Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 832, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 832, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-832-yemen-war-mosaic-832
Schwerpunkte / Key aspects
Kursiv: Siehe Teil 1 / In Italics: Look in part 1
Klassifizierung / Classification
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
cp1a Am wichtigsten: Coronavirus und Seuchen / Most important: Coronavirus and epidemics
cp2 Allgemein / General
cp2a Allgemein: Saudische Blockade / General: Saudi blockade
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
cp6 Separatisten und Aden-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Aden government in Southern Yemen
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp9b Beziehungen der USA zu Saudi-Arabien und den VAE / US-Saudi and UAE relations
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp16 Saudische Luftangriffe / Saudi air raids
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
Klassifizierung / Classification
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(Kein Stern / No star)
? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating
A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
pH = Pro-Houthi
pS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp6 Südjemen und Aden-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Aden government
Siehe / Look at cp1
(A P)
Yemen FM: Houthis must be classified as ‘terrorist group’
The Houthis must be classified as a terrorist group, Yemen’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, told on Sunday the US Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin.
The Yemeni government is planning on designate the Houthis as a terrorist organization, Mubarak said, stressing the importance of the international community's support for those decisions.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2206936/middle-east
(A P)
1st Military Region's Chief of Staff Brigadier General Abu Auja: no provision in the Riyadh Agreement to pull out military forces from #Hadramout. - 1st mltry Region won't leave w/o republican decree. -1st Region rejects STC's threats, vowing to deter any destabilizing attempts
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1597076443607236608
(A T)
Tribal sheikh survives assassination attempt by explosive device in Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/279695/
(A P)
Al-Bahsani boycotts Riyadh-formed Presidential Council
Member of the Riyadh-Formed Presidential Council, Faraj al-Bahsani continued, on Saturday, to boycott the virtual sessions, in conjunction with the escalation of division within the council.
For the second time, al-Bahsani boycotted a meeting of council members via video conference, in a move that summarizes the extent of the conflicts within the corridors of the council, whose members reside in several foreign countries.
Observers believe that al-Bahsani, who took a stance against the recent moves after being ousted as governor of Hadramout, is seeking to regain his authority in the oil province, with the support of the Islah party.
https://en.ypagency.net/279616/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/27/trouble-brews-in-saudi-led-puppet-government-of-yemen-as-key-member-refuses-to-attend-meetings/
(A E P)
Sponsored by KSA, Arab Monetary Fund signs USD1 billion agreement with Yemeni government to support the economic and financial reform program
Sponsored by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) signed in Riyadh today a USD1 billion agreement with the Yemeni Government aimed at supporting its comprehensive economic, financial and monetary reform program.
On this occasion, Saudi Minister of Finance, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, said that the program aims to contribute to supporting the efforts made to implement reforms aimed at strengthening the financial status of the Yemeni government, developing the financial and banking sector, creating an enabling environment to enhance the role of the private sector, and involving it in the process of sustainable economic development.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2404646
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(A P)
Yemen’s government signs $1B aid package with UAE-based fund
Yemen’s internationally recognized government signed a deal with the Arab Monetary Fund on Sunday, state media said, paving the way for the Saudi-backed administration to receive $1 billion of economic aid.
The Abu Dhabi-based fund, a sub-organization of the 22-member Arab League, will pay out the $1 billion program from 2022 to 2025. The economic deal aims to help the Yemeni government establish monetary and fiscal stability through wide-ranging economic reforms, Saba news agency said.
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(A P)
(Sanaa gov.] Finance official: Flooding Yemen with more loans aims to destroy its economy
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Ahmed Hajar, said on Sunday that the loan agreement signed by the Arab Monetary Fund with the government loyal to the Saudi-led coalition aimed to flood Yemen with loans as part of targeting the Yemeni economy.
In a statement to Al-Masirah TV Channel, Hajar explained that this loan is the largest, and the interest rate in it is many times that of loans from international institutions.
He confirmed that the projects that would be funded by the Arab Monetary Fund’s loan are unknown, and they would certainly serve the coalition countries and not the Yemeni society.
The Finance Ministry Undersecretary indicated this load would lead to a rise in exchange rates, affirming that “the pro-coalition government agreement with the Arab Monetary Fund cannot be accepted because it is illegal.”
https://en.ypagency.net/279698/
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(A P)
Politician in Ansarullah accuses Saudi ambassador of marketing lies
Member of the Political Bureau of Ansarullah, Ali al-Qahoum, on Sunday accused the Saudi ambassador, Muhammad Al Jaber, of marketing lies.
https://en.ypagency.net/279691/
(A K P)
Saudi-Yemeni talks on Houthi attacks held in Riyadh
Saudi-Yemeni military talks were held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss the repercussions of the Houthi terrorist attacks on oil ports and installations, and the continued faltering efforts to expand and extend the humanitarian truce, as well as securing international navigation in the Red Sea.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said that the meeting discussed “issues of common concern and the continuous efforts of the coalition countries led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the process of restoring hope and the conduct of the ongoing military and humanitarian operations in Yemen.”
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36916
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Defections hit STC’s presidency
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s admitted that defections hit its ranks after Saudi Arabia targeted its entity and presence in the city of Aden, neutralizing its forces and replacing them with Tariq Saleh’s forces.
Hadramout militia leader Abdullah Mubarak al-Ghaithi said in a post on Twitter: “The Southern Transitional Council, Hadi’s wing, and Ali Nasser Mohammed are in the process of formation.”
“This wing will be joined by 5 to 8 members of the current STC leadership,” he added.
The STC leader accused Islah of assassinating STC leaders, similar to the assassination operations against the Socialist Party leaders after reunification of Yemen by Ali Abdullah Saleh and Islah party.
“After the formation of the Presidential Leadership Council, the military elements of the transitional will be subjected to physical liquidation operations in the name of “al-Qaeda” and “ISIS”, which is a duplicate of what the Socialist Party officers were subjected to after reunification of Yemen at the hands of Ali Abdullah Saleh’s services,” he claimed.
https://en.ypagency.net/279559/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/26/southern-transitional-council-admits-to-being-plagued-by-large-scale-defections-as-infighting-with-saudi-forces-escalates/
(A T)
FOUR SAUDI-BACKED FIGHTERS KILLED IN SUSPECTED AL-QAEDA BOMBINGS IN YEMEN’S SHABWAH
On November 26, four members of the Yemeni government, which is backed by the Saudi-led coalition, were killed and at least four others were wounded in two suspected al-Qaeda bombings in the southern-central Yemen province of Shabwah.
The first bombing targeted a vehicle of the newly-recruited Shabwah’s Defence Troops near the town of al-Musayniyah, while the second targeted a vehicle of Southern Giants Brigades in the town of al-Nasarah.
A local source told the Al Ain News that three members of the Shabwah’s Defence Troops were killed in the first attack, including the commander of the 1st Brigade’s 2nd Battalion Maj. Salem Al-Jabwani, and at least three others were wounded. According to the source, the second attack claimed the life of a fighter of the Southern Giants Brigades and left another wounded.
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(A T)
Commander in ‘Shabwa Defense Forces’ killed in bomb attack
https://en.ypagency.net/279547/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/26/southern-yemeni-separatist-commander-assassinated-in-shabwah/
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/36914
(A T)
Several militia members of STC wounded in bomb attack in Abyan
https://en.ypagency.net/279522/
(A P)
Yemen Presidential Council: Iran Involved in Dhaba Port Attacks
Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) accused on Thursday Iran of being involved in the recent attacks on oil ports in the Hadramawt and Shabwa provinces.
It revealed that the debris of the drones used in the attacks match aircraft manufactured by Iran.
The Iran-backed Houthi militias had in the past month carried out a number of attacks against Yemeni oil ports in the two provinces.
The latest attack, on Monday, targeted Dhaba port, leaving damage at the facility that authorities said would take a month to repair. The attack forced operations at the port to stop.
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(A P)
Yemeni Chief of Staff Accuses Houthis of Rejecting Peace, Pursuing Iran’s Interests
(A E P)
Saudi-led puppet government earned over 8 billion riyals in corrupt oil deals
The coalition-backed government, headed by, Maeen Abdul-Malik, and Oil Minister, Saeed Al-Shammasi, got a minimum of 8 billion and 480 million Yemeni riyals, in a corruption deal, in the city of Aden, south of Yemen.
A diplomat loyal to the coalition, Anis Mansour, revealed on Wednesday on Twitter, Maeen Abdul-Malik insisted on renting a Greek ship through an intermediary company, with a worth $8 million, which was paid in advance by his government, in exchange for the looting of nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil through Dabba oil port in Hadramout, during the past two days.
He added that the largest corruption deal that Maeen Abdul-Malik , made during the past days in the city of Aden, which would have contributed to solving many of the problems of basic services in Hadramout.
Mansour said that the coalition-funded government lost $8 million, and did not care about that, indicating that for the first time in the history of oil export, the oil importing company had been not bear any transportation costs.
(A P)
STC militia prevent people of northern provinces from entering Aden
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional militia prevented on Thursday the entry of northern provinces people to Aden city, southern Yemen.
Local sources said that elements from Aden cordon detained about 50 cars at al-Majary point in Al-Arish area.
The sources added that the “transitional” militia screened the citizens heading towards the city under the identity card, indicating that they prevented the people of the northern governorates from entering the city, mostly the people of Taiz in a provocative regional manner.
The sources continued that the detention of dozens of cars at the militia point hindered travelers for more than two hours, without caring about the emergency cases of patients.
https://en.ypagency.net/279438/
(B K P)
Joint Saudi-Emirati coordination to establish runway for warplanes on Yemeni Socotra island
A joint military delegation from Saudi Arabia and the UAE arrived on the Yemeni island of Socotra with the purpose of establishing a new runway at Socotra Airport to receive Saudi-led coalition aircraft, local sources reported on Thursday.
The sources said that the governor appointed by the government loyal to the coalition, Raafat al-Thaqali, was in the reception of the Saudi-Emirati military delegation, before he toured with the Emirati military delegation in the area that was designated for the military runway within the Socotra Airport.
Al-Thaqali held, during the past few days, a series of meetings with leaders from the coalition and local ones to discuss plans to establish a military runway for the coalition warplanes.
Since June 2020, Socotra Island has been under the sole control of Abu Dhabi forces
https://en.ypagency.net/279484/
(A P)
[Sanaa gov.] Governor of Hadramout Warns of Turning Oil Ports Into Military Bases by US-Saudi Aggression
and also https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212489.htm
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31809.html
(A P)
PM speaks at a press conference about the government’s options to deal with the Houthi terrorist attacks
The Prime Minister said in a press conference held today, Wednesday, in the interim capital Aden,that the priorities of the state and the political, economic, security, and military government are to secure the oil sector, one of the basic resources for the state’s general budget. He pointed out that securing oil facilities from any attacks and responding to them, is accompanied by activating work.
