(2020-04-10). Fears of MILLIONS becoming infected soon in war-torn Yemen as first Covid-19 case recorded. rt.com 
The first confirmed Covid-19 case has been recorded in war-torn Yemen as the devastated nation braces for the pandemic to hit. A local health official has warned that up to 90 percent of the population could become infected. | The first case of the disease was recorded in the large eastern Hadhramaut Province, the country's emergency committee to combat Covid-19 announced on Friday. The patient is in stable condition and is receiving treatment, the officials said. | Yemen has been devastated by a bloody civil war, which began after the Houthi rebel movement toppled President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who went int…
(2020-04-09). Trump says he had 'a very good call' with Putin & Saudi King, says OPEC+ 'getting close' to historic deal. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump said that he had a "very good talk" with his Russian and Saudi counterparts amid reports oil producers are about to reach a deal to cut output. Trump warned of major layoffs if it falls flat. | "The conversation was very good. They're getting close to a deal." the president said at a White House briefing on Thursday, adding that an announcement on the talks could come sometime in the next day. | Trump did not specify what oil price would be needed to keep the American shale oil industry afloat, however, stating only that "we need a minimum number so these companies don't go out of bus…
(2020-04-09). OPEC+ reach deal to cut production by 10mn barrels per day, ending price war that devastated oil market – reports. rt.com 
Representatives of oil-producing countries have reportedly reached a tentative agreement on limiting production, hoping to boost the price of crude that plummeted after a Saudi push to flood the market and Covid-19 lockdowns. | OPEC+ countries reportedly agreed to scale back output by 10 million barrels per day starting on the first day of May, after an hours-long teleconference on Thursday, Reuters reported citing an OPEC statement. The cuts will slowly reduce over time, easing to 8 million bpd after two months until the end of 2020, and relaxing further in the months afterward. | The organization has yet to…
(2020-04-09). Arab League Welcomes Yemen Ceasefire. telesurenglish.net Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit welcomed on Thursday the Saudi-led coalition's two-week cease-fire in Yemen. | RELATED: | He urged the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to respond to the Saudi initiative that constitutes "a rare opportunity for stopping the bloodshed in the war-torn country." | He stressed "the Yemeni people is the first winner of that important initiative that mirro…
(2020-04-09). COVID-19 Reportedly Fast Spreading Among Saudi Royal Family. telesurenglish.net At least 150 members of the ruling Saudi royal family contracted the COVID-19 disease in recent weeks, The New York Times reported Wednesday citing hospital communications, doctors in the kingdom and sources familiar with the family. | RELATED: | The governor of the capital Riyadh who is in his 70s, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is in intensive care after being infected by the virus. | King Salman…
(2020-04-06). Prison shelling in Yemen kills five women and a child: UN rights chief condemns possible war crime. news.un.org The UN has condemned the shelling of the women's section of the Central Prison in a district of Yemen's war-torn Taizz Governerate, in the south of the country, which has left at least five women and one child dead, and wounding more than 11, with casualties expected to rise.
(2020-04-04). Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS. zcomm.org 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…