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Is Amman seeking new alliances?

YemenExtra Jordan and Saudi Arabia in a changing region… Is Amman seeking new alliances? By:Mahmoud Abu Hilal Saudi Arabia had a “low key” reaction to Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital…

World Bank no longer funding fossil fuel projects

YemenExtra The World Bank has announced that it will stop the financing of oil and gas exploration and production projects starting from 2019 in what could be a dramatic policy shift meant to boost the global economy’s shift to…

6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar only in one month: MSF

YemenExtra The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders says at least 6,700 members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority group were killed in state-sponsored violence in Myanmar only in a period of one month…

Diphtheria outbreak in Yemen

YemenExtra SH.A. Yemen, ravaged by war, hunger and disease, is seeing a spike in diphtheria cases that will inevitably erupt into a larger, deadly outbreak because so few people have been immunized, according to aid…

Russia closes its embassy in Sana’a

YemenExtra SH.A. Russia suspended its diplomatic presence in Yemen and all its staff have left the country due to the situation in the capital Sanaa, said the Russian foreign ministry. “Given the situation in Sanaa, the…

Mogherini: Iran-Europe increased 49% after JPCOA

YemenExtra After the signing of the Iran nuclear deal, trade between Iran and Europe increased 94 percent in the first half of 2017, compared to the first half of 2016, according to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini.…