Members phkrause Posted March 16, 2023 Members Posted March 16, 2023 UN says intense diplomacy under way to end 8-year Yemen war UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Wednesday that intense diplomatic efforts are underway to end the eight-year war in Yemen. He cited new regional and international momentum, including the recent restoration of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, who back rivals in the conflict. https://apnews.com/article/yemen-diplomacy-war-un-grundberg-00e15c483c4c2ec54b968e49eef09403 Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted April 20, 2023 Author Members Posted April 20, 2023 Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 78 CAIRO (AP) — A crowd apparently panicked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday, killing at least 78 people and injuring at least 77 others, according to witnesses and Houthi rebel officials. https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-stampede-sanaa-ab3873de51fd74fc5f6f765a39a47d3d? Muslims end Ramadan, begin Eid holiday amid war, reconciliation BEIRUT (AP) — Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at sundown Thursday and ushered in the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities were overshadowed by raging battles for control of Sudan and a deadly stampede in Yemen. https://apnews.com/article/eid-alfitr-ramadan-islam-muslims-edb6222035b545312cc464e626ea40a3 Muslims around the world consider climate during Ramadan JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In the heart of Jakarta, the grand Istiqlal Mosque was built with a vision for it to stand for a thousand years. https://apnews.com/article/muslims-green-ramadan-climate-solar-panels-mosques-605c7274fcf619647725c20351a25f98? For Palestinians, holiest Ramadan night starts at checkpoint QALANDIYA CHECKPOINT, West Bank (AP) — For many Palestinians, the journey to one of Islam’s most sacred sites on the holiest night of Ramadan begins in a dust-choked, garbage-strewn maelstrom. https://apnews.com/article/palestinians-ramadan-west-bank-israel-alaqsa-9ee5701119c837ff8d25d977604cd27e? ‘Ramadan Camp’ reaches Muslim children across the globe Amin Aaser remembers as a child growing up in Minnesota that his Muslim faith often made him feel like an outsider, and being required to follow its practices and tenets “sometimes felt like going to the dentist.” https://apnews.com/article/ramadan-camp-muslim-children-5cc029c5069f3fe60e7bb0e01f1812e1? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted April 20, 2023 Author Members Posted April 20, 2023 Dutch salvage team set to pump oil off rusting Yemen tanker AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen in a move hailed as a “critical milestone” in moves to avert a possible environmental disaster, its parent company announced Thursday. https://apnews.com/article/salvage-yemen-tanker-environment-boskalis-un-a32fe4bc86ae2626fb23c0da8125c8cf Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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