Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 824, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 824, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-824-yemen-war-mosaic-824
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
cp8a Jamal Khashoggi
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
Klassifizierung / Classification
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(Kein Stern / No star)
? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating
A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
pH = Pro-Houthi
pS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp6 Südjemen und Aden-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Aden government
(A P)
Al-Alimi: 26 September revolution was not directed only against the backward regime, but was for the sake of life and dignity
(A P)
STC’s head sets new condition for participation in Riyadh-formed Council’s meeting
Head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, on Tuesday set a new condition in exchange for participating in the upcoming meetings of the Riyadh-formed “Presidential Council” in the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
https://en.ypagency.net/273752/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/27/uae-backed-separatist-leader-sets-conditions-for-participation-in-saudi-negotiations/
(A P)
Aden suffering under urgent fuel crisis
Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, which is controlled by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia, witnessed on Monday a stifling crisis in oil derivatives.
According to local sources, long queues of cars lined up in front of a number of closed fuel stations
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/26/aden-suffering-under-urgent-fuel-crisis/
(A E P)
Angry protests in Abyan demand overthrow of pro-coalition government
Hundreds of people from Abyan province went out on Tuesday in an angry protest to condemn the royalties imposed by the UAE-backed militias, days after they took control of the province’s districts.
https://en.ypagency.net/273781/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/27/protests-in-abyan-condemn-corruption-of-uae-occupation-forces/
(A P)
Zionist agency controls tourism in Socotra
An agency affiliated with the Zionist entity has acquired tourism on the occupied Yemeni island of Socotra, located in the Indian Ocean.
Local sources familiar with the matter said that one of the Zionist tourism agencies based in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, during the past weeks, introduced various tourist yachts to the port of Hulav in Socotra, indicating that the inauguration of the agency’s work was attended by “Khalifa Foundation”, the UAE intelligence arm on the island.
The sources reported that the Zionist agency had acquired coastal tourism, diving and other activities, in addition to other agencies established by the Emirates, and granted it the right to allow foreign tourists to enter Socotra through its offices in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.
https://en.ypagency.net/273826/
(A P)
Popular-crowded-demonstration [of separatist STC supporters] in-al-qattan-reject-presence-of-brotherhood-in-wadi-hadramout
(A P)
Today, the Pro-PLC forces mounted a military parade in Marib, #Yemen. Pro-PLC soldiers were driving a MAN TGA 26 480 truck w/ a T55 tank & Toyota Land Cruisers w/ 9K111/9K113 ATGMs & likely captured Houthi UAVs (e.g., Samad-1, Rujum). (thread with photos)
https://twitter.com/JoshuaKoontz__/status/1574402071490854913
(A P)
A military parade held in #Taiz for the pro-govt forces yesterday on the 60th anniversary of #26SeptRevolution. (photos)
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1574612003934838785
and more https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1574856496348860433 (thread; photo; film)
(A P)
Yemen president vows to open roads in Taiz, achieve peace
The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, has vowed to use force or peaceful means to relieve the Houthi siege of Taiz, make further concessions to ease the country’s humanitarian crisis, and support any rebellion against the Houthis.
Speaking to Yemenis on the 60th anniversary of September Revolution Day on Sept. 26, the Yemeni leader said that the world is more persuaded than ever that the Houthis cannot bring about peace owing to their persistent resistance to requests to open highways in Taiz, violations of the truce, and military parades.
“The world is now more convinced than ever that this type of people cannot bring peace,” he said, adding that the Houthi oppressive rule and “racist” ideologies would spark a new revolution similar to the one against the imams in no
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2170036/middle-east
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UAE begins transporting its militias to Taiz countryside
The UAE occupation on Sunday began moving hundreds of elements of its militias from south to the western countryside of Taiz province, Al-Ayyam daily newspaper reported, citing sources.
According to the Aden-based Al-Ayyam newspaper, the committees affiliated with Tariq Afash, the commander of the pro-UAE militia on the west coast of Yemen, are carrying out a large-scale recruitment operation among the sons of the southern provinces.
Dozens of buses left the provinces of Lahj, Aden and Abyan towards the west coast with hundreds of new recruits on board, the paper said.
The paper added, “Tariq Afash had tasked brokers to recruit young people in those provinces in exchange for huge sums of money.”
The motives for the new mobilization to Moch are not yet clear, but it coincided with the UAE’s implementation of a new air bridge to land weapons for Tariq Afash and the opening of a military airport in the city.
And the moves of Tariq Afash in the countryside of Taiz and in conjunction with reports of signing of an agreement with Islah in the city to calm down indicate his arrangement to expand his control in the South especially in light of reports of building bases in Shabwa .
https://en.ypagency.net/273514/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/25/uae-moving-hundreds-of-mercenaries-from-southern-yemen-to-taiz/
(A T)
Citizen killed, 11 injured in bomb attack in Taiz
At least a citizen was killed and 11 others wounded on Sunday in an explosion occurred in the center of Al-Turbah city of Al-Shamayatien district, south of Taiz province.
Medical sources in the city stated that unidentified gunmen detonated an explosive device in a passenger bus carrying citizens, leaving approximately one person dead and 11 others injured near one of the points affiliated with Islah Party militants.
According to the sources, the wounded were taken to the city’s hospitals, without revealing who was behind the attack.
https://en.ypagency.net/273555/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/25/at-least-one-dead-and-11-wounded-in-taiz-explosion/
and also https://english.news.cn/20220925/1bbbb70457674fb3bd4d7031cc97a957/c.html
(A T)
Islah militia open fire at truck’s driver in Taiz
https://en.ypagency.net/273564/
(A E P)
Bank Aden Governor: UAE sets new condition for disbursement of deposit
The Saudi-led coalition-backed government on Sunday revealed a new condition set by UAE for the disbursement of the part of the deposit.
This came during a meeting devoted to discussing the reforms required of the coalition to absorb the Saudi-Emirati deposit.
Governor of Aden Bank said that the UAE stipulated the disbursement of the deposit to strengthen the cash reserve and support the currency, indicating that it will not be disbursed.
He said that he was summoned to the UAE.
The governor pointed out that Saudi Arabia’s insistence on subjecting the new deposit to the Arab Monetary Fund instead of the two centers of Aden.
https://en.ypagency.net/273511/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/25/puppet-government-in-aden-suffering-financially-as-saudi-uae-forces-withhold-funds/
(A P)
[Aden] Yemeni gov't warns of int'l silence at Houthi violations against children
Yemen's UN-recognized government is committed to child protection, the Yemeni foreign minister said Saturday, warning of risks posed by Houthi practices to the future of Yemen and its coming generations.
At his meeting in New York with the UN Children and Armed Conflict envoy, Virginia Gamba, FM Ahmed Bin Mubarak called for an end to the Houthi persistent recruitment of children in violation of the international human law.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31064.html
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Military campaign against Qaeda in Yemen claims 56 lives
24 militants have been killed in clashes pitting the Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces against al-Qaeda in the Yemeni southern governorate of Abyan, security sources said on Sunday.
The counterterrorism military campaign also left 32 soldiers killed and 40 others injured during the last few days, the sources added.
The Emirati-backed STC forces on Saturday and Sunday launched the 4th stage of counterterrorism campaign aimed to derive al-Qaeda militants out of the whole governorate, Xinhua quoted security sources as saying.
Qaeda militants were expelled from four areas, the sources added, after weeks of fierce fighting, as the pro-government forces keep on their operations against the terrorist group in other southern provinces.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31065.html
(A P)
Intensive preparations are ongoing in #Marib to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 26th September Revolution.
Yemeni scouts and musicians of the Military band marching in streets of #Marib city this morning on the occasion of the #26SeptRevolution. (photos)
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1573497500929069056
(A P)
Mass-demonstrations [of separatist STC supportes) in-tarim-of-wadi-hadramout-denouncing-first-military-region
(A K P)
Launching-the-fourth-phase-of-operation-arrows-of-the-east
https://en-smanews.org/south-arabia/launching-the-fourth-phase-of-operation-arrows-of-the-east/
(B H P)
Film: Heavy rains in Aden uncover poor infrastructure
Several areas in Aden witnessed on Friday large amounts of rain, which led to flooding of main streets. The rainwater accumulated on the sides of the roads also hindered movement of cars. The heavy rains uncovered the extent of corruption and negligence in the project implementation of newly constructed roads after they turned into large pools of water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osys5_ywJcc
(B H P)
Film: Aden artists tackle violence against women at groundbreaking exhibition
The “I Have Hope” initiative held an exhibition in Aden of drawings and paintings depicting gender-based violence to shed light on an increasing number of cases of abuse of and killing of women in Yemen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJA5SNuDpc0
(A K P)
New Saudi military deployment reported on Socotra Island
Yemen’s Socotra Island on Saturday has witnessed a new Saudi military deployment. This was reported by Yemen News Portal, citing media sources.
According to the sources, Saudi forces surrounded Socotra airport and forced the militants affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia to leave the airport.
The sources expected the arrival of a senior Saudi delegation.
Last weekend, a Saudi ship unloaded a new shipment of weapons and military equipment at the island’s port.
https://en.ypagency.net/273412/
(A P)
Protesters cut off international road in Hadramout
According to local sources, dozens of people from Thanbat area, west Qusayar city, cut off the international road linking Hadramout to Sultanate of Oman, in protest against the power outage in their areas since the past months.
https://en.ypagency.net/273451/
(A P)
ِAngry protest rally calls on Islah militants to leave Hadramout
https://en.ypagency.net/273389/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/24/uae-backed-separatists-demand-expulsion-of-islah-party-militias/
My remark: By supporters of separatist STC.
(A T)
Two blasts target SB commander, patrol south Yemen
Two blasts on Friday targeted a security leader and a military patrol affiliated to the Security Belt (SB) forces run by the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) south Yemen.
The first explosion took place in al-Fiosh area in the southern governorate of Lahj, leaving the targeted armed pickup brunt and its personnel injured, local sources said.
