Daily Archives: April 15, 2020

2020-04-15: News Headlines

Medea Benjamin (2020-04-15). UN Ceasefire Defines War As a Non-Essential Activity. zcomm.org Let's insist that the U.S. government call off its airstrikes, artillery and night raids in Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq, Syria and West Africa, and support ceasefires in Yemen, Libya and around the world…

teleSUR (2020-04-15). COVID-19 Mideast Updates: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel. telesurenglish.net The confirmed cases of COVID-19 surpassed 76,000 in Iran on Wednesday as the slowdown in infections continued. Meanwhile, a team of Chinese medical experts arrived in Saudi Arabia to help fight the novel coronavirus. | RELATED: | Iran announced 94 new deaths from the coronavirus, raising the total fatalities to 4,777, while the tally of confirmed cases surged to 76,389, up by 1,512 from a day ago. | The incr…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-15). Why impact of low oil prices on Iran is 'minimal'? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) — Global oil prices have been hit with a double whammy by the spat between Russia and Saudi Arabia in mid-March over output cuts and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

yenisafak (2020-04-15). Saudi king approves more measures to help private sector with coronavirus impact. yenisafak.com Saudi Arabia's King Salman has approved an additional package of measures to help the private sector deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus, state news agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.The package aims to provide liquidity to the private sector and will include exemptions, relief measures as well as accelerating payment of dues, it added without giving further details.

RT (2020-04-12). 'Great day for all' — Trump hails OPEC production cuts, thanks Putin and Saudi king. rt.com President Donald Trump has congratulated his Russian and Saudi counterparts on signing a deal to cut global oil output, saying the move will save "hundreds of thousands of energy jobs in the United States." | Cheering on the "big oil deal" signed on Sunday, Trump sent his thanks and congratulations to "President Putin of Russia and King Salman of Saudi Arabia. I just spoke to them from the Oval Office. Great deal for all!" | The big Oil Deal with OPEC Plus is done. This will save hundreds of thousands of energy jobs in the United States. I would like to thank and congratulate President Putin of Russia and Kin…

Yves Engler (2020-04-12). Trudeau okays more arms sales to Saudi Arabia. dissidentvoice.org As Canadians focus on the coronavirus pandemic the Trudeau government announced it was lifting its suspension of arms export permits to Saudi Arabia. It has also renegotiated the government's $14 billion armoured vehicle deal with the belligerent, repressive, monarchy. This is not surprising. The government set the stage for this decision when with its September …

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2020-04-10). Saudi Arabia Violates its Own Ceasefire As Yemen Announces First Cases of Coronavirus. mintpressnews.com The Saudi regime has engaged in a number of questionable activities since the global outbreak of COVID-19, including moving masses of African refugees deported from areas with coronavirus to the Yemeni border.

Medea Benjamin (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…

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UN Ceasefire Defines War As a Non-Essential Activity
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-04-15
Let's insist that the U.S. government call off its airstrikes, artillery and night raids in Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq, Syria and West Africa, and support ceasefires in Yemen, Libya and around the world…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/un-ceasefire-defines-war-as-a-non-essential-activity/

Why impact of low oil prices on Iran is 'minimal'?
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-15
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA)

Is Putin Laying a Petroleum Trap for Trump?
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
The G20 met in virtual session on April 10, ostensibly to address the crippling one-two punch brought on by the economic impact of coronavirus and the simultaneous collapse of the price of oil resulting from Russia and Saudi Arabia flooding …
globalresearch.ca/putin-laying-petroleum-trap-trump/5709710

COVID-19 Mideast Updates: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
The confirmed cases of COVID-19 surpassed 76,000 in Iran on Wednesday as the slowdown in infections continued. Meanwhile, a team of Chinese medical experts arrived in Saudi Arabia to help fight the novel coronavirus. | RELATED: | Sub-Saharan Africa Won't Be Spared in Health, Economic Crisis: IMF | Iran announced 94 new deaths from the coronavirus, raising the total fatalities to 4,777, while the tally of confirmed cases surged to 76,389, up by 1,512 from a day ago. | The incr…
telesurenglish.net/news/COVID-19-Mideast-Updates-Iran-Saudi-Arabia-Turkey-Israel-20200415-0017.html

Saudi king approves more measures to help private sector with coronavirus impact
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-15
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has approved an additional package of measures to help the private sector deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus, state news agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.The package aims to provide liquidity to the private sector and will include exemptions, relief measures as well as accelerating payment of dues, it added without giving further details.
yenisafak.com/en/world/saudi-king-approves-more-measures-to-help-private-sector-with-coronavirus-impact-3517005

COVID-19 Worsens Struggle of Migrant Workers in Gulf States
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
Human rights organizations are searching for empty buildings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain is transforming schools in shelters to place workers from crammed work camps, as the coronavirus is fast spreading across the Gulf region, Reuters reported Tuesday. | RELATED: | COVID-19 Reportedly Fast Spreading Among Saudi Royal Family | The struggle is not limited to overcrowded work camps, where one room with bunk beds can sleep about a dozen workers, the virus has a…
telesurenglish.net/news/COVID-19-Worsens-Struggle-of-Migrant-Workers-in-Gulf-States-20200414-0020.html

Trudeau okays more arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-12
As Canadians focus on the coronavirus pandemic the Trudeau government announced it was lifting its suspension of arms export permits to Saudi Arabia. It has also renegotiated the government's $14 billion armoured vehicle deal with the belligerent, repressive, monarchy. This is not surprising. The government set the stage for this decision when with its September …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/trudeau-okays-more-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia/

Saudi Arabia Violates its Own Ceasefire As Yemen Announces First Cases of Coronavirus
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-10
The Saudi regime has engaged in a number of questionable activities since the global outbreak of COVID-19, including moving masses of African refugees deported from areas with coronavirus to the Yemeni border.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-arabia-violates-ceasefire-yemen-announces-first-cases-coronavirus/266547/

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/