Dies ist die Fortsetzung von Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 833, Teil 1 / This is the sequel of Yemen War Mosaic 833, part 1:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-833-yemen-war-mosaic-833
Schwerpunkte / Key aspects
Kursiv: Siehe Teil 1 / In Italics: Look in part 1
Klassifizierung / Classification
Für wen das Thema ganz neu ist / Who is new to the subject
cp1 Am wichtigsten / Most important
cp2 Allgemein / General
cp2a Allgemein: Saudische Blockade / General: Saudi blockade
cp3 Humanitäre Lage / Humanitarian situation
cp4 Flüchtlinge / Refugees
cp5 Nordjemen und Huthis / Northern Yemen and Houthis
cp6 Separatisten und Aden-Regierung im Südjemen / Separatists and Aden government in Southern Yemen
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
cp9 USA
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
cp12b Sudan
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
cp13b Söldner / Mercenaries
cp13c Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
cp13d Wirtschaft / Economy
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp15 Propaganda
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
Klassifizierung / Classification
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(Kein Stern / No star)
? = Keine Einschatzung / No rating
A = Aktuell / Current news
B = Hintergrund / Background
C = Chronik / Chronicle
D = Details
E = Wirtschaft / Economy
H = Humanitäre Fragen / Humanitarian questions
K = Krieg / War
P = Politik / Politics
pH = Pro-Houthi
pS = Pro-Saudi
T = Terrorismus / Terrorism
cp6 Südjemen und Aden-Regierung / Southern Yemen and Aden government
(A T)
Yemen: Gunmen abduct students from Shabwah University, College of Oil and Minerals in Ataq, Shabwah Governate
(* B P)
Islah coup in Al-Jawf, Ma’rib and Taiz … Is Ali Mohsen involved? Why KSA keeps silent?
We are facing a new, full-fledged coup led by the Islah Party – a branch of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen – in the governorates of Marib and Al-Jawf. Most of the headquarters of Al-Jawf governorate’s institutions, employees, and bank accounts are run from the city of Marib.
Not only is it a political coup, but it is also a military coup. The Islah party and commanders loyal to it refused to hand the leadership of the Al-Jawf military region to the one who was appointed by the President and Defense Minister. This was confirmed by Major General Al-Awadi in his recent statement. Obviously, we are facing a military rebellion in which a military commander revolts and refuses to hand over his powers to his successor.
What’s worse, he is not held accountable for what he did, nor is he announced to be a rebel. No decree was issued instructing the rest of the institutions, especially the financial ones, not to deal with him. On the contrary, the Finance Office and the Central Bank in Marib and Al-Jawf implemented Al-Okaim’s directives and rejected the directives of the President of Yemen’s Leadership Council (PLC) and the government.
This leads us to ask: Where do the oil and gas revenues and the rest of the revenues go in Marib, Al-Jawf, and Hadhramaut, and why all this adherence to responsibility for it, and clamoring for it and taking risks, when a coup is carried out by such a party, governors, and commanders of military regions?
The fact that the Islah Party is behind the coup is not hidden from anyone, nor it is a secret.
https://republicanyemen.net/archives/32593
(A P)
UAE arrest several Yemeni fisherman in Shabwa
The UAE-backed militia arrested on Thursday several Yemeni fishermen and held them in Balhaf facility for exporting liquefied gas, located on the coast of Shabwa province, in southern Yemen.
Local sources said that last Sunday, forces loyal to the UAE arrested several fishermen from Radhom district, while they were fishing usually in the sea off Bir Ali Area, and placed them in a prison in the Balhaf facility that the Emirati forces turned into a military barracks.
https://en.ypagency.net/280654/
(A T)
Armed gang brutally kills woman in Taiz
https://en.ypagency.net/280630/
(A P)
Coalition’s false promises plunge Aden into total darkness
Aden province, southern Yemen, is living in darkness due to the power outage in the province, which is under the control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia, local sources reported on Thursday.
https://en.ypagency.net/280664/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/08/occupied-aden-suffering-from-severe-power-shortages/
(A P)
Seiyun: [STC supporters] Angry marches staged against Brotherhood forces
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36965
and
(A P)
Citizens, including child, arrested in Sayoun
The recruits of the “First Military Region” affiliated with Islah Party on Thursday launched a massive campaign of arrests of citizens in the city of Sayoun in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen.
This comes after a wave of popular anger swept the city, represented in the closure of roads in implementation of the comprehensive civil disobedience called for by the statement of the so-called “Youth of Anger”, one of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) factions, demanding the removal of all the forces of the First Military Region from the city.
https://en.ypagency.net/280689/
and
(A P)
STC calls for immediate release of Seiyun's peaceful protesters
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36971
STC condemns violent suppression of protests in Seiyun
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36966
(A P)
Yemeni PM: Yemen not mere humanitarian crisis
The Yemeni official government on Monday called on the UN to reflect the actual picture of the Yemeni crisis to the international community, as an advanced step to find a political solutions that would end war and bring peace.
Houthi violations need to be underscored and depicted actually to the international community, the Yemeni prime minister said at meeting in Aden with the UNICEF executive director.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31942.html
(A P)
Yemen, UAE sign military cooperation, counter-terrorism agreement
Deal part of efforts to improve military, security coordination between Yemen, UAE, says Yemeni state news agency
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/36972
(A P)
Today, Specialized Criminal Court in #Hadhramout acquitted the journalist & activist Hala Badawi; she was subjected to arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, defamation, maltreatment, & other unlawful procedures
https://twitter.com/MwatanaEn/status/1600434772068618241
(A P)
Tensions between various mercenary groups in Aden threaten to boil over
Tension prevailed on Tuesday in the city of Aden, the most prominent stronghold of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia, following the killing of a high-ranking leader by the bullets of the bodyguards of a security official.
Southern media reported, quoting security sources, that the “security belt” forces in Aden were directed to pursue leaders in the security belt in Lahj province, including those accompanying Saleh al-Sayed.
(A P)
Pro-coalition journalist reveals resounding corruption scandal for members of Al-Alimi council
The editor-in-chief of “Akhbar Al-Youm” newspaper, Saif Al-Hadari, revealed the monthly appropriations received by members of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council, saying
“The amount to “one billion seven hundred and fifty million riyals in personal funds” Al-Hadhri said on his “Twitter” account.
He indicated that these huge sums, which eight members of the council receive it monthly, other than the approved salaries in dollars, in addition to the credits that spent from Saudi Arabia.
Al-Hadri expressed his astonishment at the amount of rampant corruption in Al-Alimi government, saying that this is happening, especially in light of “stopping allowances for the wounded.” Delayed army salaries, starvation, and the deterioration of services in the country.
https://en.ypagency.net/280622/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/08/puppet-rulers-of-saudi-backed-government-received-over-1-7-billion-riyal-in-income-for-their-service/
(A P)
Islah Party forces rejects Al-Alimi’s decisions
Forces of the First Military Region, a unit affiliated with the Islah party, rejected decision issued by Rashad Al-Alimi, the head of the so-called “Riyadh-Formed Presidential Council, to dismiss the military leader affiliated with Islah, “Yahya Abu Auja” from his position as the Chief of Staff of the First Military Region, and appointing another commander to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s forces.
Sources said that officers and members of the First Military Region deployed in the camps of the region with their weapons and began transfers of weapons and ammunition outside their headquarters.
https://en.ypagency.net/280531/
and
(A P)
Islah deploys large military forces across city of Seiyun
The city of Seiyun and its surroundings on Tuesday witnessed a heavy military deployment of recruits from the “135th Brigade”, which is belonging to the Islah Party in several areas of the city, Hadramout governorate, eastern Yemen.
This deployment comes hours after Rashad Al-Alimi, the head of the so-called “Riyadh-Formed Presidential Council,” issued a decision to dismiss the military leader affiliated with Islah, “Yahya Abu Auja” from his position as the Chief of Staff of the First Military Region” and appoint in his place Brigadier General “Amer Abdullah Mohammed bin Hatyan”.
Local residents confirmed that forces of “First Military Region” supported by military, armored vehicles and tanks deployed heavily in the streets and neighborhoods of the city of Seiyun and closed the entrances and exits of the city following after the dismissal of “Abu Auja” from his post in the First Region and keep him as commander of the “135th Armored Brigade”.
Residents pointed out that the security and military situation in the city of Seiyun and its suburbs is witnessing a state of tension and unprecedented military deployment in the city
https://en.ypagency.net/280524/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/07/islah-party-militias-reinforce-positions-in-hadhramaut/
(A P)
Yemen Central Bank freezes accounts, bans dealings with 12 entities in Houthi controlled-areas
https://www.khabaragency.net/news182176.html
(A P)
Soldier of coalition’s forces kills young man in Taiz
https://en.ypagency.net/280470/
(A P)
Riyadh-formed Presidential Council arranges to find foothold for Israel on Yemeni coasts
https://en.ypagency.net/280456/
(A P)
Aden witnesses new crisis among STC militia
Tension prevailed on Tuesday in the city of Aden, the most prominent stronghold of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militia, following the killing of a high-ranking leader by the bullets of the bodyguards of a security official.
Southern media reported, quoting security sources, that the “security belt” forces in Aden were directed to pursue leaders in the security belt in Lahj province, including those accompanying Saleh al-Sayed.
https://en.ypagency.net/280465/
(A P)
Aden Electricity Company Announces Gradual Stop of Services
(A P)
Saudi Arabia begins transferring powers of Al-Alimi to military council
Saudi Arabia began transferring powers of Rashad Al-Alimi, the head of Riyadh-formed Presidential Council to a Saudi military team, headed by Abdulhadi al-Maleh, who arrived in Aden late on Sunday.
The Riyadh-based Saba News Agency, reported that Al-Maleh leads a Saudi team whose mission is to support the Presidential Council militarily and politically.
According to the agency, he met earlier with Al-Alimi and discussed with him ways of cooperation in managing the next stage.
Saudi Arabia’s dispatch of a military team to Aden and tasked with running the affairs of the pro-government authority came on the eve of reports of an attempt by al-Alimi to rebel after Saudi Arabia refused to hand over the $3 billion grant.
https://en.ypagency.net/280369/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/05/saudi-arabia-reportedly-taking-away-powers-from-official-puppet-ruler-rashad-al-alimi/
(A P)
President al-Alimi urges government to double down efforts to restore the state’s institutions, eliminate Houthi militia’s coup
(A P)
Jemen fordert VAE auf sich umgehend von Sokotra zurückzuziehen
Ein hochrangiger Verantwortungsträger der jemenitischen Regierung der Nationalen Rettung hat die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate, VAE, vor der illegalen Präsenz ihrer Streitkräfte auf der strategischen Insel Sokotra gewarnt und Abu Dhabi aufgefordert, ihre Söldner unverzüglich von dort abzuziehen.
(A P)
Sanaa directs warning message to UAE regarding Socotra Island
Sanaa on Monday sent a warning message, through a senior official, to the UAE regarding the Island of Socotra.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Sanaa government, Hussein Al-Ezzi, said in a tweet on Twitter, “the UAE must arrange evacuation and departure procedures as soon as possible,” stressing that Socotra is in the heart of 40 million Yemenis.
https://en.ypagency.net/280395/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/06/national-salvation-government-of-yemen-warns-uae-against-further-occupation-of-socotra-island/
(A P)
Yemeni gov't asks int'l agencies to review support for Houthis
The Yemeni official government calls on the UN and other international agencies to reconsider their assistances provided to the Houthi group that misuses the health system in northern and western areas, deputy minister of health said on Thursday.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31912.html
(A P)
Massive demonstrations demand ending Houthi siege and territorial foothold in Taiz
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61901
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31924.html
(A P)
Saudis, Zionists tried to hinder southern Yemen independence: Houthis
Saudi Arabia and Israel had tried to obstruct southern Yemen's independence from the British colonialism in the 1960s, deputy of the Houthi-run military morale department said on Saturday.
The attempt was aimed to establish a "foothold for the Israeli enemy in Yemen's strategic ports and other maritime sites in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea and Bab al-Mandeb," Abdullah Bin Amir added in a speech to the 55th anniversary of independence.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31923.html
Deutsch: https://www.saba.ye/de/news3214148.htm
(A P)
Saudi-backed puppet “government” of Yemen meets with Zionist officials
The so-called Riyadh-formed Presidential Council held meetings with Israeli officials in a number of capitals, on the path to normalization between the two sides, media sources familiar with the issue reported.