While the causes behind the blast are still unknown, the sources said it was likely stemmed from an explosive device planted in the patrol.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31058.html
and
(A T)
Update: STC’s security commander survives assassination in Abyan
https://en.ypagency.net/273375/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/24/separatist-security-commander-survives-assassination-attempt-in-abyan/
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/35663
(A K T)
Violent explosion rocks city of Lawdar in Abyan
Residents expected that the explosion to be a result of an attack on a checkpoint belonging to the “Security Belt forces “, which took control of the city during the first weeks of September.
https://en.ypagency.net/273362/
(A P)
Taiz governor declares Mocha airport instead Houthi-held one
Mocha airport is now prepared to serve as the main airport for Taiz, governor of the Yemeni southwestern governorate tweeted late on Wednesday.
The cabinet approved Mocha airport to replace the Houthi-held one in Taiz city.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31038.html
(A P)
Leadership Council marks ‘new era’ for Yemen, but country remains wary of terrorist threat
President Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi said on Thursday that with the formation in early April of the Presidential Leadership Council as the legitimate representative of the Yemeni people, his country had entered a new era in based on partnership and national consensus.
“The highest goals of the Presidential Council will be [securing] peace and ending human suffering,” he told world leaders gathered for the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly.
As such, he continued, Yemen was now “on the path to restoring the State, ending the coup, restoring the system of rights and freedoms, equal citizenship, and ensuring that women and youth are empowered to create their own future and build the desired peace.”
President Al-Alimi affirmed the new Council’s adherence to the ideals of peace, in accordance with the terms of reference for a comprehensive solution to the Yemeni crisis set out in the Gulf Initiative and the relevant Security Council resolutions.
He also stated the Presidential Leadership Council’s commitment to establishing “an approach consistent with the Charter and functions of the United Nations, facilitating the work of its humanitarian agencies, political missions, and related oversight mechanisms, ensuring the political, economic and social rights of women, and preventing the exploitation of children and their recruitment into hostilities.”
At the same time, Mr. Al-Alimi warned of the consequences of ongoing uncertainty in Yemen, saying that if progress on the political process slowed, “militias and terrorist groups are more dangerous in their cross-border threats, as well as their egregious violations of human rights.”
He accused the Ansar Allah group (Houthis) of “overturning” the national consensus emanating from the Comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, which ended in January 2014 with the participation of all Yemeni forces and parties, including the Houthis."/p>
The Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council said that the devastating war in his country has today become a real threat to regional security and was impacting international shipping lanes and the entire global energy supply.
“It has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and injured over the past years and thrown more than 20 million into the cycle of starvation,” he explained, noting that hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, and more than four million internally displaced persons (IDPs) now faced “extremely harsh conditions.”
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1127531
My comment: A propaganda statement far from reality.
and
(A P)
Peace impossible with Houthis without deterrence: Yemeni President
It is impossible to reach sustainable peace with the Houthi group in the near future, President of the Yemeni Leadership Council (LC) said Thursday in his speech to the UN General Assembly.
The UN-mediated truce "has enhanced the Yemenis' conviction that sustainable de-escalation is difficult with a sectarian, armed group in the absence of decisive deterrence," Rashad al-Alimi said.
The best option is an international support enabling Yemen's legitimate government to defend the values of freedom, peace and civil coexistence, he argued, calling on the international community to make a decisive change in tackling the Yemeni crisis and ending a humanitarian suffering caused by the Houthi group.
Iran's blatant interferences in Yemen need to be condemned, and the Iranian regime should abide by the internationally-imposed sanctions banning arms exports and supplies to the Houthi militias, Alimi said.
The international community needs to take stance at Houthi violations amounting to war crimes, he added, citing the group's detention of journalists, relief workers and other hostages of different ages.
The Yemeni LC and government adhere to peace approach based on the three terms of reference, i.e. the GCC Initiative and UNSC resolutions, particularly Resolution 2216.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31040.html
and also https://english.news.cn/20220923/e8b9b7373ad84144adb9e742775cbb4a/c.html
My comment: Nothing new since 2015. The enemy is so bad, we are so good. We cannot make peace with him. And still he is referring to the so-called “three references”, which were biased from the very beginning: UNSC 2216 had been dictated by the Saudis and demands the Houthis to capitulate. For any peace process adhering to it actually means: back to Square One.
and
(A P)
[Sanaa gov.] Foreign Ministry: Al-Alimi’s statements about Al-Qaeda are ridiculous , baseless
The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sana'a confirmed that what was issued by the so-called fugitive Rashad Al-Alimi about Al-Qaeda are extremely ridiculous, false and baseless, and a miserable attempt to cover up his organic relationship with terrorism.
In a statement received by Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the whole world knows that the leaders of al-Qaeda admitted, in recorded videos, that they published on their sites, about the organization's relationship with the aggression coalition led by America and their mercenaries, and the participation of its members in the battles against Yemeni army.
The ministry in its statement pointed out that the whole world also knows that whom America claims to classify in lists of so-called terrorism are terrorist leaders impersonating brigade leaders, governors and political figures working for the aggression coalition under the false name "government."
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3204018.htm
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31068.html
(A P)
STC paves way for its forces to escalate in Hadramout
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) has continued to mobilize its supporters in Hadramout province to demonstrate against the First Military Region’s forces and to pave the way for its forces to control the oil sources.
Qatn city in Hadramout valley witnessed on Thursday evening a mass rally to demand the departure of the First Military Region forces affiliated with Islah Party (Brotherhood of Yemen), the replacement of the “Hadrami Elite” forces and the formation of the so-called “Hadramout Defense” forces.
The demonstrations coincide with intensive moves by the STC to control the Hadramout and Mahra provinces, eastern Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/273332/
and
(A P)
After its defeat in Shabwa, Brotherhood resorts to war of services
After the military and political losses incurred by the Brotherhood in Shabwa Governorate, Yemen, it tried to stand up again and win the battle, by tampering with the electricity file in the governorate, taking advantage of their control over the oil facilities in Marib, as a form of political blackmail, said a report published recently by the Paris-based Middle East center for strategic studies.
After putting down an armed rebellion carried out by a number of military and security leaders loyal to the Brotherhood’s Islah Party in Ataq, in mid-August, the Muslim Brotherhood began to prevent and deliberately cut off fuel tankers coming from the Safer Refinery in Marib, which is intended to supply Shabwa governorate.
That war led to power cuts and the suspension of some power stations due to the depletion of diesel, in an effort by the group to thwart efforts to combat terrorism and extremism in the province.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35658
My remark: As separatist STC hostile to Islah Party (“Brotherhood”) tells it.
(A P)
Yemeni gov't adopts plan to counter food insecurity
The Yemeni official government on Wednesday approved an emergency plan to enhance food security and fishery sector, through boosting the local production of wheat as part of a set of measures.
At the cabinet weekly meeting, PM Maeen Abdulmalek instructed the two ministries of finance and planning to add the plan to the State's public budget for next year and find the funding needed to apply.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31026.html
(A P)
Yemeni gov't: Houthi practices to bring war back to square one
The Yemeni UN-recognized government on Wednesday accused the Houthi group of persistently abusing the UN-mediated truce to mobilize forces and commit repeated breaches in line with Iran's expansionist, devastating agendas.
These Houthi practices are unacceptable, and will only fuel violence, bring the war back to square one," and have ramifications on the UN-led peace process in Yemen, the government said at its meeting.
With reneging the truce terms, keeping on military mobilization, deploying reinforcements and breaking the truce, the Houthi group defies the international community and Yemenis' will to achieve peace, it added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31024.html
(A P)
Al-Alimi boycotts UN session in protest at Iran's interference
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35654
(A P)
Physical torture sparks angry protests inside UAE-run prisons in Shabwa
An angry protest rally was organized on Wednesday by dozens of prisoners inside one of the UAE-run prisons in Ataq city, the Shabwa provincial capital.
Human rights sources said the rally that took place in the central prison of the city came due to the violations committed by the UAE-backed militia against the prisoners since the beginning of this year.
The sources confirmed that the militia assaulted the prisoners by beating, and a huge fire broke out inside the prison, indicating that the prisoners and detainees broke doors and windows to denounce torture and inhumane treatment.
https://en.ypagency.net/273141/
(A P)
US forces kidnap 4 citizens in Mahra
US forces, reinforced by Saudi forces, stormed on Wednesday a number of citizens’ homes in the city of Al-Ghaidha, the capital of Al-Mahra governorate, eastern Yemen.
Informed local sources confirmed that the foreign forces who broke into the houses located near Al-Ghaidha airport, which is under the control of the American and British forces, kidnapped more than four citizens and took them to their secret detention facilities inside the airport, without giving the reasons.
The sources said that these forces arrived on board military armored vehicles armed with various types of weapons without knowing their identity, including local mercenaries believed to be affiliated with UAE.
https://en.ypagency.net/273076/
(A P)
Saudi Arabia unloads shipment of weapons on island of Socotra
A Saudi ship unloaded a new shipment of weapons at the port of the occupied Yemeni island of Socotra, in the Indian Ocean.
Local sources said that the Saudi ship unloaded the shipment of weapons during the past hours at the pier of the port of Holaf, southeast of the city of Hadibo, the capital of the island.
The sources confirmed that the Saudi forces transferred the weapons shipment to the headquarters of its forces on the island, without giving other details, according to “Al-Mahriya channel”.
Saudi Arabia strengthened its “808 ” forces by sending more than 230 soldiers to Hadibo airport last June.
https://en.ypagency.net/273157/
(A P)
UAE establishes military airport in Mocha
UAE forces have established a military airport near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, west of Taiz province.
Taiz governor, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, Nabil Shamsan recently admitted the establishment of the military airport for UAE forces in Mocha port, which was completed by the leader of the Emirati-funded factions, Tariq Afash.
Shamsan claimed on Twitter on Wednesday that Mocha Airport would be a landing strip for planes carrying the people of Taiz coming from outside.
