(2020-09-30). Iranian MPs to escort humanitarian aid ships to Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — An Iranian delegation consisting of Parliament members will escort the ships carrying humanitarian aid to opressed people of Yemen.
(2020-09-30). EXCLUSIVE: Sadiq Khan reverses decision to take part in Saudi G20 mayors summit. middleeasteye.net 
EXCLUSIVE: Sadiq Khan reverses decision to take part in Saudi G20 mayors summit | London mayor to withdraw official observer to avoid implication that it 'means support for the Saudi government' | Wed, 09/30/2020 – 13: 37 | Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of London, has led the city since May 2016 (AFP/File photo) | London mayor Sadiq Khan has reversed his decision to participate in a Saudi hosted…
(2020-09-30). War crimes are being committed in Yemen, says report. peoplesdispatch.org A group of eminent experts has demanded that the UN security council refer the situation in Yemen to the International Criminal Court and expand the list of persons sanctioned…
(2020-09-29). Sadiq Khan to send official to Saudi summit as three major cities lead boycott. middleeasteye.net 
Sadiq Khan to send official to Saudi summit as three major cities lead boycott | London will send a representative to the 'Urban 20' meeting in Riyadh despite New York, LA and Paris withdrawing from G20 mayor's summit over rights concerns | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 16: 32 | Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of London, has led the city since May 2016 (AFP/File photo) | A representative from London will atten…
(2020-09-29). Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained terrorist cell uncovered in kingdom. middleeasteye.net 
Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained terrorist cell uncovered in kingdom | Riyadh says it arrested 10 people earlier this month and seized weapons and explosives from the group | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 12: 24 | Saudi Arabia said the cell had received training from Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Reuters) | Iran rejected on Tuesday an accusation by Saudi Arabia that it had t…
(2020-09-29). Is Pakistan ready to recognise Israel? middleeasteye.net 
Is Pakistan ready to recognise Israel? | Despite the pivotal role played by its close ally Saudi Arabia in the normalisation accords, any prospect of recognising Israel is seen as highly controversial | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 10: 17 | Israeli and US flags are burned during an anti-normalisation protest in Pakistan's port city of Karachi (AFP) | With a number of Gulf Arab countries, including the Unit…
(2020-09-29). Trump Confirms U.S. Is Israel's "Protector" globalresearch.ca For many years the security framework in the Middle East has been described as a bilateral arrangement whereby Washington gained access to sufficient Saudi Arabian oil to keep the energy market stable while the United States provided an armed physical …
(2020-09-29). Saudi Arabia announces new Umrah measures. yenisafak.com Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced fresh measures for the Umrah pilgrimage, which was suspended for six months due to the coronavirus outbreak.As part of the COVID-19 measures, the barricade placed around the Kaaba and the holy Black Stone will remain in its place and visitors will be prevented from touching them, the official SPA news agency reported.Masjid al-Haram, where the Kaaba is located, will be disinfected 10 times a day, SPA said, adding that quarantine rooms were already prepared for visitors showing symptoms of COVID-19.Saudi Arabia announced last week that it will gradually lift a coronavirus-related…
(2020-09-28). Arabic press review: Saudi Arabia 'planned' to occupy Qatar, minister claims. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Saudi Arabia 'planned' to occupy Qatar, minister claims | Meanwhile, Algeria sentences activist for his role in toppling Bouteflika, $106bn smuggled out of Yemen during the war and 100,000 Jordanian restaurant staff out of work because of coronavirus | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 14: 50 | Years of civil war have led to billions of dollars being smuggled out of Yemen, Al-Araby Al-Jadee…
(2020-09-28). Turkish prosecutors prepare second indictment over Khashoggi murder. middleeasteye.net 
Turkish prosecutors prepare second indictment over Khashoggi murder | Two of the six suspects face life jail sentences for premeditated murder with monstrous intent | Mon, 09/28/2020 – 12: 17 | Khashoggi was killed in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate and later dismembered (Reuters) | Turkish prosecutors have prepared a second indictment in connection with the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in…
(2020-09-28). Iranian ships conduct illegal fishing off Yemen coast. yenisafak.com "The illegal fishing by these Iranian ships constitutes a blatant assault on the Yemeni sovereignty," Fahad Kafain said on Twitter. | Kafain called on the international community to intervene to "halt Iran's destructive role" in Yemen, going on to call for a stronger coordination between the Yemeni government and the Saudi-led coalition to "counter Iran's violations and prevent tampering with the Yemeni waters and resources". | There was no immediate comment from the Iranian authorities on the accusations. | Yemen has been devastated by a conflict that escalated in September 2014 after Iran-aligned Houthi rebe…
(2020-09-27). Saudi Arabia, World's Last Absolute Monarchy, Challenged by New Democratic Political Party. zcomm.org "There would be an end of everything," Montesquieu said of absolute monarchy and the erasure of the separation of powers. That is what the Saudis have, and what Trump is working toward.
(2020-09-27). Yemen warring parties agree to exchange over 1,000 prisoners. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen warring parties agree to exchange over 1,000 prisoners | The Houthis and Saudi-backed government in largest swap deal since peace talks in Stockholm in December 2018 | Sun, 09/27/2020 – 11: 57 | Houthi prisoner exchange committee head Abdulkader al-Murtada (L) shakes hands with the Yemeni delegation leader Hadi Haig, next to UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths after exchange deal talks…
(2020-09-27). Yemen's warring parties agree to free more than 1,000 prisoners. news.un.org At the end of a week-long meeting in Switzerland, the parties to the conflict in Yemen reached what the UN envoy there called "a very important milestone", in agreeing to release a first group of detainees.
(2020-09-27). G20 Leaders' Summit Will Be Held Virtually on 21-22 November. sputniknews.com MOSCOW, September 28 (Sputnik) – This year's G20 leaders' summit under the theme of "Realizing opportunities of the 21st century for all" will be held in an online format amid the coronavirus pandemic, the G20 Saudi Secretariat said in a statement.
(2020-09-27). The Fate of Our Rights Won't Be Determined by Barrett, But by Popular Struggle. truthout.org After Mohsin Yafai became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2001, his wife, Zahoor Ahmed, a Yemeni citizen, applied for visas for herself and their children. A consular officer at the Department of Homeland Security denied her visa application, claiming that they tried to "