to ensure the principles of the United Nations.
Saudi Arabia's speech comes in light of its continued violation of human rights on a large scale inside of the country, especially in its violation of international laws and covenants it has ratified, most notably the Convention against Torture and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Saudi Arabia's speech before the Council explained that countries are responsible for respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. It also stressed the importance of communication between governments and the High Commissioner, and Al-Wasil welcomed the High Commissioner's visit to countries such as China and Afghanistan.
The European Saudi Organization considers that Saudi Arabia's claim to cooperate with UN bodies, especially the Human Rights Council, is unrealistic, as it uses these mechanisms for political promotion without truly improving human rights conditions.
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Saudi crown prince visits Egypt ahead of Biden Mideast trip
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Cairo on Monday on the first leg of a Middle East tour that comes ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to the region next month.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt received bin Salman at the airport, a courtesy to the de-facto leader who is a steady financial backer of the Egyptian government, according to the Egyptian presidency.
cp8a Jamal Khashoggi
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Khashoggi murder case closed by Turkish court ahead of Saudi crown prince visit
An Istanbul court closed the case into the killing of the Middle East Eye columnist five days before Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Turkey
A Turkish court closed the case into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi on 17 June, five days before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Ankara, it has emerged.
Istanbul's 11th Heavy Penal Court shut down the case on Friday, citing a set of legal reasons, according to documents seen by MEE. Saudi judicial authorities had said many of the suspects had already been tried in the kingdom.
The Istanbul court said a statement from Riyadh Criminal Court's First Joint Chamber said 10 of the 26 suspects had already been tried in the kingdom, receiving sentences of up to 20 years in prison, making the Turkish trial unnecessary.
Turkey met one of the kingdom's key demands earlier this year when it handed over the case to Saudi Arabia.
The Riyadh court, after inspecting the Turkish court dossier on the assasination, also decided that there was no fresh evidence to suggest the 11 remaining suspects should be retried.
The Riyadh court also added that the authotiries could not establish any connection between the murder and the remaining four suspects who were also part of the joint Turkish-Saudi team to investigate the murder.
The Istanbul court, in return, said it did not have the means and evidence to continue the trial under such circumstances since it could not listen to the testimony of the suspects. The court said international legal principles and precedents suggest it should drop the case, since it doesn't have sufficient probable cause to continue against the remaining suspects - who have not been found guilty in Saudi courts.
Hatice Cengiz, Khashoggi's fiancee, still has a right to appeal the decision in one of Turkey's higher court.
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp9a
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House Committee Continues Push to End Forever Wars
This week, the House Appropriations Committee voted to repeal the two authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) that four presidents have used to justify more than 20 years of U.S. wars.
The committee adopted by voice vote two amendments from Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13) to the annual defense spending bill. One would end the 2001 AUMF after eight months, which was passed in response to the 9/11 attacks. The other would immediately repeal the 2002 AUMF, which authorized force against Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq.
https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2022-06/house-committee-continues-push-end-forever-wars
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The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact
The United States and Saudi Arabia both stand to benefit by renewing their central strategic partnership
In the new Council Special Report, The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies Steven A. Cook and Distinguished Fellow Martin S. Indyk give a thorough history of the special relationship between the world's foremost democracy and the Middle East's preeminent monarchy, up to the present moment. “The United States no longer needs as much Saudi oil, and Saudi Arabia has a new, young leader who does not respect the implicit rules of the partnership,” write Cook and Indyk. “This combination is shaking the foundations of the relationship and clouding its future.” They argue for a reassessment of the U.S.-Saudi relationship and envision what a renewed partnership would look like.
“Circumstances may be developing for a reconciliation between the two countries,” writes CFR President Richard Haass in the report’s foreword. “Russia’s war in Ukraine, combined with inflation at home, have contributed to a steep rise in energy prices, thus renewing attention on Saudi Arabia as one of the world’s top oil producers, and the only one to have a significant capacity to increase production quickly. At the same time, Iran is edging closer to putting into place the prerequisites of a nuclear weapons program, raising alarms in both Washington and Riyadh.”
The reconciliation proposed by Cook and Indyk would center on containing Iran’s regional ambitions, with increased security assurances from the United States in exchange for greater Saudi mediation of oil prices, de-escalation in Yemen, and further diplomatic normalization with Israel.
While a new arrangement would require both parties to swallow their pride, it is rooted in a realistic recognition of each country’s strategic priorities.
As Cook and Indyk warn, "Seventy-seven years after the original Roosevelt-Abdulaziz pact, the changing circumstances require a reassessment of the relationship’s value to each side, for if urgent action is not taken, the process of separation that is already under way is likely to accelerate, damaging the interests of both sides."
https://www.cfr.org/report/case-new-us-saudi-strategic-compact
Full document: https://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/CFR_CSR94_U.S.-SaudiStrategicCompact.pdf
My comment: Like official, by Council on Foreign Relations. In reality, this is propaganda of the “US rules the world and how to keep this for the future” kind.
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Film: It's Time for the War Crimes In Yemen to End
The United States has been engaged in needless, endless wars for decades. Causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands to innocent civilians, women, and children for no good reason. Finally, we see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel where people like you and I have a chance to at least stop one of these wars in Yemen. I can't do it on my own, which is why I'm asking for your help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBsXTS-0dt8
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Qahwah House: A Yemeni cafe bringing New Yorkers together, one sip at a time
'It's not a mosque. It’s not a community centre... It's just a coffee shop, but that's what makes it special,' says one coffeehouse regular
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/nyc-coffee-qahwah-house-yemen-young-muslims-home-community
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Petition: We can end the Saudi war on Yemen — Pass the War Powers Resolution
And we have historic news: a bipartisan group of members including Rep. Peter DeFazio, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Nancy Mace, and Intel Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff, have introduced a War Powers Resolution that will force a vote to end all U.S. support to the Saudi war!
More than 60 additional House members have joined as a co-sponsor, but we can’t rest easy until we are certain that we will have the votes we need to pass the Yemen War Powers resolution and send it to the Senate and to the president’s desk.
SIGN THE PETITION below thanking those House members who have cosponsored, and urging other House members to join them. We will deliver your signature to your representative’s office!
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/we-can-end-the-saudi-war-on-yemen-pass-the-war-powers-resolution
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Biden intentionally insults Muhammad bin Salman before his visit to Saudi Arabia
Biden, in public statements, downplayed the upcoming meeting with bin Salman during his trip to the kingdom on July 15.
A few days ago, Biden told reporters, “I will not meet with bin Salman. I will attend an international meeting, in which the crown prince will be part, just as if other people were participating in the dialogues.”
The White House Secretary said: “Biden will meet more than ten leaders on this trip,” If Biden and bin Salman were to meet, it would be a “side event, not a pivotal one.”
