Civilians Flee to Yemen’s Harsh Desert as US-Backed Coalition Steps up Attacks on Hodeida

The U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition, including the UAE, has been waging a scorched-earth campaign to advance to the city center of Hodeida, leaving civilians fleeing to the harsh desert to seek reprieve.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Kilo 16 Hodeida Yemen

HODEIDA, YEMEN -- At least 30 civilians have been killed or injured in a barrage of ongoing airstrikes that began last Sunday, targeting a restaurant, a flour mill, and a bus station in the area of Kilo 16, in Yemen’s southwestern Hodeida province. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), is thought to be responsible for the attacks in Yemen`s western

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Drone Strike on UAE’s Dubai Airport Reported as Yemen Retaliates for Recent Saudi-UAE Strikes on Children

The drone strike in Dubai is the first of its kind, as it struck the UAE’s most important city and commercial center, and is likely to have economic repercussions on the UAE.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
An Emirates Airline plane taxis at the Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline. Kamran Jebreili | AP

SANA’A, YEMEN -- A source inside of Yemen’s Air Force said in a statement that an unmanned long-range drone, dubbed the Samad 3 (Invincible-3), targeted Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates -- located over 1100 km ( 683 miles) away from Yemen’s capital, Sana’a -- in retaliation for recent Saudi-led coalition airstrikes against

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Saudi Coalition Bombs Fish Market & Hospital in Hodeida Killing Scores of Civilians

The coalition launched its initial salvo of Thursday’s airstrikes on a fish market known as “fishing harbor,” killing tens of fishermen and wounding others who were later transferred to al-Thawrah hospital, which would be targeted by coalition bombs a short time later.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
By Ahmed Abdulkareem
Tens thousands of Yemenis in Sanaa protest following coalition airstrikes on Hodeidah.

HODEIDA, YEMEN -- In Yemen’s Hodeida province, fishing is no longer the main activity practiced by most residents, instead, the hunt for civilians trapped under the rubble of structures destroyed by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes, using U.S. weapons, has come to take people’s time. “He went out to search for something to eat ... I wish I was

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2,190 Days Of Suffering: Syrians Describe Surviving The Rebel Invasion

In this second part of our ongoing “Syrians Speak Out” series, MintPress News contributor Sarah Abed puts us in touch with Yasmine, a young woman who has witnessed the ongoing Syrian conflict first-hand. Yasmine has previously spoken to MintPress News about the Christian genocide occurring in Syria.

Sarah Abed
By Sarah Abed
Syrian rebels walk in an alley in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo)

DAMASCUS --(Editorial) During the past six years, a country that was previously absent from mainstream media coverage has taken center stage in the news. One needs only to turn on the TV, read a newspaper or hop online to hear about the ongoing conflict in Syria - a conflict that has been described as this decade’s most brutal humanitarian crisis.

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Airstrike Hits Refugee Boat In Saudi-Controlled Waters Near Yemen, Killing 31

The boat was carrying registered refugees from Somali who were travelling from Yemen to Sudan. At least 80 survivors were taken to hospital.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

HODEIDA, Yemen  — A helicopter gunship attacked a boat packed with Somali migrants off the coast of Yemen overnight Thursday, killing at least 31 people, according to a U.N. agency, Yemeni officials and a survivor who witnessed the attack. Yemen's Shiite rebels accused the Saudi-led air coalition of carrying out the attack. The coalition has

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Debt Threats: What Treasury’s Exposure Of Riyadh’s US Holdings Really Means

The US Treasury Department has exposed Saudi Arabia’s total US debt holdings for the first time in 40 years, allowing analysts to answer the crucial question of whether or not Riyadh can carry out its threat to undermine America’s economy.

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By Sputnik News
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef

A month ago, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir threatened Washington, saying his country would sell off up to $750 billion in US Treasures and other assets, undermining the US economy, if a bill allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudis in a US Court passed in Congress. Al-Jubeir's statement has prompted a lively debate

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