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MEE: UK Helped Train Saudi Unit Accused of Whitewashing Yemen War Crimes
2017-01-12
The Middle East Eye website said that the British military “has provided training to a Saudi war crimes investigations unit headed by a Bahraini judge accused of sentencing peaceful protesters to lengthy jail terms, where they were often tortured.”
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Prosecution Extends Nabeel Rajab’s Imprisonment 15 Days Pending Investigation
2017-01-06
The Public Prosecution decided to extend the imprisonment of President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab for 15 days pending investigation.
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Saudi Arabia to Raise Military Spending 6 pct -Budget
2016-12-23
Saudi Arabia, at war in Yemen and competing for regional influence with arch-rival Iran, projects a 6.7 percent rise in defence spending in 2017 to 191 billion riyals ($50.8 billion), according to official budget figures released on Thursday.
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Saudi-led Coalition to Stop Using British-Made Cluster Munitions in Yemen
2016-12-21
A Saudi-led Arab coalition will halt its use of British-made cluster munitions in Yemen, the Saudi government said on Monday, after 20 months of war in which thousands of civilians have been killed and injured in air strikes.
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Yemeni PM Praises Bahrain over Participating in War on Yemen
2016-12-20
The Prime Minister of Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi’s government in Yemen, Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, praised Bahrain’s role and participation with the Saudi-led Arab coalition strikes against his country.
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Saudi Rejects Interference in Yemen: King
2016-12-15
Saudi Arabia is determined to prevent external "interference" in neighbouring war-torn Yemen, King Salman said in an annual address on Wednesday.
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Yemen Rebel Leader Accuses UK of War Crimes
2016-12-15
The leader of Yemen's rebel Huthi government on Wednesday accused Britain of war crimes by supplying weapons that Saudi-led forces were using to "bomb the people".
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U.S. to Halt Some Arms Sales to Saudi, Citing Civilian Deaths in Yemen Campaign
2016-12-14
The United States has decided to limit military support to Saudi Arabia's campaign in Yemen because of concerns over widespread civilian casualties and will halt a planned arms sale to the kingdom, U.S. officials told Reuters.
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Child Malnutrition at 'All Time High' in Yemen: U.N. Agency
2016-12-14
Hunger among Yemen's children has reached an "all time high", with nearly 2.2 million in need of urgent care, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Monday.
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Manama Dialogue: Pakistani Official Says War on Yemen Carries “Sectarian Dimension”
2016-12-12
Sartaj Aziz, Advisor on Foreign Affairs to Pakistani Prime Minister, considered that war on Yemen carries sectarian dimension. This was one of the reasons that prevented his country from taking part in the war.
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Mohammad bin Salman and Nasser bin Hamad: Who is “Iron Man”?
2016-12-10
Nasser is striving to portray himself as “a man of war” after his first two images were deformed, when he painted himself as an “athletic prince”, and was later exposed as a torturer.
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Sanaa Government Accuses Hadi Government of Opening New Battlefronts
2016-12-09
Sanaa’s newly assigned Foreign Ministry accused the government of Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Saudi-led coalition of opening news battlefronts.
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Yemen Says U.N. Roadmap to End Conflict Sets Dangerous Precedent
2016-12-08
Yemen on Tuesday appeared to reject a U.N. plan to end its civil war, saying the roadmap would create a "dangerous international precedent" by legitimizing the rebellion against the country's internationally recognized government.
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U.S. Urges Yemen to Accept U.N.-Drafted Roadmap for Peace Talks
2016-12-08
The United States expressed disappointment on Wednesday at the Yemeni government's reaction to a U.N.-drafted roadmap to end the country's civil war and urged it to accept the proposal as a basis to begin negotiations on a peace agreement.
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Investigation Urges Coalition Apology for Yemen Hospital Attack
2016-12-08
An investigative body set up by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Tuesday it should apologize for a deadly attack on a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in August that the group said killed 11 people.
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Gulf Summit Kicks off stressing on Finding Solutions for Syrian and Yemeni Crises
2016-12-07
The 37th GCC summit kicked off in Manama on Tuesday (December 6, 2016), stressing on finding solutions for the Yemeni and Syrian crises.
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Coinciding with May’s Visit, UK’s Largest Warship Docks in Mina Salman Port
2016-12-07
Edwin Samuel, spokesperson for the UK government in the Middle East and North Africa, said that the largest UK military warship is now present in Bahrain’s Mina Salman Port
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Aden Security Arrests ISIS-Affiliated Assassination Cell
2016-12-07
The Security Directorate of the south Yemeni city of Aden said that the anti-terrorism unit of the City Security Department arrested an 8-member ISIS-affiliated military cell, in coordination with the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces.
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Qaeda Militants Blow up Yemen Gas Export Pipeline
2016-12-06
Al Qaeda militants blew up Yemen's only gas export pipeline on Monday, local officials said, in a further blow to a moribund but vital piece of infrastructure for an impoverished country battered by 20 months of war.
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HRW Calls Obama to Halt Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Due to Potential War Crimes in Yemen
2016-11-30
Human Rights Watch said in a letter addressed to Barack Obama on Tuesday (November 29, 2016) that “The United States should immediately halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia following numerous unlawful coalition attacks in Yemen.”