The UAE is seeking to control the strategic camps established by Islah Party in the areas of Al-Hujariya and Al-Mafer
https://en.ypagency.net/273172/
(B H P)
Yemenis see better future as infrastructure repair starts in war damaged Aden
Several projects in Yemen’s Aden governorate started to maintain its infrastructure, including roads and parks to revive the city and restore its beauty after the destruction left by the 2015 war. Citizen interviewed by A24 welcomed these projects, calling for their supporting them to improve services.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqQXXDVoioE
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
(A P)
Al-Ajri: Salaries of state employees are an urgent priority for peace
Member of the [Sanaa gov.] national negotiating delegation, Abdul-Malik Al-Ajri, launched a fiery attack on the United Nations and the Saudi-led coalition regarding the salaries of the employees.
“Salaries are neither gift nor charity from you. The Salaries are a fundamental right of the Yemeni people, ” Abdul-Malik Al-Ajri said in a tweet on his twitter account on Monday.
Al-Ajri stressed that the salaries of state employees are an urgent priority for peace and are not deportable.
https://en.ypagency.net/273744/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/27/yemeni-diplomat-condemns-continued-lack-of-payment-of-state-employees-due-to-blockade/
My comment: The Sanaa government raises its own taxes, thus it should pay its state employees by itself. According to agreements, the Sanaa government should uses its revenues from Hodeidah port for paying state employees; it doesn’t.
(A P)
Lefting Siege, Lasting Ceasefire, Paying State Employees Salaries Necessary Steps for Truce Renewal
[Sanaa gov.] Deputy Prime Minister Jalal Al-Ruwaishan, commented on the US statements regarding the renewal of the truce, which were launched by US officials. "There is no value for what the Americans or others announcing if the siege is not lifted and there is not a solution to the state employees salaries dispersement," he said.
He stressed that Sana'a does not count on US or international statements until actually translated on the ground and the Yemenis feel an end to the suffering.
(* B P)
Implementation of technical assistance provided to the National Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations of violations and abuses committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen (A/HRC/51/62) (Advance Edited Version)
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Technical assistance and capacity-building.
Summary
The present report provides an overview of the technical and capacity-building assistance that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has provided to the National Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations of violations and abuses committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen since the adoption, on 11 October 2021, of Human Rights Council resolution 48/21.
In the present report, the High Commissioner provides updates on the mandate, composition, secretariat and resources of the National Commission of Inquiry, on the progress achieved by it and on the continued challenges it faces in implementing its mandate. Furthermore, the High Commissioner makes recommendations to be implemented by all stakeholders.
From Introduction
In the present report, the High Commissioner provides updates on the mandate and composition of the National Commission of Inquiry, which started its work in October 2015, and also provides an overview of the technical and capacity-building assistance that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) provided to the National Commission of Inquiry between September 2021 and August 2022. A number of the activities that were planned for the reporting period were still pending implementation, due to obstacles encountered in recruitment and the planning of events in or out of country.
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbstKd6YKDM
(A P)
UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR YEMEN CONCLUDES A VISIT TO RIYADH AND MUSCAT
On Monday 26th September, UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg met with the President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, in Riyadh to discuss ongoing efforts to implement and extend the truce. Grundberg briefed President Alimi on the latest developments and discussed the UN’s truce proposal.
During his visit to Riyadh, the Special Envoy also met with senior Saudi officials who expressed Saudi Arabia’s strong support for the UN efforts to extend the truce in Yemen in order to reach a comprehensive ceasefire and a durable political settlement.
On Tuesday September 27th, the Special Envoy traveled to Muscat where he met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Badr Albusaidi, and other senior Omani officials. He praised Oman’s critical role in supporting UN efforts.
In Muscat, Grundberg also met with Ansar Allah‘s chief negotiator and discussed the UN proposal to extend and expand the agreement beyond 2 October 2022.
In all his discussions, the Special Envoy emphasized the importance of a longer extension to give Yemenis the opportunity to make progress on a wider basket of priorities and to provide the space to prepare for movement toward inclusive political negotiations
https://osesgy.unmissions.org/un-special-envoy-yemen-concludes-visit-riyadh-and-muscat
(B P)
UN-Sponsored Truce Fails to Improve Worst Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen?
The truce must be transformed into a humanitarian act, away from misgivings and false warnings, and a serious effort must turn it into a political agreement between the parties to the conflict in Yemen, and this will only happen by strengthening trust between them.
What is certain is that the truce has many benefits, most notably on the economic and security side, and addressing priority issues, such as the payment of employee salaries that have been cut off since 2016, the opening of Sana’a Airport to international navigation, and the non-restriction of the movement of oil derivatives ships and other commercial ships. The truce here should bring about a major transformation in the country and make a tangible difference in people's lives.
The important thing that must be focused on is that the truce comes out of the criteria of profit and loss for the parties to the conflict and focus on the comprehensiveness of its humanitarian dimension.
However, unfortunately the path of the truce has gone out of its way and its return to its right path requires the optimal implementation of its terms, despite that the US-Saudi party seeks to circumvent the contents of the truce and has not shown any intention of implementing confidence-building steps.
Sanaa’s acceptance of the truce came as a confirmation of the sincere intention towards peace, and according to the Deputy Prime Minister for Security and Defense Affairs in the Sana’a government, Lieutenant-General Jalal Al-Ruwaishan, “it is not possible to accept the state of no war and no peace that the coalition is pushing for.”
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Roads to be reopened peacefully or by people will: [Aden gov.] Yemeni Pres.
The Houthi group reneges its commitments stated in the UN-brokered truce, the Yemeni President said on Sunday, promising to solve Taiz blockade and reopen blocked roads.
The last months "proved the militias' falseness," President Rashad al-Alimi added. "We confronted their lies with truth and challenged them with by taking the people's side."
During the six months of truce, tens of flights landed in Sana'a airport and over 50 oil tankers arrived at Houthi-held Hodeida ports with 1.4 million tons of petroleum derivatives onboard, he said.
However, the Houthis kept rejecting the application of their commitments to reopening the roads in Taiz and other provinces and paying the civil servants' salaries from these ports' revenues.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31092.html
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[Aden gov.] Yemeni leader, UN chief discuss peace efforts in Yemen
Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, has met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over peace efforts to end the civil war in Yemen, national Yemeni TV reported Sunday.
The meeting took place on Saturday on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
https://english.news.cn/20220926/6e2f5789fa604b2a82ac21c31d1c1185/c.html
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Mohammed Abdul Salam renews Sanaas’ demands to extend UN armistice
Head of Sanaa’s negotiating delegation, Mohammed Abdul-Salam, reiterated on Sunday Sanaa’s demands to extend the UN-sponsored armistice as necessary steps for real stability that the Yemeni people would touch.
He stressed the importance of paying salaries, ending the siege on Sanaa airport and Hodeida port, noting that the establishment of a ceasefire be necessary steps for real stability touched by the Yemeni people.
https://en.ypagency.net/273525/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/25/top-yemeni-diplomat-reiterated-necessary-preconditions-for-lasting-peace/
and also https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220926-houthis-3-demands-to-achieve-stability-in-yemen/
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UN envoy puts forward proposal to prolong truce in Yemen
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said on Saturday that he has submitted a proposal to the Yemeni warring factions to prolong the ongoing truce for a long period.
"The United Nations is awaiting the response of the Yemeni parties to our proposal," he said in an interview with the Al-Jazeera news channel, stressing the need for constructive cooperation between all sides involved.
"We hope to reach a final solution and a permanent ceasefire that ends the war in Yemen," he said.
"We cannot reach results if there is no political will on the part of the Yemeni parties, and this is necessary for success," Grundberg added.
https://english.news.cn/20220925/ca69927ccc84419fb41809afb16d3d62/c.html
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Yemen [Aden gov.] receives UN proposal to prolong truce
Sources close to the Yemeni government said that the Yemeni authorities had received a proposal from the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to extend the armistice for a period of six months, and it includes new provisions and proposals regarding the expansion of the armistice.
The sources indicated that the proposal will be studied and responded to within the next few days, and there may be a study of some of the proposals contained in it, especially since the Houthi militias have not implemented any of the previous items.
The UN proposal comes in conjunction with a diplomatic movement and an international and regional desire to extend and expand the truce and build on it for a lasting peace in Yemen
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35666
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31057.html
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[Aden gov.] Yemeni FM reiterates preparedness for peace with Houthis
The Yemeni official government is prepared to engage in peace process with the Houthi group, Yemen's foreign minister said Thursday, in order to stop the 8-year-old war.
The Yemeni Leadership Council (LC) will exert efforts to end war and bring peace, Ahmed Bin Mubarak added at speech to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31049.html
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[Sanaa gov.] Minister of Foreign Affairs: Sana'a with comprehensive peace, ejects state of no war, no peace
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eng. Hisham Sharaf Abdullah, sent a written letter to Heads of Delegations and Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the States participating in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
In his letter, the Foreign Minister noted that for the eighth consecutive year world leaders are meeting at the United Nations to discuss many issues of concern to humanity, the Yemeni people continue to suffer from a brutal military aggression and blockade that has created the worst human-made humanitarian catastrophe since the founding of the United Nations.
Yemen's suffering was not an internal conflict or civil war and the aggression States were trying to portray the world, it is a military aggression and a land, sea and air blockade contrary to all international instruments and the Charter of the United Nations.
The Foreign Minister stressed that the aggression states are engaged in a war of extermination and systematic destruction of everything in Yemen, all of this is under the invalid pretext of what it calls the restoration of constitutional legitimacy, replaced by a council called the "Presidential Leadership Council", which has no legitimate and constitutional status.
The move to form that illegal Council had confirmed the fact that the Republic of Yemen was being subjected to aggression in which a war of extermination and destruction of human beings and infrastructure from schools, hospitals, houses of worship, roads, bridges, farms, factories and sewage plants and others.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3203902.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273425/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/24/foreign-minister-of-yemen-condemns-attempts-to-sabotage-current-truce/
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Saudi Arabia-Yemen: The truce holds, but will it lead to a peace agreement?
It is vital that negotiations move swiftly from short-term agreements to long-term peace talks, with women and young people given a seat at the table.
