Environment

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  Environment

  2020-07-28

  HRW urges Houthis to grant UN access to Safer

  UN experts must be allowed to board the tanker, HRW says, and the UN should impose 'additional targeted sanctions' if this is not addressed.

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  Environment

  2020-06-24

  Houthis continue to disregard Safer warnings

  The Iran-backed militia is still refusing to allow maintenance and assessment personnel onto a corroding oil terminal in the Red Sea.

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  Environment

  2020-06-02

  Yemen warns of Red Sea environmental disaster

  The government has issued a fresh warning that the Safer FSO terminal, which contains at least 1.14 million barrels of oil, is on the brink of sinking.

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  Environment

  2020-03-24

  Disaster looms off Yemen's coast as Houthis prevent maintenance of Safer oil tanker

  'God forbid, if a catastrophe occurs, it would affect not only Yemen but all the countries of the region,' said Deputy Minister of Human Rights Nabil Abdul Hafeez.

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  Environment

  2019-11-11

  Garbage crisis brings cholera to Yemen's historic Taez

  The south-western city, which suffers under Houthi siege, has become a breeding ground for mosquitos and diseases.

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  Environment

  2018-10-29

  Yemen allocates funds for al-Mahra storm relief

  Tropical storm Luban knocked out 90% of public services and destroyed thousands of homes, the Yemeni prime minister announced.

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  Environment

  2018-10-16

  Saudi Arabia sends aid to storm-damaged areas of Yemen

  Three people were killed and 33 injured by widespread flooding when Tropical Storm Luban hit Yemen's al-Mahra province and Oman.

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  Environment

  2018-09-13

  Lebanon panel takes on Litani River pollution

  The government has formulated a three-part plan to clean up the Litani River that identifies short, medium and long-term solutions.

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  Environment

  2018-07-17

  Lebanon trash crisis resurfaces amid reports of mismanagement

  The long-running waste management crisis has resurfaced this summer amid reports that landfills are not complying with regulations.

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  Environment

  2017-12-27

  Lebanese take clean-up efforts into their own hands

  A coalition of civil society organisations has been lobbying the government to find a sustainable solution to the waste management crisis.