According to the sources, the president and members of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council held meetings with Israeli officers in the UAE, Sharm el-Sheikh and Geneva. The discussion focused on finding a foothold for “Israel” on the Yemeni coasts, under the banner of oil and tourism investments in a number of governorates, after establishing its presence in a number of Yemeni strategic islands.
(A P)
Sanaa comments on coalition’s dismantling of STC
https://en.ypagency.net/280239/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/04/ansarullah-comments-on-saudi-decision-to-turn-against-former-ally-southern-transitional-council/
(A P)
Islah thwarts first offensive against its militants in Seiyun
Forces of “First Military Region” affiliated with Islah party foiled the first offensive operation against its militants in the city of Seiyun, the capital of Hadramout, eastern Yemen.
According to sources, Islah militants arrested on Friday, a cell loyal to the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)
https://en.ypagency.net/280247/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/04/islah-party-forces-strike-against-southern-yemeni-separatists-in-hadhramaut/
(A P)
Saudi Arabia underestimates importance of Al-Alimi’s return to Aden
Al-Alimi left Saudi Arabia a week ago, angry at its decision to refuse to hand over the deposit estimated at $3 billion and replace it with a new loan supervised by the Arab Monetary Fund under the name of “reforms.”
He toured Jordan and the UAE, where Abu Dhabi, which announced support for him at a value of 300 million dollars, held a reconciliation session between him and Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), before allowing him to return to Aden.
https://en.ypagency.net/280271/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/04/saudi-arabia-underestimated-ambition-and-skill-of-rashad-al-alimi-former-puppet-ruler-gone-rogue/
(A P)
STC militia begins arrangements to expel “Al-Alimi” from Aden
Activists on social media called on the STC militia to protect a demonstration that is being prepared at Ma’ashiq Palace, while others called on the Attorney General, who is affiliated with the STC, to open an urgent investigation with Al-Alimi and his prime minister, Moein Abdulmalik, regarding the recent corruption scandals.
https://en.ypagency.net/280265/
(A P)
Al-Alimi returns to Aden after regional tour
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36950
(A P)
Leader sends fiery message to occupation forces in Mahra
A leader in the sit-in committee in Mahra governorate, eastern Yemen, called on foreign forces present at Al-Ghaydah airport to leave safely before it is too late.
The head of the sit-in committee, in the districts of Al-Messila, and Sayhut, Sheikh Salem Saad Al-Zuwaidi, in a speech on the 55th anniversary of Independence Day, on November 30, 1967, affirmed that the sons of Al-Mahra are able to expel the occupiers and their ambitions from various areas.
https://en.ypagency.net/280326/
(A P)
Islah reveals massive corruption in pro-coalition government
A pro-Islah party journalist and close to Hadi’s dismissed deputy, General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, revealed massive corruption in the government, loyal to the Saudi-led coalition.
Saif al-Hadhri, the editor -in- chief of “Akhbar al-Youm” newspaper of the Yemeni Islah Party, said in a tweet that “one of the senior officials receives a monthly personal credit of 386 million riyals, and 92,000 dollars in monthly salary.”
“Despite this, grants were approved for his children and grandchildren.”
He continued: “I am not exaggerating. I am talking about information and correct figures that I am held accountable for.”
The disclosure of the corruption scandal comes in response to the deduction of Maeen Abdul Malik government for one and a half billion from the budget of the Ministry of Defense in that government, allocated for Ali Mohsen.
https://en.ypagency.net/280137/
(A P)
Saudi reinforcements arrive in Aden
-Saudi Arabia has sent new military reinforcements to Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, as part of Riyadh’s plan to end the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia’s control of the city.
According Media sources, Saudi military and armored vehicles type “Oshkosh” arrived in Aden in support of the so-called “Shield of the Homeland” brigade and Tariq Affash in preparation to create a unified force from both factions affiliated with the head of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council Rashad Al-Alimi.
Sources added that other Saudi reinforcements heading from the Wadea border crossing port to Aden include military equipment, which will be followed by human reinforcements.
The Saudi forces handed over Al-Ma’ashiq Presidential Palace to a force belonging to Tariq Affash and battalions of the “Shield of the Homeland” brigade to assume protection , in addition to other vital facilities in Aden as part of Riyadh’s moves to replace the STC, which it seeks to dissolve.
https://en.ypagency.net/280149/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/03/saudi-arabia-sending-even-more-troops-to-fight-separatist-militias-in-aden/
(A P)
STC leader promises to capture Yemeni Hadhramout, Mahara provinces
The Yemeni eastern governorates of Hadhramout and Mahara will be overthrown, a senior leader of the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) tweeted on Tuesday.
"Our celebration today of this great occasion in Abyan bears deep senses and significances," Nasser al-Khoboji added on the 55th anniversary of Yemen's Independence Day.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31893.html
(B P)
Thread. Leaked files of names of #Yemeni students studying abroad on government scholarships. Tens of the students are relatives of corrupt exiled Yemeni officials, including son and grandson of PLC head Alimi @PresidentRashad.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1598883862943133696
and
(A P)
Coalition-backed government accuses Saudi intelligence of leaking scholarship statements
he coalition government loyal to the Saudi-led coalition on Sunday revealed details on the party that leaked the scholarship sheets that included unprecedented scandals.
According to media sources in the Ministry of Higher Education, Saudi intelligence was behind the leak scholarship sheets.
Sources said that an intelligence officer asked the ministry for a copy of this year’s approved scholarship statements for review.
https://en.ypagency.net/280337/
and
(A P)
Following public outrage triggered by leaked lists revealing names of state officials’ relatives granted scholarships, head of PLC directed to drop all names of unworthy scholarship students being relatives of government officials', incl 2 of his grandchildren.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1599451052473929728
(A P)
Brotherhood prevents UAE Day celebrations in Hadramout
The Muslim Brotherhood-linked armed forces of the First Military Region prevented Friday the people of Seiyun [i.e. UAE-linked STC-separatists], the largest city of Wadi Hadramout, from holding a celebration on the occasion of the UAE's 51st National Day.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36942
(A T)
Pro-UAE commander assassinated in Abyan
https://en.ypagency.net/280116/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/02/leading-figure-in-southern-yemeni-separatist-movement-assassinated/
and
(A T)
Two southern soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Abyan
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36946
(A T)
Several people killed and wounded in attack on Hadhramaut mosque
A number of people were killed and injured on Friday in an armed attack targeting citizens inside a mosque in Hadhramaut province.
Local sources said that a citizen was killed and 20 others were wounded in the attack.
The citizens were targeted while performing Friday prayers in the mosque in Hadramout, which is controlled by the UAE-funded militia.
The sources affirmed that one of the gunmen, believed to be affiliated with the UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia, detonated a bomb in Al-Zayer Mosque in Wadi around the Baath district.
The citizens rushed to rescue the injured and transport them to hospitals for treatment.
No group has claimed the responsibility for the attack so far.
and also http://www.uniindia.com/news/world/one-person-killed-in-attack-on-mosque-in-yemen/2872119.html
while the Aden government blames the Houthis: https://en.26sepnews.net/2022/12/04/houthis-drones-attack-on-mosque-kill-one-civilian-hurt-three-in-hodeidah/
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61885
(A P)
In-celebration-of-independence-day-anniversary-a-military-parade-of-the-security-belt-is-held-in-socotra
(A P)
Emirati forces refuse to release Islah Party leader from captivity
(A P)
Truck drivers strike due to STC militia levies in Mukalla
https://en.ypagency.net/280033/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/01/truck-drivers-in-hadhramaut-continue-their-strike-for-second-day-in-a-row/
(A P)
Recruits from southern provinces assaulted in UAE-backed camp in Mocha
According to the sources in Mocha city, a number of recruits from the southern governorates who were new in a camp belonging to Tariq Afash were insulted and beaten for not chanting the slogan “Long live the Republic of Yemen” in one of the UAE’s training camps.
https://en.ypagency.net/280067/
(A P)
Speaker of the House of Representatives Sultan al-Barakani arrived today at Mocha Airport, the second flight to land at the recently-established airport since last week.
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1598387625068728320
and also https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1600033880630710272
and
(A P)
Al-Barakani arrives in Mocha after failed assassination attempt in Aden
The UAE has prevented Sultan al-Barakani, a leader in the General People’s Congress (GPC), from returning to Yemen’s southern port city of Aden.
According to political sources, Al-Barakani and a number of deputies affiliated with the coalition arrived on Thursday in the city of Mocha, west of Taiz province.
Sources pointed out that the return of Al-Barakani to Mocha comes after receiving threats of physical liquidation and within the framework of the UAE-Saudi conflict
https://en.ypagency.net/280061/
(A P)
A 16-day campaign to end gender-based violence launched in Marib
Under the auspices of a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, Governor of Marib Governorate, Sheikh Sultan Al-Arada, HUMAN ACCESS in Marib launched activities of the 16-day campaign to end gender-based violence
https://humanaccess.org/m/news/a-16-day-campaign-to-end-gender-based-violence-launched-in-marib
(A P)
Yemen Reiterates Security, Military Preparedness to Confront Houthis
The Yemeni government asserted the need to raise security and military readiness and called for popular support, hinting at resorting to "difficult choices" in response to Houthi terrorism.
Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik affirmed that the government would continue to take practical and firm measures to combat corruption, activate the rule of law, and reform state institutions within the comprehensive reform program.
and
(A P)
Peace efforts still admissible despite Houthi blacklisting: Yemeni President
The decision designating the Houthis as a terrorist group does not close the window before peace efforts aimed to stop the war, President of the Yemeni Leadership Council said on Monday.
Discipline measures against the Houthi group does not mean an end to efforts that would bring peace and stability to Yemen, in compliance with the three terms of reference, President Rashad al-Alimi said at meeting with the EU and German ambassadors to Yemen
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31872.html
My comment: This will not work. The so-called “three references” had been a main obstacle to peace, as they demand the Houthis to capitulate. They never would accept them.
(A P)
Milit. Committee holds "presidential council" responsible" for suspended treatment of wounded soldiers
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61858
(A P)
VAE-Präsident bespricht Fortschritte in den bilateralen Beziehungen mit dem Vorsitzenden des Presidential Leadership Council im Jemen
https://www.wam.ae/de/details/1395303108337
(A P)
President al-Alimi arrives in Abu Dhabi on a state visit to United Arab Emirates
His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, arrived today, Tuesday, along with Council members Tariq Saleh and Dr. Abdullah al-Alim in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on an official visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
and also http://en.adenpress.news/news/36934
and
(A P)
UAE, Yemen reviews advancing bilateral relations
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed with Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen the prospects of advancing their bilateral relations.
During the meeting that took place today at Qasr Al-Shati Palace, Sheikh Mohamed welcomed Al-Alimi, who briefed the UAE president on the latest developments in Yemen.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36934
and also https://republicanyemen.net/archives/32529
and by the UAE news agency: https://wam.ae/en/details/1395303107525
(A P)
Sanaa condemns Coalition-backed mercenaries’ imposing illegal fees
The [Sanaa gov.] General Federation of Yemeni Chambers of Commerce and Industry condemned the decision of the so-called Minister of Finance of the pro-aggression government to impose the collection of additional amounts on account of income taxes on importers.
https://en.ypagency.net/279902/
(A P)
Al-Bahsani attacks STC, speaks of Hadramout fate
Member of the Riyadh-Formed Presidential Council, Faraj al-Bahsani, announced his coup against the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), stressing that Hadramout will not return to the domination of the south no matter what.
https://en.ypagency.net/279919/
(A P)
Yemeni army, STC forces engage in infighting in Aden
Fierce infighting erupted on Tuesday between Yemeni army troops and Southern Transitional Council's (STC) forces in the Yemeni interim capital of Aden.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31871.html
and
(A P)
STC deploys its militants near Al-Ma’ashiq Presidential Palace in Aden
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) deployed its militants near the Al-Ma’ashiq Presidential Palace in the occupied Yemen’s southern port city of Aden
Sources said that the STC deployed “the so-called “Presidential Al-Asifah Forces” in a bid to block the way to Saudi demands to form presidential protection forces from the forces of Tariq Affash to be under the command of the head of the Riyadh-formed Presidential Council Rashad Al-Alimi.
