http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east- SAUDI ARABIA’S recently enthroned King Salman pulled off a striking diplomatic coup last month when he gathered a ten-country coalition of Sunni states to bomb the upstart Shia rebels in Yemen known as Houthis. Even Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, rivals in regional politics, put aside their differences to confront a perceived Iranian […]
Rebels in Yemen Battle for Control of Strategic Port City By SAEED AL-BATATI and KAREEM FAHIMAPRIL 1, 2015
AL MUKALLA, Yemen — Houthi fighters backed by tanks pushed into the center of Aden on Wednesday and were battling for control of the southern port city, despite a weeklong Saudi military offensive against them. Witnesses reported fierce street battles and high civilian casualties in the Yemeni city on Wednesday night, including in the Khormakser […]
Kenya Garissa students taken hostage by al-Shabab
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Yemen crisis: Fighting intensifies in Aden posted by bbc.com/news/world-middle-east 5 hours ago
Rebel forces are reported to have continued their advance into Aden despite Saudi-led coalition airstrikes Fighting in the Yemeni city of Aden has intensified as Houthi rebels try to seize control of the city. Concern is growing over the number of casualties after heavy clashes between local militia fighters and rebel forces. Witnesses have reported […]
UN chief urges protection of civilians in Yemen
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on all parties involved in military operations in Yemen to ensure the protection of civilians, a media report said on Wednesday. Ban voiced his deep concern about reports of numerous civilian casualties resulting from ongoing military operations in Yemen, which have left dozens dead and many more injured, […]
የመን ኣብ መጋርያ – ካልኣይ ክፋል By assenna on March 31, 2015
ኣዒንትና ብደም ዝተዓለሱ ሰባት ብቓረዛ ተጸይሮም ክወጽኡን:ኣብ ልዕሊ ዝዓነወ ኣባይቲ ሰባት ዘወን ክብሉን ዘሰክሕ ምርኢት ካብ ዝከታተላ ሰሙን ኮይኑ:: እታ ብፕረዚደንት ኦባማ ኣብ ማእከላይ ምብራቕ ትእምርቲ ሰላማዊ ምስግጋር ናብ ዲሞክራስያዊ ስርዓት ዝተባህለላ ሃገረ የመን: ኣብ ከቢድ ወተሃደራውን ፖለቲካውን ወጥሪ ተኣሊኻ: ዓውደ ኩናት ዞባውያን ሓይልታት ኮይና:: 100 ነፈርቲ ኩናት ስዑዲ ዓረብ ኣብ ልዕሊ እቶም ሓይሊ ደሊቦም […]
Eritreans flee camps but find they’re in psychological prisons
Eritreans flee camps but find they’re in psychological prisons By Ismail Einashe March 17, 2015 Eyes hungry for Freedom: Eritrean refugees (An undated on a UNHCR site) Television journalist Temesghen Debesai had waited years for an opportunity to make his escape from Eritrea, so when the country’s ministry of information sent him on a journalism […]
Israel to deport Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to third countries
Authorities will give people 30 days to leave; those who refuse will face a hearing to determine their indefinite imprisonment African asylum seekers gather around a fire during protests outside the Holot detention centre in the Negev. Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA Israel will begin deporting asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan to unnamed third countries in […]
U.N. Warns of ‘Total Collapse’ in Yemen as Houthis Continue Offensive By KAREEM FAHIM and NICK CUMMING-BRUCEMARCH 31, 2015
A police officer surveyed a crater where homes once stood near the airport in Sana, Yemen, as a Saudi-led offensive targeted suspected Houthi militia sites. CreditKhaled Abdullah/Reuters CAIRO — The United Nations’ human rights chief warned on Tuesday thatYemen was on the brink of collapse, as health officials in the southern port city of […]
Israel will deport Eritrean, Sudanese refugees to Africa under new policy Authorities believe there is no legal barrier to forcing Eritrean and Sudanese citizens to leave Israel for a third country that is not their native country – even if this is done against their will. By Ilan Lior | Mar. 31, 2015 | 9:38 AM
Israel will begin to deport Eritrean and Sudanese citizens to countries in Africa – even without their consent – under a new policy in the works at the initiative of the Israel Population and Immigration Authority. Until now the state would impose considerable pressure on Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to leave on their own […]