The UN is now hoping to secure an expanded truce agreement to “provide an opportunity to negotiate a nationwide ceasefire, humanitarian and economic issues, and to prepare for the resumption of the Yemeni-led political process under UN auspices to reach a sustainable and just peace”.
On the ground, the truce has given the Yemeni people some relief after years of armed conflict. But the situation remains highly volatile, with ceasefire violations occurring among internal factions - although as of the end of July, none had been reported between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. Since the truce took effect in April, more than 2,500 violations have been reported.
Whether the truce will hold and lead to a negotiated peace agreement remains an open question. But for Yemenis, the urgency is clear: the country’s humanitarian crisis is intensifying amid rising food and commodity prices, pushing millions more people towards extreme hunger. Poverty, child malnutrition and the beleaguered health system all require swift attention.
The current truce must be capitalised on to make progress in these areas. First and foremost, there must be concerted regional and international efforts to ensure the fragile truce holds. Some observers have warned the truce could ultimately break down and lead to a further period of open conflict, with the truce period allowing parties a chance to regroup.
In multilateral diplomatic efforts aimed at persuading all parties in Yemen to uphold and extend the truce, it is essential to emphasise the loss of popular legitimacy that would befall those responsible for squandering Yemen’s best chance for stability and peace in years.
In addition, it is vital that negotiations swiftly move from short-term agreements to long-term peace talks. In the short term, there is a need for confidence-building measures, such as prisoner swaps; but more fundamentally, there is a need to rethink the mediation structure to reflect Yemen’s complex, multi-actor conflict. For years, international mediation has mistakenly framed the conflict as a civil war pitting the internationally recognised government against a single non-state armed group.
The value of inclusivity should extend beyond high-level talks to a multi-track peace process that involves meaningful participation from Yemenis of all walks of life. Marginalised social groups, such as women and youth, have a right to sit at the table.
The truce is also an opportunity for a deep rethink of international humanitarian and development responses in Yemen.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/saudi-arabia-yemen-war-truce-peace-agreement-leads-will
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[Sanaa gov.] President al-Mashat calls on coalition to engage in practical confidence-building for peace
President of the Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, affirmed on Wednesday Sanaa’s great keenness on peace, calling the Saudi-led coalition to engage in practical confidence-building by the necessary steps on the humanitarian and economic sides.
He indicated to openness to all efforts and good endeavors and the exchange of addressing concerns and ensuring legitimate interests with our Arab and Islamic surroundings and all countries of the world.
In a speech made on the air on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the September 21 revolution, Al-Mashat called on the war leadership on the other side to jointly move from war strategies and hostile policies to peace strategies.
He also called for the whole end to the aggression, siege and occupation, addressing the effects and repercussions of the war, noting the need for the international community, the Security Council and the United Nations to support serious and real peace options.
“The international community should immediately begin to modify the behavior that they have been doing as obstructing, frustrating and biased,” he said. The internationalist behavior never helps build confidence and achieve peace as much as it falls within the direct factors behind prolonging the war.”
https://en.ypagency.net/273128/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/21/president-of-yemen-mahdi-al-mashat-speaks-on-eighth-anniversary-of-september-21-revolution/
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Protection of Vulnerable Yemenis, Migrants Strengthened by New IOM-KSrelief Collaboration
-The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, has signed on Tuesday a new USD 4 million project with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) which will allow IOM in Yemen to provide 31,000 vulnerable people in five governorates with essential protection services.
My comment: UN going to bed with Saudi Arabia.
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
Siehe / Look at cp1
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King Salman appoints Crown Prince as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday named Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the Kingdom’s prime minister and appointed Prince Khalid bin Salman defense minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by royal decree.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2170601/saudi-arabia
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Three Royal Orders Issued
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued today three royal orders as follows:
First:
1- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, shall be the Prime Minister; as an exception to the provision of Article (56) of the Basic Law of Governance, and the relevant provisions contained in the Law of the Cabinet.
2- The Cabinet sessions that I attend shall be chaired by me.
Second: Reforming the Cabinet as follows:
1- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, as the Prime Minister.
8- Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as the Minister of Defense.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2387811
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Saudi Arabia’s triumphant week reclaims the West’s embrace
Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018. The kingdom is once again being enthusiastically welcomed back into polite and powerful society, and it is no longer as frowned upon to seek Saudi investments or accept their favor.
Saudi Arabia’s busy week of triumphs included brokering a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, holding a highbrow summit on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, marking the country’s national day with pomp and pageantry, hosting the German chancellor and discussing energy supply with top White House officials.
The kingdom is able to draw focus back to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious rebranding of Saudi Arabia and his goals to build both the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund and pull the kingdom up from the G-20 to the more exclusive G-7 nations representing the biggest economies.
It’s a mission that’s often characterized as waking up a sleeping giant. Except it’s happening even as human rights reforms remain off the agenda.
As the crown prince embarks on sensitive social and economic reforms, he’s simultaneously overseen a far-reaching crackdown on dissent that his supporters say is necessary to ensure stability during this period. Among those detained or banned from leaving the country are women’s rights activists, moderate preachers, conservative clerics, economists and progressive writers. Even top princes and Saudi billionaires have not been spared.
cp8a Jamal Khashoggi
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Khashoggi’s wife to sue Saudi Arabia over spaying on her
A new lawsuit is set to be filed against Saudi Arabia before US courts, on charges of espionage and hacking, newspaper The Guardian reported on Friday.
According to the paper, the wife of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is preparing a lawsuit in the US against the spyware maker NSO Group, claiming she was targeted with the Israeli company’s Pegasus software.
https://en.ypagency.net/273366/
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp9a
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From September 11-15, U.S. experts trained 12 Yemeni border guards on crime scene management, IED recognition, vehicle inspection, and travel document analysis (photos)
https://twitter.com/USEmbassyYemen/status/1574564942874783744
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Washington Works of Extending Truce with No True Practical Steps
Less than half a month away from the end of the second extension period of the truce, which Sanaa announced that it might be the last in case an agreement was not reached that includes a clear mechanism for paying salaries and leads to the lifting of the siege.
The assessment of the implementation of the provisions of the current agreement by the coalition of aggression is still negative, and the reality indicators confirm its insistence on deception and blackmail.
Despite the new American statements that hinted the agreement of the aggression to pay salaries, the real test is still the implementation of this in reality, which Sana’a is keen to clarify by sending successive messages of warning and intimidation to the aggression regarding the consequences of continuing intransigence.
US Consent to Pay Salaries: New Maneuver or Positive Sign?!
In a new statement about Envoy Tim Lenderking's recent visit to the region, the US State Department reported that the envoy had found "approval of an expanded agreement that includes paying salaries, improving freedom of movement by opening roads, moving fuel seamlessly through ports, and expanding commercial flights from Sanaa airport.
An announcement that could represent a positive indication if the US and the countries of aggression had serious intentions to advance and address the humanitarian issue (with the motive of avoiding the return of deterrence operations, of course). However, there are no real indications of the existence of such intentions.
Six months, and previous experiences with US statements in general, reduce the chances of the seriousness of this announcement, or at least make it dependent on practical evidence.
This is also confirmed by other paragraphs in the US State Department statement, which included repeated attempts to accuse Sana'a of obstructing the implementation of the terms of the agreement, in addition to promoting the misleading story about the existence of a "new mechanism" for bringing fuel ships into the port of Hodeidah, and accusing Sana'a of violating it.
My remark: A pro-Houthi view.
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US 'encouraging' Saudi Arabia to engage with Iran, top diplomat tells MEE
Saudi Arabia 'very keen to see benefit' from talks with Iran, US envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking tells MEE
The United States is 'encouraging' Saudi Arabia to keep channels of communication open with Iran, Timothy Lenderking, the US special envoy to Yemen, told Middle East Eye, as the US and UN push to extend a fragile truce in the war-torn country.
Riyadh and Tehran launched direct talks in Iraq last year in a bid to repair relations that had frayed over conflicts such as Yemen, where Saudi Arabia is the main backer of the internationally recognised government, and where Iran has supported the Houthi rebels with arms and training.
"We talk to the Saudis regularly about those conversations," Lenderking told MEE on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
"[The] Saudis are very keen to see benefit from Iran for Yemen and for their security from those conversations, so we encourage Saudi Arabia to keep those channels open," he added.
"Military parades like we have seen in Yemen, hosted by the Houthis, are definitely not consistent with the truce," he added.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-encouraging-saudi-arabia-engage-iran-top-diplomat-tells-mee
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The Takeaway: Biden’s Yemen envoy wants more than ‘nice words’ from Iran
Al-Monitor spoke to Timothy Lenderking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly about Iran's role in Yemen.
Speaking with Al-Monitor on the sidelines of the United Nations summit, US Special Envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking said he remains skeptical of “Iranian behavior and actions, not matching rhetoric.”
Instead, “what I'm very focused on is ensuring that Iran's behavior toward Yemen moves in a constructive direction,” Lenderking said.
Lenderking noted the more positive statements from Iran, but called on Wednesday for Iran’s words to match its actions: “We would like to see their nice words met with actual implementation,” he said earlier Wednesday at a press briefing.
The special envoy noted that Iran continues to send weapons and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fighters into the impoverished country to help the Houthis in their war effort.
“The presence of IRGC personnel is something that we feel is very inconsistent with Iran's stated goal of supporting a political resolution of the conflict,” Lenderking said. “Working to demilitarize their presence would be something that is extremely positive.”
Tehran says it provides political support to the Houthis, but denies sending them weapons.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/09/takeaway-bidens-yemen-envoy-wants-more-nice-words-iran
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
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Iraqi FM: We continue our meditation between Saudi Arabia and Iran
https://en.ypagency.net/273726/
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UN nuclear watchdog, Iranian officials meet in Vienna
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said he met with his Iranian counterpart in Vienna for talks about an ongoing investigation into manmade uranium particles found at undeclared sites in Iran.
“Dialogue has restarted with Iran on clarification of outstanding safeguards issues,” Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), tweeted Monday night.
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IAEA Chief Implementing US Diktats, Americans Exploiting Nuclear Watchdog to Pressure Iran
An advisor to the Iranian nuclear negotiating team has accused Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi of being subservient to Washington, saying he implements what the US administration dictates him.