The White House also issued a statement indicating that “Biden will meet with his counterparts from the region’s leaders” and that the US president “appreciates King Salman’s leadership for his invitation,” without mentioning the name of bin Salman in the statement.
https://saudileaks.org/en/biden-15/
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[Oman’s] Foreign Minister receives US Special Envoy to Yemen
The meeting discussed the ongoing efforts to sustain the truce in the Republic of Yemen and how to build confidence and enable constructive dialogue between all Yemeni parties and forces.
https://fm.gov.om/foreign-minister-receives-us-special-envoy-to-yemen/
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Biden meet with genocidal Saudi dictator exposes hypocrisy of “democratic” foreign policy
Especially since the start of the Biden administration, the United States has attempted to portray itself as a defender of “human rights” and “democracy” against the “authoritarian” and “undemocratic” governments of Russia and China. This narrative framing, plastered across the loyal corporate media, has given cover for the United States to carry out a policy of naked aggression and to cozy up to repressive proxy governments throughout the world. All of the talk of the U.S. government as a defender of democracy is belied by the decision to meet with Muhammad bin Salman, one of the most brutal dictators currently in power.
Muhammad bin Salman’s list of atrocities is long
Biden’s turn towards Muhammad bin Salman represents the height of U.S. hypocrisy. Empty words about the United States’ supposed commitment to democracy will not feed the children of Yemen or stop the U.S.-manufactured bombs from raining on their heads. Dictators like Muhammad bin Salman should be sent to prison for their crimes against humanity, not rewarded with a personal visit from the U.S. president.
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
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FM: Iran Ready to Proceed with JCPOA Talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian expressed the country’s readiness to resume the negotiations for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal in the coming days, stressing that Tehran must fully enjoy the economic benefits of the JCPOA.
"We are ready to resume the Vienna talks within the next days," Amirabdollahian announced at a joint press conference with the European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, held in Tehran on Saturday.
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/06/25/2734152/fm-iran-ready-to-proceed-with-jcpoa-talks
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Iran für Wiedereröffnung von Botschaft in Saudi-Arabien
Irans Außenminister hat sich für eine Wiedereröffnung der Botschaft in Saudi-Arabien ausgesprochen. "Die Islamische Republik Iran möchte nichts als Gutes für die Region und unterstützt die Wiederöffnung der Botschaften in den Hauptstädten der zwei Länder", sagte Hussein Amirabdollahian am Sonntag laut staatlicher Nachrichtenagentur Irna. Zuvor hatte er sich mit Iraks Premierminister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi getroffen.
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Irakischer Regierungschef auf Vermittlungsbesuch im Iran und in Saudi-Arabien
Der Irak hat sich erneut um Vermittlung zwischen den beiden regionalen Rivalen Iran und Saudi-Arabien bemüht. Der irakische Ministerpräsident Mustafa al-Kadhemi traf am Sonntag den iranischen Präsidenten Ebrahim Raisi in Teheran zu Gesprächen über die politische Stabilität in der Region. Zuvor war er in der saudiarabischen Stadt Dschidda mit Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman zusammengetroffen.
Raisi räumte ein, "dass die regionalen Führer miteinander verhandeln müssen, um die Probleme der Region zu lösen". Er verurteilte jedoch jegliche Annäherung an Israel.
https://de.style.yahoo.com/irakischer-regierungschef-vermittlungsbesuch-iran-saudi-191908287.html
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Iraqi PM heads to Saudi Arabia, Iran for new dialogue
Iraq’s caretaker prime minister arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, his office said, on a visit that an official said aimed at reactivating Baghdad-mediated talks between the kingdom and Iran.
The official said Mustafa al-Kadhimi planned to travel to Tehran after the visit to Saudi Arabia.
The visit seeks to open new avenues that would reactivate dialogue between the two regional foes, according to the official, who is privy to the Iran-Saudi dialogue track.
https://apnews.com/article/politics-iran-saudi-arabia-iraq-tehran-2ed9f9957a5df37eb07a937266ca1d57
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Iran orders US to pay compensation for slain nuke scientists
A court in Iran on Thursday ordered the United States government to pay over $4 billion to the families of Iranian nuclear scientists who have been killed in targeted attacks in recent years, state-run media reported.
The largely symbolic ruling underscores the escalating tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, with negotiations to restore the tattered atomic accord at a standstill.
Although Tehran has blamed Israel in the past for slayings targeting Iranian nuclear scientists since a decade ago, Iran did not directly accuse its arch-foe Israel in its announcement.
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-israel-united-states-3ee934e26175c013fa49ed279bfe3214
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No Arab stake in a war on Iran
So why are some of us letting the US and Israel drag us into one?
These summits and visits come against the backdrop of acute Israeli anxiety about the undeclared collapse of the Vienna talks, Iran's progress towards developing nuclear weapons, and the enhanced military and missile capability of its paramilitary allies. The Israeli occupation state wants to export this anxiety to Arab countries, especially in the Gulf region, so that their territory and people can be the battlefield and cannon-fodder in any war on Iran.
https://apple.news/AQG3c8V8dRHOOviaIe4PETg
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Detained Mossad agents planned to kill Iran's nuclear scientists: Judiciary official
An Iranian judiciary official says the three agents working for the Israeli Mossad spy agency, who were arrested in April, were planning to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists.
"The arrest of these Mossad operatives followed a complicated intelligence operation that lasted eight months," Mehdi Shamsabadi, the prosecutor general of Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan, told reporters on Tuesday.
"Ample evidence has been gathered against them in such a way that they did not even make any objection when a warrant for their arrest was issued," he added.
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US, Iran in tense sea incident; Tehran preps new centrifuges
A U.S. Navy warship fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it during a tense encounter in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said Tuesday.
The incident on Monday involving the Guard and the Navy comes as tensions remain high over stalled negotiations over Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers and as Tehran enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels under decreasing international oversight.
Meanwhile, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Iran now plans to enrich uranium through a second set of advanced centrifuges at its underground Fordo facility amid the standoff.
The Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Sirocco and Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County found themselves in the close encounter with three Iranian fast boats while coming through the Strait of Hormuz to enter the Persian Gulf, the Navy said.
In a video released by the Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, a high-speed Guard Boghammar is seen turning head-on toward the Sirocco. The Sirocco repeatedly blows its horn at the Boghammar, which turns away as it closes in. The flare shot can be heard, but not seen, as the Boghammar passes the Sirocco with the Iranian flag flying above it.
The Navy said the Boghammar came within 50 yards (45 meters) of the Sirocco, raising the risk of the vessels running into each other. The overall encounter lasted about an hour, the Navy said.
The Guard’s “actions did not meet international standards of professional or safe maritime behavior, increasing the risk of miscalculation and collision,” the Navy said.
https://apnews.com/article/politics-iran-navy-dubai-abf52e1f3bc472239906a5ebaf4156f1
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Iran cuts off the last oil supply line to the US and the West
Obviously, Middle Eastern countries lack an alternative route to carry their oil to the rest of the globe, similar to what presently Iran has.
