Moscow to summon EU ambassador over Kaliningrad transit ban

Russia’s foreign ministry will on Tuesday summon the European Union’s ambassador to Moscow over Lithuania’s ban on the transit of goods under EU sanctions through Kaliningrad, the governor of Kaliningrad said on Monday.

Peskow bezeichnet Kaliningrader "Transportblockade" durch Litauen als beispiellos und illegal — RT DE

Die von Litauen verhängte Beschränkung des Transits in das Kaliningrader Gebiet sei beispiellos und illegal, betonte Dmitri Peskow, der Pressesprecher des russischen Präsidenten, am Montag vor Reportern. Er erklärte:

Yemen Announces First Commercial Flight from Sanaa to Amman – Al-Manar TV Lebanon

The Minister of Transport in the Sanaa government, Abdulwahab Yahya Al-Durra, announced that “The first commercial flight from Sanaa airport, since the beginning of the armistice, will depart to Jordan Monday.”

Germany to ban Russian oil regardless of EU: Bloomberg

Germany plans to stop importing Russian oil by the end of the year, even if the EU fails to agree on a ban in its next set of sanctions, Bloomberg has reported citing government officials.

Ukrainian PM, European Council president discuss issues of Ukraine's agri exports - China.org.cn

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and visiting European Council President Charles Michel on Monday discussed steps to solve the issues concerning Ukraine's agricultural exports, the government press service reported.

Sabbagh: Need to lift siege imposed by US and EU on Syrian People – Syrian Arab News Agency

SANA- Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bassam Sabbagh, renewed the necessity of immediately lift the illegitimate blockade imposed by the US and the EU on the Syrian people.

Cuba Condemns US Sanctions On National Police As Justification For Continued Blockade - UrduPoint

 Washington's new bout of sanctions against the Cuban police and its leaders is a means to justify the island's continued economic blockade, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said.

Terrorist supply route or humanitarian lifeline? Israel is targeting tunnels under Gaza | DW News

 

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 Israel says one objective in its Gaza airstrikes has been to destroy an underground tunnel network used by Hamas militants. 

No ships in Yemen's key port despite Saudi claim of lifting blockade

There is no indication of aid or commerce coming into Yemen through the key port of Hodeidah despite Saudi Arabia's December 20 pledge to lift the blockade for a month, an RT Arabic crew has discovered.

Crise humanitaire au Yémen: Paris demande à Ryad de lever le blocus

Le président français Emmanuel Macron a demandé au roi Salmane d'Arabie saoudite de "lever entièrement le blocus" du Yémen, afin de permettre l'acheminement de l'aide dans ce pays en proie à la pire crise humanitaire au monde.

Foreign aid workers left Yemeni port city

Foreign humanitarian workers attached to the UN and other international organizations have left the port city of Hodeida, Yemeni officials say, citing intensified fighting there.

North Korean Ruling Party Compares Possible US Maritime Blockade with Declaring War

"The [possible] maritime blockade by the United States is an absolutely unacceptable violation of state sovereignty… We will view the maritime blockade by the United States and their allies as an act of aggression against North Korea's sovereignty and as yet another official declaration of war," the Rodong Sinmun, which is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the North Korean Workers' Party, said Sunday.

Casa Blanca: Arabia Saudí está tomando medidas para abrir puerto de Yemen

Arabia Saudí comenzó a dar pasos para abrir un puerto en Yemen y terminar así el bloqueo al ingreso de ayuda humanitaria que padece ese país, dijo en rueda de prensa la portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Yémen: plus de navires doivent avoir accès au port de Hodeida (ONU)

L'ONU a estimé lundi que la coalition sous commandement saoudien au Yémen devait aller plus loin après "l'allégement du blocus" annoncé la semaine dernière et qu'elle devait autoriser plus de navires à accoster au port de Hodeida, aux mains des rebelles.

Yémen: arrivée des premières aides à l'aéroport de Sanaa depuis 3 semaines

Un avion chargé d'aide humanitaire affrété par l'Unicef a atterri samedi à Sanaa, une première depuis le début d'un blocus imposé début novembre par la coalition sous commandement saoudien intervenant dans ce pays en guerre.

UN says aid workers to return to Yemen on Saturday but no aid yet

The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting in Yemen has given the United Nations permission to resume flights of aid workers to areas controlled by the Houthi movement Saturday, but not to dock ships with wheat and medical supplies, a U.N. spokesman said.

Aid agencies say Yemen blockade remains, Egeland calls it 'collective punishment'

The Arab coalition's blockade of Yemen, which has cut off food imports to a population where 7 million people are on the brink of famine, is "illegal collective punishment" of civilians, a prominent aid official said Thursday.

Saudi relief official: Yemeni ports controlled by legitimate forces are open

Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabeeah has confirmed that Yemeni ports under legitimate forces control are open for humanitarian aid to Yemen.

Saudi-led airstrikes destroy air navigation system of Yemen's capital airport: spokesman

Saudi-led coalition launched three airstrikes on the main civil airport north of Yemen's capital Sanaa on Tuesday, completely destroying the airport's air navigation system, the airport's spokesman Mazin Ghanim told Xinhua.

Saudi Arabia to reopen Yemen airports and seaports after brief closure

Saudi Arabia said Monday that the Arab coalition fighting the Houthi militia will begin reopening airports and seaports in Yemen, days after temporarily closing them after an Iranian-made missile attack on Riyadh.