With the laws in force and taking punitive measures against violators of Yemeni laws and regulations, including stressing adherence to Resolutions (49) and (75) related to the import and distribution of oil derivatives, and other measures, while ensuring that the citizen is not affected by any measures … stressing that the attacks on oil facilities are a dangerous turning point and have significant negative impact on the human side.
(A P)
Yemeni FM: Houthi Officials Involved in Crimes Blacklisted...Peace Is Their Enemy
The Yemeni government is preparing to blacklist several Houthi leaders and entities in implementation of its decision to classify the Iran-backed militia as a terrorist group.
Houthi government, military, and political officials, alongside any individual who has been proven to be involved in crimes, wars, or crimes that violate international humanitarian law will be blacklisted.
Moreover, the Yemeni government will pursue Houthi interests and financial networks around the world.
Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak, speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat via videoconference, affirmed that designating Houthis as a terrorist organization is not merely symbolic and that it will have repercussions on the group.
He, however, asserted that the blacklisting of Houthis will not affect humanitarian relief operations in Yemen. Mubarak also reminded that peace remains the group’s first and foremost enemy.
The Yemeni government decided to classify the Houthis as a terrorist group, following the militia’s insistence on targeting vital oil facilities. This matter damages the livelihood of Yemeni citizens, according to Mubarak.
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31803.html
(A P)
Activists condemn international silence over Houthi terror strikes on international navigation
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61738
(A P)
Yemen Calls for Collective International Action to Deter Houthi Terrorism
The Yemeni government urged the international community to take collective action to deter the Houthi militia terrorism, saying condemnation statements shouldn't be enough. This came following a Houthi attack using drone against an oil terminal in eastern Yemen.
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31771.html
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(A P)
PM condemns Houthi attack on Yemeni oil terminals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIlb776kBQQ
(A P)
Aden; Abductees Mothers Association Honors the Efforts and Determination of Mothers in Conjunction with the Global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
In Aden, Abductees’ Mothers Association honored 30 mothers of arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared persons, appreciating their determination during their long arduous journey of searching for their sons. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
http://ama-ye.org/index.php?no=1944&ln=En
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A security source warns citizens against dealing with any entities belonging to Houthi militia
An official source at the Ministry of Interior warned all Yemeni citizens residing abroad against dealing with individuals and entities that belong to or promote the ideas and actions of the terrorist Houthi militia in any way.
The source said, “According to National Defense Council Resolution No. (1) of 2022, which labels the Houthi coup militia as a terrorist organization, all entities and individuals who provide support, assistance, facilities, or any form of support, cooperation, and dealing with this terrorist group will be subject to legal accountability in accordance with the law.” According to Yemeni laws, strict measures will be taken against anyone who proves his involvement in supporting this terrorist organization. The source called on all citizens residing abroad to report anyone who provides support and cooperation or promotes this terrorist group.
The source pointed out that the government and the concerned authorities will take strict measures and penalties against anyone proven to be involved in supporting this terrorist organization.
(* A P)
STC puts Saudi forces in dilemma, heading to overthrow “president”
Leaders of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s leaders are besieging the Saudi forces present in the Saudi-led coalition camp in Aden city, southern Yemen.
Military leaders loyal to the STC on Tuesday called on the recruits in their various factions to join the second phase of the escalation against the Saudi forces in Aden by holding a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the coalition forces in Al-Buraiqa area, west of Aden.
The southern military leaders put at the forefront of their demands the departure of Moein Abdulmalik, head of the pro-coalition government, amid accusations to him and several leaders of plundering local revenues in the southern provinces.
Military and political observers believe that the STC’s call for a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the Saudi forces in Aden comes in response to the arrest of the STC’s President, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, in Riyadh since the beginning of last October.
This comes in light of the Saudi Arabia’s intention to hand over the city of Aden to the forces of “Tariq Afash” in an exchange deal with the UAE to control the city of Marib, which is under the control of the Islah Party militants loyal to Saudi Arabia, and to end their presence in Taiz.
https://en.ypagency.net/279245/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/22/southern-yemeni-separatist-forces-besiege-saudi-led-troops-in-aden/
(A P)
Girl ripped clothes by military commander in Taiz
https://en.ypagency.net/279297/
(A P T)
Armed confrontations between Al-Qaeda, UAE-backed militia renewed in Abyan
Armed confrontations renewed on Tuesday, between Al-Qaeda and UAE-backed militias in eastern regions of Abyan province, southern Yemen.
This was reported by Yemen News Portal, based on testimonies of tribal sources.
Tribal sources said that violent clashes broke out between the Security Belt militias affiliated with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) and al-Qaeda elements, on the outskirts of al-Mahfad district.
The sources pointed out that the clashes left wounded from both sides
https://en.ypagency.net/279290/
(A P)
Governor of Central Bank receives American Ambassador to Yemen
https://www.mofa-ye.org/Pages/20760/
(A P)
Finance Minister praises USA’s support for Yemen
https://www.mofa-ye.org/Pages/20766/
(A P)
Southern Transitional Council officially declares war on Saudi-backed forces in Aden
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia on Monday officially declared war on the pro-Saudi forces tasked with securing Aden city, southern Yemen.
Media affiliated with the STC published that what is known as the “Southern Resistance” issued directives to target any movement of what is known as the “ Shield of the Homeland Forces,” and approved the confiscation of the military patrols and vehicles of this faction.
The Shield of the Homeland” is a new Salafist faction that Saudi Arabia recently reconstituted its forces and trained them on the western coast before deploying them as alternative forces to the STC militia in Aden.
These forces, led by Bashir al-Mudhrabi, a commander in the wing of the pro-Saudi Al-Amaliqa brigades led by Hamdi Shukri al-Subaihi, maintain huge military equipment in Aden, which was brought in by Saudi forces.
The STC’s decision to ban the movement of these factions indicates its arrangement for looting their mechanisms and its refusal to hand over the tasks of securing Aden to them.
(A P)
Coalition to form new forces in Hadramout
Sources revealed preparations being made by the Saudi-led coalition to form new forces in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout province, according Yemen News Portal.
Sources said that Saudi Arabia is making arrangements to form forces affiliated with it in Seiyun district under the name of the Fifth Brigade ( Dara Alwatten) “Shield of Homeland”.
The same sources pointed out that the Saudi forces will carry out a large-scale recruitment campaign in the districts of Wadi Hadhramaut, in which they will focus on the tribes loyal to them within this brigade.
According to the sources, the aim is to counter the influence of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia in the districts of the Hadramout coast, protect oil facilities, in addition to supporting the first military region loyal to the Islah Party in the face of the STC’s attempts to take over the province.
https://en.ypagency.net/279112/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/21/saudi-arabia-reportedly-forming-new-military-units-in-hadhramaut/
(A P)
Saudi forces tighten protection for headquarters of pro-coalition government in Aden
The Saudi forces on Monday tightened protection at the headquarters of the government loyal to Saudi-led coalition in Aden city, southern Yemen.
The move coincides with the escalation of tension with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia.
Southern media, quoting its sources, reported seeing strange and new armored vehicles passing towards Al-Ma’ashiq Palace, the residence of the head of the pro-coalition government, Moein Abdulmalik.
According to the sources, the armored vehicles belong to the Saudi Special Forces and were sent to enhance the protection of the headquarters of the pro-coalition government in Al-Ma’ashiq.
Recent moves indicate that Aden is heading towards a new round of conflict.
https://en.ypagency.net/279120/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/21/saudi-occupation-forces-bolster-defence-of-aden-presidential-palace-as-separatist-attack-looms/
(A P)
Arrest campaign targets Islah leaders in Saudi borders
The Saudi authorities launched on Monday a campaign of arrest targeting leaders and notables of Islah Party factions stationed on the Kingdom’s southern borders.
Military sources in the Ministry of Defense of the “government” loyal to the Saudi-led coalition said that elements following the tribal sheikh “Thiab bin Ma’eli” kidnapped Colonel “Daris al-Gharazi,” appointed by the coalition as director of the political security in Saada province.
According to the sources, the kidnapping of “Al-Gharazi” came under direct guidance from the pro-coalition intelligence leader, “Ammar Saleh,” the former chief of the National Security Agency.
https://en.ypagency.net/279182/
(A K P)
UAE forces close all roads leading to Al-Dhaba oil port in Hadramout
The UAE forces on Monday closed all roads leading to Al-Dhaba oil port in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen, until further notice, a local source said.
The source reported that this came after the unknown explosions that rocked the vicinity of the port, without mentioning losses or casualties in the port.
The international road leading to Al-Dhaba area was closed for security reasons, he added.
https://en.ypagency.net/279186/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/22/uae-forces-close-roads-to-hadhramaut-oil-export-port-after-numerous-explosions-reported/
My remark: Because of a Houthi drone attack; look at cp17.
(A T)
Two Criminal Investigation Officers Injured in Explosive Device Explosion in Lahj
(A P)
Yemen, UK FMs review repercussions of Houthi attacks on oil facilities
Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak has discussed with the British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, James Cleverly, the repercussions of the Houthi attacks on oil facilities and ports in Yemen, Anadolu news agency reported.
This came during a meeting held on the sidelines of the 18th session of the Regional Security Conference, also known as the Manama Dialogue, held yesterday, according to the Yemeni official news agency Saba.
(A P)
Yemen FM Says Houthi Practices Are a Threat to Int’l Security
During the Manama Dialogue, Yemen's Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Awad bin Mubarak denounced the practices of the Iran-backed Houthi militias, saying they are “a threat to the international security and peace”.
He urged the international community to exert more pressure on the Houths by endorsing the political solution based on the three references – the Gulf Initiative, the outcomes of Yemen's National Dialogue Conference, and UN Resolution 2216.
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/36903
My comment: The “3 references” actually claim the Houthis must surrender. This is an obstacle to any peace.
(A P)
Yemeni family appeals to Saudi Arabia to release 14-year old child soldier from prison
The family of a Yemeni minor who was recruited into the ranks of the Saudi-led coalition forces has appealed to the Saudi authorities to release their son.
Activists on social media have circulated documents showing that the Islah Party militia recruited a minor from Taiz province, after which Saudi Arabia arrested him for unknown reasons.
(A P)
Protest rally against occupation hits Aden
Dozens of angry people demonstrated on Sunday in the city of Aden, south of Yemen, denouncing the collapse of the security situation in the UAE militia-held city.
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/20/protest-rally-against-occupation-hits-aden/
(A P)
Saudi Arabia stops program broadcasting on pro-STC channel
https://en.ypagency.net/278986/
(A P)
Pro-US-Saudi Aggression Government Participates in 'Manama Dialogue' with Zionists
In a scandalous new step confirming the identification of the mercenaries of aggression with the orientations sponsored by the countries of aggression to normalize relations with the Zionist enemy, the Pro-US-Saudi aggression government participated in the so-called "Regional Security Conference" (Manama Dialogue) that is being held this week with the participation of Zionist officials; To discuss several files related to the security of "Israel" and partnership with it.
