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UN neutralizes threat from Yemen’s aging oil tanker

UN neutralizes threat from Yemen’s aging oil tanker

  • In May, the UN initiated the long-awaited operation to salvage the 47-year-old Safer tanker
By Saeed Al-Batati ·
Saudi foreign ministry welcomes UN announcement of successful Safer tanker mission

Saudi foreign ministry welcomes UN announcement of successful Safer tanker mission

By Arab News ·
Decaying Yemen tanker no longer a ‘ticking time bomb’ after 1m barrels of oil removed

Decaying Yemen tanker no longer a ‘ticking time bomb’ after 1m barrels of oil removed

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
At last, oil pumped out of Red Sea ‘time bomb’ FSO Safer tanker

At last, oil pumped out of Red Sea ‘time bomb’ FSO Safer tanker

By Arab News ·
Above, the FSO Safer oil tanker on June 19, 2020 off the port of Ras Isa. (Maxar Technologies/AFP)

Yemen oil tanker rescue operation ‘progresses well,’ UN says

By Saeed Al-Batati ·
UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen

UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen

By AP ·
Japan urges action on decaying oil tanker in Yemen

Japan urges action on decaying oil tanker in Yemen

By Arab News Japan ·
UN, Dutch salvage firm reach agreement to pump oil from Safer tanker off Yemen video

UN, Dutch salvage firm reach agreement to pump oil from Safer tanker off Yemen

By Arab News ·
Update Saudi Arabia signs $10 million Financial Memorandum to solve Safer oil tanker crisis

Saudi Arabia signs $10 million Financial Memorandum to solve Safer oil tanker crisis

By Arab News ·
US condemns Houthis for holding American, UN staff

US condemns Houthis for holding American, UN staff

By SARAH GLUBB ·
Special Can a UN-coordinated Dutch-American plan defuse the ticking Safer ‘time bomb?’

Can a UN-coordinated Dutch-American plan defuse the ticking Safer ‘time bomb?’

By Rawan Radwan ·
US, Netherlands back UN aim to raise $144 million for Yemen’s Safer tanker emergency operation

US, Netherlands back UN aim to raise $144 million for Yemen’s Safer tanker emergency operation

By Arab News ·
UN seeks $80 million to avert ‘imminent’ Yemen oil spill

UN seeks $80 million to avert ‘imminent’ Yemen oil spill

By AFP ·

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