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Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth: Qatar

Qatar said Saturday that it remained committed to the Gulf Cooperation Council but that the bloc needed to enforce its own rules better, signaling that a reformed alliance could help end a row between Doha and some of its neighbors. Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman...

UN envoy calls for monitoring of Yemen ceasefire

The UN's Yemen envoy called on the Security Council Friday to establish a "robust monitoring regime" to ensure a ceasefire at a vital port. Martin Griffiths told the council that not only is it essential for the mechanism to be set up at Hodaydah "it is also urgently needed."...

Children bear brunt of Yemen’s ongoing conflict

Yemeni refugees, mostly children who fled their homes due to the country’s ongoing conflict, face the specter of starvation due to a chronic lack of food supplies in refugee camps. An Anadolu Agency reporter on Friday spoke to refugees and medical personnel at the Maarib state...

U.S. Senate hands Trump historic rebuke on Saudi Arabia

The U.S. Senate delivered a rare double rebuke to President Donald Trump on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, voting to end U.S. military support for the war in Yemen and blame the Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The votes were largely symbolic because to become...