Mohammad Marandi made the remarks in an interview with Lebanon’s Arabic-language al-Mayadeen television news network.
“Iran is ready to cooperate with the IAEA, knowing that its (the Agency's) latest inquiries were not serious,” Marandi said.
He went on to note that “Americans are exploiting the agency to pressure Iran. They want to keep some vague clauses in order to evade an agreement” on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/09/26/689885/Iran-IAEA-AEOI-Eslami-Regular-Session-General-Conference-Israel-undeclared-site-material-Safeguards-Agreements- = https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/28646/IAEA-Chief-Implementing-US-Diktats%2C-Americans-Exploiting-Nuclear-Watchdog-to-Pressure-Iran
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AEOI Chief: No Undeclared Nuclear Activities in Iran, Accusations Based on Israeli Misinformation
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has strongly rejected all accusations, including the UN nuclear watchdog’s allegations, about the existence of undeclared nuclear activities or material in Iran.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/09/26/689888/IAEA-chief-implementing-US-diktats,-Americans-exploiting-nuclear-watchdog-to-pressure-Iran--Advisor = https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/28651/AEOI-Chief-No-Undeclared-Nuclear-Activities-in-Iran%2C-Accusations-Based-on-Israeli-Misinformation
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President Raeisi Decries IAEA Probe, US Lack of Good Faith
Iran's President Raeisi has called for the closure of all investigations by the UN’s nuclear agency in order to reach a sustainable nuclear deal.
In a press conference after addressing the UN General Assembly Thursday, Raeisi said the IAEA has repeatedly confirmed that Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful.
He said the agency has been inspecting Iran’s facilities for many years and its cameras are still rolling.
Raeisi also said the only side that has stayed true to the 2015 agreement has been Iran. He said any deal on the JCPOA that does not resolve the safeguards issues will not last.
The president further said the US administration’s new sanctions on the Islamic Republic show its lack of sincerity in reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Oppressive, illegal US sanctions fail to hinder Iran’s progress: President Raeisi
President Ebrahim Raeisi says the “illegal and oppressive” sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran have failed to impede the Islamic Republic’s progress, and that the country has succeeded in making great achievements in various scientific, technological and economic fields despite the restrictions.
Sanctions are a new form of the same policy of military action “with the purpose of imposing the demands of hegemonic and tyrannical countries on independent countries, but they have failed to stop Iran,” Raeisi said in a Wednesday meeting with Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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Iran president: As Violator of JCPOA, US Must Remove Obstacles Impeding Its Revival
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has once again emphasized that it was the United States, and not Iran, which left the 2015 nuclear agreement, saying obstacles that are impeding the revival of the deal should be removed by those who have created them.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has not withdrawn from the existing agreement and has fulfilled all its commitments in this agreement," he said, referring to the nuclear accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
"It was the United States that pulled out of this agreement and it was the European countries that did not fulfill their obligations," he added.
Raeisi noted that the US has pulled out of the JCPOA and now Iran is rightly seeking to obtain a reliable guarantee that this experience would not happen again.
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Iran says it’s ready for new nuclear deal but asks if US is
Iran’s president insisted Wednesday that his country is serious about reviving a deal meant to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear bomb but questioned whether Tehran could trust America’s commitment to any eventual accord.
The U.S. had already “trampled” on a previous deal, President Ebrahim Raisi told the U.N. General Assembly, referring to America’s decision to pull out of the accord in 2018.
“There is a great and serious will to resolve all issues” in the nuclear talks, Raisi said, but he added: “Our wish is only one thing: observance of commitments.”
“Can we truly trust without guarantees and assurances that they will this time live up to their commitment?” he asked of the U.S.
Even as he expressed a desire to reach a deal, Raisi criticized what he said was lopsided scrutiny of Iran’s nuclear activities while other nations’ atomic programs remain secret — a reference to Israel, which has never confirmed nor denied having such weapons. Israel, which is vehemently opposed to the nuclear deal, accuses Iran of concealing aspects of its nuclear program from U.N. inspectors.
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Iranian president says welcomes improvement of ties with Saudi Arabia
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Tehran welcomes the improvement of relations with Saudi Arabia, the Iranian presidency's website reported on Wednesday.
Raisi, however, insisted that the reconciliation process should proceed based on the agreements reached in the talks between the two countries' officials in Iraq.
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2022-09/21/content_78431915.htm
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Sanaa thwarts two attempts by Coalition-backed government to sell HQ of Yemen’s embassy in London
https://en.ypagency.net/273400/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/24/conspiracy-to-sell-yemeni-embassy-building-in-london-foiled/
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Bei den Saudis muss Airbus jetzt auf Plan B hoffen
Seit Jahren ringen Airbus und die deutsche Regierung um eine Exporterlaubnis für Rüstungstechnik nach Saudi-Arabien. Während Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz bei seinem Besuch über Gas sprechen wollte, ging es den Saudis um ihre Grenzsicherung. Airbus setzt derweilen auf eine Notlösung.
Vor zwölf Jahren feierte Airbus noch einen Milliardenauftrag aus Saudi-Arabien für den Schutz der Außengrenzen des Königreichs. Der damals als EADS firmierende Konzern sollte im weltweit größten Projekt dieser Art ein Hightech-Sicherungssystem mit Radaranlagen aufbauen.
Doch 2018 stoppte die damalige Bundesregierung die Rüstungsexporte, wegen der Beteiligung des Königreichs am Jemen-Krieg und dem Mord am Journalisten Jamal Khashoggi im saudischen Generalkonsulat in Istanbul.
Damit wurde auch das Grenzprojekt in der ursprünglichen Version gestoppt. Nach WELT-Information ist nun eine Änderung bei dem Vorhaben samt Alternativlösung vorgesehen
Im November 2021 wurde eine Erneuerung der abgelaufenen Exportkontrolllizenz beantragt. „Derzeit warten wir auf eine Genehmigung durch die Bundesregierung“, teilt ein Sprecher mit. Gleichzeitig gebe es Gespräche mit der saudischen Regierung über eine Anpassung des Vertrages.
Danach könnte ein etablierter inländischer Partner eingebunden werden, um mehr lokale Wertschöpfung zu erzielen. Saudi-Arabien hat selbst verkündet, über seinen staatlichen Rüstungskonzern SAMI (Saudi Arabien Military Industries) bis 2030 zu den weltweit 25 größten Rüstungskonzernen aufzusteigen.
Mit einem saudischen Partner bei dem Grenzschutzprojekt könnte Airbus ein Dilemma lösen.
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Es hilft alles nichts
Saudi-Arabien, Katar und die Emirate: Kanzler Olaf Scholz besucht nicht gerade die feinsten Partner. Aber wozu sich etwas vormachen: Die drei Staaten sitzen am längeren Hebel, denn Deutschland wird noch lange auf fossile Energie angewiesen sein.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/kanzler-scholz-saudi-arabien-gas-katar-emirate-1.5663273
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Scholz thematisiert Khashoggi-Mord – „Nichts ist unbesprochen geblieben“
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz hat bei seinem Treffen mit dem saudischen Kronprinzen Mohammed bin Salman auch den Mord an dem Journalisten Jamal Khashoggi angesprochen. „Wir haben alle Fragen besprochen, die sich um Fragen von Bürger- und Menschenrechten drehen“, sagte er am Samstag nach dem Gespräch in der Hafenstadt Dschidda auf eine entsprechende Journalisten-Frage. „Das gehört sich so. Und da können sie von ausgehen, dass nichts unbesprochen geblieben ist, was zu sagen ist.“
Die Bundesregierung verurteilte den Mord scharf und werde diese Position auch nicht „redigieren“, hieß es im Vorfeld der Reise. Saudi-Arabiens Bedeutung als Exporteur fossiler Brennstoffe und regionale Ordnungsmacht mache eine „solide Arbeitsbeziehung“ mit dem Kronprinzen jedoch unabdingbar, verlautete aus Regierungskreisen.
Scholz hob nach dem Gespräch mit dem Kronprinzen die langjährigen wirtschaftlichen und politischen Beziehungen mit dem Golfstaat hervor. Es sei „richtig und wichtig“ vor Ort über die Entwicklung der Region und „die Möglichkeiten ökonomischer Beziehungen“ zu reden, sagte Scholz.
und auch https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/scholz-reise-saudi-arabien-100.html
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Scholz lobt Bemühungen Saudi-Arabiens um Waffenstillstand im Jemen
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz hat Saudi-Arabien und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate für die Bemühungen um den Waffenstillstand im Bürgerkriegsland Jemen gelobt. „Man kann schon sagen, dass beide Länder, sowohl Saudi-Arabien als auch die VAE, heute eine Position einnehmen, die sehr auf eine friedliche Entwicklung des Jemen setzt“, sagte Scholz am Sonntag in Doha nach Gesprächen mit beiden Regierungen. Beide Länder setzten sich dafür ein, um die Situation im Jemen zu stabilisieren und die Kämpfe zu beenden. „Das ist wichtig, auch für die Entwicklung der gesamten Region.“
Unter anderem mit Hinweis auf die bisherige Rolle Riads im Jemen hatte Deutschland Waffenexporte nach Saudi-Arabien untersagt.
https://fundscene.com/scholz-lobt-bemuehungen-saudi-arabiens-um-waffenstillstand-im-jemen/
Mein Kommentar: Grotesk.
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Freundliche Begrüßung: Scholz zu Gast beim saudischen Kronprinzen
Es ist eine ausgesprochen freundliche Begrüßung nach einer tiefen diplomatischen Krise: Mit einem kräftigen Handschlag hat der saudische Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman am Samstag Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz im königlichen Palast des Friedens (Al-Salam-Palast) in der Hafenstadt Dschidda empfangen. Der SPD-Politiker lächelte den faktischen Herrscher des mächtigsten Landes auf der arabischen Halbinsel dabei freundlich an.
Der Besuch ist heikel. Kronprinz Mohammed wird vom US-Geheimdienst für den brutalen Mord an dem Journalisten Jamal Khashoggi im saudischen Generalkonsulat in Istanbul vor vier Jahren verantwortlich gemacht.