The sources added that the new force was formed from the forces of the “Storm Brigade” led by Osan Al-Anshli, who is described as the Yemeni arm of the President of the Transitional Council, Aidarous Al-Zubaidi.
https://en.ypagency.net/279905/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/11/30/separatist-militias-deploy-near-aden-presidential-palace/
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STC threatens with attacking Islah camps in Sayoun, latter prepares for confrontation
The UAE-funded Southern Transitional Council (STC) threatened with confronting the “First Military Region” forces affiliated with Islah Party and expel them from the districts of Hadramout province, eastern Yemen.
Nasser Al-Khobaji, member of the STC’s presidency, said in tweets on Twitter that “controlling Hadramout and Mahra provinces is just a matter of time,” after what he called “victories over terrorism in Abyan and Shabwa provinces”
He added “Abyan will remain defiant against all the conspiracies hatched against it, after achieving victories, against the hotbed of terrorism and politicized terrorist organizations.”
https://en.ypagency.net/279945/
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New Saudi forces arrives in Aden
Saudi Arabia sent on Wednesday new military reinforcements to the city of Aden, southern Yemen, amid final moves to evacuate the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) factions from their main stronghold.
Informed sources said that a batch of Saudi forces arrived, in the past hours, at the Saudi-led coalition camp in Al-Buraiqa area, in the city of Aden, coming from Al-Wadiah border crossing.
The Saudi reinforcements are the third of their kind in less than a month, which have already been deployed in most of the vital sites in the city of Aden, after the STC’s factions were expelled from them.
https://en.ypagency.net/279981/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/01/saudi-arabi-sends-more-reinforcements-to-aden-amidst-conflict-with-separatists/
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Yemeni government circumvents Houthi siege on Taiz by opening new airport
A humanitarian charter flight landed at Yemen's new Al Makha airport on Thursday, a first step towards the full opening of the facility, authorities announced.
The plane landed on the airport's newly built runway. The project is in its first phase of development, with construction under way to open passenger halls for commercial flights.
Al Makha airport is in Taiz governorate, which is under Houthi siege, preventing people from receiving much needed aid.
Tareq Saleh, a member of Yemen's ruling Presidential Leadership Council, said the airport is a "new portal" for Yemenis to bypass the Houthi isolation of Taiz.
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Abdu Ali Taha and his wife, from Ibb Governorate, central #Yemen, were arrested at #Aden International Airport on 28 November 2022 while en route to Jordan for treatment, according to human rights sources.
https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/1597796078908485633
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PM confirms government will continue to take firm measures to combat corruption
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Emirati plan to remove “first military region” from Hadramout revealed
A leader in the so-called “Southern Resistance” revealed a UAE-led plan to remove the first military region loyal to the Islah Party from Hadramout province.
Adel al-Hasani said in a post on Twitter account that “there is a scenario arranged by the UAE for Hadramout and for the Wadi districts in particular, and its features have begun. The plan will be activated next month clearly.”
He added: “The plan involves Rashad al-Alimi, Maeen Abdul Malik and the governor of Hadramout. There is a force being trained in al-Rabwa camp, which they count on it to implement the plan and will be supported by the Salafist Al-Amaliqa Forces.”
“Rashad will take a decision before that to remove the forces of the First Military Region from Seiyun, which the UAE considers to be a port of Islah militants,” he said.
“Whoever refrains from taking out the area will be a target for coalition drones, just as La’akab and his companions were struck before,” he stated .
https://en.ypagency.net/279830/
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UAE-backed mercenaries attack woman inside her house in Al-Khokha district
https://en.ypagency.net/279821/
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Clashes break out between STC militia, heavy transport drivers in Aden
Clashes broke out on Tuesday morning between Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia and heavy transport drivers in Mualla city of Aden province.
Local sources said that it was scheduled today to hold elections for a new leadership of the Union of heavy transport drivers, which was to be held in Al-Mualla, but clashes occurred between the STC militia and heavy transport drivers because STC militants are trying to impose candidates by force
https://en.ypagency.net/279796/
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'How could we celebrate while starving?' asks Yemeni on country's 55th Independence Day
Yemenis across the country have expressed an almost identical sense of fatigue and disillusionment with the status quo on the nation's 55th Independence Day.
November 30 also marks what some Yemenis call the Day of Evacuation, when the last British soldier left Aden 55 years ago.
Speaking to The National, people across several governorates spoke of national pride for what the day represents but said it was overshadowed by economic hardships and what many see as a hopeless future.
"This year's Independence Day is no different from the years before because we have been living in the same conditions for a decade," said Sheikh Abdul Karim Mohammad, a father of seven from the southern governorate of Ibb.
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Tariq Affash storms STC’s stronghold ‘Dhalea’
A Pro-UAE military commander Tariq Afash stormed the main stronghold of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) leaders, Dhalea province, southern Yemen.
According to media sources, “the General People’s Congress (GPC)’s leaders, loyal to the UAE, attracted thousands of young people from Dhalea to the camps of Tariq Affash on the west coast.”
Sources added, ” Tariq Affash followed a deadly strategy in pulling the rug from the STC at the behest of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to recruit thousands of the people of Dhalea, to enroll them in his camps, to be the alternative force to the “STC” militia after recruiting thousands of Al-Subaiha people and Radfan in Lahj and Abyan.”
https://en.ypagency.net/279774/
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Saudi forces prevents STC from celebrating Independence Day in Aden
Saudi occupation forces imposed strict measures on the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, Informed political sources reported
According to the sources, the Saudi forces prevented the STC from organizing celebration on the 55th Anniversary of the Independence Day, November 30, on which South Yemen declared independence from Great Britain in 1967, in the city of Aden.
https://en.ypagency.net/279794/
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Several militia members of STC wounded in Abyan
Several militia members of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) were wounded on Monday in a bomb attack targeted their vehicle in Abyan province, southern Yemen.
https://en.ypagency.net/279714/
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Suffocating crisis hits Shahin border crossing in Mahra
Informed sources in Mahra Governorate said that there is a suffocating crisis at the Shahin border crossing with the Sultanate of Oman, eastern Yemen.
According to the sources, Saudi-funded forces have doubled procedures at the Shahin border crossing over the past three months, and reduced the entry of goods into Yemen through Mahra.
The sources confirmed that the Shahin port has become almost deserted due to the looting of the port’s revenues, which are estimated at about one billion riyals per month.
https://en.ypagency.net/279802/
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Yemeni LC member vows severe response to cooperation with Houthis
Member of the Yemeni Leadership Council (LC) on Saturday vowed harsh response to the Houthis and those cooperating with the Iranian-backed group in smuggling arms and threatening global shipping routes.
"Coastal Guard forces and Joint Forces will hit hard everyone planning to work for the Houthis or cooperate with them in smuggling arms and illicit items or threatening global trade security in Bab al-Mandeb," Tariq Saleh said
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31830.html
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UAE seeks to take control of Hadhramout: Houthi official
The United Arab Emirates plans to take control of the Yemeni eastern governorate of Hadhramout, member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council tweeted late on Friday.
The UAE is seeking to "join Hadhramout to its colonial range in Yemen, with deliberate steps lest provoke Saudi Arabia and publically unveil dispute" with Riyadh, Mohamed Ali al-Houthi added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31831.html
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Yemen, UAE sign deal to build strategic dam in Abyan
Yemen and the United Arab Emirates have signed a deal under which the latter would fund the construction of a strategic dam in the southern governorate of Abyan, President of Yemen's Leadership Council tweeted on Friday.
"Pleased to say that the launch of Hassan Dam construction's first stage was singed," President Rashad al-Alimi said.
"This strategic project would represent a robust push for the governorate's agricultural sector, and for our water and food security," he added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31828.html
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Wikipedia: 2022 Southern Yemen offensive
In August 2022, forces of Yemen's Emirati-backed separatist Southern Movement, mainly represented by the Southern Transitional Council, launched an offensive in the Abyan and Shabwah provinces.[3] Initially, the Southern forces mostly fought against Saudi-backed government forces, most which belonged to the armed wing of the Islah party.[1] Since early September 2022, however, the Southern Movement's offensive has become more focused on battling local al-Qaeda strongholds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Southern_Yemen_offensive
cp7 UNO und Friedensgespräche / UN and peace talks
Siehe / Look at cp1
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Film: Ukraine, Yemen, Rohingya Refugees & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (8 December 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ZBta-NjZA
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Yemen: Houthi demands hindered renewal of truce, says US envoy
The US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, said on Wednesday that the Houthis' "maximalist demands" had hindered UN efforts to renew a six-month truce in the country that ended in October. Lenderking made his comment during a hearing on Yemen's civil war before the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee, the content of which was published on the Twitter account of the US Embassy in Yemen.
"Yemen is currently experiencing the longest period of calm since the war began eight years ago," the envoy explained. "Not only has this calm brought tangible relief to millions of Yemenis, it has also created a unique opportunity for a peace process. The situation remains fragile, however, particularly as we have witnessed Houthi backtracking on their commitments, introduction of maximalist demands, and – most concerningly – a series of recent attacks threatening international maritime shipping."
Regarding the failure to extend the truce, Lenderking said that, "The last-minute Houthi demand that the Yemeni Government divert its limited oil export revenues to pay the salaries of active Houthi combatants – even as the Houthis refused to commit to a ceasefire – prevented the UN from securing a new truce agreement between the parties in October."
My comment: The US is a warring party miming “peace broker”.
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Yemen [Sanaa gov.] mocks US Envoy’s statements accusing Sana’a of blocking peace process
[Sanaa gov.] Minister of Information, Daif Allah al-Shami, responded to Lenderking’s statemen by saying ” that the only solution in Yemen is a Yemeni-Yemeni political process. Sana’a is butting heads and not negotiating with feet.”
For his part, a member of the Political Bureau of Ansarullah, Ali al-Qahoum, described Lenderking’s remarks, which he presented before the House of Representatives, as a policy of hypocrisy, lies, misleading, and the consolidation of the procedure and the continuous aggression towards Yemen.
“What Lenderking presented to the House of Representatives is clear evidence of aggressive behavior, exposed approach, duplicity, and double standards, as well as clear arrangements for escalation that are contrary to peace,” he added.
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[Sanaa] Parliament Denounces Standards of Security Council, UN Biased on US Policy Towards Yemen
The Yemeni Parliament denounced the standards of the Security Council and the United Nations that are biased towards American policy that try to cover up the systematic looting of capabilities and wealth and depriving the Yemeni people of benefiting from them in paying the salaries of state employees and improving services. In addition to preventing the lifting of guardianship and arrogance and intransigence practiced by the US-Saudi-Emirati aggression and its mercenaries.
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Grundberg Concludes Visit to Saudi Arabia
United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg concluded on Tuesday, a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
During his visit, Grundberg held separate meetings with the Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al-Jaber and diplomats from the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36963
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Coalition Houthi stalled talks have negative complications: Ex-FM
Yemen's former foreign minister on Saturday waned of the complications stemmed from stalled talks between the Saudi-led Coalition and the Iranian-backed Houthi group to end Yemen's 8-year-old war.
Yemen's peace negotiations stopped due to "dispute over distribution of the State's resources and payment of [public] salaries," Ex-FM Abu-Baker al-Qirbi tweeted.
Among other causes behind stalled talks are the "international military presence in Yemeni airports and islands, and threats targeting oil export terminals."
This pause in talks could lead to a military escalation that requires a UN urgent move to prevent its ramifications, he added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31926.html
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Houthi intransigence halts peace consultations
Yemeni political sources revealed differences between the consulting Yemeni parties in the Omani capital, Muscat, over the distribution of economic resources during the next phase, which led to the suspension of the UN-sponsored consultations with the support of the Sultanate of Oman.
The sources stated that the differences led to the suspension of all other consultations, including those taking place in the Jordanian capital, Amman, regarding a complete cessation of war, ending military manifestations, and opening roads, noting that the differences were about the distribution of state resources and the disbursement of salaries.
The sources also affirmed that the consultations had gone a long way in order to achieve a return to the armistice
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36948
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From Sudan to Yemen, UN seeks record $51.5 billion for humanitarian aid
The UN appeal represents a 25% increase on 2022 and is more than five times the amount sought a decade ago.
The United Nations and partners on Thursday appealed for a record $51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need assistance, testing the humanitarian response system “to its limits.”
The appeal represents a 25% increase on 2022 and is more than five times the amount sought a decade ago.