The media of the Pro-US-Saudi aggression government said that its foreign minister, Ahmed bin Mubarak, will represent it during the eighteenth session of the conference, which will be held starting on Saturday.
According to media sources, Zionist officials are participating in this session as well, including the head of the "Israeli National Security Council", which makes the conference a clear step of the normalization steps sponsored by the Gulf regimes to enhance the influence of the Zionist entity in the region and pave the way for forming alliances with it.
(A P)
[Aden gov. ] Yemeni troops seize nine smugglers on ship heading for Mocha
The Yemeni troops on Saturday seized a smuggling ship believed to be en route to the Houthi group, the interior ministry-run security media center said.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31737.html
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/36902
(A P)
STC leaders warn of uprising in Aden
Leaders of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced an angry uprising in the center of the city of Aden, southern Yemen.
“The Staff officer of the so-called the” First Support Brigade”, Maeen al-Magrahi, announced an uprising, Sunday, starting from the Bir Ahmed area, against the government, loyal to the Saudi-led coalition,” the editor-in-chief of the” Aljarida Post”, Adel Almadwary said in a tweet on Saturday.
The sources pointed out that the uprising is demanding the payment of the dues and salaries of the militia in the so-called “security belts”, with all its formation which have not been paid since the past months.
https://en.ypagency.net/278924/
(A P)
2 STC militia members killed, 7 wounded in Abyan
At least two militia members of the so-called “Security belt” of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) were killed and seven others wounded in a bomb attack targeted their vehicle in Abyan province, southern Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/278866/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/19/two-uae-mercenaries-killed-in-abyan-bomb-attack/
(A P)
STC: The end of first military region’s forces in Hadramout has come
Mohammed Abdul Malik al-Zubaidi, the head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s Commission in Hadramout Valley, confirmed that preparations are underway to get rid of the “First Military Region’s forces.
Al-Zubaidi said in press statements circulated by pro-STC media that the preparations are being made by the STC in cooperation with the so-called “Hadrami forces”, which have shown their full readiness to move in the zero hour, to surprise the enemy, pounce on him and paralyze its forces.
He threatened Islah militants in Wadi Hadramawt, saying: “The end of the first military region forces has come, and for this moment we mix night with day to drive them out from Hadramaout .”
https://en.ypagency.net/278857/
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
Siehe / Look at cp1
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UN to Begin Unloading Safer in Early 2023
The United Nations announced that it will begin unloading the floating Safer oil tanker off the Yemeni coast of Hodeidah in early 2023. The mission will last for 18 months.
According to two documents issued by the UN, there is a proposal for the presence of an international coordinator in Hodeidah to oversee the unloading.
Moreover, the process is linked to the success of technical and security arrangements for the employees of the company that will carry out the mission.
The UN must also ensure that there are no armed elements of the Houthi militia on board the ship.
The two documents, however, did not specify exactly how the amount of oil will be sold, nor the fate of the derelict tanker.
According to the overview sheet of the ship’s unloading plan, the first step will focus on the evaluation and inspection of Safer to create a safe working environment for individuals and the ship.
This will be followed by preparations for transferring the vessel’s cargo to another ship.
According to this vision, the executing team will then conduct an examination of the structure of the tanker, closing the ends of the pipeline and disconnecting the cranes, as well as determining whether the pipeline can be closed to prevent pollution during separation.
Divers are expected to secure the pipeline end valves.
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3994421/un-begin-unloading-safer-early-2023
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Fresh Houthi Attacks Risk Renewing Conflict, Humanitarian Plight in Yemen, Special Envoy Tells Security Council, Urging Maximum Restraint
Briefings
HANS GRUNDBERG, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, noting that seven weeks have passed since the United Nations-mediated nationwide truce in Yemen expired on 2 October, said that fortunately, there has not been a return to full-fledged war. In recent weeks, however, Ansar Allah have attacked oil terminals and ports in Hadramawt and Shabwa governorates, aiming to deprive the Government of its main source of revenue from exporting oil. Those attacks, including one on 21 November in Dhabba port in Hadramawt, have significant economic repercussions, undermine the welfare of all Yemenis and risk setting off a military escalation. Moreover, attacks on civilian infrastructure are prohibited by international humanitarian law, he emphasized.
The attacks could also risk worsening the humanitarian situation, he continued, noting that despite only a slight increase in overall violence compared to the six-month truce period, there has been a concerning uptick in incidents in Ma’rib and Taiz which involved civilian casualties. Such incidents demonstrate how fragile the situation remains and underscore once more the need for the parties to urgently reach an agreement to renew the truce, he said, calling once again on the parties to exercise maximum restraint. He added that the absence of a major military escalation thus far has facilitated his discussions with the parties and with countries in the region. It has also allowed regular flights between Amman and Sana’a and fuel deliveries to Hodeida port to be upheld. The United Nations efforts to convince the parties to renew and expand the truce continue, he said, expressing appreciation for the coordinated efforts of regional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Oman.
In light of these developments, it is vital that the ongoing discussions yield positive results as soon as possible, he said, noting that in addition to efforts to renew the truce, he is engaging the parties to begin discussing a path towards a more comprehensive settlement of the conflict. The international community — and, more importantly, the Yemeni people — expect them to demonstrate actionable commitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflict, he stressed, adding that while humanitarian and economic issues must be immediately addressed, more durable solutions require a comprehensive settlement. Many of the economic issues being discussed, such as revenue management for the payment of salaries, require cooperation between the parties in order to be sustainable. “A political process under United Nations auspices will be needed to reach such a resolution and the sooner we can start that work in earnest, the greater our chances of reversing the devastating trends of this war,” he said.
Going forward, he said that he will continue to advocate for an approach that looks beyond the immediate interests of the warring sides. For any settlement to be sustainable, it must be broad-based and include all segments of Yemeni society, including youth, civil society and women. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November is a stark reminder — not just on that day, but every day — of the disproportionate effects of the conflict on Yemeni women and the integral role they should play in an inclusive political settlement. The Council’s support will remain vital to convince the parties to abandon short-term calculations in favour of political, economic and security cooperation towards a sustainable settlement of the conflict, he said.
REENA GHELANI, Director of Operations and Advocacy Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that although many of the expired truce’s provisions continue to hold, its humanitarian dividends need more than six months to take hold.Furthermore, people need to see improvements in their everyday lives, aside from less fighting, she said, noting that people in the southern parts of the frontlines say they have yet to see a positive impact on their livelihoods and economic situations.On the security front, localized clashes continue to impact civilians in some parts of Yemen.In the last week of October, according to verified figures, shelling and sniper fire killed two civilians and wounded eight more, many of them children, in Taiz, while earlier this month, in Ma’rib, four displaced civilians were killed and at least five more were injured when a weapons storage facility exploded due to fighting, she said.
Vulnerable groups are most impacted by these clashes, she went on, citing open-source reporting that indicated a 43 per cent surge in child casualties between September and October.Landmines and unexploded ordnance still account for the largest share of civilian casualties, she said, noting that the freer movement of civilians due to reduced fighting since April has increased their exposure to such devices, which have killed and injured more than 164 civilians, including 74 children, between July and September.Parties to the conflict must take all precautions to protect civilians from the dangers resulting from military operations, including by identifying, marking, and decontaminating dangerous areas, she said, reiterating the need for increased funding for mine action work.
She went on to say that so far this year, more than 50,000 migrants have taken the perilous sea route from the Horn of Africa to Yemen in search of a better life.Meanwhile, hunger continues to haunt more than half the population in Yemen.The estimated number of people facing acute food insecurity between October and December is slightly lower than initial projections, which is good news.But she added: “It does not eclipse the fact that 17 million people still do not know where they will get their next meal.”Against this backdrop, she welcomed the arrival of a shipment carrying 14,000 metric tons of wheat flour under the Black Sea Grain Initiative on 15 October as well as three further grain shipments that left Ukraine on 23 October, 13 and 17 November.
The humanitarian operating environment is becoming more difficult due to bureaucratic impediments, movement restrictions and unacceptable levels of interference, she continued.More than 70 per cent, or nearly 500 out of 673 reported access incidents between July and September, were due to bureaucratic impediments, mostly in Houthi-controlled areas.In recent months, restrictions imposed by the Houthi de facto authorities have especially impacted female staff and beneficiaries.Moreover, humanitarian workers are increasingly exposed to carjackings, kidnappings and other incidents.Five United Nations staff remain missing after they were abducted in February in Abyan, while two additional United Nations colleagues in Sana’a remain detained after more than a year, she said, calling for their immediate release.
Turning to the Humanitarian Response Plan, which is 55 per cent funded, she said that, despite all challenges, aid agencies are reaching 10.5 million people every month.Any escalation of fighting will have devastating consequences and will send humanitarian efforts back to square one, she said, stressing the need for the return to normalcy to enable Yemenis to rebuild their fractured lives.
[following: statements of envoys]
and briefings in full: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/briefing-united-nations-security-council-special-envoy-yemen-hans-grundberg-22-november-2022-enar
and in short: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130967
Film, Grundberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL1VJpa-uxQ
and statements of envoys:
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US: https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-yemen-13/
China: http://un.china-mission.gov.cn/eng/hyyfy/202211/t20221123_10979602.htm
https://german.cri.cn/2022/11/23/ARTIeaNwgAg1TLXWdeH2jjv4221123.shtml
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UN Special Envoy’s remarks to the press following the Security Council session on Yemen
any direct contact between diligent parties in any conflict I think is welcome. And I think that should be encouraged. The parties should talk to each other. Obviously then that can be done in different ways, but what we are looking for here is an approach which in the end requires a process under the UN auspices, so any talks that are carried out in support of my efforts are always welcome and this is something that I repeat to the countries in the region, I repeat to the Council, and so on, and this what we are having right now. We have different engagements on different levels through different channels that support the efforts of the United Nations, and that is something that I think is helpful.
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Saudi Efforts to End Duties of International Envoy in Yemen
Saudi Arabia intensified on Tuesday, its meetings with the international envoy to Yemen, Hans Grodenberg, hours before giving his briefing to the Security Council, in an indication of Riyadh’s efforts to change the envoy’s report, which could end his duties in Yemen prematurely.
Saudi Arabia pushed its diplomatic mission to the United Nations and Aden government to hold individual meetings with the envoy, Hans Grodenberg.
Diplomatic sources revealed a Saudi attempt to push the envoy to condemn what it described as “Houthis” and accuse them of refusing to extend the armistice.
