Tag: Yemen

• Wednesday, December 26th 2018 - 07:05 UTC

  Pope calls for peace and fraternity in his Urbi e Orbi address

  

  The Pope has used his annual Christmas message to appeal for peace in conflict zones including Yemen and Syria. The two countries have both been ravaged by civil war for years, pushing their people into humanitarian crises. Francis also called for political reconciliation in Nicaragua and Venezuela.

• Friday, December 14th 2018 - 08:52 UTC

  US Senate blames Saudi prince Salman for Khashoggi's death and votes to stop military aid in Yemen

  

  The US Senate has voted to withdraw US military aid for Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen and to blame the kingdom's crown prince for the murder of a journalist. The historic vote is the first time any chamber of US Congress has agreed to pull US forces from a military conflict under the 1973 War Powers Act.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

  Federal court in Argentina examining criminal complaint against Saudi prince

  

  A federal court in Argentina is examining a criminal complaint against the controversial Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for alleged war crimes committed in Yemen.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 14:41 UTC

  HRW wants Saudi Crown Prince tried in Argentina over Khashoggi, Yemen crimes

  

  As Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is about to arrive in Argentina for the upcoming G-20 Summit, a US-based human rights NGO Monday filed a request before Buenos Aires Federal Judge Ariel Lijo that the Universal Justice criteria be applied to him as intellectual author of the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, October 2 last, and for crimes against humanity in Yemen.

• Friday, May 18th 2018 - 08:56 UTC

  UN report: Growth in global economy exceeds expectations, but increased risks could threaten economic outlook

  

  Growth in the world economy is surpassing expectations and global GDP is now expected to expand by more than three per cent this year and in 2019, reflecting strong growth in developed countries and broadly favourable investment conditions, a new UN report finds.

• Wednesday, August 17th 2016 - 04:47 UTC

  Fifteen Guantanamo prisoners transferred to the United Arab Emirates

  

  Fifteen prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates — the largest single release of the Obama administration. The population of the military prison in Cuba is now down to 61.

• Sunday, March 27th 2011 - 05:00 UTC

  Yemen president negotiating terms of transfer of power

  

  Agreement is close on a transfer of power from Yemen's veteran President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, a government minister says. After six weeks of protests, Mr Saleh has said he is willing to step down this year. But the demonstrators want him to go immediately