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POLITICS
House Votes Against Saudi Military Support In Yemen
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
After years of hitting Republican roadblocks, Democrats advanced a bill to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s deadly campaign.
Photo provided by Mohamed Alahiry
POLITICS
2 Years Later, Trump’s Muslim Ban Is Still Keeping Families Apart
By
Rowaida Abdelaziz
“My daughters are always on the phone crying to each other .... There’s nothing in my hands to do," said Yemeni-American father Mohamed Alahiry.
Council on American-Islamic Relations via AP
POLITICS
2-Year-Old Yemeni Boy Whose Mom Sued U.S. To See Him Has Died
Shaima Swileh was finally able to see her son, Abdullah Hassan, in the hospital 10 days ago.
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POLITICS
Senators Vote To End U.S. Support For Saudis In Bloody Yemen War, Despite GOP Objections
By
Igor Bobic
and
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Another resolution blames the Saudi crown prince for the death of Jamal Khashoggi — the first time any U.S. government entity has declared that publicly.
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POLITICS
5 Democrats Bail Out Paul Ryan And Protect Saudi Arabia
By
Matt Fuller
and
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Reps. Jim Costa, Al Lawson, Collin Peterson, Dutch Ruppersberger and David Scott helped the GOP ensure the House won't consider a companion bill to anti-Saudi legislation soon expected to pass the Senate.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Big Senate Majority Rebukes Trump Administration, Saudi Arabia Over Yemen War
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
and
Igor Bobic
The win for the effort from Sens. Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy and Mike Lee is the first majority vote in Congress to end the 3-year-old U.S. policy in Yemen.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Republicans' First Big Post-Midterms Move: Keep U.S. In Yemen's Vicious Civil War
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Speaker Paul Ryan used the first vote of his last months in Congress to defend American military assistance to Saudi Arabia.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
POLITICS
Republicans Launch Surprise Bid To Prevent Debate On U.S. Support For Bloody Saudi War
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Their two-pronged effort relies on votes Tuesday and Wednesday. The first went their way, but opponents feel energized.
Reuters
POLITICS
Democrats Want To Take On The War In Afghanistan If They Win The House
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
A long fight by lawmakers like Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is set to go mainstream, and an antiwar push on Yemen soon after the midterms could show how.
VIDEOS
Trump’s Travel Ban Is Forcing This American Mother to Move to Yemen to Reunite with Her Husband
“I don't want to go to a different country. I want to live in my country. Why am I forced to now leave my own home because of this racism and this fear?” Sondos al-Silwi is planning to move to Yemen so that she and her infant daughter can be with her husband. Why? Because of Trump’s Travel Ban.
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Des manifestants portant des masques de Donald Trump et du prince saoudien Mohammed ben Salmane rassemblés devant la Maison Blanche pour demander justice dans la disparition du journaliste saoudien Jamal Khashoggi, le 19 octobre 2018 à Washington|MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH
POLITICS
Trump Buys The Saudi Line On Jamal Khashoggi. Congress Doesn't Have To.
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Lawmakers can take key steps immediately, and vital votes are on the horizon.
Euronews
WORLD NEWS
How The Khashoggi Scandal Looks When You've Been Bombed And Starved By Saudi Arabia For Years
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
The journalist’s disappearance triggered a massive global backlash against Saudi Arabia. Its bloody war in Yemen never has.
ESSA AHMED via Getty Images
U.S. NEWS
How Saudi Money Keeps Washington At War In Yemen
By
TomDispatch
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Naif Rahma / Reuters
POLITICS
House Democrats Launch New Challenge To Trump-Backed War In Yemen
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) officially announced the effort on Thursday.
Naif Rahma / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
Saudi-led Coalition Admits 'Mistakes' In Yemen Airstrike That Killed 40 Children
By
Mary Papenfuss
The United Nations has warned that such attacks "may amount to war crimes."
Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
Some Saudi-Led Airstrikes In Yemen May Be War Crimes, UN Experts Say
By Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Coalition forces have imposed severe restrictions on Red Sea ports and Sanaa airport, depriving Yemenis of vital supplies which may also constitute international crimes, the independent experts said.
Twitter/Lockheed Martin
BUSINESS
Lockheed Martin's #WorldPhotoDay Tweet Backfires
By
Carla Herreria
The since-deleted tweet came days after reports identified a Lockheed Martin bomb as one used in an attack on a Yemen school bus.
Naif Rahma / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill Dozens, Including Bus Full Of Children, In Yemen
By Aziz El Yaakoub, Reuters
“Scores killed, even more injured, most under the age of 10," said an aid agency official.
Rowaida Abdelaziz / HuffPost
POLITICS
Trump's Muslim Ban Is Forcing Some Americans To Move To War-Torn Countries To Reunite With Their Families
By
Rowaida Abdelaziz
These American families have to make bleak decisions: abandon loved ones or live in exile.
AlxeyPnferov via Getty Images
POLITICS
Yemeni-American Dies By Suicide After Trump Travel Ban Bars His Family
By
Mary Papenfuss
His tragic death underscores the toll of harsh immigration policies.
Damon Dahlen/HuffPost
POLITICS
Trump May Deport 1,200 People To Yemen As The U.S. Bombs The Country
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
The Homeland Security Department will soon decide whether to end temporary protected status for Yemenis in America.
NABIL HASSAN via Getty Images
WORLD NEWS
UN Security Council To Meet Over Arab Attack On Crucial Yemen Port
By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohamed Mokashef, Reuters
The port in Hodeidah is the main lifeline for food aid to a country where 8.4 million people are on the verge of starvation.
ESSA AHMED via Getty Images
WORLD NEWS
Saudi Coalition Air Strikes Kill At Least 20 At Yemen Wedding
The Western-backed alliance has been fighting in the war, which has killed more than 10,000 people, for three years.
Yuri Gripas / Reuters
POLITICS
Congress Should Ask Mike Pompeo About Torture In Yemen
By
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
A U.S. ally reportedly electrocuted prisoners and packed them into metal containers. Pompeo kept working with that nation.
NurPhoto via Getty Images
WORLD NEWS
1 Dead After Houthi Rebels Fire Missile At Saudi Arabian Airport
By Sarah Dadouch, Marwa Rashad, Mostafa Hashem and Stephen Kalin, Reuters
Saudi news agency SPA reports that an Egyptian resident is dead as a result of seven missiles fired into the country from Yemen.
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
POLITICS
Trump Administration To Approve $1 Billion Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia
By
Nick Visser
and
Nick Robins-Early
The deal includes more than 6,700 missiles.
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