UN envoy biased in favor of Saudis in Yemen peace talks: Ansarullah

A speech by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi is screened among Yemeni Muslim supporters. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

  • The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says the Saudi-backed negotiating team in the Kuwait peace talks is insincere. Abdulmalik al-Houthi criticized Saudi Arabia for continuing its deadly airstrikes against the Yemeni people despite the negotiations. He also said the U-N envoy’s position in the talks is biased towards the Saudis.
  • The United Nations has removed Saudi Arabia and its allies from the group of states blacklisted by the U-N for killing Yemeni children and violating their rights. On Thursday, U-N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon blamed more than 60 percent of Yemeni child deaths on Rhiyadh and its allies.
  • The United Nations says it's planning to deliver humanitarian aid by road to millions of people in war-torn Syria. The UN spokesman says the world body is focusing on land-based deliveries rather than air-dropping supplies. Syria has approved 29 of the 34 locations which the UN has requested to access.
  • Daesh terrorists continue to prevent civilians from leaving the Iraqi city of Fallujah as the army is preparing to liberate the central part of the city from the Takfiris. Those who’ve managed to escape say Daesh wants to use the civilians as human shields.
  • Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has urged Muslim nations to take the lead in building a world free from violence and extremism. In separate messages to heads of Islamic countries on the eve of Ramadan, Rouhani expressed hope that the holy month will help promote peace and security among Muslim nations.
  • Over a billion Muslims around the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Several countries including Turkey, the U-A-E and Syria marked the beginning of the holy month on Monday, while in several other countries including Iran and Iraq Ramadan will start on Tuesday.
  • Hilary Clinton secures the number of delegates required to win the U-S Democratic presidential nomination. According to an Associated Press figure, Clinton has won 2,383 delegates. If chosen as the Democratic party’s candidate, she will be the first American woman to be racing for the highest political position in the U-S.
  • With just over two weeks to Britain's referendum on EU membership, new polls suggest that support for the Leave campaign is growing. According to an online survey by I-C-M, those wishing to exit the European Union are now at 48-percent, while those for remaining in the bloc stand at 43-percent.

 


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