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House Votes Against Saudi Military Support In Yemen

After years of hitting Republican roadblocks, Democrats advanced a bill to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s deadly campaign.

Mohamed Alahiry and his 8-year-old daughter in Cairo, Egypt after the accident on the left. Mohamed Alahiry's 4 daughters on the righti

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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.

This recent but undated photo, released Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 by the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Sacramento, Calif., shows Ali Hassan with his dying 2-year-old son Abdullah in a Sacramento hospital. The boy's Yemeni mother, blocked by the Trump administration's travel ban, has won her fight for a waiver that would allow her to travel to California to see her son. Basim Elkarra of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Sacramento said Shaima Swileh was granted a visa Tuesday and will be flying to San Francisco on Wednesday, Dec.19. (Council on American-Islamic Relations via AP)

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.

A Yemeni man reportedly wounded in a Saudi-led coalition air strike lies on a hospital bed in the northwestern city of Saada, on December 3, 2018. - The United Nations has described Yemen as the world's worst humanitarian disaster, with at least 10,000 people killed since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 to bolster the embattled government. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

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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.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a press conference with the House Republican leadership at the U.S. Capitol on September 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. Ryan fielded questions on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the Republican legislative agenda. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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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.

President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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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.

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., attends a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington. Ryan is rejecting President Donald Trump's assertion an official government death toll for last year’s hurricane in Puerto Rico is wrong. The Wisconsin Republican says he has "no reason to dispute" a study that found nearly 3,000 people on the island died from Hurricane Maria last year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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.

Saudi King Salman shakes hands with the U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Ryan is leading a Congressional delegation to the Middle East, traveling with five Republican members of congress and one Democrat. A statement by Ryan’s office says his talks in the Middle East “will focus on regional stability, the campaign against ISIS and terrorism, and Iranian aggression.” (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

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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.

Rep. Barbara Lee speaks during the "Progressive While Black" breakout session at the Netroots Nation annual conference for political progressives in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry

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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.

"Se la situazione persiste potremmo avere ulteriori 3.5 milioni yemeniti in stato di insicurezza alimentare e quasi 12 milioni in tutto che avranno bisogno con urgenza di sostegno per il cibo ed evitare che periscano di fame" lo ha riferito il portavoce del WFP (ONU).

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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.

A displaced Yemeni boy from the border area of Hiran with Saudi Arabia sits at an improvised camp for displaced people in the northern province of Hajjah on August 29, 2018. - A Saudi-led coalition battling in Yemen today dismissed as inaccurate a report by UN investigators that highlighted possible war crimes in the conflict-torn country including deadly air strikes by the alliance. (Photo by ESSA AHMED / AFP) (Photo credit should read ESSA AHMED/AFP/Getty Images)

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U.S. NEWS

How Saudi Money Keeps Washington At War In Yemen

By TomDispatch, Editorial Partner

This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH A Yemeni boy lies in the hospital after he was injured by an airstrike in Saada, Yemen August 9, 2018./REUTERS/Naif Rahma

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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.

Mourners attend a funeral of people, mainly children, killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in northern Yemen, in Saada, Yemen August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Naif Rahma

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."

Buthaina Muhammad Mansour, believed to be four or five, sits on a bed at a hospital after she survived a Saudi-led air strike that killed eight of her family members in Sanaa, Yemen August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah SEARCH "STRIKE MANSOUR" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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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.

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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.

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH A doctor treats children injured by an airstrike in Saada, Yemen August 9, 2018./REUTERS/Naif Rahma TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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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.

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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.

American flag and barbed wire, USA border

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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.

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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.

Yemeni pro-government fighters arrive in al-Durayhimi district, about nine kilometres south of Hodeidah international airport on June 13, 2018. - Yemeni forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive on June 13 to retake the rebel-held Red Sea port city of Hodeida, pressing toward the airport south of the city.
The port serves as the entry point for 70 percent of the impoverished country's imports as it teeters on the brink of famine. (Photo by NABIL HASSAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read NABIL HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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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.

Yemenis walk and look through debris and rubble at a destroyed gas station that was hit by an airstrike in the district of Abs in the northwestern Hajjah province, on April 24, 2018. (Photo by ESSA AHMED / AFP) (Photo credit should read ESSA AHMED/AFP/Getty Images)

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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.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo arrives the FDD National Security Summit in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

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.

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. An airport with more than 23.000.000 passenger traffic in 2016 and hub for Saudia and Flynas. The airport consists 5 passenger terminals, with 3 of them being functional at the moment. There are flights connecting KSA to Europe, America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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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.

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by ?Vice President Mike Pence? (L) and Energy Secretary Rick Perry (R), hosts Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a working lunch at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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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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