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Houthi Withdrawal from Hodeida Port Brings No Peace as Saudis Press Attack

Artillery shells and a steady stream of heavy machine-gun fire tore through the village of Al-Shijan on Monday, as Saudi-led forces renewed hostilities in the area following a Houthi withdrawal from Hodeida.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem

SA’DAH, YEMEN -- The familiar sound of heavy artillery once again returned to Yemen’s Hodeida province following a period of relative calm in the strategic coastal region. At least 66 artillery shells and a steady stream of heavy machine-gun fire tore through the village of Al-Shijan on Monday, as Saudi-led forces renewed hostilities in the area

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Liz Cheney and Right-Wing Outrage Machine Lie About Rashida Tlaib’s Comments

The Corporate Media — and Trump — Do the Rest

Eoin Higgins
بواسطة Eoin Higgins
Rashida Tlaib

A measured and nuanced discussion of the Holocaust, Israel, and Palestinians was intentionally mischaracterized by right-wing media and politicians Sunday, leading to corporate media and the president amplifying dishonest attacks on one of the nation's only two Muslim Congresswomen. The controversy comes from remarks made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib

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Embassy Protection Collective Releases Statement on 34th Day of Venezuelan Embassy Standoff

“The Embassy Protectors will not barricade ourselves, or hide in the embassy in the event of an unlawful entry by police. We will gather together and peacefully assert our rights to remain in the building and uphold international law.”

Embassy Protection Collective
بواسطة Embassy Protection Collective
Venezuelan Embassy

The Embassy Protection Collective is a group of activists and journalists living in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC at the invitation of the Venezuelan government. The following is a statement released by the Embassy Protection Collective to MintPress News and other media: This is the 34th day of our living in the Venezuelan embassy in

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Israel’s Common Denominator: Why Israel Will Continue to Bomb Gaza

To keep his partners in the Israeli government happy, Netanyahu needs to persistently keep pounding Gaza, writes Ramzy Baroud.

Ramzy Baroud
بواسطة Ramzy Baroud
Israel Palestinians

On May 4, Israel launched a series of deadly airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip, prompting a response from various resistance groups. At least 25 Palestinians were killed and nearly 200 people wounded in the Israeli attacks. Four Israelis were also killed by Palestinian rockets. The clashes were instigated by Israel, when the Israeli

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Deal of the Century Adds “New” to the Four Thousand Year Old Name “Palestine”

The apartheid regime we know as “Israel” was built on the very ruins of Palestine and imposed a brutal regime on those who still live in their country. Millions of Palestinians still languish in refugee camps in and around Palestine, yet Israel and its allies around the world celebrate “Israeli independence.”

Miko Peled
بواسطة Miko Peled
Jerusalem Ramadan

JERUSALEM, PALESTINE -- Nakba Day -- the day when Palestinians commemorate the destruction of their country and the mass killing and forced eviction of their people -- is coming up, and with each passing day, another disturbing story unfolds. Perhaps the most disturbing story so far is the plan to present Palestine with a new name, “New

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Ramadan in Yemen: World Food Programme Aid Rots as Millions Grapple With Hunger

“We have no other choice, we sift the weevil out of the flour and use it to make breakfast,” 32-year-old Aisha, a mother of three told MintPress. Expired boxes and cans of World Food Programme tuna and biscuits lined her shelves.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen

SANA'A, YEMEN -- Carrying a rosary in one hand and keying in items on a cash register with the other, Abd al-Karim al-Atimi stands in his small shop on Airport Street in Yemen’s capital city of Sana`a. His customers rarely pay in cash, instead relying on an honor system in which items are marked down to be repaid in later installments. “Sadly, just

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