Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 817, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 817, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-817-yemen-war-mosaic-817
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
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 Aden-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Aden government in Southern Yemen
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
Klassifizierung / Classification
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(Kein Stern / No star)
? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating
A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
pH = Pro-Houthi
pS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
Siehe / Look at cp1
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[Sanaa gov.] Military Committee Informs UN Representative in Yemen of US-Saudi violations of Truce
The Military Committee, Thursday, met with the Military Adviser to the United Nations Representative to Yemen, General Anthony Hayward, and the Director of the Office of the United Nations Representative in Yemen.
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196551.htm
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Detention of Fuel Ships by US-Saudi Aggression Puts Truce's Extension in Question
[Sanaa president Al Mahsat] stressed that the US-Saudi aggression' detention of fuel ships puts truce in a sensitive situation, pointing out that they are trying through this to exploit the humanitarian side to achieve political gains that it could not achieve in the military battle.
President Al-Mashat stressed the need for the US-Saudi aggression to abide by the provisions of truce and implement all its provisions, leading to more humanitarian and economic remedies to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267544/
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Implementation of humanitarian armistice items in transport field falls short of required level: [Sanaa gov.] Transport Minister
The Minister of Transport, Abdulwahab Yahya Al-Durra, confirmed on Thursday that the implementation of the humanitarian armistice clauses in connection with transport falls short of the required and agreed level, as a result of the aggression coalition manipulating the armistice and its clauses for four months.
The Minister of Transport, in a statement to Saba, said: "Only 70 percent of the air transport sector implemented during the truce is due to the lack of regular and scheduled commercial and civil flights through Sana'a International Airport to Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt, according to the truce."
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196563.htm
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[Aden] Yemeni govt agrees to extend truce: Sources
The Yemeni foreign minister on Tuesday informed the UN special envoy that his government agrees to extend the UN-brokered truce and rejects to discuss any new terms before the Houthi group reopens roads leading to the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemeni sources said on Wednesday.
The Yemeni Leadership Council and government have no objection to the truce extension, but to the proposed discussion of new files during the extended truce, Ahmed Bin Mubarak told Hans Grundberg at meeting with the UN envoy in Aden, the sources told al-Bayan paper.
The government reiterated calls for more international pressures on the Houthis to honor their commitments under the truce deal, particularly the reopening of Taiz roads, according to the sources.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30331.html
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Yemen's [Aden] presidential council chief 'refused to meet UN envoy in Aden'
Rashad Al Alimi's move was to say 'no more concessions' as UN seeks to extend ceasefire with rebels
The head of Yemen's presidential council Rashad Al Alimi refused to meet UN special envoy Hans Grundberg when he visited Aden this week on a regional tour to extend a truce between the government and Houthi rebels, two people close to the eight-member Presidential Leadership Council headed by Mr Alimi told The National.
They said the apparent snub was partially over the UN's failure to convince the Houthi rebels to reopen the roads around the country's third largest city of Taez, which remains besieged.
“The government has so far done more than the Houthis have to keep the truce going, including allowing oil vessels to enter the port of Hodeidah, opening Sanaa airport, and even looking the other way when the Houthis have sent people with illegitimate passports to Cairo and Amman,” one of the sources said.
“The president's refusal to meet Mr Grundberg was his way of saying: no more concessions from our side if the Houthi side will not abide by its end of the bargain.”
Mr Grundberg was instead met by Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak at the presidential palace in Aden.
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Southern Yemen official pins hopes on extending ceasefire
‘Everyone needs the truce’, says Amr Al Bidh of the STC on visit to London this week
A leading official of war-torn Yemen’s southern political movement has said the fragile truce between Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised government must be extended to avoid the world’s worst humanitarian crisis from deteriorating.
On an official visit to London this week, Amr Al Bidh of the Southern Transitional Council said rising energy and food prices brought about by the war in Ukraine were exacerbating an already dire situation on the ground.
“The truce really helped everyone,” he told a briefing on Thursday. “Everyone needs the truce, everyone is exhausted by this war and everyone wants to focus on helping the people helping the economy.”
The STC’s foreign affairs representative also voiced his concern over the rising price “of fuel inside our already collapsing economy”, in a country that is teetering on the brink of famine.
Yemen’s former deputy foreign minister Mustapha Al Noman this month told The National he thought the ceasefire would likely be extended to create more time to negotiate a longer-term solution.
Mr Al Bidh said: “We need to find solutions but the most important thing is that we don’t lose the truce.
“It's not just about the roads in Taez, there are roads on six fronts that need to be opened and we did that unilaterally. But at the same time, we can't just focus on one issue.
“We want to focus on other things, on the people, on how to build institutions and organisations that can make reforms in the financial sector.”
Inclusion in an overall peace process, should it come, is another concern for the STC. The new Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) includes the president of the STC, Maj Gen Aidarous Al Zubaydi, but there are concerns within the southern-based faction over whether their interests will feature in future negotiations.
“The problem with the PLC is that eight people with different agendas is very complicated, it's not that easy,” said Mr Al-Bidh. “We don't have a good history in managing crises in Yemen, especially in the south.
“There should be a joint delegation between the STC and the government to manage the peace process and we want that.”
He said the majority of decisions affecting Yemen had been made without consulting the STC, although his group acknowledged that most of the outcomes were positive. “It’s a good thing for the people, we accept that,” he said. “But we don't accept the way it's done.”
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/southern-yemen-official-pins-hopes-on-extending-ceasefire/ar-AA1048pU = https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/07/28/southern-yemen-official-pins-hopes-on-extending-ceasefire/
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From-Aden-the-capital: Grundberg: We-continue-efforts-to-implement-the-terms-of-the-un-armistice
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Waffen schweigen weiter
Jemen: Verhandlungen über Verlängerung von Kampfpause. Kernpunkt für Ansarollah ist Lockerung von Luft- und Seeblockade
Die Vereinten Nationen unternehmen größte Anstrengungen, um eine viermonatige Waffenruhe im Jemen um sechs weitere Monate zu verlängern.
Kernpunkte der Verhandlungen über die Verlängerung der Waffenruhe sind neben der Auszahlung von Gehältern an Staatsbedienstete vor allem die Lockerung der Luft- und Seeblockade.
Die Verhandlungen um die Öffnung wichtiger Straßen um Hodeida, Al-Dschauf und vor allem um die Bergstadt Taiz lieferten erste Ergebnisse. Die zweitgrößte Stadt des Jemen, die als dessen Kulturhauptstadt gilt, wird seit über sieben Jahren von den Ansarollah belagert.
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/431454.waffen-schweigen-weiter.html
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If Yemen maintains its ceasefire this week, peace is on the horizon
In a week's time, this latest phase will be up. It is crucial that it is extended.
Yemen does not have time to waste. It might be a talking point at the highest levels of global diplomacy for now, but that might not be the case for long. There is a risk that humanitarian attention will shift to newer crises, notably the war in Ukraine. As Europe goes through its first interstate conflict since the Second World War, countries that have been mired in violence for years could lose out.
That is why this week is critical. International engagement must remain. Most of all, Yemeni leaders must remember the horrors of the past eight years and work towards sustainable peace, and a continued suppression of violence in the meantime. If all sides can maintain the relative calm of the past few months, peace, unthinkable for so many years, might bec
(A P)
Iran expresses pleasure at continuation of truce in Yemen
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/189534/Iran-expresses-pleasure-at-continuation-of-truce-in-Yemen
and
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Iran’s Khaji: UN should decide on lifting economic blockade on Yemen
It is now up to the United Nations to decide whether to help lift the economic siege on Yemen and prolong the truce, according to the top advisor to Iran's foreign minister, Ali Asghar Khaji.
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United Nations Tries to Consolidate and Extend Truce in Yemen
The United Nations and a multilateral grouping known as “the Quint” are seeking to convert a truce in Yemen into a longer-term ceasefire and substantive talks on a permanent settlement to the conflict.
Although the city of Taiz remains largely cut off, the truce has improved the humanitarian situation for many Yemenis.
Some of the truce terms have not been fully implemented, threatening an extension of the agreement beyond August 2.
A collapse of the truce in Yemen would tarnish President Biden’s July visit to Saudi Arabia and his engagement with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS).
https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2022-july-26/
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TIMELINE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE TRUCE IMPLEMENTATION
https://osesgy.unmissions.org/timeline-progress-truce-implementation
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An Emirati newspaper revealed on Tuesday, the content of a US-UN initiative to extend the armistice, this coincides with an international movement to push for a political settlement in #Yemen. The newspaper “Al-Arab” indicated in a report that the new provisions include expanding the destinations of flights to Sana’a Airport, in addition to other issues related to allowing ships to enter Hodeida port and disbursement of employee salaries in Sana’a-controlled areas.
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1552067231739269122
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Siege imposed on Yemen impedes UN truce to be extended: [Sanaa gov.] Deputy FM
“The siege is a war crime and a crime against humanity, and it is a shame that the role of Western governments and the United Nations has become only to organize the siege and legitimize its use as a military and negotiating weapon,”
https://en.ypagency.net/267371/
and
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Mohammad Abdulsalam: Aggression did not deal seriously with truce
The head of the [Sanaa gov.] National Delegation, Mohammad Abdulsalam, confirmed that saying “the truce agreement is clear and announced, and what has been implemented is minimum."
There is some commitment with regard to large-scale operations, but spy and fighter drones did not stop, and carried out a number of raids," he explained.
He added that "artillery shelling, especially on the borders, is still continuing, and sniping operations by the US-Saudi aggression have resulted in casualties, noting that the bombing of warplanes and reconnaissance is big breach of truce."
"32 civilian flights were supposed to be carried out from Sana'a Int. but only 18 of them were carried out, and they will not exceed 20 during the remaining period of the truce," Abdulsalam said.
