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Report: KSA Acknowledges Responsibility for Sanaa Massacre, Promises Compensation for Victims’ Families
2016-10-16
Saudi Arabia acknowledged its responsibility for the Sanaa massacre that claimed the lives and injured hundreds of Yemenis, according to Reuters.
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U.S. Official Calls Attack on Yemen Funeral Gathering “Egregious”
2016-10-15
A weekend attack on a funeral gathering in Yemen widely blamed on Saudi-led warplanes was "egregious," a senior U.S. official said on Friday in one of Washington's strongest condemnations of the incident.
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Saudi Soldier Killed by Houthi Fire in Southern Border Area
2016-10-15
A Saudi soldier was killed on Friday when Yemen's Houthi group attacked across the border into the kingdom's southern Jizan province, state television Al-Ekhbariya reported.
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Iran Deploys Warships off Yemen Coast in the Gulf of Aden
2016-10-15
Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, establishing a military presence in waters off Yemen where the U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on areas controlled by Iran-backed Houthi forces.
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U.S. Military Strikes Yemen after Missile Attacks on U.S. Navy Ship
2016-10-13
The U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on Thursday to knock out three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi forces, retaliating after failed missile attacks this week on a U.S. Navy destroyer, U.S. officials said.
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U.S. Lawmaker Urges Saudi Arms Sales Halt, Cites Possible Yemen 'War Crimes'
2016-10-13
A U.S. lawmaker urged the Obama administration to suspend cooperation with a Saudi-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Yemen, saying in a letter released on Wednesday that civilian casualties from the strikes "appear to be the result of war crimes."
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Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General Condemns Sanaa Massacre, Deems it a Crime against Humanity
2016-10-12
Deputy Secretary General of al-Wefaq National Islamic Society in Bahrain, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi, expressed his condolences to the Yemeni people over the Sanaa massacre
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Ban Ki-Moon Bears Saudi Arabia Responsibility of Sanaa Massacre, Says Impunity has only compounded pain
2016-10-12
The United Nation’s Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said that the Initial reports from the site of the funeral bombing in Yemen indicate that it was a Saudi-led coalition attack.
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Bahraini Activists Call for Suing Saudi Arabia being “War Criminal” after Sanaa Massacre
2016-10-12
Bahraini activists reiterated their condemnation to the Saudi aggression on the Yemeni people that left over 8 thousands martyrs and 15 thousands injured.
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As Saudis Bombed Yemen, U.S. Worried about Legal Blowback
2016-10-11
The Obama administration went ahead with a $1.3 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia last year despite warnings from some officials that the United States could be implicated in war crimes for supporting a Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen that has killed thousands of civilians, according to government documents and the accounts of current and former officials.
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U.S. Navy Ship Targeted in Failed Missile Attack from Yemen: U.S.
2016-10-11
A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was targeted on Sunday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, a U.S. military spokesman told Reuters, saying neither of the two missiles hit the ship.
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Missiles Fired from Yemen Fall Short of US Warship: Navy
2016-10-11
Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen fell short of a US warship patrolling the Red Sea off the coast of the war-torn country, the US navy said Monday.
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Saudi Arabia Expresses Deep Regret at Attack against Hall of Al-Sala Alkubra
2016-10-10
: Saudi Arabia expressed deep regret of the reported attack against the community hall of Al-Sala Alkubra in Sanaa, Yemen, that killed and injured about 700 persons.
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Bahraini HR Organizations Condemn Sanaa “Ugly Crime”, Call to Bring Perpetrators to Justice
2016-10-10
Bahraini human rights organizations condemned “the ugly massacre in a community hall in the Yemeni capital Sanaa,” calling on to bring the perpetrators to the international justice.
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UN Chief Demands 'Impartial' Probe into Yemen Attack
2016-10-09
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Sunday for a swift, independent probe into the air raid that killed more than 140 people at a funeral in Yemen, demanding the perpetrators face justice.
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Yemen Ex-President Urges Attack on Saudi Arabia After Air Strike
2016-10-09
Yemen's powerful ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a key ally of the country's dominant Houthi movement, called for an escalation of attacks against their common enemy Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
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Al-Hakim Criticizes World’s “Silence” Towards Incidents in Yemen and Bahrain
2016-10-09
The National Iraqi Alliance chief, Sayed Ammar Al-Hakim slammed the major countries and international organizations for their silence towards what is happening in both Yemen and Bahrain.
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Yemeni President of Revolutionary Council: We Stand by Bahrainis & Support their Revolution
2016-10-09
Yemeni president of the revolutionary council, Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, said that Yemenis stand by the people of Bahrain and support its revolution.
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Arab Coalition Says to Probe Yemen Funeral Carnage
2016-10-09
The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen said Sunday it will investigate an air raid that killed more than 140 people, after Washington announced it was reviewing support for the alliance.
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US Launches 'Immediate Review' of Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen
2016-10-09
The United States said Saturday it had launched an "immediate review" of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, blamed for an air strike that killed more than 140 people.