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CLASHES AND AIR strikes have left 84 people dead around Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida since the collapse of UN-brokered peace talks according to hospital sources.
The sources in Hodeida province, controlled by Huthi rebels, said 11 soldiers and 73 insurgents had been killed since the talks were abandoned yesterday.
Dozens of rebels and at least 17 soldiers had been wounded.
The pro-government coalition, which includes Saudi and UAE air forces, has been pushing to close in on Hodeida, the entry point for some 70% of Yemen’s imports including food and aid, since June.
The coalition now says it is positioned to attempt to seize the main road linking Sanaa, the rebel-held capital, to the port city, a military official told AFP.
The road is a key supply route for the Huthis.
In July, the coalition announced a temporary ceasefire in Hodeida to give a chance to UN-brokered peace talks.
But UN attempts to hold peace talks between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and the Huthis, linked to Saudi Arabia’s archrival Iran, were abandoned on Saturday, sparking fears of an escalation in the conflict.
The rebels refused to leave Yemen for Geneva, saying the UN had not met their demands — including a plane to transport their wounded to nearby Oman and a guarantee their delegation would be allowed to return to Sanaa.
In 2014, the Huthis seized control of a string of Red Sea ports and the capital, driving the government out of Sanaa and the president into exile.
In 2015, Saudi Arabia and its allies intervened in the conflict to bolster President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, recognised by the UN as Yemen’s president. They now control Yemen’s airspace.
Nearly 10,000 people have since been killed and the country now stands at the brink of famine.
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Terrorism and counterterrorism , as Noam Chomsky says if you want to stop terrorism , stop partaking in it .
But ours is good terror, like terror lite, a diet terror if you will. (Australian commedian)
The Millennium Bug took up a lot of their time in 1998/1999. I’d have also had it on agenda for 2000 under the heading “Who wasted our bloody time”
A lot of people, including me, celebrated their New Year at work. I arrived at 9 am on the 31/12 and got home at 6 am on 1/1/2000. I was back in work at 2 pm. Missed my son’s first New Years Day.
It wasn’t a waste of time – a lot of people like me had spent the previous 2-3 years planning and testing to make sure nothing went wrong. Just so someone like could say “See nothing went wrong. It was a waste of time.”
It was all a load of nonsense that made people like you miss key life moments. Hype for hypes sake.
How is Italy still relevant?
Waffler
Italy is the third largest economy in Europe ……so why would you ask as to it’s inclusion?
Aren’t they a trillion in debt and rising? Just recently elected a PM after 18 months without one? The country almost collapsed if what we’re told is to be believed. And then there silvio ;)
4th largest. Germany, UK , France.
Putting it simply the G8 is a rich boys playground…. They did F…. A… For the small guy….
Like any conference… The side bar conversations and meetings are what is of most value.
Such nonsense. The Bilderbergers on the instruction of the Rothschilds dictate what happen in the world. These politicians are just puppets/talking heads for us minions to look at. Capitalisim rules.
Alway crack a smile when I see a talking in pictured in a hospital, meeting, scene of some awful disaster and their jacket is off, wearing a cream or light blue shirt with rolled up sleeves. Few pics taken amd off they go.
Your Listening to the religious fundsmentslist, conspirator and all round nut job Alxc Jones too much
So it’s not a new smart phone then…….doh
If they really were doing good and solving the world’s problems then the same topics wouldn’t be coming up every other year.look how often aids and debt forgiveness have come up for example.its just a bit of a get together for the lads(and Merkel)
Realistically what have they done – SFA
By managing their economies well they keep civilisation from degenerating into a world wide barbarian jungle of pot smokers on welfare. They need to do more and they have the means because they respect industry and investment.
Managing their economies well? Seriously? Did you miss the world wide crash and those countries leading the crash
When Joe the Punter over-borrowed to willingly overpay for property on the assumption that it was a smart move because it would go up and up he was a fellow with the banks in the bubble. When Irish government made moves to limit 100% mortgages they were accused of corruptly throne to protect the Big Four conservative banks. Try having a go at the media (now keeping their heads down an this) that welcomed the foreign banks that destroyed our banks and economy. When G8 or anyone tried or tries to regulate they are accused of being oppressive.
G8 didn’t try to regulate any banks. What broke the Irish banks was developers not Joe the punter.
Joe the punter took the money.
The 180000 irish mortgages in arrears that joe punter took out has the banks fukked not just the developers. The g8 does more good than you think. On another note, 2500 pot smokers protested in Dublin yesterday for legalisation of marijuana, most looked like unemployed wasters and a reason not to make it legal (even if I think it should and be taxed)
Kept the cows in the field, if only those pesky walkers would close it though.
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