He pointed out that only one flight departed from Cairo Airport to Sana'a Int. Airport, stressing that this is also a major violation of the truce, revealing the refusal of the US-Saudi aggression to bring fuel for planes to Sana'a and schedule flights.
He stated that it was agreed that 36 ships would enter the port of Hodeidah, but only 24 ships entered, only three of them were in custody, and some ships were delayed for 21 days.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196191.htm
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Sanaa reveals its conditions for extending armistice
The Supreme Political Council in Sanaa on Monday confirmed that the renewal of the armistice requires a commitment to pay salaries of all employees and return services that Saudi-led coalition cut off to double the suffering of Yemeni people.
This came during the meeting held by the Council today, headed by the President of the Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, to review the latest political developments related to the armistice and the existing communications.
The Supreme Political Council explained that it had initiated the opening of a an account in the Central Bank’s branch in Hodeida, and the revenues of the port of Hodeida were deposited into it to contribute to the payment of salaries to all state employees, while the other party and the United Nations did not commit to filling the gap for the payment of salaries.
The Council stressed the need to fully open Sanaa International Airport and Hodeida Port.
https://en.ypagency.net/267301/
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UN Special envoy for Yemen arrives in Aden
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has on Monday arrived in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, coming from Oman.
Sources said that Grundberg’s visit is part of efforts to extend the UN truce in Yemen
https://en.ypagency.net/267337/
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/35385
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[Aden] Yemeni LC says Houthis misuse de-escalation for military mobilization
The Iranian-backed Houthi group exploits the humanitarian truce to mobilize more forces and prepare for bloodier round of fighting, the Yemeni Leadership Council (LC) said on at meeting held on Monday in Aden.
Chaired by President Rashad al-Alimi, the LC meeting discussed local developments, particularly those related to the UN-brokered truce and the Houthi breaches, Saba said.
The LC listened to a report on the truce violations committed by the Houthi group leaving fatalities among civilians and troops, the Aden-based news agency added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30316.html
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Yemen talks on prisoner swap expected to kick off in Jordan
A Houthi delegation headed to the capital of Jordan Amman for a a new round of talks withYemen's internationally recognised government on prisoner exchange, sources at Sanaa Airport said on Sunday.
The talks expected to kick off on Monday are sponsored by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross. They will be focused on implementing the outcomes and understandings reached during talks held in March, political sources said on Sunday.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30292.html
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[Sanaa gov.] Prime Minister: Extension of Truce Must Be Linked to Economic, Financial Aspects
Prime Minister Abdulaziz bin Habtoor stressed on Saturday the need for the process of extending the humanitarian and military truce in Yemen to be linked to the economic and financial aspects, especially the addressing of employee salaries that have been cut off since the transfer of the Central Bank's functions to its branch in Aden, in 2016.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267161/
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UN, US envoys work to reach lasting peace in Yemen
Yemeni sources revealed multiple paths that the UN and US envoys to Yemen are working on, in coordination and cooperation with international and regional bodies, to reach a lasting peace agreement in Yemen.
The sources stated that joint committees emanating from the office of the UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg, in coordination with international bodies, are working on “economic, developmental, humanitarian, political and military” tracks, in order to reach solutions to the Yemeni crisis, through which the causes are addressed. The main concern of social segments in all regions of Yemen.
The sources indicated that these tracks are being worked on in conjunction with the intensification of contacts and efforts to extend the UN truce within which work is being carried out on these tracks, and a lot has been achieved in the economic, relief, military, social and human rights aspects.
Meanwhile, informed sources expected the arrival of the UN envoy, Hans Grundberg, to Aden to meet the government side, as part of his efforts to extend the armistice.
For his part, the US envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking, renewed his call to the Yemeni parties to extend and expand the truce.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35374
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Four Months of Yemen Truce
On Saturday, the Oman News Agency announced the arrival of the UN envoy to Muscat, saying he met with the Undersecretary of Diplomatic Affairs, Khalifa al-Harthy.
During the meeting, views were exchanged on several regional and international issues.
Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam, who resides in Oman, met with Grundberg, who is trying to urge the group to extend the truce.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3776276/four-months-yemen-truce
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PRESS RELEASE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRUCE AND PROSPECTS OF ITS RENEWAL
The UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg has intensified his engagements with the parties to support the implementation of all elements of the truce, and to explore possibilities for an expanded and extended truce beyond 2 August. “An extended and expanded truce will increase the benefits to the Yemeni people. It will also provide a platform to build more confidence between the parties and start serious discussions on economic priorities, particularly on revenues and salaries, as well as security priorities, including a ceasefire. Ultimately, the aim is to move toward a political settlement that comprehensively ends the conflict”, Mr. Grundberg said.
Mr. Grundberg noted that thanks to the continued commitment of the parties, the truce has largely held for almost four months, marking the longest period of relative calm in more than seven years and a significant decrease in the number of civilian casualties.
At the outset of the negotiations, both parties put forward proposals to open roads in Taiz and other governorates, a positive sign of their willingness to engage in the talks. The latest UN proposal included three roads put forward by Ansar Allah and one advocated for by civil society. The Government of Yemen accepted this proposal but Ansar Allah did not accept it. Recently, the parties have also announced their intention to open some roads unilaterally.
“Unilateral actions alone are not enough to ensure the safe and sustainable passage of civilians along roads that cross frontlines under the control of different parties, said Mr. Grundberg. “The parties need to negotiate, coordinate and communicate with each other. I will not stop pursuing my efforts to bring the parties closer together to reach agreement to sustainably and safely open key roads in Taiz and other governorates. This will remain a priority for this truce period and any future extension of it.”
The truce stipulated that 36 fuel ships should enter Hudaydah during the four-month period. So far, between 2 April and 21 July, 26 fuel ships entered Hudaydah port carrying 720,270 metric tons of fuel derivatives. More fuel ships are under process. During the whole year of 2021, 23 fuel ships carrying less than 470,000 metric tons entered Hudaydah port.
“Moving away from seven years of war to a state of relative calm will not be without challenges, and there have been some shortcomings in fully implementing the elements of the truce. Nevertheless, the truce has been transformational for Yemen. It has made a tangible difference to people’s lives. The Yemeni people and the international community want and expect the truce to be fully implemented, renewed and strengthened. I hope the parties will engage constructively with my efforts and recognise the gains that an extended and expanded truce can deliver to Yemeni people. They must rise to the occasion and not miss this opportunity", Mr. Grundberg said.
https://osesgy.unmissions.org/press-release-implementation-truce-and-prospects-its-renewal
and Houthi comment:
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Shameful Briefing By “Hans” Before The UN Regarding The Armistice In Yemen
In a shameful and fragile briefing by the UN envoy in Yemen, Hans Grundberg, regarding the humanitarian and military truce in Yemen, Hans’ statement revealed the extent to which the United Nations and the Security Council have manipulated the standards of international and humanitarian laws, norms and charters in a biased way.
Hans is attempting to raise media attention before the United Nations and the world, while he did not bring anything new except for the intuitions that everyone knows and words on paper that were not applied in reality. In fact, Yemen is still suffering greatly as a result of the siege and aggression by the forces of the coalition of aggression and their mercenaries, under the auspices of the United Nations.
Hans pointed out that thanks to the continued commitment of the parties, the armistice largely held for nearly four months, which represented one of the longest periods of relative calm after more than seven years of what he called the ongoing conflict, during which the total number of civilian casualties decreased compared to their numbers before the armistice, Ignoring the statistics that Sanaa showed more than once about the violations of the aggression that have exceeded all expectations.
Hans’ statement also attempted to completely turn a blind eye to the initiatives of the Supreme Political Council and the national delegation regarding opening roads and alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people.
https://www.ansarollah.com/archives/533801
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Sana'a in Response to UN Envoy: We Reject State of No Peace, No War
The Salvation government's Minister of Foreign Affairs says a settlement that benefits the Yemeni people and gives them honor and dignity is needed.
Minister of Foreign, Hisham Sharaf, affirmed Thursday that any truce that does not ease the burdens of Yemeni citizens and improve their conditions cannot be considered a truce, but rather a temporary sedative.
In an interview for Al Mayadeen, Sharaf said in response to the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg that "We reject the state of no peace and no war," adding that "We want a settlement that benefits the Yemeni people and gives them honor and dignity."
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-30267.html
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UN: Yemen, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (21 July 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCdHvuXCgEs
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Sanaa reveals new negotiations with Islah Party regarding Taiz roads
Spokesman for the Supreme Council for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sanaa, Talaat Al-Sharjabi, said on Thursday revealed the start of new negotiations regarding the opening of Taiz roads.
Al-Sharjabi said that the Salvation Government is working for the second week in a row to urge the parties taking control of Taiz, in reference to Islah Party, in order to open the 50th – Al-Nour Road.
He stressed at the same time that they received local initiatives by personalities and dignitaries, but these initiatives collide with what he described as the “arrogance and stubbornness” of the parties that do not want to open the roads in Taiz.
The Islah factions had obstructed the operation of paving the road by targeting the operation militarily.
https://en.ypagency.net/266920/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/07/21/nee-negotiations-regarding-taiz-roads-kick-off-in-yemen/
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
Siehe / Look at cp12: Kronprinz in Europa / Crown prince in Europe
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Nach Biden-Besuch: Saudischer Kronprinz Mohammed reist nach Athen
Gut eine Woche nach dem Besuch von US-Präsident Joe Biden in Saudi-Arabien will dessen Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman nach Griechenland reisen. Dort sei am Dienstagabend ein Treffen mit dem griechischen Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis geplant, sagte ein griechischer Regierungssprecher der dpa am Montag. Es ist der erste Besuch des Kronprinzen in der Europäischen Union seit dem Mord am Journalisten Jamal Khashoggi vor bald vier Jahren.
