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All of it, 10-17-26

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A link to an advisory from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and down for ALL OF IT 10-13-26.) — MCM

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ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week — ‘Trump v. Zelensky.’ Joe Lauria, editor-in chief of CN, will talk with former CIA analyst Joe McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter at around 9 a.m. EDT tomorrow (Sunday) about some of this week’s events including, from CN, “Trump tells Ukraine stop hitting Russia; says Zelensky must go; exempts Russia from sanctions; orders Musk to stop aiding Ukraine. Yemen roars, Saudis recoil.” Click HERE at 9 Sunday morning EDT to livestream discussion of probably two hours, and later for video.

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Iran, 10-15-26

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Links to three articles of reporting and analysis from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN and UKRAINE so far, and for IRAN 10-14-26.) — MCM

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Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks. From Reuters. LONDON — A ​container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past ‌24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. READ A BIT MORE.

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Iran’s precision strikes have picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting U.S. war plans, by M.B. Bell, Ryan McNeill and Kaylee Kang | Reuters LONDON — Iran and its proxies have carried out dozens of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure in the [Persian] Gulf since the start of the war, systematically disabling critical equipment and causing cascading failures and economic damage region-wide in a deft campaign that helps explain how the Islamic Republic has held its own against the more powerful U.S. military. READ MORE . . .

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Oil’s long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end, by Ron Bousso | Reuters  Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a ​long-term bearish trend. But traders now . . .  READ MORE . . .

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Yemen, 10-15-26

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Links to two reports from the Associated Press and to analysis from Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and for YEMEN 10-14-26.) — MCM

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At least 6 explosions strike near Yemen government buildings in Aden, witnesses say, by Ahmed Al-Haj | AP  ADEN, Yemen — At least six explosions struck today near the palace used by Yemen’s internationally recognized government in the port city of Aden, witnesses said. The government said people were killed in the attack, and Iran-backed Houthi rebels based in northern Yemen quickly claimed responsibility. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 
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Houthis deny responsibility for new attack on holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news. From AP. The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said today it has thwarted a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina as well as another attack in the eastern part of the kingdom. Report with photos is HERE. Click HERE for same Areport in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point, by Samia Nakhoul | Reuters — DUBAI — The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen. READ MORE . . .

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Yemen, 10-14-26

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A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for YEMEN 10-13-26.) — MCM

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels hit Saudi Aramco headquarters, officials say, by Samy Magdy and Cara Anna | AP  CAIRO — Iran-backed Houthi rebels hit the headquarters of the Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco in an overnight strike, two regional officials said Wednesday, damaging the offices of the firm’s chief executive and other top officials. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Yemen, 10-13-26

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Links to three reports: from the Associated Press and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s ALL OF IT and UKRAINE, and for YEMEN 10-12-26.) — MCM

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Houthi rebels encircle Yemen’s Taiz, by Fatma Khaled | AP  CAIRO  The Iran-backed Houthis are pushing to capture the Yemen’s third largest city, Taiz, a long-sought prize in the country’s 12-year civil war, as they also escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia, including a string of deadly strikes on the airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE and HERE for Oct. 12 report from AP in English and Spanish with video and photos.
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Yemen issues evacuation orders for Aramco facilities, Saudi airports as Riyadh threatens to carpet bomb Sanaa. From the Cradle. The Yemeni Armed Forces released a statement this afternoon urging Saudi citizens to “evacuate” areas near Aramco’s headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, and Aramco’s Riyadh refinery. READ MORE.
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Yemen, 10-8-26

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Links to four reports: from the Associated Press and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE, and down for YEMEN 10-6-26.) — MCM

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Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation, by  Toqa Ezzidin and Cara Anna | AP  CAIRO — Several explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh today, including a large blast at the city’s international airport, a witness said, a day after the kingdom said an attack on the airport killed one person and wounded others. Report including map is HERE. Same AP report in Spanish is HERE, and others are HERE. Three reports from the Cradle are HERE, HERE and HERE.
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Yemen, 10-6-26

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Links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s ALL OF IT, UKRAINE and GAZA so far, and down for YEMEN 10-5-26.) — MCM

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Fighting in Yemen escalates as U.S.-Iran tensions remain high, by Samy Magdy, Fatma Khaled and Munir Ahmed | AP  CAIRO — Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s government have launched a military campaign to drive Iran-backed Houthi rebels from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a critical trade route for oil and other goods. Click HERE for report including video and photos.