The envoy had anticipated the upcoming session on Tuesday evening by calling on what he described as “Houthis” to adhere to the political process.
https://alkhabaralyemeni.net/2022/11/23/198087/
and Sanaa gov. statement:
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HR issues statement on fallacies of UN envoy ignoring suffering of Yemeni people
The Ministry of Human Rights on Wednesday expressed its surprise at what was stated in the briefing of the Special Envoy for Yemen to the United Nations General Assembly on November 22, 2022 and the inaccuracies and positions it contained that reveal the continuation of siding with the countries of the aggression, including it does not correspond with the interests of the Yemeni people nor with the description of the worsening humanitarian reality as a result of the continuation of the blockade and the continuous obstacles placed by the aggression countries in this context.
In a statement, the ministry indicated that when the UN envoy talks about what he described as the recent attacks as having undermined the well-being of the Yemeni people, he is thus misrepresenting the human facts before local public opinion, north and south, and concealing the reality of the plundering of the forces and tools of the aggression coalition, Yemeni wealth, on top of which is oil and gas revenues, the good of which does not touch the Yemeni citizen, whether in free zones or under the authorities of invasion and occupation, while this Yemeni right goes to the balances and banks of the aggression coalition, influential and other tools outside the country.
It considered what he mentioned in his briefing jumps outside the humanitarian obligations that he, as well as the United Nations and the Security Council, acknowledge the need to agree on, foremost of which is the payment of salaries to all state sector employees, the continued flow of oil derivatives to the port of Hodeida, and keeping the humanitarian file outside the circle of politicization and conflict.
The Ministry of Human Rights confirmed that the UN envoy did not talk about the exacerbating human suffering as a result of the intransigence of the aggression coalition in settling the salary file, nor about the continued abuses imposed by the countries of the aggression coalition on fuel and food ships and the consequent humanitarian repercussions, nor about the continued fall of women victims, children are the result of forbidden American bombs and mines, and the aggression coalition rejected all calls by Sana'a to remove them and treat their effects.
It also did not address the attacks committed by the aggression coalition.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212382.htm
and
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Ansarullah Accuses UN Envoy of Siding With US/UK/Saudi Aggressors in the War Against Yemen
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Films: UN on Yemen (did not work)
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1ej58k0si
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1pbpwtoug
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia detains wife, daughter of jailed dissident as crackdown widens
Saudi authorities have reportedly arrested the wife and daughter of a jailed dissident, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against political opponents, scholars, human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners widens in the kingdom.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/11/26/693422/Saudi-Arabia-detains-wife-daughter-jailed-dissident
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Fear grows on Saudi death row as executions ramp up
Relatives of death-row inmates in Saudi Arabia fear each day could be the last for their loved ones as the Gulf kingdom picks up the pace of executions.
After a nearly five-month lull in which no one was put to death, 24 people have been executed since early October, 18 of them in the past two weeks, according to an AFP tally based on state media reports.
They include 16 people convicted of drug-related offences, ending a moratorium on administering capital punishment for such crimes that was announced in January 2021.
For Zeinab Abo al-Kheir, whose brother Hussein has been on death row since 2015, the uptick has ushered in a period of anxious waiting.
"We cannot contact him. We always wait for his contact. Sometimes we wait for six months or more, which of course puts us under psychological pressure and extreme terror," the Jordanian national told AFP from Canada, where she lives.
Saudi officials often give advance notice of executions in murder cases, primarily for the benefit of murder victims' families, said Duaa Dhainy, researcher for the European-Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR).
In most other cases, though, executions are announced only after the fact.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221124-fear-grows-on-saudi-death-row-as-executions-ramp-up = https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20221124-fear-grows-on-saudi-death-row-as-executions-ramp-up
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp9a, 9b
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What did U.S. “human rights” do to Yemen?
As U.S. officials tour the globe lecturing others on human rights, Washington stands accused of being the number one violator of human rights in the world. Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen, widely backed by the West and in particular the United States, is a prime case in point.
The list of U.S. support for the Saudi war on Yemen is so long that senior Yemeni officials say it was America that waged war against their country, using the Saudis and other Persian Gulf Kingdoms as their proxies.
Rights groups accuse other Western countries of also being complicit in what they say are Saudi war crimes.
This is just a tiny fraction of the tens of thousands of similar attacks using American weapons to terrorize the Yemeni people into submission. However, the country’s armed forces, women, and children have shown unprecedented resilience in their support for the revolution and Sanaa's victory over a superpower.
Also on display, during the war on Yemen, was Washington’s complete disregard for human rights and its attempts to deprive children of their right to life. This is not just limited to Yemen, but U.S. wars across the globe that have caused unprecedented suffering of children, from Cuba, and Vietnam to West Asia and beyond.
This is the same United States that claims to be the flagbearer of human rights and uses this pretext for its political and seditious goals.
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/478980/What-did-U-S-human-rights-do-to-Yemen
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American drones fly over sky of Marib
https://en.ypagency.net/279310/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/23/us-drones-spotted-over-marib-city/
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Kurilla: US Committed to combat Iranian-Houthi threats
US Central Command Commander General Erik Kurilla stressed his country’s commitment to consolidating cooperation and coordination between the US Central Command and all its partners in the region, to combat the joint Iranian-Houthi threats
In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Kurilla said the US will continue anti-smuggling operations with the Royal Saudi Naval Forces to stop shipping advanced conventional munitions by sea in support of Houthi operations
It has finally succeeded in preventing the entry of explosive materials into the region from Iran, he added, stressing the inevitability of military cooperation between Riyadh and Washington, to enhance the security and stability of the region.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36908
My comment: Bullshit. The US playing world police while just being committed to own geopolitical interests.
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Progressives Demand Biden Increase Pressure on Saudis to End Yemen Atrocities
"The United States should no longer prop up that regime's unconscionable war in Yemen that killed nearly 400,000 people, including untold children," said one human rights defender.
U.S. progressives in recent days have renewed efforts to push President Joe Biden and Congress to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for atrocities including war crimes in Yemen and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"President Biden vowed to hold accountable Saudi ruler MBS for Khashoggi's murder by making him a 'pariah,' and Congress should help Biden keep his word by passing a War Powers Resolution that cuts off U.S. support for the Saudi war in Yemen," David Segal, executive director of the online-intensive activist group Demand Progress, said in a statement Tuesday.
"Saudi Arabia is controlled by an outlaw regime, as demonstrated by the murder of a U.S.-based journalist and by deliberately holding down oil production to support Russia's illegal war in Ukraine," Segal added. "The United States should no longer prop up that regime's unconscionable war in Yemen that killed nearly 400,000 people, including untold children."
Interviewed for an Intercept article published on Monday, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)—one of the 48 co-sponsors of the House resolution—asserted that "our foreign policy should not be based on a dependence on oil or the geopolitical whims of foreign despots. It should be based on the rule of law and human rights."
Omar and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) led a letter signed last week by 13 House Democrats to Secretary of State Antony Blinken "to express our strong support for the United States to use its influence at the United Nations Human Rights Council to work towards the establishment of an independent, international investigative mechanism on Yemen at the earliest opportunity."
"This new mechanism should have the authority to collect and preserve evidence of violations for future consideration, by competent judicial authorities, of possible crimes committed by all parties to the conflict," the lawmakers' letter added. "Having an international mechanism would play a crucial role in ensuring accountability for the atrocities that have taken place for more than a decade in Yemen."
and also https://theintercept.com/2022/11/21/yemen-un-oversight-ilhan-omar/
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US calls on the Houthis to stop threats to international maritime trade
The US restart called on Yemen's Houthis to stop their threats against international maritime trade and return to the negotiating table to end the war.
In a statement, US Ambassador to Yemen, Stephen Fagin, said he had concluded a one-day visit to the interim capital, Aden, and met with the head of the internationally backed government, Maeen Abdul Malik Saeed, and other government officials.
He noted the "Houthi attacks on Yemen's ports would only harm the Yemeni people by worsening fuel shortages," calling on the Houthis to "halt their threats to international maritime commerce."
Fagin urged the Houthis to "return to the negotiating table, end the devastating war, and play a constructive role in achieving a comprehensive political settlement negotiated by Yemenis."
and how the Houthis see it:
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America threatens to deprive Yemeni people of oil derivatives
The United States of America on Tuesday again began beating the drums of a new war against Yemen, with threats made by the US ambassador from the port city of Aden, southern Yemen.
The ambassador Steven Fagin, following his meeting with the head of the government loyal to Saudi-led coalition, Moein Abdulmalik, threatened to tighten the siege on the Yemeni people and prevent the entry of fuel.
Media quoted Fagin as saying “the attacks on the oil ports will only lead to the exacerbation of the fuel shortage crisis.”
The US ambassador threatened with new escalation to undermine what he described as support and relief efforts, trying to defend his visit to Aden.
https://en.ypagency.net/279223/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/22/us-threatens-even-more-aggression-against-yemen/
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HOUSE MEMBERS PUSH FOR U.N. OVERSIGHT OF YEMEN ATROCITIES
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Joaquin Castro are leading the call to renew international oversight of atrocities committed in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
AS THE UNITED STATES’ relationship to Saudi Arabia shifts, a group of congressional Democrats led by Reps. Ilhan Omar and Joaquin Castro is pushing to reestablish oversight of atrocities committed during the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen.
Asked about these developments, Omar said, “Our foreign policy should not be based on a dependence on oil or the geopolitical whims of foreign despots. It should be based on the rule of law and human rights.”
On Friday, 13 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to use their influence in these upcoming sessions to push for a reinstatement of the Group of Eminent Experts, or GEE: an independent international oversight body that previously reported on the litany of human rights abuses and war crimes carried out during the war.
The changing nature of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, they argue, has created an opening for renewed international scrutiny of the war.
https://theintercept.com/2022/11/21/yemen-un-oversight-ilhan-omar/
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
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'Strategic mistake': Iran strongly condemns UNHRC resolution as politically-motivated
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned the meeting and resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, noting that “multifaceted political goals” are behind these anti-Iranian measures.
In a statement late on Thursday, the ministry blasted the measure of a few Western countries in "imposing" an anti-Iranian resolution to the UN Human Rights Council earlier that day.
“It is a source of regret that the UNHRC is being misused by few countries to pursue their short-term interests,” read the statement.
“Undoubtedly, the measure adopted by the German regime and other founders of the UNHRC special meeting was a historic mistake originated from multifaceted political goals,” it highlighted.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/11/25/693347/Iran-condemns-rejects-UNHRC-meeting-resolution
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Iran, Saudi Arabia Tension-easing Talks Move from Security to Diplomatic Phase: Iraq
The spokesman for Iraq’s foreign ministry says tension-easing talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia brokered by Baghdad have made tangible progress and moved from security to the diplomatic phase.
In remarks published by the official Iraqi News Agency on Wednesday, Ahmed al-Sahhaf said Baghdad is mediating talks between the representatives of the two Persian Gulf neighbors, underway since April last year.