In Athen geht es Regierungskreisen zufolge in erster Linie um die wirtschaftliche und militärische Zusammenarbeit der beiden Länder
https://www.handelsblatt.com/dpa/wirtschaft-nach-biden-besuch-saudischer-kronprinz-mohammed-reist-nach-athen/28547166.html = https://march24.ch/articles/144365-saudischer-kronprinz-reist-nach-athen
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Saudi-Arabien nimmt Helfer von israelischem Journalisten fest
Der israelische Journalist Gil Tamari drehte eine Reportage in Mekka, wo eigentlich nur Muslime hindürfen. Ein Mann, der dem US-Journalisten in die Stadt verhalf, muss nun mit Konsequenzen rechnen.
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Saudis arrest man who helped Israeli journalist illegally enter Mecca
Case also reportedly opened against Channel 13’s Gil Tamary; his broadcast, in which he visited holy city in defiance of non-Muslim entry ban, has sparked widespread outrage
https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudis-arrest-man-who-helped-israeli-journalist-illegally-enter-mecca/
and news by SPA: https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371537
and
(A P)
Friday's sermon in Sanaa has denounced the Zionist journalist Gil Tamari's visit to Mecca who came closer to the Sacred Mosque, calling for the liberation of Muslim holiest sites after Saudis allowed non-Muslim to breach Quranic verse that says:... Follow Allah says in Holy Quraan: (O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque.
https://twitter.com/Naseh_Shaker/status/1550477357319962625
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp6 (US-Truppen im Jemen / US troops in Yemen), cp9a
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Struggling with diplomatic setbacks, US moves to extend Yemen truce
The US special envoy for Yemen has begun a tour that takes him to Saudi Arabia and Jordan to continue Washington's diplomatic efforts to back a United Nation's-mediated truce in Yemen, the US State Department said.
Tim Lenderking "will continue our efforts to help advance peace," the department said in a statement on the trip, which follows US President Joe Biden's visit to the region earlier this month.
Observers told The Arab Weekly that the US administration is seeking to extend Yemen’s truce for six months, in the hope of achieving a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the region. This comes after a series setbacks, the most obvious of which were the disappointing visits of Biden to Israel and Saudi Arabia, during which he failed to achieve a number of planned objectives.
Observers added that Lenderking’s visit to Saudi Arabia aims to convince Riyadh of the need to extend the truce.
https://thearabweekly.com/struggling-diplomatic-setbacks-us-moves-extend-yemen-truce
My comment: The US miming peace broker once again.
and
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While in Riyadh, #USEnvoyYemen & @USEmbassyYemen Amb met w/Yemeni Pres Leadership Council VP Bahsani to reiterate U.S. support for the Council. "The Govt has shown leadership on the truce. It's imperative the parties extend it & continue to support
@UN efforts," said Lenderking. (photo)
https://twitter.com/StateDept_NEA/status/1552034549831548929
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What Is the Purpose of Presenting Bin Salman as a Rival to Biden?
Western promotion aims to show Mohammed bin Salman as “a leader”, by claiming that Saudi Arabia “confirmed that increasing oil production is not a matter of emotions” and that bin Salman embarrassed Biden by talking about “American violations of human rights in Abu Ghraib prison and not holding the Israelis accountable for killing the Palestinians Al-Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akela”.
All these lies do not correspond to the facts of the reality of the relations that bind the Saudi regime to the United States.
A quick review of the facts of the overthrow of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan can confirm the fact that Riyadh sided with Washington in the war against Russia.
As soon as Imran Khan refused Western pressure on his government to condemn Russia, he was dramatically and suddenly ousted from the presidency of the Pakistani government. And as Shahbaz Sharif became prime minister, the first thing he announced was thanking Saudi Arabia and the UAE regimes for their assistance in assuming the premiership of Pakistan on the 11th of last April.
Many observers believe that the role of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in overthrowing “Imran Khan” as prime minister of Pakistan was nothing more than a service that Riyadh and Abu Dhabi provided to the US amid the permanent and unconditional dependency that the Saudi and Emirati regimes abide by to Washington.
The news of the polishing of Mohammed bin Salman and granting him the status of being "peer" with the US President, appears to be nothing more than an attempt to “scatter dust in the eyes”, absorbing Russian anger, and preparing public opinion for the normalization relations between the Saudi regime and the Zionist entity.
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Die USA haben ihren Einfluss auf arabische Länder weitgehend verloren
Der Besuch von US-Präsident Biden hat gezeigt, dass die USA ihre Vormachtstellung im Nahen Osten verloren haben. Warum das so ist und was das bedeutet.
Lange ging ohne die USA nichts in der Region. Nun scheint das Vergangenheit zu sein.
Die Hegemonie der USA war in der Region nie sonderlich beliebt. Das hat viele Gründe. Da wäre zum Beispiel die bedingungslose Unterstützung der USA für Israel, das aus Sicht der Araber die islamischen Brüder, die Palästinenser, blutig und brutal unterdrückt.
Dass man sich trotzdem auf die USA als Partner eingelassen hat, hatte rein pragmatisch Gründe. Die USA boten den arabischen Ländern Schutz vor dem aufstrebenden Iran, der eine Machtstellung in der Region fordert. Die USA haben im Tausch dafür, dass die Länder ihr Öl nur in Dollar gehandelt und so die gigantische Nachfrage nach Dollar ermöglicht haben, die den USA ihre defizitäre Wirtschaftspolitik erlaubt, modernste Waffe ohne jede Ausnahme geliefert.
Die Verhältnisse in der Welt haben sich schleichend geändert. Die wirtschaftliche Dominanz der USA ist Geschichte, für viele Länder ist China längst der wichtigere Wirtschaftspartner. Und China hat den USA gegenüber einen entscheidenden Vorteil: Wenn die USA mit jemandem Wirtschaftsbeziehungen aufbauen, wollen sie immer auch politischen Einfluss nehmen. Gerade in Ländern Asiens und Afrikas und islamischen Ländern wurde das nur aus Alternativlosigkeit zähneknirschend zugelassen, denn die Arroganz, mit der die USA diese Länder, ihre Kulturen und Religionen behandeln, hat niemandem gefallen.
Im Spiegel ist dazu schon am 28. März ein Interview mit einem saudischen Politikwissenschaftler erschienen, das schonungslos aufgezeigt hat, wie man in Regierungskreisen der arabischen Länder über die USA und ihre Politik denkt. Schauen wir uns die Kernaussagen einmal an.
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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Saudi Arabia and Jordan
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Amman, Jordan beginning July 25 to continue U.S. diplomatic efforts in support of the UN-mediated truce in Yemen. This trip follows President Biden’s recent visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during which Yemen figured prominently in discussions. In close coordination with the UN Special Envoy and our regional and Yemeni partners, Special Envoy Lenderking will continue our efforts to help advance peace.
https://www.state.gov/u-s-special-envoy-for-yemen-lenderkings-travel-to-saudi-arabia-and-jordan/
My comment: The US; a main driver of this war, miming “peace broker”.
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Biden in the Middle East: No Shame in Wise Strategic Alignments
There was no mention that the summit was held at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and was chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. In the group photo, it went unacknowledged that President Biden and the Saudi Crown Prince stood next to each other, separated only by the displayed crest of the meeting. They were posed to show that they were the two most important statesmen at the event. Yet Biden has downplayed his meetings with the Saudi heir apparent amid the left-wing backlash about the photo showing the two men exchanging a “fist bump” upon their greeting. Neither this photo nor any other of the president and crown prince alone were posted by the White House on Twitter.
Despite its initial desire to “cut and run” from Yemen as in Afghanistan, the Biden administration has not been able to disengage from such a strategic conflict.
And in his meeting with the crown prince last Friday, the White House reported that “Biden reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to help Saudi Arabia protect and defend its territory and people from all external attacks, particularly those launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.” The Fact Sheet also notes that Saudi Arabia will participate in maritime task forces providing security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea (all menaced by Iran and its proxies) and join the U.S. Fifth Fleet in exercises involving advanced technologies.
Yet, the administration is still trying to maintain an arbitrary, largely nonsensical, and certainly defeatist distinction between offensive and defensive weapons and missions. Perhaps Biden’s team will learn something from the Ukraine war and apply it to their policies involving conflicts elsewhere like Yemen
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'My hijab makes me powerful': The Yemeni-American teen whose painting will hang in the US Capitol
Sally Almaklani says she hopes her painting will inspire confidence in young Muslim women that wear the hijab, as well as countering Islamophobia
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Biden’s Middle East Trip Was Nothing Short of a Disaster
Desperate to save his domestic agenda, the president damaged his foreign policy.
“I didn’t come here to meet with the crown prince,” Biden said from Jeddah last week. “I came here to meet with the [Gulf Cooperation Council] and nine nations to deal with the security and the needs of the free world, and particularly the United States, and not leave a vacuum here, which was happening as it has in other parts of the world.”
Embracing foreign policy as an attempt to jump-start a presidency mired in domestic discord is practically a cliché at this point—Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump have all done it.
But Biden’s trip to the Middle East was also desperate and built on a gamble. With inflation and high gas prices at home, Biden was making a bet that he could play one of the few cards he had left—welcoming bin Salman back into the international community—in exchange for short- and long-term benefits. It didn’t pay off.
There is an argument that it may yield some productive results in the long run.
But that fist bump also signaled that the administration’s half-hearted effort to freeze out bin Salman over his numerous human rights violations was over; relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia had normalized. What credibility Biden had built up on human rights and foreign policy was instantly diminished. If he needed something bad enough—in this case, lower gas prices—then anything can be forgiven.