And the west would undoubtedly suffer because these western countries are heavily reliant on Middle Eastern oil supplies.
Therefore, through its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has effectively blocked Europe’s access to Iraq’s, Kuwait’s, and UAE’s oil. This would further stiffen Russia’s energy leverage on Europe and weaken EU’s position in Ukraine. So, it would be hardly surprising if Russia had already given tacit approval to Iran’s bold manoeuvres in the region.
https://tfiglobalnews.com/2022/06/21/iran-cuts-off-the-last-oil-supply-line-to-the-us-and-the-west/
My comment: ? The Iranians did not do this.
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Atomabkommen mit Iran: Einigung rückt in weite Ferne
Die Aussichten für eine Rückkehr zum Atomabkommen haben sich weiter verschlechtert. Die Entwicklungen im Überblick.
Teheran habe den Wiener Verhandlungen um das Atomabkommen möglicherweise einen «tödlichen Schlag» versetzt, sagt der Generaldirektor der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA), Rafael Grossi: Der Iran hatte auf eine kritische Resolution des IAEA-Gouverneursrats mit der Ankündigung reagiert, dass die Urananreicherung weiter ausgebaut und ein Teil der IAEA-Kameras im Iran abgeschaltet werden. Sie überwachen das iranische Atomprogramm. Ist damit das Ende des Atomdeals von 2015 endgültig besiegelt? Präsident Donald Trump wollte ihn durch den Austritt der USA 2018 zu Fall bringen, im April 2021 wurden in Wien Verhandlungen über seine Rettung aufgenommen.
https://www.infosperber.ch/politik/atomabkommen-mit-iran-einigung-rueckt-in-weite-ferne/
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Israel says regional alliance has thwarted Iranian attacks
Israel’s defense minister on Monday said that Israel is helping build a U.S.-led regional air-defense alliance against Iran, and that the partnership has already thwarted attempted Iranian attacks.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz said he expected the upcoming visit by President Joe Biden to the region to further strengthen this fledgling alliance.
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Film: Yemen to Edinburgh: Our Journey to Creative Freedom
Loop tells the story of Shatha Altowai and her husband Saber, artists from Yemen who made the decision to flee their home after escalation in the civil war made it impossible to practise their art. Having found a safe haven in Edinburgh, they are now using their creativity to highlight the plight of those still trapped in the conflict.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cdp24q
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Action required
Stop UK Support for The War on Yemen
We must stop our governments from prolonging this war by selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies whilst they are bombing Yemen. The Yemeni prime minister has in the past accused Britain of committing “War crimes” by selling weapons, such as cluster bombs, which are illegal to sell by British law. Britain had already sold at least £3 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia by 2016. We must push to end the UK’s role in this great crime against humanity.
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/stop-uk-support-for-the-war-on-yemen/
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Geflohene aus Jemen helfen ehrenamtlich bei der Tafel in Mühldorf a. Inn
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Ampel will Verlängerung des Waffenexportstopps nach Saudi-Arabien überprüfen
Seid bald vier Jahren dürfen keine Rüstungsgüter mehr aus Deutschland nach Saudi-Arabien geliefert werden. Eigentlich. Tatsächlich gab es unter Merkel Ausnahmen. Nun steht eine Neubewertung des Exportstopps an.
Laut einer Antwort des Bundeswirtschaftsministeriums auf eine Anfrage der Linkenabgeordnete Sevim Dağdelen läuft die seit 2018 bestehende Regelung für das Königreich noch bis zum 30. Juni. Eine weitere Verlängerung werde derzeit geprüft, heißt es in dem Schreiben des Staatssekretärs Udo Philipp, das der Nachrichtenagentur dpa vorliegt. Danach hat die Regierung von SPD, Grünen und FDP im ersten Halbjahr ihrer Amtszeit keine einzige Ausfuhr von Rüstungsgütern nach Saudi-Arabien erlaubt.
Auch die neue Ampelregierung verlängerte den Exportstopp, allerdings zunächst nur für ein halbes Jahr. Die bestehende Regelung sieht weiterhin Ausnahmen vor: Für Gemeinschaftsprodukte dürfen Teile zugeliefert werden, um Rüstungsprojekte mit Nato-Partnern wie Frankreich oder Großbritannien nicht zu blockieren. So durften zum Beispiel Teile für eine geplante Lieferung des Kampfjets »Eurofighter« an Saudi-Arabien aus Deutschland beigesteuert werden.
Die frühere Bundesregierung von SPD und Union erteilte auf dieser Grundlage weiter Rüstungsexportgenehmigungen für Saudi-Arabien. Allein in den 18 Monaten zwischen Januar 2020 und Juni 2021 waren es 57 Genehmigungen im Wert von zusammen 32,7 Millionen Euro. Die Ampelregierung hat nach Angaben des Wirtschaftsministeriums zumindest bis zum 7. Juni keine einzige Exportgenehmigung mehr erteilt.
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Schiller-Gymnasium spendet für Jemen
https://schiller-gymnasium-bautzen.de/news/schiller-gymnasium-spendet-fuer-jemen/
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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Iran says ready to dispatch humanitarian supplies to Yemen
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said Tehran is ready to dispatch humanitarian supplies, COVID-19 vaccines in particular, to Yemen.
https://ifpnews.com/iran-humanitarian-supplies-yemen/
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An Israeli official reveals in his tweet about an Israeli role in #Yemen. During which Dr. Meir Masri, a member of the Central Committee of the Israeli Labor Party and a professor of political science at the Hebrew University in occupied Jerusalem, revealed Israel's presence in the Yemeni scene, denying those who doubt this matter. Although Meir did not specify the type of attendance explicitly; However, the strength of his affirmation of this presence suggests a direct and comprehensive presence, and that is what he apparently wanted to convey. Meir is known for his closeness to the decision-making circles in the Israeli occupation state.
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1540449524900155394
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Inside Ethiopia’s historic and thriving Yemeni community
Yemeni merchants arrived in the country in the 19th century and are now an integral part of society, living in harmony with Ethiopians
They are just one of many Yemeni families who have made Addis Ababa their home, and the influence of the cuisine and culture of Yemen can be felt across the city.
The arrival of the Yemenis
With a rich intertwined history and trade and travel always flowing between the two, it’s hard to pinpoint the arrival of Yemenis in Addis, especially when paperwork and regulations weren’t as stringent.
Strategically located just across the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden from Africa, Yemeni merchants arrived freely in the late 19th century early 20th, crossing the Red Sea and entering through the ports of Massawa (in present day Eritrea) and Zeila (in present day Somaliland) on the east coast.
The first documented account of Yemeni arrivals was of Shaykh Said Ahmad Bu Zara from Hadramout (which at the time fell neither under the British nor the Sultanate’s rule) claiming he’d been in Addis since 1903.