“The Iraqi foreign ministry is working on forging multiple strategic partnership agreements,” Sahhaf said.
“The accords are aimed at ensuring the security and stability of the region. Regional stability is only achieved through concerted efforts to attain common interests.”
The spokesman stressed “the importance of strengthening dialogue mechanisms
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Conspiracy to split up Iran, foment terrorism and civil war failed: FM
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/11/23/693245/Iran-FM-rejects-West-claims-on-human-rights
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Iran FM Spokesman Rebukes British Foreign Minister for Supporting ‘Anti-Iran War Room’
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/11/23/693271/Spox-slams-UK-FM-for-supporting-anti-Iran-war-room
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US sanctions more Iranian officials as crackdowns continue
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IAEA Primary Instrument of Pre-Aggression, Sets Scene for US, Israeli Unilateral Actions: Analyst
A political analyst has described the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a primary “instrument of pre-aggression” which paves the way for Israel and the US to take unilateral actions against Iran.
“The IAEA has become a primary instrument of pre-aggression. In other words, they create a scenario, they make the false charges, they do not prove the charges, and then they use the false unproven charges, to stoke the fires of aggression against you,” John Bosnitch told Press TV on Monday while commenting on recent tensions between Iran and the IAEA following a resolution passed by the UN nuclear body’s Board of Governors.
The politically motivated draft resolution, ratified on Thursday, has criticized Iran for what it called a lack of cooperation with the agency. It was put forward by the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, in continuation of their political pressures on Iran.
Bosnitch added that the “trend” that has been going on for years against Iran is rooted in the Israeli lobby and its influence on the US government and American personnel inside the IAEA.
“It looks like yet another provocation to create false grounds for aggressive action against Iran,” he said.
The political analyst further pointed to the “invented” excuses and provocations against Iran, saying that the US uses the IAEA as a tool “to make it a little bit more believable to those naive people around the world who still hold trust in such institutions.”
Once the fires of aggression are lit, Bosnitch said, Israel and the US can act unilaterally and illegally based on the so-called reports by the IAEA.
“And that is the formula for aggression. And I have to say that Iran, as I’ve said, through all discussions on this topic, must be ready for the worst,” he cautioned.
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Iran says it enriches uranium to 60% purity at Fordo site
Iran has begun producing enriched uranium at 60% purity at the country’s underground Fordo nuclear plant, official media reported Tuesday, describing it as a response to a resolution by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog.
The increased enrichment, reported by the official news agency IRNA, was seen as a significant addition to the country’s nuclear program.
From Vienna, the U.N. nuclear watchdog — the International Atomic Energy Agency or IAEA — said the 60% enrichment at Fordo comes on top of similar production at the Natanz plant in central Iran.
The IAEA also said that Iran plans a “significant expansion” in its production of low-enriched uranium at Fordo and a second production building at Natanz. Fordo is some 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of the capital of Tehran.
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Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are resurfacing
Riyadh and Tehran had been engaged in talks aimed at improving relations but recent events have reverted them back to old ways.
Until recently, tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia were slowly easing. In April 2021, Tehran and Riyadh began engaging each other in rounds of direct talks in Baghdad via Iraqi and Omani channels. Recent developments, however, have dimmed hopes for any new Iranian-Saudi understanding as bilateral talks have halted against the backdrop of escalating tensions.
Tehran sees a Saudi hand in the unrest across Iran with Riyadh encouraging “rioters” following Mahsa Amini’s killing in mid-September. Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib recently told Saudi Arabia that Iran’s “strategy of patience” is not guaranteed to continue. “From Iran’s point of view, any instability in the countries of the region is contagious, and any instability in Iran can be contagious to the countries of the region.”
“If the will of the Islamic Republic of Iran is given to reciprocate and punish these countries, the glass palaces will collapse, and these countries will not see stability,” Khatib declared. Last month, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ top commander Hossein Salami similarly threatened Saudi Arabia’s “glass palaces” when addressing the Kingdom’s ties to Israel.
On November 1, the Wall Street Journalreported that Iran was allegedly plotting an “imminent attack” against Saudi Arabia.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/11/21/tensions-between-iran-and-saudi-arabia-are-resurfacing/
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Iranian nation’s rights violated by US sanctions on IRIB, Press TV: Spokesman
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani has condemned Washington’s recent decision to introduce sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) and Press TV as a violation of the rights of the Iranian nation.
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Iran FM vows to take retaliatory action against IAEA board's 'unconstructive' resolution
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran will take retaliatory action against a recent "unconstructive" anti-Iran resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors.
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US to send over 100 unmanned vessels to Persian Gulf despite stern warnings from Iran
The commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says a US-led task force will deploy over 100 unmanned vessels in the Persian Gulf region's strategic waters, in spite of stern warnings from Tehran against such deployments.
General Michael Kurilla said on Saturday that the deployment will be completed by next year, claiming that it aims to stave off maritime threats.
“By this time next year, Task Force 59 will bring together a fleet of over 100 unmanned surface and subsurface vessels operating together, communicating together and providing maritime domain awareness,” said Kurilla, who was sanctioned by the Islamic Republic last month for supporting terrorism and inciting violence against the Iranian nation during the recent riots.
cp9b Beziehungen der USA zu Saudi-Arabien und den VAE / US-Saudi and UAE relations
Siehe / Look at cp9
If the Biden administration won’t hold Mohammed Bin Salman accountable, Congress should
The revelation that the Biden administration is calling for immunity for Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman in a lawsuit brought over the killing of U.S.-resident and Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is the latest example of the administration’s unwillingness to hold the Saudi leader accountable, despite his complicity in Khashoggi’s murder and his role in directing his regime’s brutal war in Yemen.
The Biden Justice Department has intervened on Bin Salman’s behalf by claiming that heads of state have immunity from prosecution under customary international law. But how many heads of state have overseen the murder of a dissident journalist outside their own territory, or presided over a war that has resulted in the deaths of nearly 400,000 people, as has happened in the Saudi-led war in Yemen? If the administration truly believes that immunity applies in this instance, it should be pressing for other avenues of accountability.
President Biden has come a long way from declaring the Saudi regime a “pariah” on the campaign trail to his return to what is essentially a business-as-usual approach to relations with Riyadh.
Members of Congress have called for concrete measures to be undertaken, but the administration has since indicated that it wants to “deliberate” before deciding how to respond to Saudi actions.
As for containing Iran, a diplomatic approach to Tehran is likely to yield better results than supporting an anti-Iran coalition comprised of the U.S., Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the Saudi regime.
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Oppenheim to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Problem Isn’t Houthis, It’s Their Destructive Behavior
The UK ambassador to Yemen, Richard Oppenheim, acknowledged that he has direct communication channels with the Houthis and confirmed that he had dined with the group’s spokesman, Mohammed Abdulsalam, in Muscat three months ago, as did his predecessor Michael Aron.
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Oppenheim affirmed that the problem with Houthis is in their destructive behavior, not in them being a Yemeni group or participating in government. He reiterated the UK’s condemnation of their recent attacks on oil ports, describing them as “terrorist attacks.”
While expressing concerns about consequences of the internationally recognized government designating Houthis as a “terrorist group,” he expressed his hope that the group would participate in Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC).
Oppenheim also stressed the importance of maintaining the calm and supporting the efforts of the UN envoy to reach a lasting peace.
The British diplomat explained his country’s views on many Yemeni files, including employee salaries, resource distribution, the performance of the PLC, and the southern issue.
He also spoke about the role of the UN envoy and what priorities Yemenis should undertake.
My comment: Britain is warring party and a main arms upplier for this war.
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Scottish independence will see greater arms trade scrutiny, MPs say
AN independent Scotland will have greater scrutiny and monitoring of the arms trade as part of plans to become a “global leader” in the protection of civilians, SNP MPs have pledged.
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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FOTOS AUS DEM JEMEN
ta.dh.am ist eine Initiative des Goethe-Instituts Bonn und Amman zur Sichtbarmachung künstlerischer Positionen aus dem Jemen. Erstmalig seit Kriegsausbruch wird einem deutschen Publikum die aktive und hochmotivierte jemenitischen Kunstszene durch die Aufbauarbeit des Goethe-Instituts im Jemen zugänglich gemacht. Die Fotoausstellung wird am 03.12.2022 mit einer Vernissage im Soma Art Space Berlin eröffnet und bis zum 12.12.2022 von einem Rahmenprogramm begleitet.
https://www.goethe.de/ins/de/de/kub/bon/tda.html
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
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Macron: Mehr Geld für Getreide aus Ukraine an Sudan und Jemen
Der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron will sechs Millionen Euro zusätzlich für Getreidelieferungen aus der Ukraine in den Jemen und den Sudan im Rahmen des Welternährungsprogramms bereitstellen.
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Feuer unterm Dach: Katars Verantwortung für Kriege in Nahost
Katar steht wegen seines Umgangs mit LGBTQ-Rechten in der Kritik. Fragwürdig ist auch die Außenpolitik: Sowohl in Syrien als auch im Jemen hat sich Katar als Partner der USA und Saudi-Arabiens gezeigt. Warum wird daran kein Anstoß genommen? [nur im Abo]
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European Judiciary Facing Crisis of Mistrust, After French Court's Decision to Acquittal Mohammed bin Zayed
The French court's decision to overlook Mohammed bin Zayed's crimes in Yemen created a number of questions about the claims of moral superiority that Western countries boast about the rest of the world.
As soon as the Western countries were put to a test in the field of human rights, regarding the grave violations that are taking place in Yemen, it became clear that the “Western constants in preserving human rights” were nothing more than a tool for flogging others, while all the principles that Europe had claimed over many decades , turned into a tool to serve tyrannical oil states such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Last Thursday, the French judiciary issued a decision not to accept the lawsuit filed against UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, on charges of committing crimes against humanity in Yemen.
It seems that there are Western tendencies to support Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to commit more crimes in Yemen, in a way that serves the American-Western policies towards plundering Yemen's wealth and establishing the presence of the occupation forces in Yemen.
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Oman reiterates support for Yemen's stability, unity
The Sultanate of Oman is constantly determined to support Yemen's stability, unity and sovereignty, minister of the royal office said Monday.
Muscat is also committed to boosting the UN efforts aimed to put an end to Yemen's war, General Sultan al-Nu'amani added at meeting with the Yemeni ambassador to Oman, Khaled Bin Shatif.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31759.html
(B P)
Cop28 in Dubai: A convenient cover for state repression
And next year, Dubai will host Cop28. The UAE surely knows that climate change is a great instrument to weaponise, providing a comfortable cover for authoritarian regimes to hide human rights abuses while presenting a facade of concern and commitment to tackling global environmental crises.
