Archive for month: September, 2015

At the same time, al-Houthi said that the offers for negotiation of a political settlement to the conflict remain on the table, and that Houthi delegates went to the “peace talks” in Oman this weekend, even though pro-Saudi aggressors already ruled out taking part in it.

This has been a recurring problem with attempts to start peace talks, as the Saudi Wahhabis have maintained that any talks be conditional on the Houthis first disarming and surrendering the entire country to their side. The one round of talks the pro-Saudi faction even attended, the only time the two sides were in the same room was when the pro-Saudi delegates attacked a press conference by the Houthis.

Houthi did not address the surrender demand, but did say there would be a public celebration Monday to commemorate the one year anniversary of Ansarullah fighters forces capturing the capital city.

Abdel-Malek also accused Saudi Arabia of barring most Yemeni pilgrims from traveling to the kingdom to perform the annual haj pilgrimage, which starts this week.

According to a report by the nongovernmental organization (NGO), which was published on Saturday, 6,091 Yemenis have lost their lives in the Saudi airstrikes and a total of 13,552 people have been injured.

There are 3,006 women and children among the dead. The report also says as many as 2,997 women and children have been wounded.

In retaliation for the Saudi airstrikes, the Yemeni army, backed by popular committees, targeted a number of Saudi military bases in the border region, inflicting heavy losses on them.

Riyadh launched its military aggression against Yemen on March 26 – without a UN mandate – in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to the fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.

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Yemeni military sources confirmed on Sunday that army soldiers backed by popular committees had downed a Saudi Apache helicopter after firing a missile in the al-Safer area.

Reports say the Yemeni army and volunteer forces also launched counterattacks on Saudi soldiers, inflicting serious damage on them.

Earlier, 10 people were reported killed and more than 50 others wounded in an attack by Saudi warplanes in Yemen’s Ibb Province.

It came a day after a total of 100 Yemenis were killed in Saudi airstrikes on the northwestern Yemeni provinces of Sana’a, Sa’ada and Ma’rib.

According to a report published on September 19 by the Yemen’s Civil Coalition NGO, 6,091 Yemenis, including 3,006 women and children have been killed in six months of Saudi Arabian airstrikes. The report also said that 13,552 people –2,997 women and children– have also been injured during this time period.

Saudi Arabia launched its military aggression against Yemen on March 26 – without a United Nations mandate – in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to the fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.

Riyadh has been targeting Yemeni infrastructure and residential areas in its airstrikes, in defiance of international conventions.

Saudi Arabia has been reportedly using cluster bombs in Yemen.

Houthi fighters release six foreign hostages

Yemen’s Ansarullah Houthi fighters have released six foreign captives, including two Americans, three Saudis and a British citizen.

The hostages, held for months by the Yemeni fighters, were released on Sunday and later flown from the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, to neighboring Oman.

Oman’s Foreign Ministry, which helped negotiate their release, said in a statement that the hostages were released following mediation efforts by the country’s diplomats acting on behalf of Oman’s ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

The two Americans were identified as Scott Darden, an employee of a logistics company, and security consultant Sam Farran.

They were arrested along with the British national in the early days of Saudi Arabia’s military aggression against Yemen in late March. Their release appears to be a goodwill gesture by the Ansarullah ahead of UN-brokered peace talks later this week.

Both the US and the UK have been supporting the Saudi onslaught against Yemen by supplying arms to the aggressors and providing them with intelligence and logistical support.

Both the US and the UK have been supporting the Saudi onslaught against Yemen by supplying arms to the aggressors and providing them with intelligence and logistical support.

Corbyn’s words came in an exclusive article for the Observer and published by the Guardian, in which he set out his vision for the future of his party and Britain.

He said that the “Labour’s leadership election has been an extraordinary demonstration of grassroots democracy and public participation,” adding that “the election has shown that millions of people want a real alternative, not business as usual, either inside or outside the Labour party.”

“We can create a new kind of politics: kinder, more respectful, but courageous, too. We make things possible by campaigning for change. We can change minds, we can change politics, we can make things better,” Corbyn further stated.

Corbyn was elected on September 12 a new leader of the British Labour party. He is a left-wing and parliamentarian who has won the leadership of the party based on promises he gave to increase governmental investments by printing money and renationalizing wide sectors of the economy.

Jeremy Corbyn is known for advocating Arab causes, especially Palestine and Bahrain. In a speech during the fourth human rights conference on Bahrain, held in Beirut, in April, he said that what raises concern the most in Bahrain is that the Bahraini government is incapable of protecting democracy, freedom of expression and assembly and individuals as well, and that those who lead the opposition are inside prison (…) since the protests escalated, the Bahraini government was keen to reflect Bahrain’s best image to the international community. “However, all signs indicate now that no changes have taken place. Simply, people remained imprisoned and it is difficult to stage protests,” he added.

He concluded his speech at that time saying that he hopes to raise during the coming Parliamentary session and UN session in June subjects of democracy and human rights in Bahrain, stressing: “We want to work together with the whole people to defend freedom of expression.”

Corbyn has always embarrassed his country with his repeated questions about Bahrain. His last question raised to Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in March 20, 2015, whether he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the communication to Bahrain by the UN Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, Special Rapporteur on free assembly and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on 14 October 2014, expressing concerns about the trial of Mr. Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain. He also embarrassed the secretary asking him if he will make a statement or if he will make representations to the government of Bahrain concerning the cases of Nabeel Rajab and Hussain Jawad and other human rights activists charged with expression-related offences.

Corbyn was born in 1949 in Chippenham. He has been a Member of Parliament for Islington North since 1983.

Since entering the Parliament, Corbyn has been known for his political activism. He was arrested in 1984 in front of the Embassy of South Africa for violating a protest ban. This was during the apartheid era in South Africa.

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Al-Kiswani underlined that the Arab countries are keeping silent about the Tel Aviv regime’s atrocities in Beit-ul-Muqaddas, Irna news reported.

‘The brave and generous Palestinian nation as always safeguarded the first Qibla (direction) of Islam regardless of the Zionists’ efforts to ruin its holy mosque before the eyes and ears of the world,’ he added.

‘The history has proven that when the patience of Palestinian nation is over, all the threats and repressive measures are useless,’ he added.

On Sept. 14, more than 200 Israeli soldiers once again stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque firing rubber bullets and tear gas at Palestinians.

At least six Palestinians, including an elderly man, were wounded during the second consecutive day of clashes at the mosque.

Dozens of Palestinians were also detained in the new attack.

The latest incident at the al-Aqsa Mosque followed violent clashes at the compound a day earlier.

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