There were thousands arriving then and it was an easy journey by boat, says Khaled. The traders brought with them spices and silks from India, and hides from Yemen. The Yemeni community quickly began to flourish, some became shopkeepers, sweet sellers, launderers and butchers.
Those that ventured further, into the capital, settled in the Arada neighbourhood of Addis and would pray in one another's homes before the first mosque, Masjid Anwar, was built in 1922 in nearby Mercato. There are now 140 mosques spread across the city.
Interlinked people
Today, Yemenis in Ethiopia are well accustomed to the country’s cuisine. In the early days, it was common for merchants to prepare traditional Yemeni meals using spices brought with them.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/ethiopia-yemeni-community-inside-historic-thriving
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#Kuwait is considering a request from #Yemen’s PLC to support the national budget, build a power plant, and boost Yemen Airways fleet with a number of planes, says govt-run Saba News Agency.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1539718783723511810
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UN calls on UAE to release British man imprisoned in Dubai since 2008
UN working group rules that Ryan Cornelius has been held arbitrarily and subjected to rights violations
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Mystery deepens surrounding the two sisters found 'decaying' in their apartment as it's revealed they fled Saudi Arabia as teens for the safety of Australia - as their legal battles are revealed
cp12b Sudan
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UAE to build Red Sea port in Sudan in $6 billion investment package
The United Arab Emirates will build a new Red Sea port in Sudan as part of a $6 billion investment package, DAL group chairman Osama Daoud Abdellatif, a partner in the deal, told Reuters.
Abdellatif said the package includes a free trade zone, a large agricultural project and an imminent $300 million deposit to Sudan's central bank, which would be the first such deposit since an October military takeover.
My comment: This is part of the UAE strategy to impose rule to the Western Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf to East Africa.
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Siehe / Look at cp11
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Wegen Waffenlieferungen an Saudi-Arabien: Klage gegen FN
Mehrere belgische Menschenrechtsorganisationen ziehen gegen den Waffenhersteller FN aus Herstal vor Gericht.
Sie beschuldigen FN, Waffen an Saudi-Arabien geliefert zu haben, obwohl das Unternehmen dafür keine gültigen Lizenzen mehr hatte.
Diese Waffen sollen im Bürgerkrieg im Jemen zum Einsatz gekommen sein.
Bei FN in Herstal ist die Wallonische Region der einzige Aktionär.
https://brf.be/national/1615835/
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Walloon Arms Manufacturer to Be Taken to Court Over Sales for Saudi Arabia
Belgian humanitarian associations, supported by international aid charity Amnesty International, are preparing to take Walloon arms manufacturer FN Herstal to court over shipments of weapons made to the Saudi government in 2015-2020, according to Belgian broadcaster RTBF.
A 2019 Bellingcat investigation proved that Belgian-made FN F2000 automatic weapons were being used, not only by troops of the Saudi border guard, but also actively by military forces fighting across Yemen.
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20 Companies Profiting the Most from War
Though the U.S. has ended the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military spending will likely continue increasing. The House overwhelmingly passed a defense spending bill for $768 billion in December 2021. The bill would increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion more than President Joe Biden requested and is expected to pass easily in the Senate.
Some of the main beneficiaries from this spending increase will likely be American military contractors. These companies are tasked with research and development of new arms and defense systems as well as with providing arms, munitions, vehicles, navigational systems, and more to the U.S. military. Worldwide, there are dozens of companies that sell billions of dollars each year in armaments and military services.
To determine the 20 companies profiting the most from war, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Top 100 Arms-Producing Military Services Companies, 2020. Companies were ranked based on SIPRI’s estimates of arms and military services sales in 2020. Some Chinese companies were not considered due to lack of sufficient data. Arms and military services sales figures came from SIPRI. Revenue figures for the latest fiscal year came from financial reports and corporate press releases.
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the global economy, arms sales continued to increase. The 100 largest military contractors sold $531 billion in arms and military services, a 1.3% increase compared to 2019, according to SIPRI.
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2021/12/16/20-companies-profiting-the-most-from-war-5/
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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Post-war Reconstruction in Yemen
Heritage recovery for community enhancement
A project for the reconstruction of historical sites as a mechanism for cultural, social and economic enhancement of local communities (photos)
https://www.holcimfoundation.org/projects/post-war-reconstruction
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Two old and new photos of the same mosque, from approximately the same angle Al-Kabbani Mosque, which is currently known as Bab Al-Balqa Mosque, is one of the mosques in Al-Balqa, west of the Republican Palace in the capital, Sana’a.. The mosque was built by Hajj Saleh Al-Kabbani and the tomb is next to it.. The old picture of medical Claudie Vaian in 1951 AD
https://twitter.com/A7medJa7af/status/1540465179963580417
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Yemeni Artifacts for Sale at Auction in Germany in Systematic Looting, Bombing by US-Saudi Aggression
Seven years since the US-Saudi aggression against Yemen had started, Yemeni museums suffered the effects of the US-Saudi warplanes' crime and its mercenaries, as they have been subjected to destruction, looting and smuggling outside the country.
However, what is new in this case is what the Yemeni writer, Ali Al-Muqri, revealed in a Facebook post, a few days ago, saying that “one of the auction houses in Germany offered a Yemeni artifact for sale next month.”
Al-Muqri stated that an antique, representing a "beautiful Shebaan woman from the third century BC, is being auctioned in Germany on July 12, through Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung Gmb", calling on those interested in Yemeni history to hurry to enter the auction.
“This is not the first time, and it will not be the last, that Yemeni antiquities are displayed in European auctions, which are smuggled from Yemen through theft and smuggling of antiquities," noting that "the process needs institutions that follow up on the sources of smuggling and theft of antiquities, to be subjected to legal accountability.
My remark: This figurine (https://auktionen.gmcoinart.de//Auktion/Onlinekatalog?intAuktionsId=1250, nr 344)
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Lick of paint for Yemen's historic Sanaa as truce holds
"A large number of these buildings have been restored when the old Sanaa issued a distress call which was answered by some international donors... through the UNESCO," Nusairi said.
Anas al-Shuaibi, owner of one of the tower houses, said the challenge was that residents were getting impatient as they were struggling with rent costs elsewhere pending the restoration of their homes.
In the course of war, bricks were used to seal windows in some buildings, replacing Sanaa's unique coloured window glasses, as residents sought to protect their families from shrapnel.
Inside the houses, workers - wearing bright green vests that read "cash-for-work project" and helmets - used the brown mud to cover wooden ceilings.
"We have lively inhabited cities with their unique history, buildings, streets, planning, urban fabric, traditions, music and manuscripts," GOPHCY's Nusairi said.
"Everything in them is heritage."