The UN Global Humanitarian Overview estimates that an extra 65 million people will need help next year, bringing the total to 339 million in 68 countries.
https://thearabweekly.com/sudan-yemen-un-seeks-record-515-billion-humanitarian-aid
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UNODC Supports Yemen to Prevent and Counter Terrorism
Within this context and in response to the request from the Government of Yemen, UNODC delivered a workshop on the implementation of the international legal framework against terrorism in accordance with the rule of law and human rights on 20-21 November 2022, in Aden, Yemen.
The workshop was attended by 34 representatives (including 9 women)
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A Blow to Hopes for Peace in Yemen
The continued human rights violations and renewed fighting demonstrate the lack of confidence between the warring parties and their unwillingness to engage in fruitful negotiations. What Yemen needs is not just a temporary pause in fighting, which leaves people living in constant fear that violence might erupt at any time. Yemen needs a sustainable peace agreement that addresses the grave humanitarian situation, which has been overlooked by the international community for years, and a comprehensive and inclusive Yemeni-led political process that meets the aspirations of the Yemeni people.
https://medium.com/@ICTJ/a-blow-to-hopes-for-peace-in-yemen-127f5a61b4e
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US, UN, Saudi officials hold talks in Riyadh for extension of truce in Yemen
Talks also include efforts on issue of FSO Safer tanker
The Saudi capital Riyadh on Friday witnessed meetings of UN, US, Yemeni, and Saudi officials on extending the cease-fire in Yemen.
Talks were conducted in separate meetings participated by US Special Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking, UN coordinator David Gressly, Yemeni Finance Minister Salem Saleh bin Brik, and Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammad Al-Jabir.
On Sunday, the US State Department said Lenderking started an announced tour which includes visits to Oman and Saudi Arabia to support peace in Yemen.
The US State Department Near Eastern Affairs said on Twitter that Lenderking's talks also include discussing efforts on the crisis of the FSO Safer tanker.
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UN Special Envoy for #Yemen met this afternoon in #Amman with @PresidentRashad. Discussions focused on options and avenues for moving forward and ways of intensifying dialogue towards a political settlement. (photo)
https://twitter.com/OSE_Yemen/status/1597617641014919168
President of [Aden ] Leadership Council receives UN Special Envoy
https://en.26sepnews.net/2022/11/30/president-of-leadership-council-receives-un-special-envoy/
cp8 Saudi-Arabien / Saudi Arabia
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China und Saudi-Arabien machen gemeinsame Sache
Eine «strategische Partnerschaft» haben China und Saudi-Arabien beschlossen. Damit sendet der Golfstaat eine klare Botschaft an den Westen: Wir brauchen euch nicht.
"Die Beziehungen zu westlichen Partnern sind getrübt, nun knüpft Saudi-Arabien engere Bande zu China: Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman (37) empfing den Staatschef der Volksrepublik am Donnerstag in seinem Palast mit allen Ehren. Der faktische Herrscher des Golfstaats und Xi Jinping (69) sprachen dabei über den Ausbau ihrer Zusammenarbeit und weitere gegenseitige Investitionen, wie die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur SPA meldete."
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Film: China's Xi's Saudi Visit: "It bring an element that was missin in the region"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ILf660_ss
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Saudi hospital refuses to treat Yemeni child whose father defends southern border
https://en.ypagency.net/280649/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/08/saudi-hospital-refuses-to-treat-sick-yemeni-child-whose-father-defends-the-kingdoms-southern-border/
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Photo: #MBS makes up with #Assad in another insult to the #Biden crew. #Syrian flag is up again in #Riyadh
https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/status/1600818029306466305 n
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MDL Beast Festival in Riyadh serves Saudi regime’s project
https://en.ypagency.net/280359/
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Analysis: Saudi prince seeks Mideast leadership, independence with Xi's visit
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosts China's leader this week at a delicate moment in U.S.-Saudi ties, signalling Riyadh's resolve to navigate a polarised global order regardless of the wishes of its Western allies, analysts said.
The ruler of the oil giant has made a comeback on the world stage following the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, which cast a pall over Saudi-U.S. ties, and has been defiant in the face of U.S. ire over the kingdom's energy policy and pressure from Washington to help isolate Russia.
"Riyadh is working according to strategic calculations that it must accommodate Beijing, as it is now an indispensable economic partner," said Ayham Kamel, head of Middle East and North Africa at Eurasia Group
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Saudi Arabia: Enforced disappearance of Mohammed al-Qahtani after completing his prison sentence
Dr. Mohammed al-Qahtani, a prominent human rights defender and academic arbitrarily detained since 2013, has been denied any family contact since 24 October 2022. The Saudi Arabian authorities have refused to provide any information about Dr. al-Qahtani since 24 October 2022, thus subjecting him to enforced disappearance. He will have served his full sentence on 22 November 2022.
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Michigan man on religious trip detained in Saudi Arabian max security prison
For many Muslims, visiting Saudi Arabia for religious pilgrimages is an important part of their spiritual life.
But for a metro Detroit father, his journey of faith for the Islamic pilgrimage known as Umrah, which he made with his two sons, has turned into a nightmare: he's been imprisoned for more than a month.
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‘The Godfather, Saudi-style’: inside the palace coup that brought MBS to power
Not long ago, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, was all set to assume power. But his ambitious young cousin had a ruthless plan to seize control for himself.
The palace coup, and the power plays that led to it, were largely obscured from public view at the time, with only scraps of information – and dollops of propaganda – leaking out to the press.
For decades, the throne had passed laterally between the sons of Abdulaziz Al Saud, the founder of the modern Saudi state, ensuring a delicate power balance between the various branches of the vast royal family. Nayef’s succession would have seen the crown passing to the generation below for the first time, but still to a different branch of the family, maintaining that delicate balance. But then came the palace coup – which not only shoved aside MBS’s main rival, but also destroyed the old succession model that prized seniority and consensus within the family, by setting up the passing of power directly from father to son within one branch of the family. It enabled MBS to amass more power than any previous ruler, even before he formally ascends the throne.
The coup was the culmination of months of animus between MBS and Nayef. One of the major points of conflict was their competition to win favour with the new administration of President Donald Trump. People close to Nayef say he was secretly listening in on MBS’s calls with aides and allies such as Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser. The snooping helped him track MBS’s manoeuvres in Washington.
There are now no visible rivals left to the throne. MBS’s power appears absolute. On his current trajectory, there is nothing to stop him from succeeding his father as king. The global outcry over Khashoggi’s murder, the ruinous Saudi-led war in Yemen and growing repression at home – nothing seems to have shaken his hold on the country. Despite the reputational risks of doing business with a dictator, Wall Street executives are eager to strike deals with the rich petro-state. Activists fear a recent US decision to grant him sovereign immunity in a case concerning Khashoggi’s murder could further embolden him to go after critics.
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U.S.-Saudi ties through good times and bad
The U.S.-Saudi alliance has weathered many storms over the decades, but the relationship remains vital to both: Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest oil exporter and the United States' largest foreign military sales customer.
Here are some milestones in ties:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-saudi-ties-through-good-times-bad-2022-12-05/
cp9 USA
Siehe / Look at cp1, cp9a
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee: Confronting Yemen's Humanitarian and Political Crises Without a Ceasefire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXNBn1QNFSA
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US court dismisses suit against Saudi prince in killing
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, bowing to the Biden administration’s insistence that the prince was legally immune in the case.
District of Columbia U.S. District Judge John D. Bates heeded the U.S. government’s motion to shield Prince Mohammed from the lawsuit despite what Bates called “credible allegations of his involvement in Khashoggi’s murder.”
Saudi Arabia’s king, Salman, had named Prince Mohammed, his son, as prime minister weeks earlier. It was a temporary exemption from the kingdom’s governing code, which makes the king prime minister.
Khashoggi’s fiancee and his rights group argued the move was a maneuver to shield the prince from the U.S. court.
Bates expressed “uneasiness” with the circumstances of Prince Mohammed’s new title, and wrote in Tuesday’s order that “there is a strong argument that plaintiffs’ claims against bin Salman and the other defendants are meritorious.”
But the government’s finding that Prince Mohammed was immune left him no choice but to dismiss the prince as a plaintiff, the judge wrote. He also dismissed the two other Saudi plaintiffs, saying the U.S. court lacked jurisdiction over them.
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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism
Chairman Cicilline, Ranking Member Wilson, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting us to discuss our efforts to advance a durable resolution to the conflict and mitigate the dire humanitarian crisis facing the country.
Yemen is currently experiencing the longest period of calm since the war began eight years ago. Not only has this calm brought tangible relief to millions of Yemenis, it has also created a unique opportunity for a peace process. The situation remains fragile, however, particularly as we have witnessed Houthi backtracking on their commitments, introduction of maximalist demands, and – most concerningly – a series of recent attacks threatening international maritime shipping. The last-minute Houthi demand that the Yemeni Government divert its limited oil export revenues to pay the salaries of active Houthi combatants – even as the Houthis refused to commit to a ceasefire – prevented the UN from securing a new truce agreement between the parties in October. The Houthis also continue to detain our staff and have not responded to multiple diplomatic efforts to secure their release. These actions are an affront to the entire international community and are entirely unacceptable.
Despite this destabilizing Houthi behavior, I am hopeful that this is the best opportunity for peace that Yemen has had in years.
My remark: As before!
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Yemen 'at a critical moment,' says US special envoy Tim Lenderking
Washington is aiming for increased international support amid a 'unique opportunity for peace' in the country
US Special Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking on Tuesday called for increased engagement and support for a Yemeni-led peace process.
“We are at a critical moment — we must preserve the positive momentum and gains made since April,” Mr Lenderking told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a hearing on the country's ongoing civil war.
Mr Lenderking praised the UN-brokered ceasefire between the internationally recognised Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels.
Despite a failure to extend that ceasefire, the US envoy said that efforts to achieve lasting peace are in “a new phase”, and that “there's probably more engagement between the conflict parties now than there has been at any time”.
“This gives us some hope, that in coming months, we will see some more positive movement back towards a truce, a ceasefire and the political negotiations which ultimately could end the conflict,” Mr Lenderking said.
My remark: The US continues to mime a “peace broker”.
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BERNIE SANDERS TO BRING YEMEN WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO THE FLOOR AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK
SEN. BERNIE SANDERS is moving toward a vote “hopefully next week” on a war powers resolution aimed at blocking U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the Vermont senator told The Intercept on Monday.
A war powers resolution is “privileged” in the Senate, which means that the sponsor of it can bring it to the floor for a vote without the need for approval by the chamber’s leadership once a certain amount of time has elapsed. At that point, the resolution has “ripened,” and the one sponsored by Sanders is now ripe.
Asked whether Sanders expected to have the votes to pass the resolution, Sanders said, “I think we do, yes.”
In 2019, Congress advanced a bipartisan version of the current Yemen war powers resolution, only to see it vetoed by President Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, a coalition of groups pushing to end the war in Yemen plan to release a letter to Congress calling for a WPR vote during the lame duck. On Tuesday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on the issue. The House version is sponsored by outgoing Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and needs the support of Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., to get through the Rules Committee. McGovern is a co-sponsor of the resolution, as is Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chair of the House Intelligence Committee. In the Senate, it’s co-sponsored by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who is not just the chamber’s No. 2, but also serves as chair of the Appropriations subcommittee that doles out Pentagon funding.
Next Wednesday, the House will be holding a public briefing, chaired by Rep. David Cicilline, a Democrat of Rhode Island, titled “Public Members Briefing on Navigating the Political and Humanitarian Landscape in Yemen: A Conversation with Civil Society on Paths Forward for Congress.” The primary path forward for Congress is a war powers resolution, though advocates are also pushing for restrictions on war-making in the National Defense Authorization Act, which must pass by the end of the calendar year.
https://theintercept.com/2022/12/06/saudi-yemen-war-bernie-sanders/
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyRNsxJ2WXc
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100+ Groups Urge Congress to Back Sanders' Yemen War Powers Resolution
"After seven years of direct and indirect involvement in the Yemen war, the United States must cease supplying weapons, spare parts, maintenance services, and logistical support to Saudi Arabia."
A coalition of more than 100 advocacy, faith-based, and news organizations on Wednesday urged members of Congress to adopt Sen. Bernie Sanders' War Powers Resolution to block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, where the recent expiry of a temporary cease-fire has renewed suffering in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
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Sanaa reveals new marine interactions in Yemen’s territorial waters
[Sanaa gov.] Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Sanaa government, Hussein Al-Ezzi, revealed on Monday that new interactions occurred inside Yemen’s territorial waters.