Mit seinem Besuch setzt der Kanzler ein Zeichen der Normalisierung. Mit Frankreichs Präsident Emmanuel Macron, dem inzwischen zurückgetretenen britischen Premier Boris Johnson und US-Präsident Joe Biden waren aber schon die wichtigsten Bündnispartner Deutschlands in Saudi-Arabien. Scholz will daran anschließen und auch mit Blick auf den russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine und seine Folgen den Gesprächsfaden wieder aufnehmen. Für ihn geht es darum, auch mit schwierigen Partnern im Dialog zu bleiben, um sie nicht an Länder wie Russland oder China zu verlieren
https://www.gmx.net/magazine/politik/freundliche-begruessung-scholz-gast-saudischen-kronprinzen-37323206 = https://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/bundeskanzler--freundliche-begruessung--scholz-beim-saudischen-kronprinzen-32755570.html
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German Federal Chancellor Arrives in Jeddah
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2386785
and
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German Chancellor leaves Jeddah
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2386841
My comment: Interesting. Just these two short reports: He came and left, no word about the talks held with Crown Prince Salman.
Drei Golfstaaten in zwei Tagen
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz reist am Samstag und Sonntag in die Golfstaaten. Stationen sind Saudi-Arabien, die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate und Katar. Im Fokus: Wirtschaftliche Kooperationen und regionale Sicherheitsthemen.
Deutschland und die Golfstaaten eint das gemeinsame Interesse an Stabilität und Sicherheit, sowohl im Nahen Osten als auch in anderen Teilen der Welt. Saudi-Arabien als Regionalmacht hat einen Weg der Reformen im Innern und der Öffnung nach außen begonnen. Auf diesem Weg will Deutschland das Land, gemeinsam mit westlichen Partnern, begleiten und ermutigen, auch beim Thema Menschenrechte und bei der Annäherung an Israel.
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz reist am Wochenende in die Golfregion. Auf dem Programm steht zunächst ein Besuch in Saudi-Arabien. Dort wird es Gespräche mit Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman und mit dem saudischen König geben, so es dessen Gesundheitszustand erlaubt.
Am späten Samstagnachmittag wird der Bundeskanzler dann weiter in die Arabischen Emirate fliegen. Dort wird er Präsident Mohammed bin Zayed treffen. Am Sonntagmittag geht es dann nach Katar, der letzten Station der Reise. Dort wird er zu einem Gespräch mit Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani zusammenkommen. Außerdem sind vor Ort Begegnungen mit der Wirtschaft und Besichtigungen geplant.
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/suche/bk-reise-golfstaaten-2129104
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Menschenrechtler üben Kritik vor Scholz-Reise nach Saudi-Arabien
Vor der Reise von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) nach Saudi-Arabien haben Menschenrechtler scharfe Kritik geäußert. Die Menschenrechtsorganisation Amnesty International forderte klare Worte an den faktischen Herrscher, Kronprinz Mohammed Bin-Salman. "Auch in Anbetracht aller geopolitischen und energiepolitischen Sachzwänge sollte der Bundeskanzler bei seiner Reise nach Saudi-Arabien nicht zu den Menschenrechtsverletzungen im Land schweigen", sagte Katja Müller-Fahlbusch, Amnesty-Expertin für den Nahen Osten und Nordafrika, einer Mitteilung vom Freitag zufolge. "Andernfalls ist das selbst gesteckte politische Ziel der Bundesregierung, Außenpolitik an den Maßstäben von Menschenrechten und der Rechtsstaatlichkeit auszurichten, schlichtweg nicht glaubwürdig."
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Verrat am Jemen – Scholz-Besuch bei den Despoten vom Golf
„Mit seiner Reise zu den Despoten vom Golf offenbart Kanzler Scholz wieder einmal die Heuchelei der Bundesregierung: Wegen des Krieges in der Ukraine will sie zwar keine Energie mehr aus Russland beziehen, doch dass die Golfstaaten seit bald acht Jahren den Jemen in Schutt und Asche legen, ist offenbar kein Hinderungsgrund, um neue Öl- und Gasdeals abschließen zu wollen“, kommentiert Ali Al-Dailami, stellvertretender Vorsitzender und verteidigungspolitischer Sprecher der Fraktion DIE LINKE, die morgen beginnende Reise von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz nach Saudi-Arabien, Katar und in die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate.
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Konflikt im Jemen: Deutschland liefert Waffen an Kriegsparteien
Die Bundesregierung hat weitere Waffenlieferungen unter anderem an Ägypten, Bahrain, die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate und den Sudan genehmigt. Die Länder beteiligen sich an der von Saudi-Arabien angeführten Koalition am Krieg im Jemen.
Für Saudi-Arabien selbst wurden keine Ausfuhren von Rüstungsgütern bewilligt. Unlängst erst hatte ein Sprecher der Bundeswirtschaftsministeriums gegenüber der KNA bekräftigt, dass auch künftig Anträge für Exporte nach Saudi-Arabien abgelehnt würden.
Allerdings gebe es einen Sonderfall. "Besondere Verpflichtungen Deutschlands gegenüber NATO-Bündnispartnern werden erfüllt. In diesem engen Rahmen sind Ausfuhrgenehmigungen als Ausnahme möglich", so der Sprecher.
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/jemen-waffen-deutschland-101.html
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Seit Scholz: Keine Rüstungsexporte mehr nach Saudi-Arabien
Früher zählte Saudi-Arabien zu den besten Kunden der deutschen Rüstungsindustrie. Seit 2018 gilt ein weitgehender Exportstopp, der allerdings Ausnahmen zulässt.
Die Ampel-Regierung von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz hat seit ihrem Amtsantritt im Dezember keine Rüstungsexporte nach Saudi-Arabien genehmigt. Das geht aus einer Antwort des Wirtschaftsministeriums auf eine Anfrage der Linken-Abgeordneten Sevim Dagdelen hervor, die der Deutschen Presse-Agentur vorliegt.
Vor dem Regierungswechsel waren 2021 trotz eines weitgehenden Exportstopps für das mit harter Hand regierte Königreich noch 30 Exportgenehmigungen im Wert von 2,52 Millionen Euro erteilt worden.
Die Grünen haben sich vorgenommen, die Rüstungslieferungen in Länder außerhalb von EU und Nato mit einem Exportgesetz noch weiter einschränken. Scholz und Verteidigungsministerin Christine Lambrecht (beide SPD) hatten dagegen erst in der vergangenen Woche in Grundsatzreden klar gemacht, dass sie zu einer Lockerung der Regeln bereit sind, um europäische Rüstungsprojekte zu erleichtern.
Am Samstag besucht Scholz Saudi-Arabien zum Auftakt einer zweitägigen Reise in die Golfregion, bei der er auch in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten und in Katar Station machen wird. Für Katar hat die Ampelregierung seit Amtsantritt Rüstungsexporte im Wert von 20,7 Millionen Euro genehmigt
und
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Deutschland liefert weiter Waffen an Jemen-Kriegsparteien
Deutschland liefert weiter Waffen an die am Krieg im Jemen beteiligten Länder. Allein für Kuwait erteilte die Bundesregierung zwischen dem 8. Dezember 2021 und dem 13. September 14 Einzelausfuhrgenehmigungen in Höhe von 1,3 Millionen Euro. Das geht aus einer Antwort der Bundesregierung auf eine Anfrage der Linken-Bundestagsabgeordneten Sevim Dagdelen hervor. Das Papier liegt der Katholischen Nachrichten-Agentur (KNA) vor.
https://islamische-zeitung.de/deutschland-liefert-weiter-waffen-an-jemen-kriegsparteien/
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
Frankreich / France: Siehe / Look at cp13a
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EU mediation launches to resolve differences of coalition factions
The European Union intervened again to resolve the differences between the members of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council in an attempt to reach a consensus that would lead to the re-export of liquefied gas through the Balhaf facility in UAE-held Shabwa province, east of Yemen.
Head of the European Union mission in Yemen, Gabriel Munuera Viñals, met with leaders of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), to persuade them to make concessions to the head of the council, Rashad Al-Alimi, and make room for the other members.
https://en.ypagency.net/273829/
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/35680
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French ambassador to Yemen meets with mercenary figures in Hadhramaut
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OMV und Republik Österreich beteiligen sich nicht an Hilfsaktion im Jemen
Ein schrottreifer Öltanker direkt vor der Küste könnte eine Umweltkatastrophe auslösen. Die OMV, obwohl sie im Jemen tätig ist, sieht keine Mitverantwortung für die Rettung
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Munasaha Centers in UAE a Backdoor Way to Silence Prisoners of Conscience
Alkarama Organization for Human Rights announced that it had submitted a human rights complaint to the United Nations against the rampant repression in the Emirates and Abu Dhabi's use of counseling centers as a back road to silence prisoners of conscience.
The organization stated that it submitted the cases of a number of prisoners of conscience in UAE prisons to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) regarding their continued detention in counseling centers despite the completion of their sentences.
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Oman appeals for unity and stability in Yemen as truce deadline nears
Oman called on all parties in the war in Yemen to commit to a meaningful political process on Monday, just days before an extended truce is due to expire.
Oman’s permanent representative to the UN, Mohammed Awad Al Hassan, highlighted the Yemen crisis in his address to the UN General Assembly and asked all sides to engage in a “meaningful and serious manner" to find a way forward.
cp12b Sudan
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Sudan seizes Yemen boat loaded with weapons in Red Sea
The Sudanese army announced yesterday that it had seized a Yemeni boat loaded with weapons and ammunition in the Red Sea.
A statement issued by the army spokesperson said members of the Sudanese navy forces on Saturday seized "a boat carrying four Yemeni citizens within the Sudanese territorial waters near the Sabaat Islands".
According to the statement, the boat was loaded with 90 Kalashnikov rifles, 162 boxes of Grinov submachine guns and 182 boxes of various calibres of ammunition, 43 cartons of detonating cord and 45 cartons of explosion-proof fuses.
