The U.S. will lift the designation that Yemen's Houthi rebels are a terrorist organization on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced, after humanitarian groups warned the legal label ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Blinken, Saudi Foreign Minister Discuss Yemen, Defense
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen and bolstering Saudi Arabia's defenses in a call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al ... ( read original story ...)
2 Million Children in Yemen Could Fall Victim to Malnourishment
United Nations agencies warned Friday that almost 2.3 million of Yemen’s children under the age of five are projected to fall victim to acute malnutrition in 2021. Without immediate care, 400,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Easing U.S. Role in Yemen War Raises Prospects of Iran Diplomacy
By ending the war in Yemen and supporting diplomacy, the Biden administration would be "opening the door to re-engaging with Iran on a full range of issues, including the nuclear file," former U.S. ( read original story ...)
White House says no call planned to Saudi Arabia
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday that no call was planned to the leader of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. ( read original story ...)
Judith Miller: Saudi Arabia’s release of activist Loujain al-Hathloul hails a rocky road ahead
The release of a prominent female activist this week is Saudi Arabia’s latest gesture to curry favor with the Biden administration. ( read original story ...)
Sisters of freed Saudi activist al-Hathloul demand ‘real justice’
The sisters of prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul have said they want real justice for her, and the lifting of a travel ban, a day after she was released from prison on a ... ( read original story ...)
Keeping an eye on COVID-19 cases in Herat, Afghanistan
Due to an increase in the number of people with severe COVID-19 in Herat, western Afghanistan, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) COVID-19 treatment centre in Gazer Ga reopened on 2 December 2020. The ... ( read original story ...)
The epidemiology and outcomes of combat ocular trauma among local nationals managed at a deployed military hospital in Afghanistan
There is limited published data on combat ocular trauma (COT) among local nationals managed at deployed United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) military hospitals in recent conflicts. We report the ... ( read original story ...)
Dendias to Iraqi counterpart: We condemn Turkey’s so-called peacekeeping operation in Iraq
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias pointed out that "Greece fully supports the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq and condemns all illegal incursions into ... ( read original story ...)