Hoping for Control Over its Oil, Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Hijack Yemen’s Parliament

Saudi Arabia hopes the move, which will see a separate Saudi-backed Yemeni parliament meeting in Aden or in Saudi Arabia in early 2019, will force a moratorium on Yemen’s domestic energy development, as the Saudis hope to secure control of Yemen’s substantial oil reserves for themselves.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen | oil

SANA’A, YEMEN -- Hoping to secure control of Yemen’s oil-rich provinces, Saudi Arabia is attempting to circumvent Yemen's legitimate parliament by holding its own parliament sessions outside of Yemen’s capital. Saudi Arabia hopes the move, which will see a separate Saudi-backed Yemeni parliament meeting in Aden or in Saudi Arabia in early 2019,

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Britons Rail Against Laws That Ban Protests Near Military Bases

Protests have escalated since it was revealed that the Royal Air Force has carried out more than 2,000 missions with “borrowed” U.S. drones in Afghanistan

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

In the U.K., a set of laws that protects American bases from protesters has become the target of criticism. These laws -- passed without the consent of Parliament under the 120-year-old Military Lands Act of 1892 -- have many arguing that the “outrageous and undemocratic” act has been done to curry favor from the U.S. Since the Ministry of

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UK Protesters Aim To Disrupt Controversial Arms Fair

The U.K. arms fair is accused of facilitating borderline-illegal arms sales to human rights violators – many of them Western nations.

Jo Erickson
By Jo Erickson

The U.K. arms fair has attracted controversy in the past. In 2011, the Defense and Security Event DSEI extended invitations to Middle Eastern countries including Bahrain, a major human rights violator where authorities killed and tortured protesters during the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011, and this year, the U.K. arms fair is causing a controversy

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