As Saudi government launches diplomatic blitz against human rights probe, Obama administration remains silent The Saudi Arabian government is unleashing a vigorous diplomatic campaign to block a United Nations proposal for a human rights investigation into the country’s six-month-old military assault on Yemen—waged with the backing of international powers including the United States. President Barack Obama […]
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Exiled Yemen Govt: No Peace Talks Unless Houthis Surrender Cities
May 21st, 2015 David Schulberg
The UN has announced a May 28 date for the start of Yemen peace talks, though Yemen’s government-in-exile, as recognized by the Saudi government, suggested it was unlikely to participate. The Riyadh-based government, the remnants of President Hadi’s government after he resigned in January, is demanding that the Houthis who currently control Yemen surrender cities […]