Human Rights Watch: Saudi-Led Funeral Attack in Yemen Apparent War Crime
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrike on a crowded funeral ceremony in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on October 8, 2016, is an apparent war crime. The attack killed at least 100 people and wounded more than 500, including children. While military personnel and civilian officials involved in the war effort were attending the ceremony, the clear presence of several hundred civilians strongly suggests that the attack was unlawfully...
Yemen conflict: Saudi-led air strike ‘kills 25 in Hudaydah’
At least 25 people have been killed and 70 others wounded in a Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, medics say. The raid late on Wednesday reportedly targeted a presidential palace used by the Houthi rebel movement, but missiles also hit neighbouring houses. Residents described the scene in the al-Hunoud district as carnage. The coalition, which backs Yemen’s internationally-recognised...
Russian-Saudi agreement will contribute to stabilization of oil market — Novak
The agreement between Russia and Saudi Arabia will contribute to consensus among oil producing countries on stabilization of oil market, Russia’s Energy Ministry Alexander Novak has said today. He also added that the balance between supply and demand on the oil market remains, and investments in the industry decreased by about $200 bln annually. “Today we see that the rebalancing of the market lingers on, there is a decrease in...
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