The separatists in southern Yemen have pledged to abandon their aspirations for self-government and implement a Saudi-negotiated power-exchange deal with the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The announcement of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Wednesday marked a major step toward closing a major front in Yemen’s chaotic war, …
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The UN chief of environment said on Wednesday that “time is running out” to avoid an environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe of a deteriorating oil tanker loaded with 1.1 million barrels of crude oil that is moored on the coast of Yemen. Inger Andersen told the UN Security Council that …
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have attacked a large oil facility in an industrial complex south of the Saudi Arabian city of Jizan as part of a night operation. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis said on Monday that they intercepted and destroyed four missiles and six bomb-laden drones …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration is considering ending a long-standing system for congressional review of foreign arms sales, congressional aides said Thursday, a plan that would face strong opposition from colleagues Republicans and Democrats. FILE PHOTO – United States President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference …
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