(2020-07-22). All Civilian Lives Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others. popularresistance.org Washington's record speaks for itself. Seen from the Potomac's shores, the value of a civilian life almost directly correlates with how the US Government of the moment feels about the regime that man, woman, or child momentarily lives under. Consider it the obscenity of the arbitrary. A few examples should suffice, but one could fill volumes with consistent exemplars. | "Heroic" Libyan rebels — and proximate civilians — mattered once, and only once, President Barack Obama decided their bizarre but harmless-to-the-homeland dictator Colonel Gaddafi had to go. Yet, ten times as many Yemeni lives-extingui…
(2020-07-21). COVID-19 scapegoating triggers fresh displacement in Yemen, warns migration agency. news.un.org COVID-19 fears have prompted fresh displacement in war-torn Yemen, and forced many of those on the move to sell what little they have to survive, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
(2020-07-21). Saudi king in stable condition after being admitted to hospital: sources. yenisafak.com The king, who has ruled the world's largest oil exporter and close U.S. ally since 2015, was undergoing medical checks, state media on Monday cited a Royal Court statement as saying without further details.Three well-connnected Saudi sources who declined to be identified, two of whom were speaking late on Monday and one on Tuesday, told Reuters the king was "fine".An official in the region, who requested anonymity, said he spoke to one of King Salman's sons on Monday who seemed "calm" and that there was no sense of panic about the monarch's health.King Salman received phone calls from the leaders of Kuwait, Bahra…
(2020-07-20). Tehran and Baghdad: Parting Ways? thealtworld.com Iraq's new prime minister wants to woo the US and Saudi Arabia, but Iran cannot be simply cast aside | A variety of divergent opinions have been voiced about Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's visit to Baghdad on Sunday and the message it was intended to send to the Iraqi leadership — especially Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi as he prepares to travel to Riyadh on his first foreign excursion since assuming office. | Kadhimi's choice of the Saudi capital, rather than Tehran, as his first port of call on his maiden voyage, was itself a clear and carefully calculated message to Iran, as was his…
(2020-07-20). Saudi stock falls by 2.08% as king hospitalized. yenisafak.com Early on Monday, the Saudi Royal Court announced that King Salman will undergo medical examinations, but without giving further details about the monarch's health conditions.Monday's trading was affected negatively, amid a collective decline of most sectors, including energy, transport and banking.Aramco dropped by 0.9%, SABIC, the region's largest petrochemical company, fell by 1.7%, while Al-Ahly, the kingdom's largest bank dropped by 0.8% and Al-Rajhi Bank by 1.2%.
(2020-07-20). Saudi Arabia records more than 2,400 new COVID-19 cases. yenisafak.com Over 2,400 people were diagnosed Monday with the novel coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, according to the Health Ministry.Officials said 2,429 more infections were registered in the last 24 hours and that the total number of cases climbed to 253,349.The death toll from the virus reached 2,523, with 37 additional fatalities, while a total of 203,259 patients have recovered so far.COVID-19 has claimed nearly 607,000 lives in 188 countries and regions since it originated in China last December.Over 14.5 million COVID-19 cases have been reported globally, with recoveries exceeding 8.1 million, according to figures compile…
(2020-07-19). Saudi coalition launches attack on Yemeni Al Hudaydah provin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Saudi-led coalition has reportedly launched a large-scale missile and artillery attack on Al Hudaydah province in Yemen.
(2020-07-19). G20 Finance Ministers Kick COVID Crisis Decisions to Fall. indybay.org Washington DC – Chaired by Saudi Arabia, G20 Finance Ministers met virtually and focused on the global health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. A communiqué issued by the Ministers suggested most decisions on the crisis will be made later in the year.