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Who is fighting in Yemen? From Reuters. DUBAI — Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have staged a counteroffensive to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb shipping route and other strategic territory seized last month by the Iran-aligned Houthis, in a complex conflict with shifting alliances. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same report in Italian.

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Yemen, 10-5-26

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For now, links to four reports: from the Cradle and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s SYRIA, GAZA, UKRAINE, IRAN and ALL OF IT so far, and down for YEMEN 9-28-26.) — MCM

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Saudi Arabia claims ‘100 warplanes’ bombing Yemen as civilian casualties mount. From the Cradle. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen today announced the start of a major air campaign against Ansarallah-led forces involving 100 Saudi fighter jets – escalating brutal strikes on the country’s civilian infrastructure. READ MORE . . .

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Ansarallah cuts main Taiz-Aden road as Saudi-backed govt launches campaign to ‘reclaim’ Yemen. From the Cradle. The Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces seized the Al-Safiya area on seized and cut the main supply road linking the strategic governorate of Taiz with Aden, effectively tightening its years-long encirclement of Taiz city, AFP cited four security sources as saying. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 4  Yemeni strikes hit Aramco in Saudi capital, sparking massive fires. From the Cradle. The Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Saturday evening its latest missile and drone strikes on the Saudi capital Riyadh, which hit an Aramco energy facility, causing massive fires. READ MORE . . .

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Yemen’s child soldiers. From Middle East Eye. As soon as the latest conflict flared in Yemen, child soldiers resurfaced alongside reciprocal accusations by warring parties over recruiting children and deploying them to the front lines. READ MORE . . .

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All of it, 10-4-26

For now, a link to a discussion from Consortium News and links to beginnings of two reports from the Associated Press; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s ALL OF IT 10-3-26.) — MCM

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The World This Week — ‘Edge of the abyss,’ at 9 a.m.  Joe Lauria of CN and former CIA analyst Joe McGovern on * Putin’s warning against an attack on Kaliningrad * Trump’s Time interview * the curious FlyDubai incident * government “false flag” operations * U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt steams toward Gulf * advance UAE warning of Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attack * Israel’s Oct. 27 presidential election * high school students revolt in France * Kentucky death penalty and botched execution. Click HERE for video.

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FROM OCT. 3  Who are the mystery men who stepped in to keep the FlyDubai plane from crashing? From AP.  JERUSALEM — As of Saturday, three days after the uniformed crew members rushed to the cockpit to steady the Israel-bound plane carrying 182 people after a sickening plummet, they still haven’t been publicly identified. FlyDubai has called them only on-duty crew members traveling on the plane. It’s not clear . . . REGIASTER FOR FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO READ WHOLE REPORT. Click HERE for same offer to read same AP report and others in Spanish for free.

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What to expect this week from school protests rattling France’s government, by John Leicester | AP  PARIS — A key question is whether violence on the margins of the demonstrations will worsen, blurring the lines between protest and rioting, and whether Macron’s government will ratchet up the already muscular response by police. REGISTER FOR FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO READ WHOLE REPORT.

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Yemen, 9-28-26

First, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and ALL OF IT, and down for YEMEN 9-11-26.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 27  Saudi Arabia commits massacre with attack on market in Yemen’s Taiz. From the Cradle. Brutal Saudi bombing in Yemen resulted in a massacre in the country’s southwestern Taiz governorate on Sunday, with at least seven dead and dozens of others injured in the kingdom’s latest attacks. READ MORE . . .

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