Al-Ezzi said on Twitter that an American warship “approached and then left,” adding, “Not approaching our territorial waters is a good and positive thing.”
https://en.ypagency.net/280393/
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Al-Jaber, Lenderking Discuss Houthi Intransigence, Port Attacks
The US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, is pushing on relentless regional action to back the UN envoy’s efforts to renew the truce in the war-torn nation. On Friday, Lenderking reviewed the latest developments with the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber.
The US diplomat’s discussions with Al-Jaber follow talks he had held with Omani officials in Muscat.
Al-Jaber explained to Lenderking that the problem remains in the Houthi militias’ inflexibility and their rejection of the UN envoy’s proposals for extending the truce which would improve the lives of Yemenis.
My remark: The US miming peace broker.
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Sanaa condemns America’s behavior that threatens navigation in Red Sea
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sanaa government, Hussein Al-Ezzi, on Sunday condemned America’s behavior in the Red Sea.
In a tweet on Twitter, Al-Ezzi considered the American presence in Yemeni territorial waters “an illegal act and brazen bullying” that would provoke all residents of the Republic of Yemen.
Al-Ezzi urged America to respect international laws, to refrain completely from threatening maritime navigation, and to immediately stop all its practices that might endanger international peace and security.
https://en.ypagency.net/280310/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/04/deputy-foreign-minister-of-yemen-condemns-us-moves-in-red-sea/
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31943.html
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Film: Biden hasn't fulfilled campaign promises on Yemen & Saudis -Obama NatSec officials @TVietor08 @BRhodes: "The one major failure is that they have not treated Saudi Arabia as a pariah." "On the war in Yemen, there was a promise to stop support...They kind of went halfway there"
https://twitter.com/justfp/status/1598719986746499072
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How to End Yemen’s Forever War
Washington Can Help Broker a Lasting Peace
But it is easier to help start a war than to help end one. Although the administration moved quickly to withdraw its backing for the Saudi war effort and support a brokered peace, the truce’s lapse shows the far-reaching challenges that would-be peacemakers face in Yemen. Whether the current impasse will lead to a dramatic new escalation by either side is unclear, but if it does, there is no obvious path to peace, and there is little Washington can do to create one. For whatever positive impact the Biden administration’s efforts have had—and they have had one—the United States has neared the end of what its waning influence over the Saudis and Emiratis can achieve, and it does not have the leverage needed to bring the Houthis to the table.
Still, there are compelling moral and practical reasons for Washington to stay the course. The United States may by itself lack the means to bring this horrible multifaceted war to an end, but its diplomatic engagement still matters. U.S. diplomacy opens doors in the Gulf for mediators who might otherwise not have access to the region’s governments, and it greases the wheels of deal-making. If and when the time comes, Washington can also promote a format for settlement discussions that includes not just the principal antagonists but also Yemen’s smaller factions, which have their own interests and disputes and will have much to say about whether a peaceful future is in store for this war-ravaged state.
At the same time, the United States should learn what it can from its Yemen misadventure. And that means its policymakers should develop internal safeguards that can help steer the country away from becoming a party to such disasters in the future.
Of course, U.S. diplomacy alone won’t be able to compel this disparate set of actors to earnestly engage in peace efforts. But it still has an important, even essential, role to play. As long as the UN is working the Yemen beat, it will need Washington’s support—coaxing the war’s parties with which it has influence, marshaling pressure from international actors who may be able to make inroads with the Houthis, and, with luck, someday helping frame settlement discussions in a way that will make them as inclusive as possible. Given its military involvement in earlier phases of the conflict, the United States has a moral obligation to do what it can to help.
Finally, Washington can do more to draw lessons from its Yemen misadventure. The United States already knows that its support for the Saudis has proved counterproductive: in addition to contributing to terrible suffering, it helped cause the very strategic setbacks that it sought to prevent.
But although the Biden administration took an important step when it stopped supporting offensive operations in 2021, it has been far more reluctant to embrace legal changes that might keep the United States from wading into future quagmires.
Bills that would put into force such requirements have stalled in both the House and the Senate. But policymakers would be wise to move them forward. No road map will take Washington where it undoubtedly wishes it could go: back to early 2015, before the United States started helping Saudi Arabia bomb Yemen. That world no longer exists. Now, the best Washington can do is help Yemen’s antagonists find peace while stopping itself from repeating the same errors in the future.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/yemen/how-end-yemens-forever-war
My comment: The US was one of the main drivers of this war, as of a great part of all wars after 1945. It will repeat this way again and again, whereever in this world. It’s somewhat naïve to think the US could play a positive role in Yemen or whereever. Wll, hope never dies.
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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s Travel to Oman and Saudi Arabia
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking started travel on November 27 to Oman and Saudi Arabia to support ongoing peace efforts. The environment created by the UN-mediated truce presents the best opportunity Yemen has had for peace in several years. At this critical moment, we remind the Houthis that Yemenis are calling for peace, not a return to war. To that end, we call on the Houthis to immediately cease their attacks on Yemeni ports, which are disrupting the flow of much-needed resources and exacerbating suffering across Yemen. Such attacks only risk plunging Yemenis into another pointless cycle of violence and suffering. We urge the Houthis to instead seize this opportunity for peace, cooperate with the UN, and accept that the only path forward to ending eight years of destructive war is through a negotiated, inclusive Yemeni-led political settlement.
https://www.state.gov/u-s-special-envoy-for-yemen-lenderkings-travel-to-oman-and-saudi-arabia/
My comment: The US miming “peace broker”.
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US, Oman discuss efforts to reach political solution in Yemen
US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, discussed, on Tuesday, with the Under-Secretary of the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Diplomatic Affairs, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ali Bin Isa Al-Harthi, efforts to reach a political solution to the crisis in Yemen, Anadolu News Agency reported.
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Yemeni Speaker calls for military movement to end crisis
The Yemeni Parliament Speaker on Sunday called for military movement at frontlines in the face of the Houthi group, as the only, indispensible solution to end the country's crisis.
Depending on "lost peace is just a further increase in the Yemeni people's sufferings," Sultan al-Barakani said in a speech to the fifth anniversary of late president's death, "as the Houthi terrorist militias are not partners in peace."
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31940.html
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US prevented government troops from advancing towards Sana'a: Parliament Speaker
The United States in 2016 colluded with the Houthi group and stopped the Yemeni national army's advancement towards Sana'a, Speaker of Yemen's Parliament said on Sunday.
It was US directives who prevented government troops from advancing towards the Yemeni capital and liberating Sana'a from Houthi hands, Sheikh Sultan al-Barakani added in a speech to the fifth anniversary of late president's death.
While the national army made victories and advanced towards Sana'a City [via Nihm], the then US ambassador told former prime minister, Dr. Ahmed Bin Daghr, that Sana'a is a red line, the Speaker said.
The international community, led by the US, colluded with the Houthis throughout all the years of war, he added, dubbing the Stockholm Agreement as the "treachery deal and Stockholm curse" that rescued the Houthis.
"These countries save them whenever the Houthi militias are about to vanish.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31941.html
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From Dec. 2010: Contrary to public statements, Obama admin fueled conflict in Yemen
The U.S. was shipping arms to Saudi Arabia for use in northern Yemen even as it denied any role in the conflict
https://www.salon.com/2010/12/09/obama_yemen_saudi_houthi_conflict/
cp9a USA-Iran Krise: Spannungen am Golf / US-Iran crisis: Tensions at the Gulf
Siehe / Look at cp9
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Unsafe and Unprofessional Action by IRGCN Vessel in the Strait of Hormuz
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol boat interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner as U.S. Navy ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, the evening of Dec. 5.
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National interests ‘our red line’ in JCPOA revival talks: Amir-Abdollahian
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran would only accept a ‘sustainable agreement’ that would secure its red lines in the course of talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, which was unilaterally abandoned by the United States three years after its conclusion.
“We do not seek an agreement that is not sustainable and fails to benefit Iranians. Our red lines are definitely nothing but guaranteeing the interests of the Iranian nation,” Amir-Abdollahian said in a Monday meeting in Belgrade with Iranian nationals residing in Serbia.
He also said despite the West’s unfair sanctions, Iran is in a good condition regarding its oil and non-oil exports.
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Russia FM urges swift, irreversible lifting of all 'illegal' US sanctions against Iran
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Iranian Foreign Minister: US supported the riots to force us to accept its demands
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian accused “the United States of America of supporting protests in Iran, to pressure Tehran and force it to accept its demands in the negotiations of the nuclear deal.”
Quoting the Russian agency “Sputnik”, Amir-Abdollahian said, at a press conference, on Sunday, that “one of Washington’s goals in supporting the riots in Iran is to force Tehran to accept its demands related to nuclear negotiations.”
https://en.ypagency.net/280329/
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State news: Iran executed 4 people it says spied for Israel
https://apnews.com/article/iran-middle-east-israel-e26c14105b1a05b62c50daa6bc903ad0
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US begged for release of vessels seized in Red Sea: Iran's Navy commander
Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the Americans begged Iran to release their vessels, which were confiscated in the Red Sea in late August, stressing that the Americans have not dared to enter the region again ever since.
According to Press TV, addressing the Friday prayers sermons in Tehran, the senior commander said the Iranian Naval Forces act completely professionally and in line with international law. He said they will firmly counter the enemy should it use unjustified military equipment.
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Iranian state media: Construction begins on nuclear plant
Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the U.S. over sweeping sanctions imposed after Washington pulled out of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear deal with world powers.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-middle-east-business-nuclear-2a4c2b77c02d29ebb51bd50c06698ba9
and by PressTV: https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/12/03/693822/AEOI-Mohammad-Eslami-nuclear-power-plants-Khuzestan-Province-
cp10 Großbritannien / Great Britain
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Proteste in 12 britischen Städten zur Verurteilung der anhaltenden Aggression auf den Jemen
https://www.saba.ye/de/news3213687.htm
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Anti-arms activists protest outside arms factories across Britain against government's role in Yemen war
ANTI-ARMS activists staged protests outside arms factories and military sites across Britain on Saturday to draw attention to Britain’s role in the war on Yemen.
The national day of solidarity with Yemen, organised by Campaign Against the Arms Trade, saw small demos take place in Preston, Southampton, Brighton, Bristol and North Wales.
Organisers said they wanted to “illuminate” the fact that “arms companies fuelling the war on Yemen exist in our communities.”
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Peace and environmental campaigners staged a demonstration on Saturday to call for an end to companies in north Bristol supplying weapons for the conflict in Yemen.
and also https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/peace-campaigners-organise-tour-shame-7895516
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Protest at ‘direct links’ between Anglesey airbase and Yemen bombing campaign
Protestors have gathered at RAF Valley on Anglesey to draw attention to the “direct links” with BAE Systems and the export of weapons to Saudi Arabia which are then used to bomb Yemen.
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National Day of Action demands end to war on Yemen!
Tomorrow, Saturday 3rd of December, people all across the UK are taking to the streets and to their local arm factories, to demand an end to UK complicity in the war on Yemen and stand in solidarity with the people of Yemen.
15 locations are taking part in this National Day of Action across England, Scotland and Wales.
Protestors are wanting to raise awareness about arms companies in their local area that are fuelling the war on Yemen. Companies such as Leonardo, Raytheon, BAE Systems, Airbus, Thales and Rolls Royce.
This January, 2023, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is taking the government back to court over unlawful sales of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
https://caat.org.uk/news/press-release-national-day-of-action-demands-end-to-war-on-yemen/
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UK condemns ‘abhorrent’ torture of death row inmate in Saudi Arabia
Foreign Office minister says case of Hussein Abo al-Kheir raised ‘at highest level’ and demands end to executions
The British government has condemned as “abhorrent” what it said was the clear torture of a Jordanian national on death row in Saudi Arabia for drug offences, and demanded an end to a sudden spate of executions in the Gulf monarchy.
It was the first time the British government has made the allegation.
cp11 Deutschland / Germany
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Wikipedia: Deutsch-jemenitische Beziehungen
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsch-jemenitische_Beziehungen
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Christliche Menschenrechtler: Vergesst den Krieg im Jemen nicht!
Die christliche Menschenrechtsorganisation Hoffnungszeichen (Konstanz) hat dazu aufgerufen, den seit sieben Jahren andauernden Krieg im Jemen nicht zu vergessen. Anlass ist der Internationale Tag der Menschenrechte am 10. Dezember.