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lick-paint-yemens-historic-sanaa-truce-holds-2022-06-23/?rpc=401& = https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-06-23/lick-of-paint-for-yemens-historic-sanaa-as-truce-holds
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Film: Yemen begins restoration of its capital
Old Sanaa is being rebuilt as part of a large-scale restoration effort led by UNESCO.
Many of its historic buildings were damaged by bombing...
Those working on them, like architect Ziad Al-Kuhlani, say their restoration is no easy feat.
“We are dealing with buildings that are between 300 and 350 years old, and each house is unique in its historical and architectural style.”
Officials say roughly 5000 buildings were damaged during the course of war - including 380 that are on the brink of collapse.
Mohammed Jumeh is the Yemen ambassador to UNESCO.
“It’s very important because during the war time, unfortunately, people are focusing on the war, even the news which comes out of Yemen are about war. Now, we need to give some hope. It’s important regarding safeguarding, protecting, renovating, the cultural sites in Yemen."
The restoration is also giving jobs to Yemenis - more than 4,000 are working on the project.
https://news.yahoo.com/yemen-begins-restoration-capital-213726520.html
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Yemen Relies Upon Arab Stance to Save the Economic Situation
Yemen faces a deep economic crisis that threatens the government's ability to maintain vital public services. The Yemeni economic productivity has been remarkably reduced to about half of its pre-conflict level. The climate events and the economic repercussions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian war have much impact in addition to the big damage that hit the vital infrastructure. Amid these conditions, a delegation of Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) carried an Arab tour that included Kuwait, Egypt, and Qatar seeking for partners and donors who can aid Yemen in its complicated ordeal in addition to its Saudi and Emirati partners.
A glimpse into Yemen's economically and socially
Yemen suffers from a high inflation rates pushed by the rise in global commodity prices and the decrease of the currency value along with the Ukrainian war implications. The latter played the biggest role in the additional increase of the critical imports prices including wheat, the second-biggest imported commodity in Yemen after fuel (half of the Yemeni wheat imports come from Russia and Ukraine). At the local level, the decline of the currency value contributed to a 20-30% increase in the prices of local food products. Moreover, these dynamics have aggravated the severe food crisis. The World Food Program (WFP) expects a 6-month financing shortage of 0.7 billion dollars in Yemen to meet the necessary needs for about 13 million persons [1]. The official estimates of the food security status in Yemen have significantly worsened during the past two years. The rate of those who suffer from severe food insecurity increased from 45% of the population in 2020 to about 58% in 2022. The main reasons behind the skyrocketing prices include the rise in global food commodities, the big decline of vital food aids in the areas controlled by the Houthis, and the decreasing value of the currency in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government which led to the rise of food products [2].
Although Yemen is an oil country as the oil sector dominated the economy for about two decades, it has a limited impact on the people's welfare. Between 2005-2014, oil production was the most important element of the gross domestic product (GDP). The oil sector contributed in 75% of the total public revenues. However, the growth pushed by oil led to the expansion of the non-tradable services sector at the expense of the agricultural and industrial sectors. Thus, the Yemeni internal conditions have been quickly affected by the growing conflicts. The national poverty rate increased from 34% in 2005 to 48% in 2014. The escalation of tension between 2005-2014 led to a sharp decline in oil production [3]. This had the biggest negative impact on the GDP and reduced the government's revenues. Although the unavailability of official statistics, the World Bank indicated that the real GDP shrank by 50% over the past decade apart from 2018 when the donors' aid increased and the oil production temporarily rose after the semi-complete lockdown which began in 2015.
A series of new local and external shocks including the COVID-19 pandemic and Cholera epidemic along with the climate-related natural disasters cause several waves of recession in 2020/2021 to the extent that purchasing power, especially in South Yemen deteriorated and the consumption rate was undermined.
https://south24.net/news/newse.php?nid=2776
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[Sanaa gov.] Finance Ministry: US-Saudi Aggression Used Targeting Industrial Sector in Yemen as Tool of War
Officials confirmed on Sunday that the US-Saudi aggression has targeted the industrial sector in Yemen and considered this a tool of the economic war, which negatively affected the people's standard of living.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance for the Statistics and Planning Sector, Ahmed Hajar, said in a statement to Al Masirah Network that reliance on the outside world in the manufacturing sector doubled the burdens of the economic war.
He stressed that the Saudi-led aggression focused on Yemen's dependence on imports and considered this as a tool of economic war.
Hajar stated that the economic war targeted this sector to create an economic downturn and to raise the costs of production inputs. He noted that targeting the manufacturing sector contributed to the decline in the domestic product and affected the standard of living of people.
For his part, Nazmi Abdulrahim, Director General of National Accounts in the Central Statistical Organization, explained to Al Masirah that the cumulative contraction rate in the manufacturing sector reached 55 percent at its lowest level.
Abdulrahim noted that the aggression focused on direct targeting of various industrial and production facilities, but a percentage of them were unable to regain their activity. He added that despite the severity of targeting the manufacturing sector and others, the community created alternatives and created investment movements, albeit limited.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/265051/
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Nach der Plünderung von 400.000 Barrel Rohöl verlässt ein ausländisches Schiff den Radhum-Hafen in Shabwa
Das Schiff „Golf Aetos“ heute den Hafen von Radhum im Gouvernement Shabwa verließ, nachdem es mehr als 400.000 Barrel Rohöl geplündert hatte, teilte eine private Quelle mit.
Die Quelle erklärte der jemenitischen Nachrichtenagentur (Saba), dass dieses Schiff vor einigen Tagen aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten im Hafen von Radhum angekommen sei.
Sie wies darauf hin, dass das Schiff mehr als 400.000 Barrel Rohöl im Wert von mehr als 43 Millionen und 640.000 Dollar nach Ölpreisen an der internationalen Börse geladen hat, was 49 Milliarden Rial entspricht, nach den Wechselkursen in der besetzte Gebiete.
Die Quelle wies darauf hin, dass die Plünderung des Rohöls aus dem Jemen im Lichte der Fortsetzung der organisierten Plünderung der Öleinnahmen und des Reichtums des Landes durch die Aggression und ihrer Söldner und ihrer fortgesetzten Kürzung der Gehälter der Staatsangestellten steht sechs Jahre.
https://www.saba.ye/de/news3192544.htm
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Foreign ship loots 400,000 barrels of crude oil, leaves Radhum port in Shabwa
An [Sanaa gov.] official said Sunday the ship "Golf Aetos" left today Radhum port in Shabwa province after looting more than 400,000 barrels of crude oil.
The official explained to Saba that this ship had arrived a few days ago at the port of Radhum, coming from the UAE.
He pointed out that the ship loaded more than 400,000 barrels of crude oil, with a value of more than 43 million and 640,000 dollars, according to oil prices on the international stock exchange, equivalent to 49 billion Y.R according to the exchange rates in the occupied areas.