For Biden, this also points to a political problem. Facing a series of related domestic crises, he had hoped that a trip abroad would fix arguably his most glaring political problem: the high cost of gas. But at the very least, there was hope that it would reassert his status as a leader, something that has taken a hit amid the administration’s near silence in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion. But the most prominent image of his trip isn’t the celebration of a new alliance or a deal to increase gas production: It’s a fist bump with a man who the U.S. government found ordered the assassination of a journalist who had been living in America.
https://newrepublic.com/article/167111/joe-biden-disaster-middle-east-trip-saudi-mbs
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Human rights activists urge resumption of Houthi terror designation, Saudi weapons sales
A group representing Yemeni and international civil society organizations met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week
A group of activists, led by a Yemeni human rights activist, were on Capitol Hill last week to deliver a message starkly at odds with the approach advocated by many in the human rights community: In order to aid the Yemeni people, the Biden administration should reinstate the Houthis’ terrorist designation and resume offensive weapons sales to the Saudi government.
The group was led by Wesam Basindowah, the president of the Yemeni Coalition of Independent Women, and included human rights and national security attorney and analyst Irina Tsukerman and Manel Msalmi, the president of the European Association for the Defense of Minorities, who also advises members of the European Parliament.
https://jewishinsider.com/2022/07/yemen-houthi-saudi-arabia-foreign-terror-designation/
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In a 2010 cable @HillaryClinton writes to the KSA and UAE "It will be useful for the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, & the UK to continue to discreetly coordinate policies & efforts regarding Yemen, including providing direction and impetus to larger multilateral efforts"
Hillary Clinton goes on to write that there needs to a mechanism to bring the Houthi conflict to an end, "We want to work with you in this effort & should do so now privately before international attention on Yemen internationalizes the conflict."
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/10STATE6940_a.html
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Guantanamo "forever prisoner" Khalid Ahmed Qasim cleared for release after 20 years, hopes for "another life" with his art
A U.S. government review board has cleared one of the longest-held prisoners at Guantanamo Bay for release. The Periodic Review Board said in its July 19 "final determination" that there was no longer sufficient cause to keep Khalid Ahmed Qasim imprisoned at the base.
After spending more than 20 years at the prison camp, Qasim should be released to an as-yet unspecified country "with a strong rehabilitation and reintegration program," the board said.
One of the so-called "forever prisoners" at Guantanamo, Qasim was in his twenties when he arrived in Afghanistan in 2000. It was his very first trip out of his native Yemen. He went, according to statements he and his lawyers have made over the ensuing 20 years, to work providing assistance to people in need.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/khalid-ahmed-qasim-release-guantanamo-wants-art-another-life/
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
Siehe / Look at cp9
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Iran welcomes 'path of diplomacy and negotiations’, urges US to be ‘realistic’
Iran's foreign minister says his country welcomes continuation of the path of diplomacy with the aim of reaching an agreement on the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions and the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, while urging the US to be "realistic".
In a telephone call with European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Wednesday, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian addressed the issue of the bloc's recent initiative, asserting that Iran "welcomes continuation of the path of diplomacy and negotiations” to reach a deal.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/07/27/686351/Iran-talks-Vienna-agreement-European-Union-Borrell
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Iran serious about sustainable, strong agreement: FM
Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is “serious” about reaching a sustainable and strong agreement amid the ongoing talks aimed at potential fresh removal of the US’ inhumane sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/07/26/686310/Iran-talks-sanctions-removal-Amir-Abdollahian
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'Dismantled Israel-linked spy network aimed to target sensitive Iranian defense center'
Iran's intelligence ministry says an espionage team affiliated with the Israeli regime’s spy agency Mossad, which was recently dismantled before it could carry out acts of sabotage in the country, had plans to blow up a sensitive defense facility.
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Another fiasco for pirates: Greece upholds Iran oil cargo ruling
The top court in Greece has endorsed a verdict issued last month which ordered the release of an Iranian oil cargo detained in the country in April under US pressure with the Iranian embassy in Athens calling the ruling as another fiasco for American pirates.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/07/26/686298/Iran-Lana-tanker-Greece-supreme-court-ruling
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Tehran welcomes public dialogue with Saudi Arabia
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday said that “five rounds of negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh in Baghdad were positive.”
In his weekly press conference, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said: “During the last phone call between the Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and his Iraqi counterpart, Fouad Hussein, the latter confirmed that the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Muhammad bin Salman, welcomed the political and public dialogue between Tehran and Riyadh.”
Kanaani added: “We also welcome, and the ground is available to hold the next round of negotiations in an official, political and public form.”
He appreciated the efforts and positive role of Baghdad in this regard, expressing hope that they would be able to take positive steps in the next round of negotiations.
https://en.ypagency.net/267286/
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Iran nuclear chief: IAEA cameras will remain turned off until JCPOA fully restored
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says monitoring cameras installed by the UN nuclear agency at the Iranian nuclear sites will remain turned off until the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is fully restored.
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Irak: Saudi-Arabien und Iran wollen Treffen
Die Aussenminister der eigentlich verfeindeten Länder Saudi-Arabien und Iran wollen sich nach Angaben der irakischen Regierung erstmals seit Jahren öffentlich treffen. Das sagte der irakische Aussenminister Fuad Hussein der Nachrichtenseite Rudaw am Samstag. Ein Datum für das geplante Treffen stehe noch nicht fest. Zwischen beiden Seiten laufen seit mehr als einem Jahr geheime Gespräche unter irakischer Vermittlung. Eine offizielle Bestätigung für das geplante Treffen aus Riad oder Teheran gab es zunächst nicht.
https://wil24.ch/articles/144130-irak-saudi-arabien-und-iran-wollen-treffen
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Sayyed Raeisi Tells Macron: US Anti-Iran Sanctions Detrimental to Global Economy, Europe
Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says the sanctions imposed by the United States on the Islamic Republic following Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have been detrimental to global economy, particularly Europe.
In a 120-minute phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, Raeisi added that despite the US sanctions, Iran has managed to achieve spectacular growth in its political and economic cooperation with various countries across the world.
He condemned the non-constructive measures and positions of the United States and European countries against Iran
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Britain: Yemen war will only end with settlement
The British ambassador to Yemen, Richard Oppenheim, has stressed that “the 8-year-old war in Yemen will only end through a settlement.”
In statements to Saudi Arabia’s Asharq Al-Awsat, Oppenheim said, “Extending the UN truce in Yemen beyond August 2 is the clearest way for all parties to move away from the conflict and take steps to improve the lives of Yemenis.”
https://en.ypagency.net/266943/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/07/21/british-ambassador-to-yemen-stresses-need-for-permanent-peace-agreement/
Film: https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1550550167744544768
My comment: Hypocrisy. Britain has been one of the main drivers of this war from its very beginning.
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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[Sanaa gov.] FM meets German Ambassador to Yemen
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eng. Hisham Sharaf Abdullah, discussed on Wednesday with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Yemen, Hubert Jäger, the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen and possible ways to deal with the current situation.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196445.htm
and
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[Sanaa gov.] Foreign Minister Calls on German Government to Resume Its Activities in Sana'a
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267522/
and
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German ambassador visits Hodeida port
https://en.ypagency.net/267593/
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Groß-Gerau: Benefizkonzert zugunsten der Jemen-Kinderhilfe
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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'MBS' wieder in Europa: Symbolträchtige Reise für Kronprinz Mohammed
Irgendwie ist dann doch wieder alles beim Alten: Mit seinem ersten Besuch in Europa seit dem Mord am Journalisten Jamal Khashoggi scheint der saudische Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman auch im Westen diplomatisch wieder Fuß zu fassen. In Athen bereitete ihm Griechenlands Regierungschef Kyriakos Mitsotakis am Dienstag einen "warmen Empfang", wie der Kronprinz sagte. Mit Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron war am Donnerstagabend im Pariser Élyséepalast ein Arbeitsessen geplant. Bald vier Jahre nach dem Khashoggi-Mord wird "MBS" in Europa allmählich wieder salonfähig.
Spätestens seit Russlands Überfall auf die Ukraine und der Suche nach neuen Energielieferanten steht Saudi-Arabien - einer der weltgrößten Öl-Förderstaaten - als Gesprächspartner wieder hoch im Kurs.
In Griechenland schert man sich kaum um mögliche saudische Menschenrechtsverletzungen.
Athen setzt angesichts der starken Spannungen mit dem Nachbarn Türkei auf den Ausbau seiner Kontakte in den Nahen Osten.
Für Macron ist der Besuch dagegen ein Drahtseilakt. Die Opposition geizt nicht mit Kritik, und auch Menschenrechtsorganisationen sind vom Empfang des Kronprinzen alles andere als begeistert.
Der französischen Regierung sei bewusst, dass der Empfang des Prinzen "politisch und für den eigenen Ruf delikat ist", sagte Energieexperte Francis Perrin vom Wissenschaftsinstitut IRIS dem Sender RMC. "In ihren Augen sind die Interessen, die für Europa auf dem Spiel stehen, es aber wert. Dieses Land hat die größten nachgewiesenen Ölreservern nach Venezuela." Im Kontext des Krieges in der Ukraine komme man um Saudi-Arabien deshalb nur schwer herum. 2020 war Saudi-Arabien auch der größte Käufer französischer Rüstungsgüter.
Vielleicht auch angesichts der erwarteten Kritik wurde das Treffen in Paris vom Élyséepalast mit minimaler Öffentlichkeitsarbeit begleitet.
https://de.finance.yahoo.com/nachrichten/roundup-mbs-europa-symboltr%C3%A4chtige-reise-135803197.html = https://amp.ksta.de/politik/wieder-salonfaehig--mohammed-bin-salman-in-europa-39843616
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Europatour von Mohammed bin Salman : Die Rehabilitation des saudischen Kronprinzen ist abgeschlossen
Das ist bitter: Um Europa aus der Energie-Abhängigkeit von dem Kriegsherren Putin zu lösen, werden die Geschäfte mit anderen Autokraten und Kriegsführern hochgefahren.
