Saudi-led coalition violates truce with 82 airstrikes in 24 hours
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Victims' Families
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-18
In a series of filings just before a midnight court deadline on Monday, the attorney general, William Barr; the acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell; and other senior officials insisted to a federal judge in the civil case that further disclosures about Saudi connections to the 9/11 plot would imperil national security. | But the administration insisted in court filings that even its justification for that secrecy needed to remain secret. Four statements to the court by FB…
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Separatist council warns of more conflict in Yemen
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Saturday issued a warning to international powers of more conflict in the war-ravaged country.The UAE-backed separatist group sent letters to envoys of permanent UN Security Council member states, accusing the Yemeni government of working in tandem with terrorist groups.The STC said the government wanted to spark a return of terrorism and violence in the southern provinces.The Yemeni government blames UAE-backed separatist movements of rebelling against the government in Socotra province, which comprises six islands.Last Saturday, government forces took back control…
yenisafak.com/en/world/separatist-council-warns-of-more-conflict-in-yemen-3517293

Bangladeshi diplomat in Saudi Araba contracts COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
A Bangladeshi diplomat in Saudi Arabia has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Saturday.According to the statement, the labor counsellor at Bangladesh's mission in Jeddah contracted COVID-19.This is the first COVID-19 case at any Bangladeshi mission abroad, Md. Tohidul Islam, a senior information officer at the Foreign Ministry, told Anadolu Agency.Meanwhile, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen urged all staffers at Bangladeshi missions abroad to perform duties with utmost caution."I am requesting all employees and officials working in Bangladeshi foreign missions to strict…
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As US Shale Oil Plunges, Trump Admin Takes Aim at Venezuela
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-17
WASHINGTON DC ( The Last American Vagabond)

The War in Yemen is a Crime Against Humanity and Islam
Alon Ben-Meir | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-17
The proxy war that Saudi Arabia and Iran have been waging in Yemen for the past five years goes beyond the pale of human capacity for extreme cruelty and ruthlessness, and against the spirit and the letter of the Quran. Ironically, whereas Saudi Arabia has many reasons to end the war, which prompted its decision …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/the-war-in-yemen-is-a-crime-against-humanity-and-islam/

With Oil Prices in Freefall, Coronavirus Reveals Weaknesses of Saudis, Arab Gulf States
Marwan Kabalan | iranian.com | 2020-04-17
The coronavirus outbreak has put the Arab Gulf States under the spotlight and exposed their structural weaknesses. It has also suggested that security, which is often the focus because of geopolitical regional rivalry, especially with Iran, distracts from other equally important threats. While it is true that the Gulf States are relatively rich compared to …
iranian.com/2020/04/16/with-oil-prices-in-freefall-coronavirus-reveals-weaknesses-of-saudis-arab-gulf-states/

Yemen can't survive war on two fronts, top UN envoy tells Security Council, as coronavirus outbreak looms
news.un.org | 2020-04-16
With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to deepen suffering in Yemen, now is the time for rival parties to commit to ending their conflict, UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Thursday, during an informal meeting via videoconference.
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Some oil producing nations agree to cut production 10%
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-16
Oil-producing nations led by Russia, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia reached an unprecedented agreement on Sunday to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, or nearly 10 percent of what is currently produced, as The New York Times reported.
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Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/