So, will traditional western media outlets who have worked themselves into a lather about Qatar and the World Cup pay much attention to human rights abuses in the UAE? I am not a betting man, but if I were, I wouldn’t put any money on it.
The UAE is one of the most heavily surveilled states on earth. Dubai alone boasts tens of thousands of highly sophisticated cameras that constantly monitor its citizens in the public domain. Rigorously enforced cybercrime laws are used to police the internet to safeguard against anti-regime sentiments.
And then there are those who have been jailed
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/cop-dubai-state-repression-convenient-cover
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(A P)
UAE hired lobbyists to burnish green credentials ahead of Cop28
Abu Dhabi went on an email blitz informing US lawmakers of its selection to host the UN climate conference
The UAE lavished funds promoting itself as a green energy hub as the host of next year's UN climate conference and before this year's Cop27 in Egypt.
Following an announcement last year that the UAE would host Cop28, big-name lobbying firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld was paid $2.85m to inform Republican and Democratic lawmakers of the selection, according to The Guardian.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-hired-lobbyist-burnish-green-credentials-ahead-cop28
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‘Uproar against Iran aimed to whitewash cruelty against Palestinian, Yemeni kids’
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Sunday that the political and media commotion created against Iran by the United States are intended to “exonerate” the Zionist regime of Israel and Saudi Arabia for their brutality against Palestinian and Yemeni children.
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
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A Hall of Shame of U.S. Weapons Sales
U.S.-supplied weaponry has fueled conflicts, enabled human-rights violations, and helped destabilize not just individual countries but whole regions
Here’s a seldom commented-upon reality of this century and this moment: the United States remains the number-one arms-exporting nation on the planet. Between 2017 and 2021, it grabbed 39% of the total global weapons market and there’s nothing new about that. It has, in fact, been the top arms dealer in every year but one for the past three decades. And it’s a remarkably lucrative business, earning American weapons makers tens of billions of dollars annually.
It would be one thing if it were simply a matter of money raked in by the industrial half of the military-industrial complex. Unfortunately, in these years, U.S.-supplied weaponry has also fueled conflicts, enabled human-rights violations, helped destabilize not just individual countries but whole regions, and made it significantly easier for repressive regimes to commit war crimes.
https://www.laprogressive.com/defense/weapons-sales
cp13b Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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The Old City of Sanaa in Yemen is one of the oldest cities in the world, continuously inhabited for more than 2500 years. Meaning 'fortified palace', the city is a work of art in itself, & remains one of the greatest treasures of Arabia A thread on the Old City of Sanaa (photos)
https://twitter.com/BaytAlFann/status/1595366517893484548
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Film: For decades, Yemenis built their houses on top of the mountains, to escape from torrential rains and to protect themselves from enemies. The hanging #villages in #Yemen
https://twitter.com/KawkabAlwadeai/status/1595216315727446016
cp13c Wirtschaft / Economy
Siehe / Look at cp1
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US-Saudi Economic War in Yemen to Be Confronted by Sanaa's Demands, Military Force
The military campaign of the coalition countries launched from the first moment of their war on Yemen on March 26, 2015, aiming targeting the Yemeni economy as one of the main weapons used to starve the Yemeni people in the belief that it will subject the Yemenis to its colonial policies, by plundering of sovereign wealth.
The economic war on Yemen has taken two parallel paths, one of which was the direct military targeting, which is represented by the destruction of the infrastructure of a service and economic nature, such as factories, farms, places for raising livestock and poultry, electricity generation stations, roads and bridges. And the other path was represented in weakening the local currency and opening the doors to plundering state budgets by pro-aggression government’s officials.
Currency Tampering
The first steps of the economic war were the transfer of the Central Bank from Sana’a to Aden on September 6, 2016, and the suspension of foreign banking transactions with the bank in Sana’a, which greatly hindered commercial movement as a result of not opening bank credits abroad in order to enable merchants to cover the internal market with the necessary needs of basic commodities and supplies.
The coalition's economic war also used the fabrication of the problem of lack of liquidity, and its gradual withdrawal from the market, which resulted in stopping the payment of salaries to employees, and the deterioration of the price of the national currency until the coalition found a justification for printing a large surplus of the local currency. This led to a state of high inflation of the Yemeni riyal, which greatly contributed to the significant deterioration of the Yemeni economy during the last five years.
In the face of the failure of the measures taken by the two central centers of Aden, in the middle of last year, to stop the collapse of the local currency exchange rate, the latest of which was the closure of more than 80 exchange companies and the use of the mechanism of selling the dollar through auctions, the coalition government admitted,its complete inability to confront the crisis, as its president Moeen Abdul Malik said, in early September 2021.
The pro-aggression government called for urgent financial assistance from donor countries and international organizations to save the economic and humanitarian situation. However, it excluded both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi from its demands to save the economic situation, despite receiving Saudi promises of generous economic support to improve the situation of dilapidated public services, and stop the deterioration of the exchange rate of the Yemeni riyal against foreign currency.
The Kingdom quickly reneged on its promises, accusing the government of “Moeen Abdul Malik” of plundering the Saudi deposit provided at the beginning of 2018, as support for the Yemeni currency, after the reports of the United Nations Committee of Experts confirmed the Bank of Aden’s involvement in money laundering crimes.
Failed Strategy
In the same regard, all the futile attempts of the “coalition government” since the transfer of the Central Bank from Sana’a to Aden failed to stop the spiral of accelerating economic collapse and the significant deterioration of the local currency, which naturally led to an increase in poverty, hunger and high prices in the areas under the control of the coalition.
The coalition government insists on implementing the strategy of failure, the relationship between patchwork solutions and the approach of dismemberment, between corruption, betrayal and plundering of wealth, between stagnation and closure, between futile attempts and organized corruption, between extreme poverty for the citizen and massive expenditures for the official, between personal interests and official trade in selling Yemen at a cheap price.
According to observers and economists, the coalition government caused more economic collapse and brought the majority of families living in the occupied governorates to the brink of hunger, which prompted thousands to die. The cities of Taiz, Aden, Mukalla, and a number of areas in the governorates of Lahj and Abyan organized protests that raised slogans against the "coalition" and demanded its departure and the departure of its affiliated government.
The US Leads the War
According to observers, the repercussions of the Russian-Western war in Ukraine, which resulted in a suffocating energy crisis, prompted the United States to provide every drop of oil and gas for its European allies, which prompted it to throw all its weight in controlling Yemen's oil and gas, which is very much evident in its recent military presence in Hadramawt oil province in eastern Yemen.
Although the American starvation war on Yemen will only bring more misery to a people classified by United Nations reports as the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, the Biden administration is tending, at the present time, to adhere to the policy of controlling Yemen's oil and gas, as a fixed strategy it takes towards Yemen.
The same applies to negotiations for a final solution in the future
My remark: The Houthi view. Also the following next four reports:
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Why does the West Condemn Yemens' Drone Strikes to Prevent Stealing Country's Oil?
The Saudi-UAE occupation of the energy-rich governorates constituted a cover for a new phase of wasting wealth and sponsoring forms of corruption and organized looting of Yemen's capabilities, the most important of which is the oil wealth.
The main condemnations were issued by the US, UK, France, why? What is behind Western resentment? And why are they annoyed with the achievement of protecting the Yemeni wealth and stopping its plundering?
This achievement in protecting wealth constitutes a shift in the balance of power and carries a harsh message to the US and its European dependent countries. The cessation of oil production and its export is an example of what the situation could be in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in light of the continued blockade of the flow of fuel and cargo ships towards the ports of Hodeidah.
All the development of the repercussions and impact of that impose a reaction that suits them and will surprise the US-Saudi aggressors in one of the most important energy production centers in the world at a stage that does not tolerate any decline in its supplies and an escalation in its prices.
This US-western fear was accompanied by evidence expressed, albeit indirectly, most notably what was reported by reports about the possibility of Iran directing an indirect strike on Saudi Arabia, and what the American Politico website quoted from a Pentagon official, “It is possible that Iran is planning attacks on the oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.”
Iran here means Yemen! The Americans have always considered every Yemeni operation in the face of the US-Saudi aggression and siege an Iranian operation!
The equation and its implementation deprives the energy market of three million two hundred thousand barrels per month of crude oil - according to new documents obtained by Almasirah. Although it is not that much, but in one way or another means an added demand rate in the international arena amidst the crowd of panting Western – American – to calm oil prices.
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Yemen's Oil Revenue Either Be Used to Benefit People or Sana’a Will Consider it Looting and Stop It
With the rise in the index of turmoil in the global energy markets, American and Western attention was focused on Yemen and what it could produce of gas and oil, to compensate for a percentage of the deficit resulting from the repercussions of the Ukrainian crisis. Meanwhile, the aggression harnessed all the country's revenues to finance mercenaries and implement its suspicious projects and activities in the southern and eastern cities.
The sources of oil and wealth and the strategic location of the governorates of Hadramawt and Shabwa were and still are the focus of the interest and ambitions of the countries involved in aggression, led by USA. This is to impose hegemony on the important channels, seas and waterways, allowing Washington to subjugate Yemen and control the international shipping routes in the Arabian Sea and the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Last month, [Sanaa gov.] minister of Oil and Minerals Ahmed Daris revealed in a statement to Almasirah that the quantities of oil looted by the forces of aggression, mercenaries and some complicit oil companies from 2018 until July 2022 amounted to 130 million and 41 thousand and 500 barrels of oil.
Daris indicated that the quantities are smuggled through Al-Nashima and Al-Dhabba and carried on old ships, and there are millions of barrels looted without being registered. He stated that there are other staggering revenues other than these sales figures, and they are collected by the US-Saudi mercenaries from gas sales and the Marib and Aden refineries.
Ministry of Oil and Minerals revealed earlier that the value of Yemeni oil looted during four and a half years amounted to nine billion and 500 million dollars. The ministry indicated that the total value of looted oil revenues from 2018 until this July amounted to nine billion and 500 million dollars.
(B E P)
UN Treasury Provides Financial Aid for pro-Saudi Government in Southern Yemen, Encouraging Corruption
It seems that corruption issues are no longer exclusive to the pro-coalition government, as much as they represent an approach sponsored by the colonial domination forces in the West with the United Nations’ support.
And at a time when reports are raging about the disaster of corruption in the areas of Yemen controlled by the coalition, the International Monetary Fund has granted the pro-aggression government an amount of $300 million from the Special Drawing Rights of the Fund, without regard for the legal conditions that prevent such behavior from taking place in a country that lacks stability and standards of integrity and transparency.
Over the eight years of the war on Yemen, the International Monetary Fund played dirty roles against Yemen, whether by approving the transfer of the central bank from the capital, Sanaa, to Aden, and the subsequent malicious actions that hit the price of the Yemeni riyal and pushed the people of Yemen, especially in the areas controlled by the coalition, to starvation.