Der Menschenrechtsvorstand der Organisation, Klaus Stieglitz, erklärte: „Trotz aller Hindernisse bleibt Hoffnungszeichen mit seinen lokalen Partnern vor Ort aktiv. Gemeinsam wollen wir die Menschenwürde der jemenitischen Bevölkerung wieder in den Fokus der Aufmerksamkeit rücken
https://www.idea.de/artikel/christliche-menschenrechtler-vergesst-den-krieg-im-jemen-nicht
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpMCxdBgiYk
cp12 Andere Länder / Other countries
Emirate(s): Siehe / Look at cp9
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EU ambassadors conclude visit to Aden
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36967
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About 200 Yemeni fishermen have been facing a mysterious fate, days after the pro-Saudi Government refused to take them from Eritrea where they have been detained.
Media outlets reported that the Eritrean authorities decided to release the fishermen, but they are stranded in their lands due to their need for a large boat to take them to Yemeni lands.
The sources indicated that Tariq Afash and the governor of the Islah party on the West Coast, who seize the revenues of the fish landing on the West Coast of the city of Al-Khawkha, refused to bear the costs of hiring a large ship to transport these fishermen from the Eritrean mainland to the Yemeni coast.
Coastal communities in Yemen have suffered greatly in the ongoing bloody war. Fishing boats, ports and processing sites have been destroyed or damaged, and many fishermen have lost their lives.
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Italy calls for comprehensive peace talks in Yemen
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36955
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American Arrested in Dubai at Risk of Deportation to Egypt
Sherif Osman criticized the Egyptian ruling elite from the U.S. and called for protests at COP27 where President Biden met Egypt’s autocratic leader
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-arrested-in-dubai-at-risk-of-deportation-to-egypt-11669812272
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Jordan’s King Pledges Support for Political Solution to Yemen Conflict
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday met in the capital Amman with Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, the executive body of Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The king pledged his country’s support for a political solution that restores stability and security to Yemen.
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Crucial hearing in Rome on 20 December 2022
ITALY’S LAST OPPORTUNITY TO BRING JUSTICE TO VICTIMS OF AIRSTRIKE WITH ITALIAN ARMS IN YEMEN
In 2016, the Saudi/UAE-led military coalition allegedly killed a family of six in an airstrike in the village of Deir Al-Hajari in Northwest Yemen. The bomb remnants found at the site of the attack were manufactured by RWM Italia S.p.A., a subsidiary of the German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall AG. In April 2018, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), together with its Yemen-based partner Mwatana for Human Rights and Italian-based Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo, submitted a criminal complaint against managers of RWM Italia and senior officials of Italy’s National Authority for the Export of Armament (UAMA).
Despite the fact that in February 2021, the judge overseeing the preliminary investigations in Rome ordered the criminal investigations to be continued, the Italian public prosecutor is unwilling to proceed. In March 2022, the three organizations appealed the public prosecutor’s second request to dismiss the investigations. The prosecutor's incomprehensible decision is based on a flawed assessment of key evidence in the file. He also refrained from investigating the responsibility of RWM Italia's corporate executives for murder and personal injuries
On 20 December 2022, a hearing will be held before the judge of the preliminary investigations, who will decide whether the criminal investigations should continue or directly proceed to trial. This hearing represents the last opportunity for the Italian judiciary to adequately guarantee the right of access to justice to the victims of the war in Yemen,
https://www.ecchr.eu/en/press-release/press-release/crucial-hearing-in-rome-on-20-december-2022/ = https://mwatana.org/en/crucial-hearing/
cp12b Sudan
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Protests in Sudan demand army leave power, reject deal
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Sudan’s capital Thursday, demanding the ouster of its military rulers and rejecting a deal for the gradual transfer of power to civilian leaders.
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Blinken threatens travel ban for Sudanese who endanger deal
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Sudan’s generals, pro-democracy group ink deal to end crisis
Sudan’s coup leaders and the main pro-democracy group signed a deal Monday to establish a civilian-led transitional government following the military takeover last year. But key players refused to participate, and no deadline was set for the transition to begin.
The framework — signed by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo and the leaders of the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change — appears to offer only the broadest outlines for how the country will resume its progression to democracy. That process was upended in October 2021, when Burhan unseated the civilian half of Sudan’s ruling Sovereignty Council with Dagolo’s backing.
Since the coup, international aid has dried up and bread and fuel shortages, caused in part by the war in Ukraine, have become routine, plunging Sudan’s already inflation-riddled economy into deeper peril. Security forces have ruthlessly suppressed near-weekly pro-democracy marches. Deadly tribal clashes have flared in the country’s neglected peripheries.
It’s not clear whether or how quickly the deal signed Monday can offer a way out for Sudan
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-sudan-khartoum-651a0be9bf731d32df41d493a191418e
cp13a Waffenhandel / Arms trade
Italien: Siehe cp12 / IItaly: Look at cp12
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Auf Weg in den Jemen: US-Marine beschlagnahmt Munition auf Fischkutter
Die US-Marine hat nach eigenen Angaben eine Million Schuss Munition sowie Raketenzünder und Treibstoff beschlagnahmt, die auf einem Fischkutter von Iran ins Kriegsland Jemen geschmuggelt werden sollten. Die Fracht sei am Donnerstag bei einer Kontrolle entdeckt worden, erklärte die in Bahrain stationierte fünfte Flotte der US-Marine am Samstag. Es handele sich um die zweite „größere Beschlagnahmung von illegalen Waffen innerhalb eines Monats“ auf dieser Seeroute.
Der Vorfall zeige „deutlich“, dass Iran weiter „unrechtmäßig“ Waffen in den Jemen liefere und damit die Region destabilisiere, erklärte Vizeadmiral Brad Cooper. Die US-Marine werde sich daher weiter darauf konzentrieren, „gefährliche und unverantwortliche maritime Aktivitäten in der Region zu verhindern und zu unterbinden“.
https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/welt/auf-weg-in-den-jemen-us-marine-beschlagnahmt-munition-auf-fischkutter/ar-AA14RMX4 = https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/us-marine-beschlagnahmt-munition-von-iran-in-den-jemen-18508566.html
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Kanaani: Amerikas Anschuldigungen gegen Iran sind Fortsetzung seiner falschen Politik bei der Unterstützung der Aggression gegen Jemen
Kanaani sagte in seiner wöchentlichen Pressekonferenz am heutigen Montag als Antwort auf eine Frage zu der Behauptung, ein iranisches Schiff mit Munition auf dem Weg in den Jemen gestoppt zu haben: „Wir haben diese Behauptung aus Nachrichtenquellen gehört, und sie stellt eine Wiederholung der Unbegründetheit dar Vorwürfe, die darauf abzielen, politische Probleme aufzuwerfen und fortwährend auszunutzen." Das destruktive Vorgehen der US-Regierung als Hauptunterstützer der Aggression gegen den Jemen.
https://www.saba.ye/de/news3213902.htm
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U.S. Seizes 1.1 Million Rounds of Ammunition, Other Illegal Weapons in Gulf of Oman
On Dec. 1, U.S. naval forces in the Middle East intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.
Navy personnel operating from expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) discovered the illicit cargo during a flag verification boarding, marking U.S. 5th Fleet’s second major illegal weapons seizure within a month.
Forces from Lewis B. Puller found more than 1 million rounds of 7.62mm ammunition; 25,000 rounds of 12.7mm ammunition; nearly 7,000 proximity fuses for rockets; and over 2,100 kilograms of propellant used to launch rocket propelled grenades.
“This significant interdiction clearly shows that Iran’s unlawful transfer of lethal aid and destabilizing behavior continues,” said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces. “U.S. naval forces remain focused on deterring and disrupting dangerous and irresponsible maritime activity in the region.”
The direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer of weapons to the Houthis in Yemen violates U.N. Security Council Resolution 2216 and international law.
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/434433/us-seizes-11-million-rounds-ammunition-other-illegal-weapons-gulf-oman = https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3235314/us-seizes-11-million-rounds-of-ammunition-other-illegal-weapons-in-gulf-of-oman/
and media reports: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/4/us-navy-intercepts-boat-smuggling-ammunition-in-gulf-of-oman
Photos: https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1599082372565061632
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Iran denies sending weapons to Yemen
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday denied U.S. claims that it had sent weapons to Yemen.
In reply to a question about an allegation that an Iranian vessel with ammunition was stopped on the way to Yemen recently, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the "repeated allegation" is "baseless" and "is only made for political exploitation."
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-12-06/Iran-denies-sending-weapons-to-Yemen-1fxh2GkPQEo/index.html
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Saudi defense ministry, Spain’s Navantia sign combat ships agreement
Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry and Saudi General Authority for Military Industries signed an agreement with Spain’s Navantia company to acquire and build a number of multi-mission combat ships for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
The Kingdom’s Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Salman and Spain’s Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism María Reyes Maroto attended the agreement’s signing ceremony.
Prince Khaled said on Twitter that this agreement falls within Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vision to strengthen the capabilities of the Saudi defense ministry.
According to the agreement, Navantia will localize up to 100% of naval shipbuilding, integration of combat systems, and ship maintenance, in line with Saudi Vision 2030 objectives.
It also focuses on integrating combat systems into new ships, engineering and designing systems and hardware, and developing software.
Testing, systems verification, prototyping, simulation, as well as logistical support and training program design will also be within the scope of the agreement.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2209131/saudi-arabia
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[Sanaa gov.] Finance Minister: Economic War Is Run Directly by Americans, British
Finance Minister, Rashid Abu Lahoum, stated that the economic war against Yemeni people is being run directly by the Americans and the British, while the Saudis and Emiratis are nothing but tools.
Abu Lahoum emphasized, in TV interview, on Almasirah Channel, that transporting goods from the occupied ports over long distances doubles their cost and burdens the citizens with exorbitant prices. He said that "the forces of aggression tried to force the entry of oil derivatives through the occupied ports, but our leadership insisted on entering them through the port of Hodeidah."
Abu Lahoum indicated that the goods that enter through the occupied ports travel more than 1,200 km until they reach some areas, and if they entered through the port of Hodeidah, the distance would not be more than 200 km. He explained that some medicines as a result of the aggression are transported from Jordan to Yemen by land, which exposes them to damage.
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International Monetary Fund Is US-Saudi Aggression Tool to Fight Yemeni People, Economy
The US-Saudi-Emirati aggression continues to tamper with Yemeni people’s economy, seizing reserves from foreign loans and frozen balances that belong to Yemen abroad, withdrawing from private rights, continuing currency speculation and money laundering operations.
All that are carried out with international complicity and under the directives of the US and its allies to the International Monetary Fund.
US-Saudi aggression allow the pro-aggression government and its bank in Aden to withdraw from private rights, as this comes in parallel with the implementation of the strategy of the army, the popular committees, missile force and drones to protect sovereign wealth and stop the series of organized looting of Yemen's sovereign wealth of oil and gas.
In this regard, the researcher in economic affairs and Undersecretary of the [Sanaa gov.] Ministry of Finance, Dr. Yahya Ali Al-Saqqaf, wrote: The war, aggression, and the imposition of the US-Saudi economic blockade on Yemen for eight years is nothing but a justification and argument for America to control Yemen's strategic sites, destroy its national economy, and plunder its sovereign wealth from Oil and gas.
and also https://en.ypagency.net/280166/
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Logistics: Iranian Problems Supplying Yemen
Smuggled weapons include, since 2017, Iranian naval mines and some crude locally fabricated naval mines.
Iran continues to supply the rebels with GPS controlled UAVs that are turned into flying bombs for attacks on targets in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Iran had already found an effective way to attack Saudi Arabia by arming Shia rebels in Yemen with over a thousand ballistic missiles and UAVs since 2016.
https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/articles/20221126.aspx
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US approves anti-drone system sale to Qatar worth $1bn
Qatar has eyed new US arms deals since being designated a major non-Nato ally by President Joe Biden in January
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of a $1bn anti-drone system to Qatar, the pentagon said on Tuesday.
“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country that continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East,” the statement said.