Knapp vier Jahre hat die Ächtung bin Salmans gedauert. Die explodierenden Energiepreise machen ihn nun wieder hoffähig. Das nennt man Realpolitik und ist angesichts der drohenden Notlagen in westlichen Gesellschaft nötig.
Nur untergräbt diese Beziehungspflege natürlich das Argument derer, die im Namen des internationalen Rechts die Beziehungen zu Russland entflechten wollen und dafür auf Energie verzichten.
Mein Kommentar: Die am Ende des Artikels erhobene Forderung ist Geschwätz aus der grünen Blase.
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Energy on the table, Macron hosts Saudi prince for dinner
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace Thursday for controversial dinner that marks another step in the Saudi leader’s diplomatic rehabilitation -- a move that has drawn harsh criticism in France after the gruesome Saudi killing of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
The visit from the prince of the oil-rich state comes after France and other European nations are seeking to secure sources of energy to lessen their dependence on oil and gas supplies from Russia amid its war on Ukraine. France is also a major weapons and defense supplier to Gulf nations.
This was the second stop — after Greece — of the crown prince’s first official visit to the European Union since Khashoggi’s death.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Macron could be counted on to raise human rights concerns with the prince, while also seeking to secure energy supplies from elsewhere than Russia.
“Obviously, this isn’t about casting aside our principles. It’s not about calling into question our commitment in favor of human rights. The president will surely have an opportunity to talk about this with Mr. Mohammed bin Salman,” Borne said.
But she added: “In a context where we know that Russia is cutting, is threatening to cut, and is again cutting gas supplies and where we have tensions over energy prices, I think the French would not understand if we didn’t talk to the countries that are the exact producers of energy.”
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Franco-Yemeni agreement on deferral of debt signed in Aden
An agreement on deferment of Yemen's debt to France was signed in Aden on Tuesday, the French embassy said in a statement.
French Ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa and Finance Minister Salem bin Breik signed the agreement.
"France will do what it takes to help Yemen restoring its statehood." Safa affirmed in a tweet.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35387
and also https://twitter.com/France_in_Yemen/status/1551905132643848193
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Nasrallah: Hezbollah cannot be a mediator in Yemen, as we fully support the Yemeni people
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has affirmed that ” Hezbollah has not been asked officially, to intervene with Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi in the war in Yemen.
Hezbollah cannot play a mediation role as it openly takes sides; the side of the Yemeni people and Ansarullah, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said in an exclusive interview on Al-Mayadeen TV on Monday.
Considering that a mediator usually asks for concessions from the parties involved, Sayyed Nasrallah conjectured what concessions could be demanded from Ansarullah.
On the issue of mediation, the Lebanese Resistance leader went on to say that the Iranians stressed that there is nothing that the Yemenis can concede.
https://en.ypagency.net/267358/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/07/26/sayyid-hasan-nasrallah-hezbollah-cannot-be-mediator-in-yemen-as-we-fully-support-ansarullah/
My comment: he certainly is right with this. No one siding with any warring party can be a mediator. While the US and the West and even the Saudius and the UAE (within the “Quint” meetings) exactly mime to be peace broker. “there is nothing that the Yemenis can concede” is BS. By “Yemenis” he just meands the Houthi side. In negotiations, all sides are forced to “concede” something. There will be no difference when looking at Yemen. Obviously, the Houthi claim that the siege must be lifted also is going back to themselves. They will have to open the main road leading to Taiz.
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Saudi Naval Forces His Majesty's Ship "Al-Jubail” crew conclude training program in Spain
Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) concluded in San Fernando, Spain, today, the training program for the crew of His Majesty's Ship "Al-Jubail”, the first combat ship of the “Sarawat” project, which includes the manufacture and construction of five naval vessels with advanced capabilities to deal with various combat missions with high efficiency.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371739
cp12b Sudan
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Doctors group: Sudan forces kill at least 1 during protests
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Sudan woman faces death by stoning for adultery in first case for a decade
Campaigners say sentence amounts to torture amid fears that country’s new regime is rolling back women’s rights
A woman in Sudan has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, the first known case in the country for almost a decade.
Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, 20, was arrested by police in Sudan’s White Nile state last month.
Tiyrab says she is appealing against the decision. The majority of stoning sentences, which are predominantly against women, are overturned in the high court.
Campaigners worry the sentence is a sign that the military coup in October has emboldened lawmakers to roll back small gains for women’s rights made under the country’s transitional government.
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
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A senior military official in the forces of #Sanaa, who refused to be named, revealed in an exclusive statement to the "Al-Sabah Al-Yemeni" website that they have obtained advanced technology in the field of missile manufacturing from the Russians. He added that the technology they obtained represents a quantum leap in the military industries, stressing that it will be revealed at the appropriate time.
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1551695068834283520
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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Emergency Red List of Cultural Objects at Risk, Yemen (July 2018)
https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ERLY_Press_Kit_Eng.pdf
and a reminder from 2020: https://www.kuwaittimes.com/bombed-and-looted-yemen-battles-to-save-its-heritage/
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#Yemen’s Looted Antiquities For Sale At Europe’s Auctions.
Since the beginning of the Saudi-Emirati aggression on Yemen, Yemeni archaeological and historical sites have been subjected to systematic bombing and destruction by the Saudi-led coalition of aggression, whether in the capital, #Sanaa, or the rest of the other cities. The aggressors in the occupied governorates changed historical landmarks and geography. The #UAE claimed that Socotra island goes back to it, and the #Socotra dragon tree, which is found only on this Yemeni island, and listed on the World Heritage List, were stolen from this island. Also, birds, rare plants, stones, beaches and soil were also stolen from this island. Yemeni antiquities looted The #Saudi-#Emirati aggression against #Yemen was not only a military based aggression, but also an agression with many faces. Since declaring war on #Yemen, the Saudi coalition has deliberately targeted, directly, cultural monuments that preserve memory and protect heritage. What is new, today, is that a Yemeni artifact is offered for sale at an auction in Germany. Seven years after the war of the Saudi coalition against #Yemen, Yemeni museums today suffer from the effects of the coalition’s crime, and their tools on the ground, as they have been subjected to acts of destruction, looting, theft and smuggling abroad. (photos)
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1551997738509864960
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10 houses destroyed, 65 others damaged in Old Sanaa City
Roofs of at least 10 old houses were destroyed and more than 60 historic houses in the Old City of Sanaa were partially and completely damaged by torrential rains as the country has been witnessing monsoon low.
The General Authority for the Preservation of Historic Cities has declared a state of high alert to deal with any emergency, as preparations are under way to begin distributing tarpaulins to the most damaged homes in coordination with The Supreme Council For The Management And Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs (SCMCHA).
In a statement to 26 September newspaper, Ezzedine Al-Tahsh, head of the Authority explained that 10 roof houses fell down and 65 houses were damaged in the old city of Sanaa.
https://en.ypagency.net/267318/
and also https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1551705993511407616
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Film: Yesterday's torrents in the shoulders of the governorate of Saada
https://twitter.com/nas7131/status/1551327011356000257
(C)
Film, 2010: Sanaa, Jemen
https://www.swrfernsehen.de/schaetze-der-welt/aexavarticle-swr-83120.html
(C)
Photo: Al Arqoub area - Al #Mahwit Governorate
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1550577934984937472
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Saudi-led coalition loots over 14 billion dollars in Yemeni crude oil revenues
The value of the Yemeni crude oil revenues looted by the Saudi-led coalition during the period 2016-2022 amounted to more than 14 billion and 450 million dollars, according to the [Sanaa gov.] official Yemeni News Agency (Saba) in Sanaa.
Saba quoted a private source as saying on Tuesday, ”The aggression coalition and its mercenaries are looting Yemeni crude oil by giant ships that come to Yemeni ports, at a rate of at least one shipment per month, as shown by the international traffic monitoring sites.”
According to the source, since the beginning of this year, the number of ships that looted Yemeni crude oil from export ports in the coalition-occupied provinces has been monitored.
https://en.ypagency.net/267388/
and also https://www.ansarollah.com/archives/534802
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Currency Continues to Collapse in Saudi-UAE-occupied Areas
The Yemeni riyal fell again against other currencies in the local exchange rate trading in the occupied governorates, after days of sudden improvement, as the exchange rate rose by 1146 riyals to the dollar and 304 riyals to the Saudi riyal in Aden and Hadhramout.
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(Emirati-French) Agreement to Resume Looting of Yemeni Liquefied Gas
Local media confirmed that the French company Twal is preparing to restart the most important liquefied gas production facilities in Yemen.
Labor sources said that the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Company informed its employees of readiness to return to work, but did not specify a date for resuming operation.
Emirati media had indicated in a report that bin Zayed and Macron had signed several agreements to enhance global energy security.
The issue of ten years, which subjected a large number of former Yemen's officials to legal accountability later by the Public Prosecution in Sana’a, on charges of harming the country’s interest and issuing contracts and agreements for foreign companies based on incorrect and misleading data.
Over those years, Total exercised a monopoly with its partners, and during the period between 2009 and 2014, it adopted the lowest indicators for the sale of Yemeni liquefied gas, as the American “Henry Hope” indicator, with the intention of evading any demands to amend the contractual prices that it agreed upon with the Yemeni government in The nineties of the last century (it approved the price of only $3 per million calories, while it was selling for between $10 and $15).
This fraudulent policy was considered by the Sana’a prosecutor, and instructed the Ministry of Oil in mid-2014 to reserve Yemen’s right to fully compensate Total and its American partners for the quantities sold at prices lower than the Asian and European indicators.
