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There must be a war crimes investigation in Yemen
Tom Brake
Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman and MP for Carshalton & Wallington
The prime minister no doubt used her visit to Saudi Arabia to desperately seek trade deals that will help cobble together a plan…
It’s not just Syria. Trump is ratcheting up wars across the world
Trevor Timm
Donald Trump’s missile strikes on Syria have attracted worldwide attention (and disgraceful plaudits) in recent days. But much less airtime is being given to his administration’s risky and increasingly barbaric…
A calamity is unfolding in Yemen and it’s time the world woke up
Peter Oborne
Homes flattened by air strikes. Boys killed by discarded cluster bombs. Babies dying in incubators. This is Yemen in 2016. MEE sent Peter Oborne to survey the devastation
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The spectre of famine haunting the Horn of Africa
Kieran Cooke
a former foreign correspondent for the BBC and the Financial Times, and continues to contribute to the BBC and a wide range of international newspapers and radio networks.
Yet again, the world watches as the…
Don’t let Yemen turn into Syria
Michael Shank
head of communications at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
President Trump, who promised as a candidate to “bomb the hell out of ISIS," authorized a military raid in Yemen during his first couple of…
Public Pressure On White House Could Help Prevent Mass Starvation In Yemen
Mark Weisbrot, Contributor
Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
“Shame on us,” wrote Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times last month. “The Saudis have managed to block coverage of the crimes against humanity they…
Saudi bombs are decimating Yemen. Yet May’s glad-handing goes on
Emily Thornberry
Of all the numerous and diverse resolutions that the UN security council has debated over the last six months, you would think that few could have been as pressing as securing a ceasefire in Yemen.
Indeed the UK,…
The U.S. Has No Legal Standing in Its Involvement in the War on Yemen
Patrick Henningsen
Yemen is proving what should be clear by now: President Trump may never make good on his bold campaign promise of less senseless wars overseas. Watch as Trump defers to ‘the Generals’ to double-down on a…
Theresa May hopes to set example of female potential in Saudi Arabia
Jessica Elgot
a Political reporter in Guardian
Theresa May has said she hopes to send a message about women in leadership when she visits Saudi Arabia, but stopped short of overtly criticising the country’s approach to equal rights.…
Horror and uncertainty are part of life in Yemen. We must act to prevent famine ( Guardian)
Saleh Saeed
Is CEO of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)
YemenExtra
I have just returned from a heartbreaking visit to Yemen, the land of my birth, and one of the four regions – along with Somalia, South Sudan and northern…