Qatar has also been waiting for a response from the US on a request it made more than a year ago to buy four armed MQ-9B Predator drones, as part of an estimated $600m deal to boost their defensive capabilities.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-approves-anti-drone-system-sale-qatar-worth-1-billion
cp13b Mercenaries / Söldner
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Fortune Favors the Desert Sons: UAE Mercenaries in Yemen and Libya
Since 2011, the UAE has regularly resorted to using mercenaries to wage its wars in Libya and Yemen. Its small population of 2.7 million leaves it unable to recruit enough troops. It is also risk averse in deploying them abroad where casualties for an unsupported cause are unacceptable to the population. Hence, the oil-rich state started hiring contract soldiers from abroad to fight for it in Yemen against the Houthi rebels.
This leads to a rather strange situation. Colombians hired by an Abu Dhabi based company employed by the UAE are fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The involvement of Erik Prince, the controversial ex-founder of Blackwater, should hardly come as a surprise at this point. Especially given his role as a mercenary captain for the UAE. These mercenaries have manifested in multiple different organisations and groups with their own operating procedures/character. (Source)
The most notable are as follows:
Reflex Response Security Consultants (Headed by Erik Prince and filled with ex-Colombian special forces)
Spear Operations Group (Delaware-based company led by a Hungarian-Israeli Abraham Golon, specialised in targeted assassinations)
Black Shield Security (Involved in a forced conscription scandal tricking Sudanese migrants with misleading jobs)
Bundeswehr mercenary scandal
This all goes to show that the privatisation/globalisation of warfare had come to the middle east. Allowing a wealthy nation with a small population the ability to project force abroad and pursue its own goals. With the increasingly privatised nature of warfare globally, the UAE in Yemen and Libya is an excellent case study to examine. Furthermore, with the breakdown of peace in Yemen recently we are likely to see more mercenaries in Yemen in the foreseeable future.
https://greydynamics.com/fortune-favors-the-desert-sons-uae-mercenaries-in-yemen-and-libya/
cp13c Kulturerbe / Cultural heritage
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Film: Rare footage of the Jews of #Yemen making garments in Sana'a in the 1940's Our ancestors were masters at crafting unique emboridered garments embedded with jewlery Garment designs differ depending on age, occasion, and marital status
https://twitter.com/ZechariahSharab/status/1599506901657866241
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Photo: A house in the city of Zabid, Al-Hodaida
https://twitter.com/its_yemen/status/1597654125436887040
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Yemen’s unique heritage devastated by seven years of war
Thousands of ancient artefacts looted and archeological sites deliberately destroyed
Yemen’s seven-year war has devastated its unique architectural heritage. Thousands of ancient and Islamic artefacts have been looted and smuggled out of the country to be sold online or by auction houses in the West.
The Sanaa-based al-Hudud Centre for Archaeological Studies has reported that 4,265 artefacts have been stolen. Of these, it says 2,523 have been sold for $12 million to collectors in the US, Britain, France, Germany, Israel and the Netherlands. More than 2,000 of these artefacts have been auctioned in the US, which, in recent years, has made a serious effort to retrieve and return stolen regional artefacts to their home countries.
The pillage of Yemen began in the 19th century, but the accelerated outflow of artefacts, branded “blood antiquities”, has taken place along established smugglers’ routes via Saudi Arabia and the Emirates since they have battled Houthi rebels in Yemen. While most treasures have been funnelled to the West, some have joined private collections in Qatar and Kuwait.
The ongoing destruction and looting of Yemen’s cultural heritage is the least-mentioned dimension of this conflict. All three Unesco cultural heritage sites – mud-brick-high-rise city of Shibam, Sanaa’s Old City, and Zabib, one of Yemen’s oldest towns – have suffered collateral damage during Saudi air raids. They and other bombed sites, including the 8th century BC Marib Dam, have been placed on Unesco’s endangered list.
A prime example of destruction and pillage was the Taiz museum
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Film: Yemen’s ancient cities at risk of complete collapse
https://www.euronews.com/embed/1281226
cp13d Wirtschaft / Economy
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Yemen rivals ramp up economic war as U.N.-backed truce efforts limp
Yemen's Saudi-backed government and its Houthi enemies are escalating an economic war as peace efforts stall, with tit-for-tat moves aimed at disrupting state oil revenues and fuel flows, leading to more humanitarian pain.
The Houthis, de facto authorities in north Yemen, have hampered the internationally recognised government's ability to export oil, a vital revenue source, by launching drone attacks at terminals in the south to deter tankers from loading crude.
The internationally recognised government has hit back, with moves likely to further restrict fuel flows into Houthi-held areas. The Aden central bank issued a circular, dated Dec. 6 and obtained by Reuters, to exchange companies and houses in Yemen to freeze accounts of and halt commercial and financial dealings with 12 companies that import fuel to Houthi-held areas.
The expanded truce proposed includes a mechanism for payment of civil service wages, which the Houthis have criticised for not including members of the armed forces. The group has also said it is preventing "theft" of Yemen's oil wealth.
"They begrudge our people wages and their legitimate rights and this is a big problem, we will not compromise...They begrudge our people petroleum products, received only after severe hardship," Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said in a speech on Wednesday.
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US-Saudi Aggression Launches New Phase of Starvation War against Yemenis
Yemen's economy is under severe pressure, as a result of the steps taken by the pro-aggression government. Despite the economic collapse that the country is suffering from, the Saudi-backed government has taken more measures that, according to economists, “have a negative effect that harms citizens and does not provide any treatment for the economy.”
During a week, disputes broke out again between the commercial sector and the Saudi-backed government, against the backdrop of the latter's decision to raise the income tax by 300 percent.
This decision comes, according to economic analysts, as a result of instructions issued by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), which announced last week that it would provide a loan to the Saudi-backed government, at a value of one billion dollars.
Observers believe that the Saudi-backed government no longer bothers to find legal and moral justifications for measures that harm the economy and exacerbate the suffering of citizens. It shows firmness in taking decisions that are harmful to the living conditions of the citizen, such as printing currency without cover, raising the customs dollar, increasing taxes, while that government does not show any kind of firmness to improve the economic situation in the country. Observers believe that the Saudi-backed government “does nothing but create problems and humiliate citizens, without doing any other work”.
In 2018, the pro-aggression government decided to supply state revenues to the central bank in Aden, and to force public sector institutions to stop supplying any accounts in commercial banks inside and outside Yemen. However, that decision did not receive any implementation in a government consisting of powerful forces that do not pay any attention to the simple citizen.
Sources in the private sector revealed that officials of the Ministry of Finance in the Saudi-backed government told merchants during a discussion session on Sunday that “there is no need to turn the decision to raise profits taxes on merchants into a problem, let the citizens p
My remark: The Houthi view, as also here:
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US-Saudi Aggression Defrauding Yemen's Wealth with More Loans
The US-Saudi aggression is escalating its economic war on Yemen by flooding Yemen with more loans, the latest of which was the agreement signed by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) with the Saudi-backed government. It includes providing a loan of one billion dollars with high interest preceded by the United States of America's assistance to the ٍSaudi-backed government by looting 300 million dollars from special drawing rights in the World Bank.
Economists have warned of the danger of these loans, which will have catastrophic effects on the Yemeni economy and exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance in Sana'a Ahmed Hajar said in a statement that the aim of the loan signed by the AMF with the pro-aggression government is to flood Yemen with loans as part of targeting the Yemeni economy. He explained that borrowing from the AMF is the largest, and the interest rate is many times that of loans from international institutions.
The danger of the loan, according to Hajar, lies in the fact that the projects that will be financed from the AMF loan are unknown, and they will certainly serve the countries involved in aggression, not the Yemeni society. The pro-aggression government not disclosing the details of this loan confirms the words of Hajar.
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Yemen’s Never-Ending Chaotic Situation: Civil War, Suffering, Corruption, And Stalemate – OpEd
Oil is the main source of the government budget. Between 2020 and 2021, the value of oil exports increased from 710.5 million US dollars to 1.418 billion US dollars. The Central Bank of Yemen reported that there is an increase in oil revenues of 34% compared to the same period in 2021, from $551.7 million to $739.3 million, mainly driven by higher global fuel prices.
Oil revenues fell to 3% of GDP in 2015 from 13% of GDP in 2013, a decrease of $4 billion and a GDP of about $38 billion. The fiscal deficit widened to 11.4% of GDP in 2015 from 4%. The government is financing the deficit by issuing debt, which has led to a significant increase in the total public debt from $22.1 billion in 2014 to $25.9 billion in 2015, reaching 94% of GDP.
Abdulqader Alkharraz, ex-Chairman of EPA Yemen and Associate Professor of EIA at Hodiedah University who exposed corruption through money transfers to Saudi Arabia,” transfers are not received by the Central Bank but rather by the AlAhili bank in Saudi Arabia; as with all international financing, they are not supplied to the Central Bank but rather through private banks, which led to imbalances in government corruption”.
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Rebel port attacks pose new threat for Yemen
The cash-strapped state produces around 80,000 barrels a day, according to government estimates, most of which is exported to finance the bulk of the government's budget.
Maged al-Madhaji, a researcher at the Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies, said the Huthi attacks amount to "blackmail" of the government.
"They want a share of resources without making concessions."
Targeting ports is a "big gamble that risks pushing the government into an extreme" response, the researcher Madhaji warned.
Elisabeth Kendall of the University of Cambridge said the Huthis ultimately hold the advantage.
"While the Huthis may be militarily weaker than the coalition in absolute terms, they have little to lose and much to gain by continuing the fighting as they seek to win further concessions," the Yemen expert told AFP.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221201-rebel-port-attacks-pose-new-threat-for-yemen?ref=tw
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US-Saudi Aggression Is Failing to Steal Yemen's Oil Under Drone Strikes
One of the gates of organized international corruption is taking place in many Arab countries in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen, where people's wealth is stolen and plundered in the name of liberating the country.
Today in Yemen, the enemy has turned back in disappointment, as all its attempts to plunder and steal oil and gas are no longer feasible, even if the hands of thieves continue to tamper with the country's wealth of gold in Hadramout, for example.
Professor of Political Sociology, Dr. Abdul-Malik Issa, reads the scene with the decline of the occupier's fortunes to far limits, while the chess pieces indicate that Sana'a achieved real points and gains. These gains constituted a crushing blow to a global mafia that defrauds the peoples and countries of the world wherever the opportunity arises.
According to Dr. Issa: “The countries involved in aggression against Yemen were able to control Yemen’s oil and gas throughout the last period, that is, from before the aggressive war until a month from now. As Yemeni oil was one of the largest means of global financial corruption in which senior officers of the American and British army traded; under the pretext of protecting it. There is a huge amount of corruption covered by the US through the sale of Yemeni oil and the supply of its revenues to the National Bank of Saudi Arabia. So the American, the British, the Israeli, the Emirati and the Saudi get their share away from the Central Bank of Yemen, which is the basis for supplying any sums of money for the benefit of the Yemeni state.”
For more goals related to securing multipolar plundering networks, the role of the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden was sidelined
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Oman’s Salalah Port launches new corridor to transport Chinese goods to Yemen via Al Mazyuna Free Zone
The Port of Salalah and Maersk have just completed the first trial shipment from China delivered to Mazyouna FZ. The subject shipment was loaded in the Chinese port of Ningbo and arrived in Mazyouna with a total transit time of 25 days.
This makes Salalah the best choice for Yemen gateway, a major share of which otherwise was discharged in neighbouring ports and routed across the border through Oman. This new corridor will help Yemeni importers to save costs and transit time.
cp14 Terrorismus / Terrorism
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So-called #IslamicState in #Yemen pledge allegiance to new #ISIS leader Abu Husayn al-Qurashi. Suggests IS Yemen is static; now 11 men versus 9 in March who swore allegiance to last leader. #AlQaeda still dominates Yemen #jihad, likely aligned with factions in the overall war
https://twitter.com/Dr_E_Kendall/status/1599768285855129600
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US strike targets Al-Qaeda elements in Marib
US aircraft launched an airstrike on al-Qaeda elements in the city of Marib, Media outlets reported on Wednesday, citing well-informed sources.
According to the sources, a US drone targeted the house of Hamoud Al-Duwail in Al-Hadba area, Al-Wadi district, east of Marib.
The raid left casualties and caused explosions and fire, the sources said, but the exact numbers have not been disclosed.
The attack led to a state of alert among leaders of the Islah party, which controls Marib ity and shelters al-Qaeda leaders in the province, the sources added.
https://en.ypagency.net/279916/
cp15 Propaganda
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It is infuriating to see such level of deception pushed in the name of "ending the war" in #Yemen. This letter reinforces Houthi propaganda & did not mention that truce failed because Houthis continue to escalate while all other parties, KSA included, have ceased hostilities.