These differences were estimated at $8 billion, in addition to Yemen’s losses resulting from losses of crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas and upstream fees, which the company and its partners deliberately handed over to the American “Hunt” company whose contract in Yemen expired in early 2005, and all its assets were transferred to the government company Safer.
Total has agreed with all the partners in the Yemen Liquefied Gas Company to reproduce, export and market gas.
Nevertheless, Total still controls the sources of liquefied gas, and refuses any supervision of its production operations, amid doubts that it deliberately withdrawn large quantities of gas during the period between 2009 and 2014, after it was found that it had withdrawn more than 8 million tons in 2013. in violation of the agreements and contracts signed with it.
In this context, Hassan Al-Obeidi, head of the Madari Center for Strategic Studies, accused, earlier this month, the French company of “attempting to loot 3 trillion cubic feet of liquefied gas outside the agreements.”
He pointed out that “the company, which acquires 51% of Balhaf’s share in Shabwa, hid these large quantities in its reservoirs and did not announce its abundance.
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When the War Ends: Investing in the Digital Transformation of Yemen
My first visit to Yemen was part of a revolutionary digital transformation project. My expertise is in building digital organizations from scratch, but there this time I had hurdles I'd never faced before.
The project has faced immense challenges stemming from Yemen's civil war, which has raged for more than a decade. But with the right partners and technology, HSA Group Yemen has improved our business continuity and security while providing a better future for our Yemeni employees and improving the country's IT infrastructure and knowledge base.
We can’t afford to lose connectivity at our manufacturing facilities, and in a country like Yemen, we can't underestimate the importance of a reliable backup and recovery process. In January 2022, we saw the main telecom center in Al-Hudaydah hit in an airstrike, resulting in an internet outage for the entire country—except for HSA Group. We designed our network to overcome disruptions like these, starting with four leased lines coming from four cities in Yemen. We also receive protection through the reliability and flexibility of our Cisco devices, which allow for easy remote configuration. In the case of the Al-Hudaydah outage, we could quickly reconfigure all our companies in Al-Hudaydah to use the leased lines from other cities.
HSA Group has invested more than USD $3 million in the last two years with Cisco, between Webex, our call centers, and switching, router, and security devices. We plan to invest even more as all plants within HSA Group undergo the replacement process over the next few years.
https://upshotstories.com/stories/when-the-war-ends-investing-in-the-digital-transformation-of-yemen
(* B E H)
Yemen: Ancestral Honey Production in Yemen at risk due to impact of conflict and climate change
According to UN figures, there are around 100,000 Yemeni households engaged in beekeeping and dependent on it as their sole source of income. Active frontlines prevent beekeepers from moving around the country to graze their bees. In addition, dozens of beekeepers have reportedly been killed when trying to cross frontlines while grazing their bees or trying to sell their products.
The presence of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) presents a grave threat to all Yemenis, as there are more than 1 million land mines and improvised explosive devices scattered all over the country, killing and maiming civilians on a daily basis. Being a beekeeper in areas highly impacted by violence means further risk of being targeted by parties to the conflict while grazing bees in places close to active front lines. This situation has forced thousands of beekeepers to desert the honey industry and practice other occupations which require less movement. “I’m forced to stay in my area which is also forcing me to depend on only one season of production and that is not enough to be able to support my children,” said Youssef a beekeeper from Hajja governorate.
To make matters worse, Yemen, like many conflict-affected countries, is disproportionately affected by climate change. Temperature rises in recent years, combined with severe alterations caused to the environment, are disturbing the bees’ ecosystem which is impacting the pollination process.
and, with photos: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/7/31/photos-yemens-honey-production-a-victim-of-war-climate-crisis
(B E P)
Yemen Dept vulnerability
https://ida.worldbank.org/fr/financing/debt/country/yemen
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
(A T)
#AlQaeda releases pic of 3 smiling young 'martyrs' from suicide op vs Security Belt commander in Abyan #Yemen. Long delay (it refers to 15March #AQAP bomb & gun attack on 'Abd al-Latif, who survived)
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1552378862843170818
(* B T)
New UN report on #ISIL & #alQaeda shows #jihad threat persists. Here, I look at the 6 paragraphs specifically on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (#AQAP) and ISIL-#Yemen. Many important points. But also a few question marks (document)
Where is #AQAP? •Its strongholds are in #Yemen’s Ma’rib, Abyan, Shabwah •Also present in Hadramawt, #Mahra, Jawf Note: It's odd that Bayda’ is omitted from this list, given most of AQAP’s officially claimed ops are in Bayda' (§53 even mentions Bayda ops)
How is #AQAP surviving? •Exploiting #Yemen conflict despite #truce •Embedding with tribes •*Possible* collaboration with Houthis •Money from kidnap, robbery Note: In fact, the truce is an opportunity for AQAP; it can align with militias that do not want to lay down arms
How strong is #AQAP? •A few thousand fighters despite continuing losses Note: This seems too high. It depends on how AQAP is defined. The label is losing meaning. I believe it now falls into 6 categories. Read p.66 of my article in @CTCWP Sentinel.
Is #AQAP an international threat? •Yes. Capability low, but aspiration high •May be enhancing its #maritime op capability •It's AQ’s top propaganda outlet Note: In fact AQAP media is greatly reduced. But the maritime threat is real. See p.73 of this
Is #ISIL-#Yemen still a threat? •Downward trajectory •No recent attacks Note: Be careful here. A small group of ISIL-Yemen (9 men) pledged allegiance to the new caliph in March. It also *claimed* a #suicide operation on 10July, albeit its 1st in nearly 2 years
For an overview of the broader UN report on #ISIL and #alQaeda #terrorism, read this useful thread from @AsfandyarMir
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1550090801111339010
cp15 Propaganda
(B P)
Yemen's Al-Alimi Wages War of 'Patience,' Services; Replaces Polarization with Harmony
Talking about the PLC's achievements in its first 100 days in power may prove difficult given that Yemen remains the captive of war. Moreover, the PLC has been bequeathed a bitter legacy that no council or leader would wish upon themselves.
Many wars are being fought by the PLC. The leading body has launched a war for development and another for services. Sometimes, the PLC also leads a war of “patience” with close allies at meetings.
Al-Alimi and his seven deputies took over the leadership of the PLC with one goal in mind: Transitioning Yemen from war to peace.
It proceeded to hold meetings and began to conduct its work from the interim Yemeni capital, Aden.
Yemenis everywhere began to listen to state addresses delivered by al-Alimi on national and religious occasions. They also communicated with the PLC president directly, bringing back the spirit of the state and some hope.
The PLC was able to emerge with a package of development projects that Saudi Arabia and the UAE pledged to provide and support.
and
(B P)
Yemen’s PLC in 100 Days: Overcoming Divisions, Prioritizing the Economy
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has completed 100 days in office, after the historic decision resulting from the Riyadh consultations to hand over power to the Council on April 7.
To date, the PLC is still required to fulfill the great promises it made at the beginning of its term.
The promises included achieving breakthroughs in economic and living conditions, providing services, restoring the state, and achieving peace for Yemenis.
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, political analyst Fares al-Beil pointed to the mostly positive rhythm the PLC was moving in, adding that if it continues to move in that direction it would be able to go far in making the government present with people’s support.
Moving in the right direction, according to al-Beil, means that the PLC would be able to achieve more in terms of normalizing life in Yemen and recovering basic services in Aden and other liberated regions.
“The PLC’s speech so far appears superior and mature,” al-Beil told Asharq Al-Awsat, adding that the body, in order to remain influential, must take actual steps on the ground and fulfill the clear and specific promises it made.
(B P)
What is happening in Yemen?
https://atalayar.com/en/blog/what-happening-yemen
(A P)
Stopping the Houthis from establishing another Gaza in Yemen
The Houthis will not accept any political solution in Yemen that does not serve the Iranian expansionist project.
This reality will mean the transformation of a part of Yemen into something like the Gaza Strip. The Islamic Republic succeeded in Gaza when the Muslim Brotherhood, in the form of the Hamas movement, pulled off its mid-June 2007 coup.
The Houthis have made clear what they want, or rather what they do not want. They want their political entity in its capital, Sana’a, which they seized on September 21, 2014 with the complicity of Yemen’s “legitimate” government, represented at the time by former President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi. What they do not want is a political solution that does not recognise their control of a Yemeni swathe of territory that includes not only Sana’a, but also the port of Hodeidah, as well as an enclave in Taiz. They want to rule what was historically the Yemen Arab Republic.
Over time the Houthi political entity has become an Iranian base in the Arabian Peninsula, a base housing missiles and drones. The Houthis have not accepted the extension of the truce and they will not accept it unless it serves their project, which is the Iranian project in Yemen. And it is the only project that is making headway in the country.
https://thearabweekly.com/stopping-houthis-establishing-another-gaza-yemen
(A P)
A few words in description of the US policy
Even though busy with Russia, the US still pays attention to Yemen: Wielding influence and pressure to maintain the status quo and guarantee that nothing tips the balance against Houthis and Iran militarily, or legally (by the way of pinning the responsibility of human suffering on them.)
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57998
(A P)
Yemen’s Houthis ‘Will Not Extend UN-Brokered Truce’
Iran’s deep involvement in the Yemen conflict suggests the Houthi’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire or peace agreement is at least in part due to the regime’s agenda. After the rebels rejected the UN-brokered peace deal this week, Houthi leaders threatened to launch fatal attacks across the country.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/07/yemens-houthis-will-not-extend-un-brokered-truce/
(A P)
More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2373034
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2373006
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2372869
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2372837
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2372806
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2372556
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2372253
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2372236
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371758
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371744
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371728
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371625
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371622
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371617
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371469
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371461
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2371453
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35357
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
Fast keine Luftangriffe seit Beginn des Waffenstillstands.
Almost no air raids since the beginning of the truce.