The official pointed out that the looting of crude oil from Yemen comes in light of the continuation of the organized looting by the aggression and its mercenaries of the oil revenues and the country's wealth
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192545.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/265090/
(B E)
Stand by this picture Look at the crude oil overflowing in the deserts of #Yemen and creating lakes Yemen has the largest oil reserves We have wealth if we use it properly, Yemen will become one of the richest countries!! (photos)
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1540090721386041348
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
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NEW #alQaeda statement to tribes in #Abyan #Yemen Pins last week's Abyan op on lone #AQAP actors. Asks tribes not to support new Shuqra gov campaign vs AQAP. Real enemies are #UAE, southern forces & Houthis Vows to keep fighting USA. No mention of 6/22 Shabwa attack
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1541138066055757824
(B T)
Make no mistake: #AlQaeda endures in south #Yemen. #AQAP has not (yet) claimed this week's deadly ops in #Abyan & #Shabwa, nor *officially* any op in Shabwa since 4/2021, Abyan since 3/2022. BUT eulogies betray its presence: 3 this week reveal recent deaths in Shabwa & Abyan. So, why is #alQaeda claiming so few ops in the south? The answer may be that #AQAP is following, not leading, i.e. working with other factions In other news, AQAP claims it shot down a Houthi #drone 18 June in Mayfa', al-Bayda' (in its excitement, it forgets to praise Allah) (images)
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1540315418837110784
Comment: To news agencies, please do not be too quick to assume these are AQAP attacks. Many politically motivated crimes are made to look like they were carried by AQ or ISIS as a decoy!
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1540337282963705857
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Qaeda admits leader death after over one month
Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on Monday issued condolence statement for the death of one of its leaders, more than one month after Yunis Mohamed Oudh al-Qashaori was killed.
While the terrorist leader, called Abu Ali al-Shabwani, was killed in the Yemeni southeastern governorate of Shabwa, AQAP condolence release gave no details on the how or where of his death.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30021.html
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Al-Qaeda deploys large numbers of troops across southern Yemen
l-Qaeda militants have on Tuesday carried out a large deployment in Dhalea province, southern Yemen.
According to local sources, dozens of al-Qaeda elements spread widely this morning, in a number of areas of Al-Hussein district, Hajar area and in the center of the city of Dhalea.
The sources said that al-Qaeda militants set up checkpoints in the Hajar area, indicating that the deployment operations would target the militias of the Southern Transitional Council (STC).
This deployment coincided with the escalation of clashes between UAE-backed Security Belt militants and al-Qaeda militants in the province.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/06/21/al-qaeda-deploys-large-numbers-of-troops-across-southern-yemen/ and also https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1539251863551352834
cp15 Propaganda
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Houthi Red Sea time-bomb: Again, the International community appeals for help
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57561
(A P)
Houthis-run Al-Thawra, a govt newspaper which's become a Houthi mouthpiece since 2015, published (false) report on a meeting btn #Yemen PLC's head Al-Alimi & Israel's deputy foreign mnstr Idan at Israeli embassy in #Cairo, claiming this report written by Harretz's editor-in-chie! (images)
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1539466553783205889
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Der Washington Outsider, die NGO-Koalition von Wesam Basindowah, enthüllt während einer UNHRC-Sitzung die Houthi-Landminenkatastrophe im Jemen
Am Rande der 50. Sitzung des Menschenrechtsrates der Vereinten Nationen (UNHRC), Dr. Wesam Basindowahs Yemen Coalition of Independent Women, mit dem Mitorganisator The Washington Outsider, dessen Herausgeberin -in-Chief Irina Tsukerman nahm an dem Seminar teil und deckte zusammen mit anderen internationalen Menschenrechtsorganisationen die humanitäre Katastrophe im Jemen auf, die durch den weit verbreiteten Einsatz von Landminen durch die vom Iran unterstützten Houthis ausgelöst wurde.
Irina Tsukerman begann die Diskussion mit der Erklärung, dass die Houthis als einige der produktivsten offensiven Landminennutzer der Welt gelten, da sie im ganzen Land von den nördlichen Provinzen bis zu den Grenzen zwischen eineinhalb und über 2 Millionen Landminen gelegt haben mit Saudi-Arabien seit dem Ausbruch des Bürgerkriegs mit dem Beginn des Houthi-Aufstands im Jahr 2014. Wie andere Teilnehmer ebenfalls feststellten, sind viele dieser Landminen illegale Antipersonen-Landminen, die in zivilen Gebieten platziert und als Steine, Spielzeug oder andere Zivilisten getarnt sind Objekte, was die Zahl der zivilen Opfer unter Verletzung internationaler Gesetze maximiert und den Minenräumungsprozess erschwert.
Tsukerman hatte Minenräumungsexperten von MASAM interviewt, einem zivilen Projekt des saudi-arabischen King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, das seit 2018 Hunderttausende von Minen entfernt hatte Jemen.
Das Gremium empfahl, Huthis zu sanktionieren, die internationale Zusammenarbeit bei der Minenräumung zu verstärken, mehr Krankenhäuser und Zentren für künstliche Gliedmaßen in abgelegenen Gebieten zu bauen, psychologische Betreuung und Rehabilitation für Opfer, insbesondere für Kinder, bereitzustellen, Sicherheitsschulungen für Freiwillige anzubieten, die Bemühungen des Iran bei der Bereitstellung von Landminenmaterial zu stören und bereitzustellen sicherer Durchgang und humanitäre Hilfe für Gemeinden, in denen Einrichtungen unzugänglich geworden sind, und zunehmende Koordination zwischen Minenräumungsgruppen. https://nachrichten.cyou/der-washington-outsider-die-ngo-koalition-von-wesam-basindowah-enthuellt-waehrend-einer-unhrc-sitzung-die-houthi-landminenkatastrophe-im-jemen/
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The Washington Outsider's Irina Tsukerman Moderates UNHRC 50th Panel: Yemen Coalition of Independent Women Exposes Houthi Abuses as Regional and Global Security Risks
Gathering on the sidelines of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Yemen Coalition of Independent Women and its partner organizations, including The Washington Outsider, addressed the nexus between the human rights violations by the Iran-backed Houthi militias (Ansar Allah) in Yemen and the security risks to the region and the international community. At the June 17 symposium on human rights abuses in Yemen, Senior Director for Countering Extremism Dr. Hans Jacob Schindler discussed the Houthi threats to regional and global security by the use of ballistic missiles against Yemen's residential areas and displacement camps, and attacks on economic infrastructure and vital installations in Saudi Arabia and UAE.
Addressing Iran's arming, training, funding, and political support for Ansar Allah and the Houthi connections to other Iranian proxies in the region, Dr. Schindler confirmed that the Houthis had received material support and training from Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, and that Yemen had become a testing ground for Iran and Hezbollah. Dr. Schindler asserted that the Houthis represented a real threat to international navigation in the Red Sea by transforming public ports into operational centers through which international shipping lines, commercial and humanitarian vessels were targeted, booby-trapped, and pirated.
