Houthis Anticipate US Assassination Attempts, Warn US Troops Will Be Targeted in Retaliation
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-24
The U.S. recently admitted that it tried and failed to kill an Iranian commander in Yemen, sparking both fear and mobilization among Yemen's Houthis.
mintpressnews.com/houthi-anticipate-us-assassination-attempts-warn-us-troops-will-be-targeted/264304/

Dutch motorcyclist Edwin Straver becomes second rider to die at 2020 Dakar Rally
rt.com | 2020-01-24
Dakar Rally officials have announced that Dutch rider Edwin Straver has passed away after succumbing to serious injuries he sustained following a fall earlier this month at the race's penultimate stage. | Straver, 48, crashed 77 miles (124 km) into the 11th stage of the race on January 16 and was transported by helicopter to a nearby medical facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | He required resuscitation at the scene of the accident, where it was reported it took emergency workers around 10 minutes to get his heart beating. Further examinations in the hospital revealed that he had suffered a break to one of his…
rt.com/sport/479109-dakar-rally-second-death/

Impeachment Shouldn't Overshadow Saudi Scandals
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2020-01-24
Impeachment Shouldn't Overshadow Saudi Scandals…
thenation.com/article/saudi-arabia-scandals-impeachment/

Impeachment Shouldn't Overshadow Saudi Scandals
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2020-01-24
Impeachment Shouldn't Overshadow Saudi Scandals…
thenation.com/article/saudi-arabia-scandals-impeachment/

UN expert: Saudi crown prince behind hack on Amazon CEO
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-24
The UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions has declared that Saudi Arabia's crown prince was "the most likely source" of the hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's phone."The company [FTI Consulting] responsible for forensic investigation has been extremely thorough and robust because they have done this investigation as part of an FBI investigation," Agnes Callamard told TRT World late Thursday.Callamard stressed that her team went through the report with their own experts and reached the conclusion that Saudi Arabia's Mohammad bin Salman was behind the hacking."We received the repor…
yenisafak.com/en/news/un-expert-saudi-crown-prince-behind-hack-on-amazon-ceo-3510393

Arab royals hunt endangered birds in Pakistan
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-24
Even as houbara bustard has been declared globally a protective species of birds, thousands of them have fallen to the hunting expeditions of Arab royals and their wealthy friends in Pakistan over fast months, claimed official sources. | Hunting the shy, rare bird breed, the size of a chicken is a favorite sport of visiting Arab Sheikhs because its meat is considered an aphrodisiac. | Official sources here said that since the commencement of hunting season in November, the central government has so issued 50 licenses through the Foreign Ministry to Arab royals form Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahra…
yenisafak.com/en/world/arab-royals-hunt-endangered-birds-in-pakistan-3510384

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

UN Investigates Saudi Arabia 'Hacking' Jeff Bezos's Phone
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
United Nations experts have announced that they have information that proves the "possible participation" of prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, in the 'hacking' of the phone of Jeff Bezos, founder and executive director of Amazon, in 2018. | RELATED: | Saudi Arabia Pays the US $500 Million to Host Their Troops | In a joint statement, Agnes Callamard and David Kaye, UN representatives in charge of extrajudicial killings and for freedom of expression, respectively, demand…
telesurenglish.net/news/un-investigates-saudi-arabia-hacking-jeff-bezos-phone-20200122-0011.html

Saudi Crown Prince Likely Used Israeli Spyware to Hack Bezos' Phone: UN Experts
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-22
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Independent UN rights experts call for 'immediate investigation' into alleged Bezos phone hack by Saudi Arabia
news.un.org | 2020-01-22
Independent UN rights experts said on Wednesday they were "gravely concerned" over allegations that in 2018, a messaging app account belonging to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was used to hack into The Washington Post owner's mobile phone, calling for an "immediate investigation" by authorities in the United States.
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We Work, They Scam: The Art of the Con in Terminal-Stage Capitalism
William Hawes | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-21
Recently, the ridiculous real estate company WeWork has faced intense scrutiny after their business model was absurdly overvalued and their CEO, one Adam Neumann, was exposed as an abusive boss as well as an overall crazy person. Investors from the Saudi royal family, companies like SoftBank and J.P. Morgan, and numerous venture capitalists poured vast …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/we-work-they-scam-the-art-of-the-con-in-terminal-stage-capitalism/