(* A K pH)
Saudi coalition air raids and shelling day by day
July 10: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2391465711003780/
July 9: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2391465327670485/
July 8: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2391464891003862/
July 7: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2391464331003918/
July 6: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2391463961003955/
July 5: https://www.facebook.com/lcrdye/photos/a.551858951631141/2391463564337328/
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Der Waffenstillstand hält überwiegend; beide Seiten werfen sich Verstöße vor.
The truce mostly holds; both sides accuse each other of violations.
(B K)
[Aden] Yemeni gov't says 81 killed since truce began
Yemen's internationally-recognized government declared on Wednesday that 81 people were killed and 331 others injured in the sporadic attacks carried out by the Houthi militia since the beginning of the UN-brokered truce.
"The violations implemented by the Houthi militia during the truce period that began on April 2 under the auspices of the United Nations reached an average of 50 sporadic attacks a day," the government said in a press statement.
https://english.news.cn/20220728/87d1ff002fad4948a7e4b28d15cf49a0/c.html
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 154 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196556.htm
(A K pH)
Woman, Her Child Wounded by US-Saudi Mercenaries Gun Fire in Taiz
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267596/
(A K pH)
Woman Killed in Mine Explosion of US-Saudi Aggression Remnants in Sa’adah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267641/
(A K pH)
Aggression forces committed 189 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196448.htm
(A K pS)
[Aden gov.] army downs a Houthi drone in Saada/Ababeel Net
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57997
(A K pH)
Child killed, 4 injured in Sa'ada
A child was killed and 4 others were injured when a landmine left behind from the aggression exploded in Al-Dhaher border district, Sa'ada province.
The official stated that a mine from the remnants of the brutal US-Saudi-Emirati aggression exploded in Ghafrah, killing a child and wounding 4 others.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196362.htm
Photos: https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1552774842604261382
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1552775229117607936
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 183 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196294.htm
(A K pH)
Children killed in Bayda landmine blast
About two children were killed on Tuesday when a landmine exploded in al-Zahir district of Bayda province.
The executive program for dealing with mines stated that two children were killed as a result of the explosion of the mine left behind by Al-Qaeda while grazing sheep
https://en.ypagency.net/267443/
and also https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220727-landmine-explosion-kills-2-children-in-central-yemen/
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 198 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196133.htm
(A K pH)
MAC: 6 children injured by cluster bomb explosion
6 children were injured on Monday as a result of cluster bomb explosion from the aggression's remnants in Bani Hassan, Abs District, Hajjah province.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196130.htm
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30322.html
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 212 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196001.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267213/
(A K pS)
Houthis shell Balhaf facility in Shabwa
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35379
and from the Houthi side:
(A K pH)
#UAE soldiers and officers are exposed to mortar shelling at Mansha’at Balhaf Airport, #Shabwa Governorate, east of #Yemen, occupied by the UAE, and made it a military barracks
https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1551314278656970752
(A P)
For the third day in #Lahj Governorate, southern #Yemen A military brigade leaves its camp and demonstrates against the Saudi-Emirati alliance and threatens to encircle the coalition camps and loot their weapons due to non-payment of salaries (photo)
https://twitter.com/zakariaa44/status/1551281131143716864
(A K pS)
KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles 960 Mines in Yemen during One Week
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the third week of July 2022, a total of 960 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen, including 22 anti-personnel mines, 301 anti-tank mines and 637 unexploded ordnance.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 251,381 mines have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2372010
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 205 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195841.htm
(A K P)
Der UN-Gesandte verurteilt den Angriff im Jemen, bei dem ein Kind getötet und 10 verletzt wurden
Der UN-Gesandte für den Jemen verurteilte am Sonntag den mutmaßlichen Rebellenbeschuss eines Wohnviertels in der südwestlichen Stadt Taiz am Vortag, bei dem mindestens ein Kind getötet und zehn verletzt wurden.
Hans Grundberg, der UN-Gesandte, sagte, er sei „besonders alarmiert“ über den Angriff.
„Das Töten und Verletzen von Kindern ist besonders verwerflich“, sagte er. „Die Menschen von Taiz haben immens gelitten … und auch sie brauchen den Waffenstillstand, um in all seinen Aspekten für sie zu sorgen.“
(* A K pS)
Eleven children injured by Houthi shelling in Taiz
At least eleven children were seriously injured in heavy shelling launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia targeting a densely populated area in Taiz on Saturday.
According to local media outlets, a military projectile fired by the pro-Iran rebels landed in al-Rodha neighborhood in the heart of Taiz city.
Medical sources also affirmed that the children sustained significant bodily injuries that need special treatment.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35371
and also https://english.news.cn/20220724/fe7d24bca3844335a7c2acee86b121d8/c.html
https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2103312
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30279.html
with photos: https://republicanyemen.net/archives/31836
Photos: https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1550877431950614528
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1550869265263333376
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1550881242140344321
https://twitter.com/ycmhrv/status/1550912638288265220
https://twitter.com/ycmhrv/status/1550912646312075266
https://twitter.com/ycmhrv/status/1550908874689052672
Film: https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1550892137146990592
https://twitter.com/SAM4rights/status/1551102117837824000
and
(A K pH)
Names of the 12 children injured in the Houthi shelling on Taiz today
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57960
and
(A K pS)
Six-year old Al Baraa Murad Nasser died today of his wounds. Al Baraa was injured yesterday, along with 11 children, in Houthi shelling that hit their neighborhood in the besieged city of #Taiz. (photos)
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1551142115496820736
and
(A P)
UN envoy: Press statement on the attack in Taiz
I condemn the attack that hit the Zaid Al Moshki residential neighborhood in Taiz that injured 11 boys and girls, mostly under the age of 10. A number of these children are reportedly in critical condition, and one boy has died of his injuries.
The warring parties have obligations under international law to protect civilians. The killing and injuring of children is particularly reprehensible.
I am also especially alarmed that this attack, among other attacks elsewhere in Yemen, took place during the truce. The people of Taiz have suffered immensely through seven years of war, and they, too, need the truce to deliver for them in all its aspects.
https://osesgy.unmissions.org/press-statement-attack-taiz
and Save the Children statement: https://www.savethechildren.net/news/yemen-one-child-killed-and-eleven-injured-shelling-playspace-taiz
and
(A P)
[Aden] Yemeni gov't criticizes int'l community for overlooking Houthi obduracy
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30289.html
Yemeni LC: Rawdha carnage heinous crime added to Houthi history
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30288.html
while the Houthi side denies:
(A K P)
Taiz Human Rights Office condemns killing of number of civilians by shell in al-Rawdha neighbourhood
The Human Rights Office in Taiz province condemned Sunday in the strongest terms the murder of killing a number of civilians, including children, with a shell that landed in the Al-Rawdha neighborhood of Taiz city.
The statement explained that the office had separated a number of leaders affiliated with the army and the popular committees, and it was confirmed by the denial and denial of all what was circulated by the sites and accounts of loyalists of the aggression coalition in this regard, which confirms the infighting and the inter-elimination between those factions loyal to the coalition of aggression, which cause the fall of civilians, and even the liquidation some.
The Human Rights Office in Taiz Governorate stressed the necessity of forming an impartial investigation committee to investigate the truth
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196012.htm
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30303.html
https://en.ypagency.net/267143/
which is not probable.
and Mwatana statement:
Mwatana verified the killing of a child &the injury of 11 others in a mortar attack launched by #Houthis "AnasarAllah group" targeting a residential area in #Taiz. Mwatana reiterates the call for holding perpetrators accountable & ending impunity in #Yemen (more text in images)
https://twitter.com/MwatanaEn/status/1551236182436110340
(A K pH)
Saudi forces launch violent attack on Saada
https://en.ypagency.net/267119/
(A K pS)
Man and child killed by Houthi-laid landmine in eastern Yemen: Sources
A man and a child were killed in the explosion of a Houthi-laid landmine in the road linking Aljawf and Marib provinces in eastern Yemen on Friday, local sources have said.
The sources said Hadi Mohammed Daboos and Saleh Ali Waqyan died when the car they were riding hit a landmine on Friday and the car wholly burned in the explosion.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-57956
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1550851775506354177 (with photo)
this also accepted by a neutral site: https://debriefer.net/en/news-30278.html
while the Houthi side calims different:
(A K pH)
Three Citizens Killed, Injured by Mine Explosion of US-Saudi Emirati Remnants in Al-Jawf
Two civilians were killed and another one was injured, on Saturday, in an explosion of a mine of US-Saudi aggression's remnants in KhubWalShaaf district in Al-Jawf governorate.
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/27267/Three-Citizens-Killed%2C-Injured-by-Mine-Explosion-of-US-Saudi-Emirati-Remnants-in-Al-Jawf and https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/27279/Three-Citizens-Killed%2C-Injured-in-Mine-Explosion-of-US-Saudi-Aggression-Remnants-in-Al-Jawf
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 171 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195687.htm
(A K pS)
Truce breaches kill, injure 31 Yemeni army soldiers in 48 hours
31 soldiers were killed or injured by Houthi attackers in the last two days, the Yemeni army media center said Friday, despite the UN-brokered truce in the country.
The Houthi breaches of the truce left 12 soldiers killed and 19 others injured in different governorates, the center said in a press release.
The Iranian-backed Houthi group committed 277 violations against the humanitarian truce last Wednesday and Thursday, it added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30268.html
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/35366
(A K pH)
Citizen injured due to cluster bomb blast in Hajjah
https://en.ypagency.net/267063/
and also https://twitter.com/GhalebM0nz1i7/status/1550554560162316294
(B K pH)
In 111 days, coalition commit 14,282 violations of armistice in Yemen
https://en.ypagency.net/266984/
(A K pH)
6 citizens injured by Saudi Border Guards fire, cluster bombs exploded in Sa'ada
Six citizens were injured by Saudi border guards fire in Sa'ada province, and cluster bombs from remnants of aggression exploded.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195691.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 122 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195606.htm
(A K)
Houthis launch attacks as UN calls for truce extension in Yemen
Yemen's Houthi rebel group attacked government-controlled areas on Thursday as the United Nations (UN) urged warring parties to extend the truce in the war-ravaged Arab country.