In the June 19th seminar on Houthi violations against media freedom, Irina Tsukerman, who moderated the panel, stated that Houthis use cyberspace to raise funds and to block anti-Houthi websites, and to spy on citizens.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/06/21/2466568/0/en/The-Washington-Outsider-s-Irina-Tsukerman-Moderates-UNHRC-50th-Panel-Yemen-Coalition-of-Independent-Women-Exposes-Houthi-Abuses-as-Regional-and-Global-Security-Risks.html = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/washington-outsiders-irina-tsukerman-moderates-174600439.html
My comment: Fully biased.
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A chance for peace in Yemen?
we must point out that the European Union's reluctance to condemn the practices of the Houthi militias and their Iranian backers regarding their attacks on cities, arbitrary arrests, and the recruitment of children in a clear and strong manner has emboldened the militias to continue their inhumane practices.
Moreover, the Houthi militias did not commit to implementing any of the agreements they signed, including the Stockholm Agreement 2018, but rather took advantage of that agreement to expand their attack on the city of Marib, which includes nearly two million internally displaced people.
Despite that, the government made many concessions to reach a two-month truce which the Houthis violated and are continuing to violate on a daily basis.
But what is required now from the European Union countries is to pressure the Houthi militias and the Iranian authorities supporting them to comply with the terms of the truce. Foremost of which is the ending of the siege on the city of Taiz, which has the largest population of any city in Yemen.
I want to reaffirm that the Yemeni PLC and government are sincerely seeking to end the war and bring peace to Yemen, but there is a stubborn party, I would even say a party that is afraid of the consequences of peace, and that party is the Iranian-backed Houthi militia.
I call upon the European Union countries once again to seize this opportunity to pressure Iran and the Houthi militias to implement the terms of the truce agreement in full, which has been fully implemented by the government of the Republic of Yemen – by Mohamed Mustafa , [Aden gov.] ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU.
https://euobserver.com/opinion/155267
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Houthis planning to reduce Yemen population by wars: Social Media
The Houthi militia as its pattern of behavior indicates is planning to reduce Yemen's population by wars. The militia is now focusing on fueling new mini-wars and tribal revenges in the areas under its control where the majority of the population concentrates in order to achieve a quick reduction of the population, especially the tribe's young generations whom the militia see as a rising future threat to the militia's grip. Yemeni tribes need to be aware of the Houthi plot and pass this awareness on from one to another.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57489
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2365626
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2365405
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2365389
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2365388
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2365225
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2364890#2364890
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2364301
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2363958
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Siehe / Look at cp18
Der Waffenstillstand hält überwiegend; beide Seiten werfen sich Verstöße vor.
The truce mostly holds; both sides accuse each other of violations.
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 178 violations of the armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192548.htm
(A K pS)
Houthis commit 67 truce violations in 24 hours
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35261
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[Aden gov.] Army’s spokesman says Houthi militia continues violations of UN truce
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Spokesman-of-al-dhalea-axis-houthi-militia-has-targeted-civilians-civilian-objects-and-armed-forces-centers-since-the-first-day-of-the-armistice
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KSrelief's "Masam" project removes 1,167 mines in Yemeni lands within a week
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) “Masam” project managed during the fourth week of June 2022 to dismantle 1,167 mines planted by the Houthi militia in various Yemeni regions, including 21 antipersonnel mines, 247 anti-tank mines, and 892 unexploded ordnance, and 7 explosive charges.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2365709
(A K pH)
Citizen Injured in Explosion with US-Saudi Cluster Bomb in Sa'adah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/265068/
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 112 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192398.htm
(A K pS)
Houthis launch brutal shelling of military, civilian areas in Al Dhale
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35255
(A K pS)
Government forces repel Houthi attack in Taiz
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57560
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-30052.html
(A K pH)
Citizen Injured in Explosion with US-Saudi Cluster Bomb in Sa'adah
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 126 violations of the armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192245.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/264903/
(A K pH)
175 Recorded Violations of UN-sponsored Truce by US-Saudi Aggression
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192189.htm
(A K pS)
KSrelief Extends Masam Project for Clearing Mines in Yemen for One Year with Cost of USD 33.29 Million
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has extended the contract of implementing Masam Project for clearing mines in Yemen, which were installed by Houthi militia, for one year with a cost of USD 33.292 million, which equals SAR 124.845 million.
The project is implemented by Saudi personnel and international expertise through Yemeni teams that were trained on clearing mines with all their types and forms which were installed by the Houthi militia randomly in Yemeni territories, with the aim of clearing Yemeni lands from mines, where the project also implements training and capacity building activities for Yemenis in the field of clearing mines.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2364818
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 131 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192032.htm
(A K pS)
A 14-year-old child was injured by a Houthi-laid explosive disguised like a stone in Maqbanah, west of the besieged city of Taiz on Tuesday/Multiple websites
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57530
(A K pS)
Marib: Security authorities arrest Houthi terror cell disguised as women
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57528
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Fierce clashes in Taiz as the army repels a ferocious Houthi attack/Multiple websites
Three government soldiers injured by Houthi fire in the past 24 hours/24 Post
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57530
(B K pH)
Coalition violates Yemen truce 8,798 times within 80 days
https://en.ypagency.net/264630/
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Houthi militia deploy military reinforcements to the vicinity of the Han mountain frontline in Taiz/Multiple websites
Close combat warfare between the army the Houthis near Marib, and Houthis launch new military camps./Newsline
A civilian was injured by a Houthi landmine in Taiz today/Alsahwa Net
A 42 year old civilian (Salam Sammadi) was shot injured by a Houthi sniper in Dhale'a yesterday/Almashehad Alkhaleeji
Fighting renews in Marib/Crater Sky
Houthis launched missile and drone attacks on Ataq, the capital of the eastern province of Shabwa last night/Multiple website
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57500
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 118 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3191883.htm
(A K pS)
[Aden gov.] Yemen Army Media: On Monday (June 20), Iranian-backed Houthis militia committed more than 79 violations of the truce including 18 in Hais fronts, 17 in Marib fronts, 16 in Albrah axis, 15 in Haajah fronts, 10 in Taiz axes & 3 in Aljawf fronts.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1539327147755675648
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JF claim downing Houthi drone southwest Yemen
The Yemeni Joint Forces (JF) on Monday claimed downing a Houthi unmanned aerial vehicle in the Yemeni southwestern governorate of Taiz.
JF defenses intercepted and damaged a Houthi offensive drone that hovered over Moza'a district, west Taiz governorate, the pro-government forces said in a brief statement.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-29996.html
(A K)
JF claims foiling plot to destabilize west Yemen
he Yemeni Joint Forces (JF) have foiled a Houthi plot to destabilize security in the western coast, JF military media said on Monday.
The JF arrested a five-member cell in Hais district, south Hodeida, the JF media said in a statement.
