A new crowdfunder has been launched in the hope of bringing the daughter of a Cardiff resident back from Yemen. Jackie Saleh’s daughters were taken from her in 1986 when her then-husband Sadek Saleh fled to Saudi Arabia, and then to Yemen. She spent years searching for them but didn’t speak […]
The Welsh Government has contributed to a £1m investment to a company whose weapons have been used in bombings in Yemen, Plaid Cymru said today. According to CNN, Raytheon’s weapons have been used in the targeted bombings of civilians in Yemen by Saudi Arabia. The Welsh Government and US defence […]
More than 200 Welsh actors, including Hollywood star Rhys Ifans, have sent a letter to National Theatre Wales calling on it to do more for performers from Wales. It comes after 40 playwrights signed a letter accusing NTW of “undermining” Welsh artists in September. The playwright’s letter said that NTW […]
Ben Gwalchmai Welsh Labour leadership challenger Mark Drakeford would prefer the name ‘Senedd’ over the Welsh Parliament, and would back eventual Devo-max for Wales. In an interview with Nation.Cymru he said that the name ‘Welsh Parliament’ implied that Wales was trying to recreate the Westminster Parliament. “It does in a […]
Welsh peace and justice groups will be holding a vigil at RAF Valley on Anglesey today to protest against the training of pilots from Saudi Arabia. The civil war in Yemen and the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi has led to political pressure on the Westminster government to halt the training. […]
The decision by an automotive business to close its site due to uncertainty surrounding Brexit was described as the “the tremor that will lead to the Brexit earthquake” in the Welsh Assembly today. The global firm Schaeffler said it was closing the plant in Llanelli where 220 people are employed. […]
Ben Gwalchmai Eluned Morgan would act to “shore-up” certain industries in Wales as First Minister if there was a “collapse” following Brexit. In an interview with Nation.Cymru, Eluned Morgan – one of the three challengers for the job of Welsh Labour party leader and Welsh Government First Minister – […]
Wales would vote to remain in the EU if the poll was re-run, according to the projections of two new polls published today. A Survation poll projected that only Pembrokeshire, Torfaen, Flintshire and Wrexham would vote to Leave the EU today, and by small margins of 50.29%, 51.3%, 50.53% and […]
A man facing court today for not paying his TV license fee will argue that democracy in Wales is ‘under threat’ unless broadcasting is devolved. William Griffiths, a 56 year-old farmer from Bodorgan on Anglesey, is the second person to face a court sanction for refusing to pay his TV […]
The new Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price, has said that he ‘put the case for a new Wales’ in a meeting with the UK Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street today. Adam Price said he used the opportunity to make the case for a new settlement across the UK during a […]