At least two soldiers of the government troops were killed and five others injured after the Houthi fighters launched several strikes against their bases in the besieged city of Taiz in southwestern Yemen in the past 48 hours, a local military source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
"The Houthis began launching artillery shelling against the troops in an attempt to take over the western part of Taiz," he said.
https://english.news.cn/20220722/87a262f6bf8a4699b5a23d2b3adea4e2/c.html
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)
74 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267613/
(A K pH)
60 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267520/
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 68 violations in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196278.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267406/
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 52 violations in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196138.htm
(A K)
Houthi-run terrorist cell dismantled by Joint Forces in west Yemen
The Joint Forces, units loyal to Yemen's internationally recognised government, have accused the Houthi group of running terrorist cells linked with Al-Qaeda to spread chaos in regions controlled by the government.
These cells are looting people on roads and targeting civilians and military personnel, a statement by the forces said.
A cell of six members, all from the districts of Khanfar and Zinjibar in the southern province of Abyan, has been arrested, it said, pointing out that some of its members had worked with Al-Qaeda before they were recruited by the Houthis in 2020.
The leader of the cell is Mahdi Al-Markashi, known as Abu Ali. Its members included former member of Al-Qaeda Awadh Mohammed Joubal, and Hamdi Al-Ozaybi, Mohammed Al-Markashi, Mousa Al-Markashi and Mazen Al-Haddar.
According to their confessions, officials in the Houthi Security and Intelligence Apparatus Faris and Haitham Urayk were running the cell.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-30314.html
Film (confessions): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRCY5w0zOMs
(A K pH)
[Sanaa gov.] National Team Condemns Targeting of 4 People by Saudi-Mercenaries in Hodeidah
A source in the National Team in the Redeployment Committee condemned the silence of the UN in Hodeidah regarding the daily targeting of civilians by Saudi-mercenaries, including the targeting of four people in Jabal Ras
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 103 violations of Hodeida ceasefire
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195996.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 78 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195838.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 61 violations in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195671.htm
(A K pH)
[Sanaa gov.] Yemeni Armed Forces Foil Infiltration Attempt of US-Saudi Mercenaries in Hodeidah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267014/
(A K pH)
Aggression violates Hodeida ceasefire 41 times
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195603.htm
(A K pH)
4 civilians injured by missile targeting of coalition forces in Hodeida
At least four civilians were injured in-Hodeida province on Thursday when the US-backed Saudi-led coalition forces targeted a car they were traveling in, in flagrant violation of the Sweden agreement.
A security source in the province said that the coalition forces targeted a civilian’s car with a guided missile in the village of Al-Murayr in Jabal Ras area, injuring four civilians with varying degrees of injuries.
https://en.ypagency.net/266926/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/07/21/four-civilians-injured-in-saudi-attack-on-civilian-car/
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Four children killed in mine blast in Houthi-controlled Yemen
Four children were killed Thursday in the Iran-backed Houthi controlled western Yemeni city of Hodeidah after one of them stepped on a landmine, a medical source and a father said Friday.
The source said a group of seven children were walking through an empty lot near the airport of the Red Sea city, an area where mines pose a constant threat to civilians, when tragedy struck on Thursday.
Three of them were killed on the spot while the fourth child died in hospital, he said, adding the victims were aged between 10 and 15.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/07/22/Four-children-killed-in-mine-blast-in-Houthi-controlled-Yemen- = https://www.thenationalnews.com/gulf-news/2022/07/22/four-children-killed-in-mine-blast-in-yemen/
My comment: Or by remnants of Saudi coalition bombs or ammunition. There had been heavy fights at the airport in 2018.
And by AFP: https://www.barrons.com/news/4-children-killed-in-yemen-mine-blast-01658509207
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Four Citizens Killed by Mine Explosion of US-Saudi Emirati Remnants in Hodeidah
Four citizens were killed in an explosion of a land mine of the US-Saudi Emirati aggression remnants in Hodeidah governorate.
The Executive Center for Mine Action reported the death of four members of the same family, including three children, while they were collecting firewood in Al-Hawk District.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/266964/
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3195634.htm
My remark: Or by Houthi-laid landmines. This of course is claimed by the other side: http://en.adenpress.news/news/35362
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UNMHA expresses regrets over new landmine casualties
UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) expressed its regrets to learn of yet another landmine incident that has reportedly resulted in the death of four civilians, including three children, from the same family while collecting firewood in Al-Hawk district.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35363
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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Acht Tote bei Überschwemmungen im Jemen
Bei Überschwemmungen nach starkem Regen sind im Jemen mindestens acht Menschen ums Leben gekommen. In der Provinz Dhamar südlich der Hauptstadt Sanaa trugen die Wassermassen unter anderem ein Fahrzeug davon, in dem sechs Insassen ums Leben kamen.
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/ungluecke/acht-tote-bei-ueberschwemmungen-im-jemen-18196314.html = https://www.stern.de/panorama/unwetter--acht-tote-bei-ueberschwemmungen-im-jemen-32569768.html
Film: https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/welt/verheerende-sturzfluten-mindestens-neun-tote-im-jemen/vi-AAZYvLW = https://de.finance.yahoo.com/video/verheerende-sturzfluten-mindestens-neun-tote-104848175.html
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Yemen: Situation Update - Humanitarian Impact of Flooding | 27 July 2022
Torrential rains and flooding hit several areas across Yemen between 13 and 25 July, causing extensive damage to public infrastructure, shelters for displaced people and other private property. Initial reports also indicate that flash floods killed or injured tens of civilians.
https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-situation-update-humanitarian-impact-flooding-27-july-2022
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At least 14 fatalities as heavy rainfall hits Yemen
At least 14 people have died and 3 remain missing after heavy rainfall hit parts of Yemen over the last couple of days
The worst affected were Sanaa and Dhamar governorates in central-western Yemen.
https://mustaqbalmedia.net/en/at-least-14-fatalities-as-heavy-rainfall-hits-yemen/
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3 children, one woman die due to floods in Saada, Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/267467/
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Child drown in torrential rains in Marib
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196279.htm
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2 people killed by floods due to heavy rainfalls in Hodeida
https://en.ypagency.net/267381/
and also https://english.news.cn/20220727/1ca3e03ee7cb409796a6ca359c631547/c.html
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Six people die due to torrential rains in Raymah
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196137.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/267310/
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Yemen: Floods caused by torrential rain kill 10 people, including children
Torrential rain lashed war-torn Yemen's capital and its environs on Sunday, causing flooding and a building collapse that together killed 10 people, including four children, authorities said.
The four children were killed in the building collapse while another six people died when their car was swept away by floods in a district near Sanaa, according to officials.
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/yemen-floods-kill-10-people-including-children
and also https://apnews.com/article/floods-middle-east-yemen-sanaa-houthis-e28f669014c6de5b9c07b504e144c1c7
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3 people died due to torrential rains in Bani Matar, Sana'a
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3196013.htm
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Films: Heavy rains cause deadly flash floods in Yemen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THkqtEtUM8U
https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/welt/verheerende-sturzfluten-mindestens-neun-tote-im-jemen/vi-AAZYvLW = https://de.finance.yahoo.com/video/verheerende-sturzfluten-mindestens-neun-tote-104848175.html
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VIDEO: Unprecedented flood hits Yemen's capital
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/189397/VIDEO-Unprecedented-flood-hits-Yemen-s-capital
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Two girls die due to torrential rains in capital Sanaa
https://en.ypagency.net/267148/
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Short film: Amazing Socotra Island Yemen
https://twitter.com/SuaadS/status/1550444261987999744
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Film: Artist documents war effects with murals on destroyed homes
Under the theme “Silent Suffering”, artists Alaa Rubel in Yemen paints different artworks on the surface of destroyed buildings in Aden southern Yemen. Murals represents families who left the area and destroyed homes. Unlike other plastic artists who display their works in exhibitions, Rubel chose walls of destroyed houses to paint his drawings. He carefully chooses a humanitarian issue that documents and reflects the suffering of a family while doing his work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mShkaX2XEkw
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Yemen Eliminates UAE from Arab Soccer U20 Championship in Abha, Saudi Arabia
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2372603
Film: https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1552014768998842370
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Young Yemeni Artists Make a Call for Peace Amid Civil War
In an art exhibition recently held in Sanaa, young Yemeni artists got a chance to showcase their talents, heal the wounds of the Yemenis' souls, and make an emotional call for peace amid a protracted civil war.
The "Glory of the Country" exhibition brought together over 200 artists across Yemen, who displayed on the canvas their artistic creativity and their love for their long-suffering motherland.
"We have invited around 220 artists, both male and female, from all provinces of Yemen to participate in the exhibition," said Majed Hamdani, one of the exhibition organizers.
The exhibition focuses on three themes. The first is to unveil the suffering of the Yemeni people during the war; the second theme is showcasing Yemeni heritage, tradition and beautiful landscapes; the third is expressing support for the Palestinians and their cause.
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A letter from Yemen
Ahmed Jahaf is a graphic designer and artist living in San'a '. He started producing works from the first day of the Saudi attack on Yemen, but now it seems that this war is even more "ignored"
I spend my days watching the news and recording social events such as air raids. I keep making works at night, using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere and Photoshop. I also exhibited prints at the Art the Arms fair in London (2017 and 2019) and recently published a PDF book entitled Art of War , which features my most important projects and works.
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-816-yemen-war-mosaic-816
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-816 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-816:
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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