The cell is linked to the Houthi intelligence bureau, and was tasked with spotting the movements of JF commanders and plundering military patrols and private cars in the western coast, the statement read.
Probes unveiled a Houthi plot, which the cell was tasked to carry out by stirring disputes among JF units, the statement added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-29997.html
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 134 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3191749.htm
(A K pH)
Citizen injured in cluster bomb blast left by coalition in Hajjah
https://en.ypagency.net/264514/
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 ongoing and both sides constantly are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire.
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 62 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192563.htm
(A K P)
UN mission in Hodeida misleads int'l community: [Aden] Yemeni gov't
The UN Mission to Support the Hodeida Agreement (UNMHA) misleads the international community about the situation in Hodeida three ports, the Yemeni government said Saturday, calling for a probe committee.
UNMHA claim – that it maintains the civil nature of Hodeida, Salif and Ras Eisa ports – contradicts the reality, misleading the international community with de facto situation imposed by the Houthis, Hodeida local authorities said in a statement.
The Houthi group deliberately fired the three ports' officials and appointed loyalists in their place, according to the statement.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30053.html
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 82 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192395.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida truce 51 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192246.htm
(B K pH)
At least 689 mines removed in Yemen in just one week
The Yemen's Executive Center for Mine Action announced the removal of 689 mines, explosive devices and ammunition remnants of the US-Saudi-UAE aggression in several governorates within a week.
The center explained that during the period from June 18 to 23, the center’s teams worked to clear an area of 33,386 square meters of war remnants, and a total of 689 mines and remnants of the aggression were discovered and collected, including 23 anti-tank mines, 37 explosive devices, and a total of 647 shells and various ammunition.
The center’s teams have also placed hundreds of warning signs about the dangers of mines and cluster bombs in the streets, roads and entrances to the civil facility in Al Hawk District of Hodeidah Governorate.
https://en.abna24.com/news//at-least-689-mines-removed-in-yemen-in-just-one-week_1269854.html
Comments: Houthi media trying hard lately to rewrite the narrative on the more than 1 million landmines the group has laid during the war. Here they blame recent mine casualties on the Saudi-led coalition for preventing entry of mine clearance equipment through Hudaydah.
https://twitter.com/Macoombs/status/1540827747215241217
Yeah, been seeing the first Houthi claims in awhile that mine-related deaths are from GoY/SLC mines now that that's the major source of civcas. Usually they'd say it was cluster munitions. Of course, I've only ever seen one independent report saying the GoY ever used mines.
https://twitter.com/NickJBrumfield/status/1540899517696192512
(A K pH)
Two Citizens Injured by Mine Explosion of US-Saudi Aggression's Remnants in Hodeidah
(A K pH)
Civilian injured by mine explosion in Hodeida
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192195.htm
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192272.htm
(A K pH)
55 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192188.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 46 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3192034.htm
(A K P)
Yemen: the UN intensifies its patrols in the ports of Hodeida
The UN announced on Tuesday that it had intensified its patrols in the ports of Hodeidah in western Yemen, currently under Houthi control, to preserve their civilian character.
This is what emerges from a press release published by the United Nations Mission in Support of the Hodeidah Agreement (MINUAAH), and consulted by the correspondent of the Anadolu Agency.
According to the statement, the head of MINUAAH, Major General Michael Beary, concluded a week-long visit to New York, where he presented his first report to the Security Council.
https://morningexpress.in/yemen-the-un-intensifies-its-patrols-in-the-ports-of-hodeida/
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 49 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3191874.htm
(A K pH)
Mine Action Center Installs Warning Signs in Hodeidah
The teams of the Executive Center for Mine Action started implementing the second phase of installing warning signs for remnants of war in Al-Hawk District, Al-Hodeidah Governorate.
The second phase includes the installation of signs on roads, streets and entrances to civil facilities located within the district, to reduce casualties in those areas contaminated by the remnants of US-Saudi mines and dropped cluster bombs.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/26633/Mine-Action-Center-Installs-Warning-Signs-in-Hodeidah
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 69 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3191750.htm
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
(A)
Yemen: Ship attacked off Hodeidah in Red Sea
British monitor says attack happened 63kms southwest of the port city, and security firm reports attempted boarding
A ship has been attacked off the coast of Yemen’s Hodeidah in the Red Sea, a British monitor said on Thursday.
The UK Maritime Trade Organisation (UKMTO) said the attack happened 34 nautical miles (63 km) southwest of the port city, and advised vessels transiting the area to exercise caution.
According to British maritime security company Ambrey Intelligence, the incident involved a sailing vessel that managed to escape an attempted boarding from occupants of boats and that the crew has been reported safe.
The company added that “investigations are ongoing” and that the vessel was “likely Hong Kong-flagged” but did not give further details.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-ship-attacked-hodeidah
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How football is helping Yemenis cope with the prolonged war
Unofficial tournaments and street football are where many Yemenis are finding solace amid the continuing conflict.
Amid the brutal conflict in Yemen that has killed more than 370,000 people, Yemenis have turned to their long-running love for football to help them cope with the devastation, violence and humanitarian crisis ravaging their country.
Through unofficial football tournaments held across different villages and cities, Yemeni boys and men have been coming together to try and live a vague semblance of a normal existence.
On makeshift football fields covered with nothing but sand and rocks, amateur players display their skills to a cheering audience that come in the hundreds from near and far.
There are no seats. The crowd, ranging from 800 to 1,500, usually stands on its feet for the duration of the matches, shouting and singing to spur on their team and players.
As with many aspects of life across Yemen, the official football scene came to a sharp halt as a result of the war that broke out in 2014.
With the dire situation on hand, many Yemenis turned to football for solace, not only taking part in unofficial tournaments but also taking up street football.
According to Sami al-Handhali, a football commentator and former player for al-Ahly Taiz football team, sports infrastructure faced heavy destruction, with stadiums and sports centres targeted in attacks or converted into military bases.
While official football leagues resumed in September last year, funding to support sports clubs and athletes remains scarce, he added.
“Yemenis have arranged their own events on makeshift football pitches, which brought back excitement among the crowds and helped them deal with their plights as well as lead to discovering new talents who were then picked up by the club side as well as the national team,” al-Handhali told Al Jazeera.
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2022/6/23/football-helping-yemenis-cope-with-the-prolonged-war
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Film: Meet Yemen's 'Plant Man'
Mohammed Shayeh is a 35-year-old hobbyist-turned-entrepreneur whose favorite pastime is to play his violin surrounded by dozens of his beloved plants
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/meet-yemens-plant-man-id748808099?chan=sjvuxmq = https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/meet-yemens-plant-man-203049735.html
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Yemen Volcanos
https://volcano.si.edu/volcanolist_countries.cfm?country=Yemen
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-811-yemen-war-mosaic-811
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-811 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-811:
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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