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1600846235661131777
Houthi lobbyists have teamed up with the progressives and anti war activists in the U.S to make this happen. The War Powers Resolution will pave the way for Houthis to take Marib & expand militarily across #Yemen
https://twitter.com/Ndawsari/status/1600931427989999616
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Cartoon: The UN & Houthi militia
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1600899889575366656
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Attacks on aid organizations in Dhale'a meant to serve Houthi agenda
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61933
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Even a major US arms interception is not enough to save Yemen
Without diplomacy, military operations in the war-torn country can only go so far
Iran is most to blame in this regard. It has long included Yemen's Houthi rebels among its proxies across the region.
However, even with the hard work of coalition partners – and the US's Fifth Fleet, stationed in the region, should be lauded – Yemen remains without a solid basis from which to rebuild its security and provide the type of response to tackle problems as complex as smuggling and foreign interference. On top of this, the Houthis continue to target shipping infrastructure, a recent example being the attack on Al Dhabba oil terminal in Yemen's Hadhramaut province. With the world economy already in so much trouble, poor security in large sections of the strategically critical waters around the Gulf cannot be risked.
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Cartoon: How #Yemen-i #children think of #education in areas under the control of #Houthis
https://twitter.com/RepYemenEnglish/status/1597639915340435456
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Can the Abraham Accords Save U.S.-Saudi Ties?
There may be a window of opportunity for Riyadh to fall back into America’s good graces by joining the U.S.-sponsored Abraham Accords.
The question that must be asked is whether MBS is willing to sacrifice domestic legitimacy by signing the accords and ignoring the Palestinian issue. MBS needs to maintain domestic support to decouple the Saudi economy from its dependence on oil and build his ambitious pet projects, such as NEOM, in exchange for international legitimacy.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/can-abraham-accords-save-us-saudi-ties-205900?page=0%2C1
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More Saudi coalition „We are benefactors“ propaganda
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2407757
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2407680
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2406540
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2406474
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2406462
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36937
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2405750
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2405300
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2404962
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2404914
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2404862
cp17 Kriegsereignisse / Theater of War
Nach dem Ende des Waffenstillstands nehmen die Kämpfe etwas zu, aber beide Seiten halten sich immer noch weitgehend daran und wollen die Lage nicht eskalieren. Beide Seiten werfen sich Verstöße vor.
After the end of the ceasefire, fighting has somewhat increased, but both sides are still largely in compliance and do not want to escalate the situation. Both sides accuse each other of violations.
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Child Killed, Three Injured by Explosion of US-Saudi Remnant in Hajjah
and also https://en.ypagency.net/280600/
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The-giants-brigades-anticipate-hostile-houthi-movements-by-deploying-in-ain-district-of-shabwa
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[Aden gov.] Yemeni army foils Houthi attempted UAV attack in Taiz
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31925.html
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[Aden gov.] army thwarts Houthi attack north of Yemen's besieged Taiz city
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61932
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SDF soldier injured by Houthi drone attack in Shabwa
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36958
(A K pS)
KSrelief's Masam Project Dismantles 1,307 Mines within a Week in Yemen
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing in Yemen, dismantled, during the fifth week of November 2022, a total of 1,307 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen, including 20 anti-personnel mines, 113 anti-tank mines, 1,170 unexploded ordnance and 4 explosive devices.
Since the beginning of the project, as many as 375,201 mines have been dismantled.
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2406778
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Marib fierce fighting kills 23, injures 28 soldiers
The Yemeni northeastern governorate of Marib on Friday saw renewed fighting that left 51 deaths and injuries from both the national army and Houthi militants.
The fierce occurred in the southern front of Marib, Yemeni military source told the Sputnik International.
Several hours of fighting saw artillery shelling from both sides and left 13 Houthis and 10 government troops and tribesmen killed, and 28 injured, the source added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31909.html
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Masam Clears 5,084 Houthi Mines in November
The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) dismantled last November 5,084 landmines and explosives planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in several regions of Yemen.
The demining operations included 217 anti-personnel mines, 923 anti-tank mines, 3,865 unexploded ordnance and 79 explosive devices.
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36954
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Aggression remnant explosives kill man in Jawf
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213602.htm
(A K pH)
Coalition’s artillery shelling targets Sanaa forces sites in Dhalea
https://en.ypagency.net/279954/
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49 civilians killed, injured by mines, cluster bombs in Yemen during November
The Executive Center for Mine Action in Sanaa on Wednesday announced the registration of 49 civilian casualties, including dead and wounded, as a result of mines, cluster bombs and remnants of war in seven provinces during November, 2022.
The center confirmed in a statement that the death toll reached 11 civilians, while about 38 others were wounded, distributed in the provinces of Hodeida, Al-Bayda, Jawf, Taiz, Saada, Sanaa, and Marib.
https://en.ypagency.net/279961/
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Southern Giants foil Houthi drone attack in Shabwa
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36931
and also https://debriefer.net/en/news-31873.html
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3 killed in landmine blasts in Yemen
The two children were killed in a landmine blast while herding sheep in the Rahabah district in the southern central province of Marib, local authorities was cited by Yemen TV as saying, adding a third child was wounded in the blast.
https://english.news.cn/20221130/ab208fe5ad134f02b0da79b7c44e22c2/c.html
While both sides blame each other: https://en.ypagency.net/279874/
https://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/en/p-61855
(A K pS)
Abyan: Houthis suffer heavy losses after failed attack
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36928
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Yemen: Houthi rebels say nine officers killed in fighting
Yemen's Houthis held a funeral for two colonels and seven other officers in the capital city, Sanaa.
https://www.newarab.com/news/yemen-houthi-rebels-say-nine-officers-killed-fighting
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Qabita sees intensified fighting between Yemeni army Houthis
Yemen's national army has fended off many Houthi offensives targeting its posts in the southern governorate of Lahj, field sources said Monday.
The Iranian-backed Houthi group launched overnight a series of attacks on Yemeni troops' military sites in Qabita district, north Lahj, the sources added.
https://debriefer.net/en/news-31857.html
cp18 Kampf um Hodeidah / Hodeidah battle
Seit dem Abkommen von Stockholm vom 13. Dezember 2018 gibt es einen Waffenstillstand für Hodeidah. Zwar bleiben größere Offensiven aus, kleinere Gefechte gibt es aber laufend, und beide Seiten werfen sich ständig Verstöße gegen den Waffenstillstand vor.
Since the Stockholm Agreement of December 13, 2018, a ceasefire has been in place for Hodeidah. There are no major offensives, but smaller battles are ongoing and both sides constantly are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire.
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UNMAS Director calls for urgent acceleration of mine action efforts in Yemen
The Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Ms Ilene Cohn concluded a week-long visit to Yemen where she visited Hudaydah, one of the most mine and explosive remnants of war-affected governorates in Yemen.
Over the last 6 months, UNMHA has recorded 159 casualties from landmine and ERW-related incidents in Hudaydah, with over 50 percent of those injured or killed being women and children.
https://unmha.unmissions.org/unmas-director-calls-urgent-acceleration-mine-action-efforts-yemen
and media report: https://apnews.com/article/yemen-land-mines-government-9d193a9e3b810b36c0598f28a2c60707
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Aggression commits 37 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3214378.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 52 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3214295.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 51 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3214110.htm
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An UNMHA convoy struck what was assessed as a landmine during a visit to Al-Hali district today, damaging one vehicle. There were no casualties in the convoy. This incident is a reminder of the dangers that the people of Hudaydah face daily due to explosive remnants of war.
https://twitter.com/UN_Hudaydah/status/1600145878538326017
More details: https://twitter.com/TalalAlhaj/status/1600251445286039552
and also https://www.thejournal.ie/yemen-michael-beary-united-nations-5939687-Dec2022/
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/former-irish-army-general-michael-28673808
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Houthis Deploy Missile Launchers off Yemen's West Coast
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36961
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YEMAC destroys quantities of ERW in Hodeida
The [Sanaa gov.] Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC)announced that today, Tuesday, large quantities of war remnants that were discovered and collected by field teams operating in Hodeida will be destroyed.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213978.htm
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Aggression commits 37 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213951.htm
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45 violations committed by aggression forces in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213784.htm
and also https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/30029/45-Recorded-Violations-by-US-Saudi-Aggression-in-Hodeidah = https://english.almasirah.net.ye/post/30028/45-Recorded-Violations-by-US-Saudi-Aggression-in-Hodeidah
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Two citizens killed in explosion of coalition weapons remnants in Hodeida
https://en.ypagency.net/280257/ = https://hodhodyemennews.net/en_US/2022/12/04/two-civilians-killed-by-explosive-ordnance-leftover-in-hodeidah/
My remark: Or Houthi-laid landmines.
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Aggression commits 93 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213603.htm
(A K pH)
97 violations committed by aggression forces in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213491.htm
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DRONE ATTACK LEAVES FOUR DEAD OR WOUNDED ON YEMEN’S WEST COAST, HOUTHIS BLAMED
A mosque in the district of Hays in al-Hudaydah province on Yemen’s western coast was reportedly attacked by an combat drone during Friday prayers on December 2.
The drone targeted the al-Rawan mosque with two munitions, killing a worshiper and wounding at least three others including a child. The attack caused a state of panic among the worshipers and the people nearby.
Yemeni officials affiliated with the Saudi-led coalition blamed the deadly drone attack on the Houthis (Ansar Allah). The group, who boast a large fleet of reconnaissance, combat and suicided drones, is yet to confirm or deny responsibility for the attack.
https://southfront.org/drone-attack-leaves-four-dead-or-wounded-on-yemens-west-coast-houthis-blamed/
(A K pS)
Hodeidah: Man killed, others injured by Houthi drone attack
http://en.adenpress.news/news/36943
Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DTNhlgsEKY
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 49 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213406.htm
(A K pH)
Aggression commits 68 violations in Hodeida in 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213281.htm
(A K pH)
36 violations committed by aggression in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213165.htm
(A K)
A man was killed in a landmine explosion while travelling in the Tuhayat district in the southern part of the western Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. Another man was wounded in the explosion.
https://english.news.cn/20221130/ab208fe5ad134f02b0da79b7c44e22c2/c.html
(A K pH)
30 violations committed by aggression forces in Hodeida within 24 hours
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3213014.htm
cp19 Sonstiges / Other
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‘Relish this moment, forget about the war’: Yemenis on World Cup
For some in the Yemeni capital, the football event provides a welcome break from discussions about the continuing conflict.
“Football is unmatched fun,” said Abdulrahman Nasser, a Messi fan who looked to be in his thirties. “It is a recipe that can increase one’s joy and make its fans care less about their life problems.”
Private coffee shops and the Ministry of Youth and Sports set up viewing screens in advance of the World Cup.
There are viewing spots in Sanaa football stadiums, and outdoor screens in 10 districts of Taiz, a city about 260km (161 miles) south of the capital. To the northeast of Sanaa, about 173km (107 miles) away, screens were organised in different neighbourhoods of Marib city, which has been a refuge for tens of thousands of internally displaced persons throughout the war.
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Film: Houses built on top of the #waterfall rocks. Al Ahjar #Waterfall, Al Mahwit governorate, #Yemeni highlands, #Rural morning
https://twitter.com/KawkabAlwadeai/status/1598663884407185409
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Film: Yemen family depend on falcons as a source of livelihood
Here people visit and take pictures with the falcons in return for money which can feed the whole family of 9
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221204-yemen-family-depend-on-falcons-as-a-source-of-livelihood/
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MENA Scholar Spotlight: Stacey Philbrick Yadav
This week, the spotlight shines on Stacey Philbrick Yadav of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Yadav succeeded me as the Chair of the APSA MENA Politics Section after several years of service on the POMEPS Steering Committee, and she’s been doing a fabulous job (which I’m so so so happy she’s doing instead of me).
Yadav has been a prolific author on Yemen, especially since 2011. Her first book, Islamists and the State, was a really provocative and unusual comparison of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Islah in Yemen. I’m excited to read her new book, Yemen in the Shadow of Transition: Pursuing Justice Amid War
https://abuaardvark.substack.com/p/mena-scholar-spotlight-stacey-philbrick
Vorige / Previous:
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/dklose/jemenkrieg-mosaik-832-yemen-war-mosaic-832
Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 1-832 / Yemen War Mosaic 1-832:
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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