The statement did not clarify the boat's destination.
For years, Sudanese and Yemeni groups have been smuggling arms, drugs and humans across the Red Sea.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220926-sudan-seizes-yemen-boat-loaded-with-weapons-in-red-sea/
and also https://sudantribune.com/article264571/
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Sudan officials warn of disease from unidentified bodies
Sudanese medical officials warned Monday that more than 1, 500 unidentified bodies piled up in several of the country’s morgues could lead to an outbreak of disease, amid accusations the government is covering up their causes of death.
Among the deceased are believed to be pro-democracy protesters, who activists say were killed by government forces in their crackdown on demonstrations. They believe the failure to conduct proper autopsies is an attempt to conceal evidence of those killings.
https://apnews.com/article/health-middle-east-africa-sudan-091d189273c89cc931c248b705005b5e
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Egypt’s leader meets with Sudan’s military ruler in Cairo
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Interview: Sudan’s ruling general won’t run in elections
Sudan’s ruling military general, who mounted a coup nearly a year ago, said he will not run in future elections for a civilian-led government but offered no timeline on when a vote might happen in order for him to relinquish power.
Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan spoke with The Associated Press on Thursday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level leaders’ meeting. It marked nearly one year after the coup upended the Arabic-speaking African nation’s short-lived transition to democracy after three decades of repressive rule by strongman Omar al-Bashir.
Asked if he would consider running in future elections, Burhan replied: “I don’t think so.” When pressed further, he said: “I do not have a desire to put myself forward (as a candidate) nor do I want to continue in this work.”
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Siehe / Look at cp11
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Criminal complaint against French arms manufacturers for the export of war materials in the context of the Yemen conflict
What is the purpose of the complaint filed before French courts?
Numerous reports (UN GEE on Yemen, NGOs, etc.) point to serious violations of international law, as well as potential war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed by means of airstrikes by the Coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in many cases using military equipment provided by other states. Yet, despite this damning evidence, several countries, including France, have continued to supply arms to the Coalition, thereby flouting their obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), European law, as well as their own national legislation.
Since 2014, France has been among the top arms suppliers of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to annual data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Since the conflict began in 2015, French companies have continued to supply war materials as well as associated services.
The complaint seeks to expose the potential complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity of companies that have continued to transfer weapons or provide maintenance services to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, despite their knowledge of the crimes committed by the Coalition.
The complaint documents numerous Coalition airstrikes targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, including 26 airstrikes that unlawfully killed or injured civilians, and destroyed or damaged schools, hospitals, and other protected property, which may constitute potential war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Which arms companies are targeted by the complaint?
The complaint targets three arms companies.
Dassault Aviation S.A. is the supplier of the Mirage and Rafale fighter jets to the UAE. The company provides maintenance and supplies parts and components.
MBDA France S.A.S. is also targeted as the supplier of air-launched cruise missiles: the Black Shaheen to the UAE, the SCALP-EG/Storm Shadow to Saudi Arabia, as well as the Brimstone. These weapons are co-designed and manufactured in France and the United Kingdom.
Finally, Thales Group is the supplier of laser targeting pods for fighter aircrafts, to Saudi Arabia (Damocles targeting pods) and to the UAE (Shehab targeting pods). The company provides maintenance, along with parts and components.
These materials are used in the Yemen conflict.
Which organizations are involved in the complaint?
The complaint was submitted by Mwatana for Human Rights, the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), and Sherpa, with the support of Amnesty International France.
What evidence does the complaint rely on?
The facts presented in the complaint are the same as those put forward in the communication to the ICC, detailing 26 airstrikes, which could constitute war crimes.
At the outset, the complaint is supported by evidence collected by Mwatana for Human Rights during field research in Yemen, including visits to sites affected by airstrikes.
They collected testimonies of women and men who witnessed and were affected by the Coalition airstrikes against civilians, homes, cultural heritage, hospitals, and schools. These testimonies are supplemented by photos and satellite imagery, as well as many public documents and reports that have served as sources.
Furthermore, the complaint presents data on French arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Government reports and other public documents were also included.
In addition, the complaint outlines and analyses the structure of the companies involved, their governance and their corporate social responsibility policies.
Have any legal proceedings been initiated in France or in other countries concerning arms sales to the Coalition?
https://mwatana.org/en/french-arms/
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Exclusive: Israel to sell air defence system to United Arab Emirates
Israel has agreed to sell an advanced air defence system to the United Arab Emirates, two sources familiar with the matter said, in the first such known deal between them since they forged ties in 2020.
The deal reinforces how, for some Arab states, resolving the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict has now been overshadowed by national priorities, such as security and the economy.
Israel and the U.S.-allied UAE share an ultimate fear, that Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, an ambition Tehran denies.
Israel approved a UAE request in the middle of the summer and would supply the Gulf state with Rafael-made SPYDER mobile interceptors, two sources said, declining to provide further details due to the sensitive nature of the deal.
A third source said the UAE had acquired Israeli technology capable of combating drone attacks like those that struck Abu Dhabi earlier this year.
and also https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/09/israel-to-sell-spyder-air-defense-system-to-uae/
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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Photos: Yemeni Jews 1983-1984. Haidan, Saada governorate.
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlgohbary/status/1574428256975003648
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Oil company operating in Yemen suspends its business
https://en.ypagency.net/273805/
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Sanaa Warns of UAE Plans to Sell Yemeni Gas to Europe
Multiple sources talked about the UAE making deals with Germany and France to sell Yemeni gas.
The head of the UAE-Saudi Council of Agents, Rashad Al-Alimi, acknowledged the existence of deals to sell Yemeni gas, adding that his government, in cooperation with the UAE, is seeking to conclude a number of deals and is ready to do so. However, the French company Total requires an agreement on security issues, fearing that Sanaa would bomb gas facilities with ballistic missiles.
Al-Alimi stressed that there is talk about exporting gas to France and Germany under Emirati sponsorship.
Earlier, officials in Sana'a had warned the UAE and all European companies against making deals to steal Yemeni gas and oil.
Sanaa indicated that it would not recognize any agreement concluded by these countries with the mercenary government, considering the operation a theft of Yemen's wealth.
Will Western countries help the UAE steal Yemeni gas? Will these companies face any security problems if they insist on extracting and exporting gas without any approval from the Sanaa government? What are the UAE's goals in concluding deals on Yemeni gas?
Fahmi Al-Yousifi, Yemeni Minister of Information, confirmed that Al-Alimi's statements are the culmination of the UAE's continuous looting of Yemeni gas, pointing out that the UAE's decision to supply Europe with gas to prevent Russia from using this weapon against Europe, and that NATO has been seeking since the nineties to find alternatives to Russian gas, as they take advantage of the UN-sponsored truce to pass such suspicious deals .
https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/28640/Sanaa-Warns-of-UAE-Plans-to-Sell-Yemeni-Gas-to-Europe
and
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Southern al-Hirak reveals UAE signs deal with Germany to plunders Yemen’s oil wealth
A prominent leader in the “Southern Revolutionary Movement Council, known as Southern al-Hirak, revealed on Monday the UAE made a deal Germany for 10 years, to plunder Yemen’s oil and liquefied gas wealth.
A member of the political bureau of the council, Yahya Mohammed Abdul Rahman Baras, accused the UAE of looting natural resources in liquefied gas by signing an agreement with Germany to export Yemeni gas for ten years from Balhaf Gas facility in Radum area of Shabwa , estimated at tens of billions, without the knowledge of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council and the government of Maeen Abdul-Malik.
“The southern provinces are not Ras al-Khaimah or Dubai,” Baras said, adding that the signing came amid silence and disregard for what he called the national forces.
https://en.ypagency.net/273650/
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Oil tankers generate 300 billion rials during truce: [Aden gov.] Yemeni President
Oil tankers arriving at Hodeida port have yielded 300 billion Yemeni rials in the last six months, since the UN-mediated truce took effect, President of the Yemeni Leadership Council (LC) said on Sunday.
All these funds went to Houthi leaders' accounts, Rashad al-Alimi added, as the Iranian-backed group "still reneges its commitments to paying the civil servants in areas under its control."
More than 50 oil tankers arrived at the Houthi-held Hodeida port during the truce, that started on 2 April and set to expire on 2 October.
Under the truce, and the Stockholm Agreement inked with it in December 2018, the Houthi group had to channel Hodeida taxes imposed on oil tankers into paying the salaries of public employees.
Parties to Yemen's, after 8 days of peace talks in Sweden, reached on 13 December 2018 an agreement providing for ceasefire in Hodeida and stipulating the Houthis to pay civil servants from the port's income.
In 2019, the Houthi group reneged the deal and misused the funds, which were deposited into a special account allocated for this purpose, in its war against the government.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31078.html
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
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New #alQaeda video via formal #AQAP wire: "Occupied #Yemen"
A typical focus on documentary & info, not #jihad ops or talking heads Messaging very similar to Houthis aim to exploit Yemen. Special emphasis on #Mahra & Hadramawt Timed 1 week before #truce expires
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1574525399362478082
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10 days ago #alQaeda formalised its campaign against #Yemen’s pro-southern separatist forces as “Arrows of Truth” (a twist on the latter’s “Arrows of the East” counter-terror campaign). #AQAP’s official wire then saw its highest level of activity since its guerrilla peak in 2017
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1573340290395811845
cp15 Propaganda
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Russia's support for Iran's proxy war in Yemen is further proof it's enemy No. 1
The Russians have done it again. They have castrated the United Nations and reduced the organization to irrelevance in exactly the type of situation it was created for.
On Feb. 28, Russia defied the U.S. and 10 other states at the U.N. Security Council in vetoing a resolution that would have held Iran accountable for its proxy war in Yemen.
Iran’s involvement is now undeniable, despite the protestations of its Russian benefactor. The fig leaf of plausible deniability has been stripped bare by the Yemen Panel of Experts’ final report to the 2140 Sanctions Committee in late Jan. 2018.