Economists say that the printing of amounts that amounted to nearly two trillion riyals by the government affiliated with the coalition cannot take place without the approval of the International Monetary Fund, and these amounts were printed under flimsy pretexts, the Monetary Fund did not bother to verify their validity.
Before the IMF jumped on the legal conditions for granting the coalition government the sum of $300 million, the report of the International and Regional Experts Committee to investigate human rights violations in Yemen had stated that the government loyal to the coalition was “practicing corruption that undermines the chances of peace in Yemen.”
Although Riyadh itself accused the government it supports of being involved in corruption cases regarding the deposit that Saudi Arabia made to the Central Bank of Aden, worth two billion dollars, in January 2018.
However, the International Monetary Fund did not take into account all the facts of corruption in which the coalition government is drowning in Yemen
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(B E P)
Sana'a's Decision to Prevent Oil Looting by US-Saudi Aggression Saved 2.6 Million Barrels of Oil Per Month
More than two million and 600 thousand barrels of crude oil is the amount that the pro-aggression government is stealing and exporting monthly, before Sanaa imposed the equation of protecting oil wealth last October by preventing the entry of ships and tankers of looted oil into Yemeni ports.
Documents obtained by Almasirah channel revealed the extent of the plundering by the aggression and its mercenaries of Yemen's oil wealth, and part of its huge revenues were used to finance its hostile operations against the Yemeni people, who suffer economic and humanitarian crises that are the largest in the world.
The documents included a tender for the sale of looted crude oil from the fields of Masila, Shabwa and Marib to a number of foreign companies, through the so-called "Higher Committee for Crude Oil Marketing" of the US-Saudi mercenaries.
The documents showed that the amount of sales of Messila crude amounted to two million barrels per month, while the monthly quantities of oil sold from Shabwa and Marib crude amounted to 600 thousand barrels.
The same documents also revealed records between entities affiliated with the Ministry of Oil of the pro-aggression government and the Emirati company, ADNOC, about expectations of doubling oil exports from Shabwa and Marib crude to one million and 200 thousand barrels per month.
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(B E P)
[Sanaa gov.] Supreme Economic Council: Aggression mercenaries bring international smuggling companies to loot crude oil
The media secretary of the Supreme Economic Committee, Ibrahim al-Seraji, confirmed that the mercenaries of the US-Saudi aggression had been brought to international companies in an attempt to plunder a quantity of oil through the port of Dabba in Hadramawt province.
"In a new attempt to plunder the sovereign wealth of crude oil, The mercenaries of the US-Saudi aggression attempted to loot a quantity of oil through the port of Dabba, using international smuggling companies, in violation contrary to the decision of His Excellency Mahdi Al-Mashat, President of the Supreme Political Council, of Rabi Al-Awwal 1444 AH corresponding to 1 October 2022, which prohibits the looting of Yemen's sovereign wealth ". Al-Seraji said in a special statement to Saba.
"The attempt by the mercenaries of the American-Saudi aggression to loot crude oil was represented by their bringing of the oil tanker (PRATIKA) and the number of two tugboats.. in addition to six unidentified pieces of war ". He pointed out that this time international smuggling companies were hired, owns an oil tanker and tugboats, for exorbitant amounts of which mercenaries received a proportion as commissions and bribes.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212110.htm
and also https://en.ypagency.net/279194/
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(B P)
Saudi-led coalition brings in foreign corporations to speed up looting of oil wealth from Yemen
The Media Secretary of the Supreme Economic Committee in Sana’a, Ibrahim Al-Seraji, on Monday confirmed that the Saudi-led coalition and its tools have brought in international companies in an attempt to loot an amount of crude oil through Al-Dhaba port in Hadhramaut province.
“In a new attempt to plunder the sovereign wealth represented in crude oil, the US-Saudi aggression mercenaries attempted to loot a quantity of oil through the port of Al-Dhaba, with the help of international smuggling companies, and in violation of the decision of the Supreme Political Council, issued on October 1, 2022, to prevent the looting of Yemeni sovereign wealth,” Al-Seraji said.
He added, “The US-Saudi aggression mercenaries tried to loot crude oil by bringing in the oil tanker (PRATIKA) and two boats, in addition to six unidentified warships.”
This time, international smuggling companies were used, which own oil tankers and boats, in return for exorbitant sums, of which the mercenaries got a percentage as commissions and bribes, he explained.
Al-Saraji pointed out that the Committee took all legal measures through the competent authorities, before the oil tanker entered the Yemeni territorial waters, which in turn addressed the oil companies related to the oil tanker and boats, not to approach the regional waters.
The Committee media secretary stated that the information had indicated that the aggression mercenaries intended to loot 2.1 million barrels of crude oil, with an estimated value of $174 million.
According to the committee, the oil tanker ignored the communications
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Yemeni Bank receives 300 million dollars
The [Aden] Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) has been consolidated with US$ 300 million in International Monetary Fund's special drawing rights, President Rashad al-Alimi said on Thursday.
At meeting with charge d'affaires of the US embassy in Yemen, Inger Tangborn, President Alimi hailed the US and UK role in consolidating the CBY account with the 300-mln IMF special drawing rights.
This step would promote trust in the Yemeni national currency, maintain food imports inflow into the war-torn country and improve people's livings, he said, according to the Aden-based Saba.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31728.html
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(A E P)
[Sanaa] Yemen's Central Bank issues important statement
The Central Bank of Yemen has followed with interest the statements made by the media by persons who are not legally represented in the Yemeni people, on the fact that International Monetary Fund (IMF) had approved the replenishment of $300 million to the Central Bank branch account at Aden of the Republic of Yemen's SDRs starting next week, thereby granting the authority to the Central Bank branch in Aden to dispose of this amount, under the control of the aggression states on Yemen, to be credited as a loan to Yemen upon the commencement of the disposal of those withdrawal rights by the Central Bank of Aden Branch, this shows the contradiction of the Fund's policies and decisions and the duplication of its handling of the same issues in accordance with political agendas, thus, it is one of the instruments of economic war by the aggression States to implement their plans towards Yemen, by providing extrajudicial funds to finance military operations and the war on Yemen; pushing the national economy and social situation to the brink of collapse as part of the objectives of the military and economic war on Yemen, in addition to financing operations that contravene the rules and requirements of combating money-laundering and the financing of terrorism.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3211794.htm
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
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#AlQaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, based in #Yemen, released a long & grumpy statement about #WorldCup2022. Says it panders to #LGBTQ, attracts infidels & sows discord among Muslims. Proclaims: "#Football is the opium of the masses"
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1595544522737717249
cp15 Propaganda
(A P)
Return of truce is vital to Yemen as global food and energy crises take toll
Rising oil prices have given the Houthi leadership and its backers in Iran more cause to block an overarching solution in Yemen. As another Yemeni last week observed, the seas around the country’s coast are the main route for energy exportation to Europe and the Houthis are trying to take advantage of this vantage point.
Escalation along that route is obviously something that European countries are very alert to, and the regimes hostile to the West are just as alert to the advantages of disruption of those corridors.
Iranian efforts to have another coast to launch attacks on the tanker lanes to Europe are holding Yemen hostage. This, for the Iranian leadership, is a potential pinch point that would allow Tehran to exercise pressure through escalation.
Alistair Burt, the former UK minister of state for the Middle East and North Africa, put it well at an event organised by the Royal United Services last week.
“The benefits of war are evident to a man who has a gun and controls the checkpoint and can extract taxes and has more power over people that perhaps he's ever had in his life,” Mr Burt said. “So what is the incentive to that individual to bring an end to it? Where's the incentive to those holding the guns to stop the conflict?”
Where indeed, when the people of Yemen have been so badly let down by UN diplomacy, is the hope for viable solution.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2022/11/28/how-the-un-has-deepened-the-yemen-crisis/
(A P)
[Aden gov.] Yemeni DM: Houthis accommodate, arm ISIS, Qaeda militants
The Iranian-backed Houthi group cooperates with al-Qaeda and Daesh and accommodate and arm terrorist groups in areas under its control, the Yemeni defense minister.
The Houthis obviously cooperate with Daesh and al-Qaeda, Muhsin al-Dairi added in meeting with the US ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31770.html
(A P)
How Houthi Drone Attacks Boosted Russia’s War in Ukraine
The strategy used by Russia to strike the Ukrainian electricity grid was largely developed by Iran’s proxies in Yemen.
As the conflict in Yemen festered, Iran was also able to acquire valuable information on how to efficiently bypass modern air defenses. Alongside the group’s drone program, the Houthis also benefited from Iranian expertise with both ballistic and cruise missiles, developing weapons that have seen most of their operational use in or from Yemen. Iran and its proxies have tested several strategies to bypass multi-layered defenses, with the most efficient being the use of combined attacks that include ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones.
By doing so, and employing a high number of projectiles with a variety of flight paths, the Houthis—and any other users, including Russia—can hope to overwhelm the enemy’s air defenses and punch a whole through even a sophisticated network that would be capable of dealing with one of those three threats.
(A P)
Iran unrest was a factor in Houthis' rejection of truce, Yemen foreign minister says
Tehran using Yemen rebels 'as one of the cards they have', Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak tells The National
The refusal by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to renew a nationwide truce last month was linked to Iran’s internal turmoil, Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak told The National on Sunday.
“We cannot understand the Houthi stance towards the truce without the link to Iran’s internal affairs,” Mr bin Mubarak said on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain.
Iran has been rocked by nationwide anti-government protests since mid-September that show no signs of ending despite a bloody crackdown.
“So the Iranians are trying to use the Houthis as one of the cards they have and this is one of the main reasons why the Houthis are taking such a difficult position,” the foreign minister said.
“For me, Iran will never lose the cards of its militias in all these countries and they will keep using them. The Houthis are one of these cards, and with very little investment they are gaining a lot,” he said.
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2404619
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2404041
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2404032
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2403804
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2403567
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2403553
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2403506
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2402901
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2402855
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Siehe / Look at cp18
Der Waffenstillstand hält überwiegend; beide Seiten werfen sich Verstöße vor.
The truce mostly holds; both sides accuse each other of violations.
(A K pS)
KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles 1,242 Mines within a Week in Yemen
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the fourth week of November 2022, a total of 1,242 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 373,894 mines have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2404671
and also https://republicanyemen.net/archives/32498
(A K pS)
Houthi sniper guns down civilian in Yemen's besieged Taiz city
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61781
(A K pS)
[Aden gov.] Army forces shell militia sites in Al-Dhale
https://en.26sepnews.net/2022/11/26/army-forces-shell-militia-sites-in-al-dhale/
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Land mines continue to haunt women, children in Yemen
Yemeni women and children continue to die from land mines planted by Houthi rebels across the country.
According to a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs report issued Nov. 15, land mines in Yemen have caused about 300 civilian casualties, including 95 deaths and 248 injuries, between April and September 2022. The most affected areas are the front lines in al-Hodeidah and al-Jawf governorates.