The time is ripe for meaningful action — punitive sanctions backed up with real bite. The abrogation of the Iran nuclear deal, which gives that country vast economic resources with which to pursue its rogue actions, must also be put in the balance. Unless Iran is willing to abide by its international law obligations it cannot be allowed to take its place amongst other peaceful trading states and its economic potential must be blunted by sanctions.
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Saudi Arabia calls on Iran to stop interfering in others' affairs
Speaker of the Saudi Shura Council, Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al-Sheikh, has called on Iran to cooperate and stop meddling in the domestic affairs of others and stop "exploiting" the Houthis in Yemen
"Saudi Arabia calls on Iran, as a neighbour with whom our people share religious and cultural ties, to cooperate with the countries of the region by adhering to the principles of international legitimacy," Al-Sheikh said during a meeting of the heads of the Shura Councils of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held in the Omani capital, Muscat.
My comment: What a joke: Saudi Arabia is meddling and interfering in the whole Islamic world, since many decades, in various ways. Especially in Yemen.
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2387477
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2387154
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Siehe / Look at cp18
Der Waffenstillstand hält überwiegend; beide Seiten werfen sich Verstöße vor.
The truce mostly holds; both sides accuse each other of violations.
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171 Recorded Violations of UN-sponsored Truce by US-Saudi Aggression
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Exekutivzentrum [in Sanaa] für Minenräumung fordert Bereitstellung von Detektoren, um den Jemen von Minen zu räumen
Das Exekutivzentrum für Minenräumung erneuerte seinen Aufruf an die im Jemen tätigen internationalen und humanitären Organisationen, die Bemühungen des Zentrums zu unterstützen, indem es die notwendigen Detektoren und Materialien bereitstellt, um insbesondere die Gebiete von Hodeidah zu säubern und Jemen im Allgemeinen.
https://www.saba.ye/de/news3204534.htm
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The [Aden gov.] army has recorded 20 new Houthi violations of the truce in Taiz fronts/ The army's local media center
The Houthi terrorist militia fired a ballistic missile on Yemeni soldiers and civilians lighting a torch in north Yemen's Hajja province on Sunday evening in celebration of the country's 26 September revolution.
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-60927
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Aggression commits 195 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3204351.htm
(A K pS)
KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles 763 Mines in Yemen During One Week
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the fourth week of September 2022, a total of 763 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen, including 93 anti-personnel mines, 335 anti-tank mines, 333 unexploded ordnance and 2 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 359,626 mines have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2387374
(A K pH)
Coalition’s forces violate UN truce with infiltration attempt in Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/273580/
(A K pH)
Citizen Injured by US-Saudi Sniper Bullet in Taiz Governorate
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273627/
(A K pH)
Explosion of cluster bomb killed citizen in Marib
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3204231.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273617/
(A K)
Senior Yemeni military officers survive Houthi missile attack
A celebration gathering, which was held in Yemen's northern province of Hajjah and attended by some senior military officers from the Yemeni government, was hit by missiles on Sunday, a government official told Xinhua.
The official, who prefers to be anonymous, said a torch-lighting ceremony was held in the Midi district of Hajjah province to celebrate the upcoming September Revolution Day when four missiles landed in and around the site.
The senior military officers, along with dozens of civilians, left the site just minutes before it was hit by the missiles, the official said, adding the attack caused no casualties.
The official accused the Houthi group of launching the missiles, calling it an "apparent plan to assassinate the government military officers and other local leaders."
The Houthi group, which controls large swathes of northern Yemen, made no comments regarding the missile attack.
https://english.news.cn/20220926/ea549596a1ff46dfa8821de9bc2e2a54/c.html
(A K pH)
Coalition forces commit 172 violations of UN-brokered armistice within 24 hours
https://en.ypagency.net/273598/
(A K pS)
Southern Soldiers Injured in Houthi Attacks North Al-Dhale
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35673
(A K pS)
A Houthi armed drone circles over the crowds celebrating the 26 September anniversary in Taiz tonight. The army seeks to shoot it down./Crater Sky
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-59904
(A K pH)
213 Recorded Violations of UN-sponsored Truce by US-Saudi Aggression
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a citizen was killed in Noman district of Al-Bayda province in less than 10 hours.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3204042.htm
and also, speaking of a Houthi landmine: https://debriefer.net/en/news-31066.html
(A K pH)
Aggression forces commit 182 violations of armistice in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3203857.htm
(A K pH)
Civilian killed, 4 others injured by remnants of coalition’s weapons in three provinces
A civilian was killed and four others were injured as a result of the explosion of explosion of mine and cluster bombs from the remnants of the Saudi-led coalition forces’ weapons in the governorates of Bayda, Saada and Jawf.
The Executive Center for Mine Action confirmed that a civilian from the Numan district of Bayda was killed due to landmine explosion left over by the coalition forces and takfiri elements in the area.
The center pointed out that two citizens were injured as a result of the explosion of cluster bombs in Haydan district of Saada governorate during the past period.
According to the center, two citizens were injured on Thursday by an explosion of projectiles from the remnants of the coalition’s weapons in Khub Washa’af district of Jawf province.
https://en.ypagency.net/273383/
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Truce or not, landmines continue to kill civilians across Yemen
However, truce or not, hundreds of civilians have been killed during this period by landmines placed by the rebels. One NGO, Project Masam, has been working frantically to remove landmines and prevent more tragedies.
The Houthis have been planting landmines widely across the country since 2017 – in fields, villages and along roads – especially in the coastal regions of Hodeida and Taiz. For the rebels, landmines are an efficient way to stop the advance of pro-government troops. This was certainly the case in 2018 when fighting intensified in Taiz and Hodeida.
Between 2019 and August 2022, an estimated 426 civilians were killed by landmines, improvised explosive devices and unexploded munitions, including 101 children and 22 women, according to the Yemeni Landmine Observatory. The Observatory has also documented 568 people who were wounded by these devices, including 216 children and 48 women.
This NGO documents the names of landmine victims. They often share images of demining operations on their Twitter account (photos)
https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220921-yemen-truce-houthi-rebels-landmines-civilians
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Seminar calls for investigation into 2000 deaths due to Houthi landmines
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-59859
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Aggression forces commit 191 violations of armistice in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3203774.htm
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Houthis commit 126 ceasefire violations in several regions
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35659
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Thirty [Aden gov.] army members killed and wounded in two days as Houthis continue attacks
The Media Center of the armed forces said "six government troopers were killed and 24 others were wounded" as the Houthi militia pressed ahead with hostilities – despite the truce – in Hodeidah and Taiz (in the country's west) Abyan (south), Marib (east), and Hajjah, Saadah and Aljawf (north).
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-59858
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Aggression's explosive injure 2 citizens in Jawf
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3203782.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273326/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/09/23/at-least-two-wounded-due-to-explosive-device-detonation-in-jawf-province/
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Aggression commits 197 violations of armistice within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3203647.htm
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.
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63 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273787/
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3 pro-gov't soldiers killed, 10 injured by Houthis in Yemen's Hodeidah
At least three soldiers of Yemen's joint pro-government forces were killed and 10 others injured in clashes with the Houthi fighters in the country's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Tuesday, a military official told Xinhua.
https://english.news.cn/20220928/577b642cdc7a4bf180bb16da575a5bf6/c.html
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81 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273700/
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UNMHA statement on continued civilian deaths and injuries in Hudaydah due to explosive ordnance
UNMHA is gravely concerned about continued civilian deaths and injuries in Hudaydah due to explosive ordnance.
Since the shift of the frontlines on 12 November 2021, 242 civilian casualties consisting of 101 deaths and 141 injuries, have been reported in Hudaydah due to landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW).
In the past three days alone, 15 landmine and ERW casualties, including the death of a child and the injury of 12 other children, were recorded.
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Film: A farmer was injured and his plowing was damaged by a Houthi mine explosion in the Hays district
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzx0jkjqr4w
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Three civilians killed, injured in Hodeida landmine blast
One civilian has been killed and two others (including a child) injured when a landmine blew up a private vehicle in the Yemeni western governorate of Hodeida, MinesinYemen said on Tuesday.
A Houthi landmine blast left Ali Mohamed Salem killed and another two civilians were wounded in Bani Zohair, Hais district, the NGO said in a brief statement.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31115.html
Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6zrmkTnMJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCojbyewbw0
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52 violations of Sweden agreement recorded in Hodeida
https://en.ypagency.net/273598/
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Houthi-laid mine kills woman in Hodeidah
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35671
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFruJ1WHh50
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Seven US-Saudi Warplanes Violate Stockholm Agreement in Hodeidah
During the past hours, the aviation of the US-Saudi aggression violated the Stockholm Agreement in a number of districts of Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen.
The Liaison and Coordination Officers’ Operations Room, which monitors violations of the Stockholm Agreement and Ceasefire in Hodeidah, reported 68 violations staged by US-Saudi forces and mercenaries during the past 24 hours.
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98 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273467/
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YEMAC: Aggression's mines, bombs caused 11 victims including 10 children
The Executive Center for Mine Action(YEMAC) revealed that 11 civilian victims were caused by cluster bombs and war remnants on Saturday in Al Al-Hodeida and Al Bayda provinces.
In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the center said that 10 children were injured in t Al-Jah area in Bayt al-Faqih district in Al-Hodeida, as a result of a bomb explosion from the remnants of air raids
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3204042.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273518/
while the other side blames a Houthi-laid landmine:
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Ten children injured in Houthi mine blast south Hodeidah
Ten children were injured in a Houthi landmine explosion in al-Jah area of Bait al-Faqaih district in the south of Hodeidah.
According local and official sources, the Houthi laid-mine blew up while the children were playing. They were taken immediately to the nearest hospital for medical treatment.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/35668
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31066.html
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68 Recorded Violations by US-Saudi Aggression in Hodeidah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/273379/
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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Photo: The north #Yemen #schools in the seventies befor Yemen'neighbors spread their ideology. From the eighties to the present days girls and boys banned from studying in the same class. Sixth grade students, Al salam school in #Saada governorate.
https://twitter.com/KawkabAlwadeai/status/1573413543260880897
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-823-yemen-war-mosaic-823
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-823 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-823:
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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