The report noted that these figures are higher than the casualties recorded in the six months preceding the truce that was announced in April. During that period, civilian casualties numbered 248 including 101 deaths and 147 injuries.
Osama al-Gosaibi is the manager of Project Masam, a humanitarian land mine clearance project in Yemen launched by Saudi Arabia in 2018. He told Al-Monitor that the Houthis “follow a brutal approach by placing mines and booby-trapped devices in schools, health centers and water tanks in large quantities.”
“Clearing Yemen of mines needs years of work given the large quantities of planted mines and a lack of data on where these mines were placed,” he added.
Tawfiq al-Hamidi, head of the Sam Organization for Rights and Liberties, told Al-Monitor that most mine victims in Yemen are from the Taiz governorate, where 1,355 victims include 541 dead and 8,149 injured. Next is al-Hodeidah with 833 victims including 441 dead and 392 wounded. In Marib governorate, 745 victims include 257 dead and 307 injured.
Faris al-Hamiri, the director of the Yemeni Observatory for Human Rights, told Al-Monitor that children and women make up about 75% of the civilians who perished as a result of mine explosions, booby-traps, ammunition, explosive devices and projectiles.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/11/land-mines-continue-haunt-women-children-yemen
My remark: Just “forgetting” all the debris of Saudi coalition cluster bombs.
(A K pS)
2 soldiers killed, 3 wounded in Houthi drone attack
Two soldiers were killed and another three wounded in a drone attack on a military site in Hadramout province, Governor of Hadramout Mabkout Bin Madi said on Wednesday.
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/32484
and also https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1595838819412180994
https://english.news.cn/20221125/7ab26f4120274b929485b1118ebac19a/c.html
(A K pH)
Citizen Injured in Explosion of US-Saudi Cluster Bomb in Sa’ada
and also https://en.ypagency.net/279360/
(A K pS)
Houthi drone attack foiled in Abyan
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36905
and also https://en-smanews.org/south-arabia/the-southern-forces-destroy-houthi-drone-in-mudiyah-of-abyan/
Photos: https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1595119741647355904
(A K)
Houthi-Drohnenangriff auf Öltanker im Jemen
Der Vorfall ereignete sich am Montagnachmittag. Der Angriff fand auf einem Schiff statt, das am Al-Daba-Ölterminal in der Nähe der südlichen Stadt Mukalla anlegte.
Die Regierung sagte in einer Erklärung, dass der Drohnenangriff stattfand, während das Handelsschiff im Hafen von Al-Daba war. Der Angriff wurde mit der Absicht durchgeführt, die Regierung daran zu hindern, Einnahmen aus Ölexporten zu erzielen.
Houthi-Rebellen twitterten und übernahmen die Verantwortung für den Angriff. Rebellensprecher Yahya Zaria sagte, die bewaffnete Huthi-Gruppe habe es geschafft, einen Öltanker zu jagen, der in der Nähe des Hafens von al-Daba angekommen sei.
https://de.india.postsen.com/international/17004.html
und
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Jemenitische Armee vereitelt Versuch eines ausländischen Schiffes, Öl zu stehlen
Der Armee und den Volkskomitees des Jemen ist es gelungen, einen ausländischen Öltanker daran zu hindern, das dringend benötigte Öl des Landes zu stehlen.
„Den jemenitischen Streitkräften gelang es, ein Ölschiff, das versuchte, den Hafen von al-Dhaba im Süden des Landes zu erreichen, zum Auslaufen zu zwingen“, schrieb der Sprecher der jemenitischen Armee Brigadegeneral Yahya Saree am Montag auf Twitter.
Er erklärte, das Schiff wäre auf einer Mission, um viele Mengen Öl zu stehlen.
Saree fügte hinzu, die jemenitische Armee habe die Operation begonnen, nachdem das Schiff die Warnungen der Streitkräfte nicht beachtet habe.
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Drone-Fired Rocket Hits Offshore Oil Terminal in Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis attacked al-Dhabba oil terminal in Hadhramaut province on Monday, the group and Yemen’s internationally recognised government said.
The Iran-aligned Houthis fired a projectile from a drone that landed at the entrance of the terminal, which is located in the town of al-Shihr, two workers at the terminal told Reuters.
Panamanian-flagged vessel Pratika had entered the terminal to load a shipment of crude but left after the attack, the workers said.
The Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which is part of the British Royal Navy, said it received a report that a missile or rocket attack had been carried out at al-Shihr against a single-point mooring at 1212 GMT. All crew and the vessel were safe, UKMTO said, withholding the ship’s name.
https://gcaptain.com/drone-fired-rocket-hits-offshore-oil-terminal-in-yemen/
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Yemen: Houthi drones attack ship at oil terminal
Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship at an oil terminal in the south of the country on Monday, the internationally recognized government said, in the latest in a series of recent attacks that threaten to escalate the conflict after months of relative calm.
The government, which controls the territory where the terminal is located, said in a statement that the strike took place while a commercial ship was in the port of Al-Dabah, near the city of Mukalla, and that it had been carried out by drones. It did not say whether any damage had been sustained or to which nation the vessel belonged.
The Houthis appeared to acknowledge the afternoon strike in a series of tweets. Houthi military spokesman Yahia Sarea said that “the armed forces succeeded in forcing an oil ship — that had come close to the Al-Dabah port in the south of the country — to leave.” He said that the ship had “refused to heed warnings.” The group takes issue with its rivals receiving funds from oil exports.
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-yemen-sanaa-houthis-c115994692a5c2db28f14d74895e00c3
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[Sanaa gov.] Army forces oil vessel tried to loot oil to leave
The armed forces have succeeded in forcing an oil vessel, that had tried to approach the port of Dabba southern the country, to leave, the army's spokesman stated on Monday.
In a statement, Brigadier General Yahya Sarei said that the vessel that was on a mission of looting large quantities of oil had refused to respond to the armed forces' warnings and the enemy's forces attempted to take an action but the armed forces managed to detect it and deal with it appropriately.
Brigadier General Sarei confirmed that the armed forces will continue to protect the national wealth until its revenues used to serve the Yemenis and cover the salaries of all employees in all Yemeni regions.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212104.htm
and
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Air-defenses-thwart-houthi-drone-attack-targets-oil-tanker-in-al-dhaba
and
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Military researcher reveals significances of ‘Al-Dabba Second Operation’ in Hadramout
A military researcher reveals timing and significances of the attack carried out by Sanaa armed forces to prevent a European ship from looting nearly two million barrels of Yemeni crude oil through the port of Al-Dhaba in Hadramout Governorate, eastern Yemen.
Abdullah bin Amer, a military and political researcher in the history of Yemen, said: “Al-Dabba Second Operation came in conjunction with the visit of the US ambassador to Aden and after the conclusion of the Manama dialogue, the annual platform to present “Israel” within a regional coalition that sees Yemen as a threat that must be confronted.”
Bin Amer stressed that all these moves did not affect Sanaa’s decision to continue protecting oil wealth.
He stated that Sanaa monitored the ship’s entry into the port of Al-Dhaba, despite the coalition countries taking complex measures to secure the ship’s entry and protect it to loot nearly 2 million barrels, noting that it was dealt with appropriately and forced the ship to leave outside the territorial waters.
https://en.ypagency.net/279285/
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Violent clashes renew between Sanaa, coalition forces in Taiz
https://en.ypagency.net/278961/
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KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles 700 Mines in Yemen during One Week
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the second week of November 2022, a total of 700 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen, including 16 anti-personnel mines, 200 anti-tank mines, 478 unexploded ordnance and 6 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 372,652 mines planted by the Houthi militias, have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2402856
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According to military sources, [Aden] government forces foiled today an attack launched by the #Houthis to seize a strategic mountain west of the eight-year besieged city of #Taiz.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1594030136256614400
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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Aggression forces commit 33 violations in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212879.htm
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Aggression forces commit 58 violations in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212729.htm
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Aggression commits 36 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212607.htm
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Aggression commits 18 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212482.htm
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Aggression commits 65 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212379.htm
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Aggression commits 28 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212234.htm
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Aggression commits 44 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3212095.htm
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Child seriously injured due to landmine explosion in Hodeida
https://en.ypagency.net/279212/
and (same incident, both sides blaming each other?)
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Film: A child was wounded by Houthi militia bullets, south of Hays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMDLkoLNKeE
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Aggression commits 37 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3211942.htm
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Houthi drone shot down in al-Khokha
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36901
and also https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1594328602237100034
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Aggression mine injures 12 people, including 9 children in Hodeida
12 people were injured on Sunday in Hodeida province in a mine explosion left by the aggression.
In a statement, the Executive Center for Mine Action confirmed that 9 children and 3 children were injured in al-Tuhaita district in the mine blast left by the aggression.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3211919.htm
https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/21/twelve-injured-in-land-mine-explosion-in-hodeidah/ (photos)
https://english.news.cn/20221121/ed507aeae3a94df5b64e32f3a47391a1/c.html
while the other side blames the Houthis: https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61711
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[Sanaa gov.] Hodeida governor inspects condition of wounded
https://en.ypagency.net/279304/
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Aggression commits 49 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3211799.htm
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Baby girl killed, 4 citizens injured by artillery shelling of aggression mercenaries in Hodeida
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3211814.htm
https://en.ypagency.net/278951/
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Southern Brigades Down Houthi Drone in Hodeidah
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36898
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Houthi rebels say 2 members killed in Yemen clashes
In Hodeidah
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/houthi-rebels-say-2-members-killed-in-yemen-clashes/2742940
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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The Lost World of Socotra GROUP 2 | 4 DAYS in Socotra, Yemen JAN 07 (5700 AED)
When a whole week in Socotra is just a little too much paradise, why not make a short trip to tranquility, have a little taste of endemic civilization, and a small excursion to an island paradise unlike any you’ve ever seen! Join us for extended weekend in Socotra, where the Dragon Bloods sway and the blue waters spray. You’ll wonder why you didn’t stay a week!
Level of Difficulty: Moderate with limited facilities ahead.
Activities: Trekking/swimming/caving/camping.
Duration: 4 days
Trip Start & End: Direct flights ABU DHABI
Accommodation & Meals: Camping, all meals included.
You'll need a sleeping bag, tents and mattresses provided.
Cost: 5700 AED all incl. flights and visa.
https://www.meetup.com/trekkup/events/289996551/
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Film: Aden cafes full of football fans watching opening ceremony, first matches of the World Cup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E0K0yOL2kY
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Film: Jemen (Socotra) - Insel am Ende der Zeit
Socotra: Island at the end of time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO08ycUnyHE
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Film: Coffee, The Gems of Yemen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u670vUU6X0k
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-831-yemen-war-mosaic-831
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-831 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-831:
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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