Monthly Archives: October 2020

2020-10-31: News Headlines

MEE staff (2020-10-30). Saudi crown prince served US court summons via WhatsApp. middleeasteye.net Saudi crown prince served US court summons via WhatsApp | Mohammed bin Salman and nine other officials receive summonses on WhatsApp, court documents show | Fri, 10/30/2020 – 18: 56 | Mohammed bin Salman is accused of sending 50-person kill team to Canada to assassinate former Saudi intel official (AFP/File photo) | New documents filed to a US federal court show that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2020-10-30). War-Weary Yemenis See Threat in Israel's Increasingly Public Role in Their Country. mintpressnews.com Many in Yemen fear that Israel's ambitions in their country don't end at the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and rumors are circulating that land grabs reminiscent of those in Palestine could soon hit Yemen's shores.

Nadda Osman (2020-10-30). Saudi G20 banknote angers India by depicting independent Kashmir. middleeasteye.net Saudi G20 banknote angers India by depicting independent Kashmir | New note, which celebrates G20 summit, has been criticised by New Delhi and reignited conversations about administration of territory | Fri, 10/30/2020 – 16: 25 | Banknote has caused controversy online (Screengrab/Social media) | A new 20 riyal note issued by Saudi Arabia to commemorate the kingdom's presidency of the G20 has sparked cont…

Andrew Korybko (2020-10-30). The Sudan-Israel "Peace Deal: Lots of Behind-the-Scenes Maneuvering. globalresearch.ca The Sudanese-"Israeli" peace deal isn't a spontaneous act of reconciliation like it's misportrayed by some as being but the result of lots of behind-the-scenes maneuvering including last year's military coup and recent reports that Saudi Arabia will secretly pay Sudan's …

Virginia Rodino (2020-10-30). Why I'm Voting Green in 2020. globalresearch.ca Author's note: Kevin and I worked on this article together right before his untimely passing on September 6. I met Kevin during Ralph Nader's 2004 presidential campaign. Throughout the years since, I appreciated seeing his anti-imperialist and eco-socialist arguments strengthen …

MEE staff (2020-10-29). US warns of possible Houthi missile strikes on Saudi capital. middleeasteye.net US warns of possible Houthi missile strikes on Saudi capital | Saudi coalition spokesman said bomb-laden Houthi drones were launched toward the capital 'deliberately and systematically to target civilians' | Thu, 10/29/2020 – 15: 25 | Brian Hook, then-US special representative on Iran, on 21 June 2019 checks what Saudi officials said were Iran-made Houthi missiles and drones intercepted over Saudi territory (A…

MEE and agencies (2020-10-29). Saudi Arabia: Man arrested after attacking French consulate guard 'with sharp tool'. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia: Man arrested after attacking French consulate guard 'with sharp tool' | The attack in Jeddah comes as tensions rise in the aftermath of French President Macron's comments defending the right to publish satirical images of Prophet Muhammad | Thu, 10/29/2020 – 11: 13 | Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad (AFP/file photo) | A Saudi citizen w…

Gordon Duff (2020-10-29). Intel Drop with The Greenwald issue. thealtworld.com A few things to add… | The Greenwald issue, he has taken to twitter to establish himself as 'wronged' but those of us who carry the water for the journalistic world, those who point at Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Kosher Nostra (Trump's gang) as 9/11 perpetrators…who publish the hard evidence of nuclear attacks…don't appreciate those like Greenwald very much. | You can't say "Israeli did it" without crediting Giuliani. You can't say "Rudy" without saying "Donald." | Trump's silence on 9/11 has been deafening. | Is the great reset coming? You will know when Trump flees to Ukraine. | As for Greenwald, we woul…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-10-29). Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul relaunches hunger strike. peoplesdispatch.org Loujain al-Hathloul, who has been in prison since may 2018, launched a hunger strike against prison officials' decision to deny her regular contact with her family. She had undertaken a similar strike in September…

Reprieve (2020-10-29). New Report Exposes Secret US Drone Strikes in Yemen. globalresearch.ca A Airwars documented at least 30 locally-claimed US …

RT (2020-10-28). US embassy in Emirates issues new terrorism warning to American citizens. rt.com The US embassy in the United Arab Emirates has warned Americans to be "very careful" of terrorist attacks, after a flareup in tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemeni rebels led the embassy in Riyadh to issue a similar alert. | US citizens in the Emirates were

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-28). US Embassy in Riyadh warns of possible missile, drone attacks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) — The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia in a statement on Wednesday issued security advice to its citizens in Riyadh, fearing possible missile and drone strikes.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-10-28). One out of every four children in southern Yemen is malnourished, says UN report. peoplesdispatch.org According to the UN report, cases of acute malnutrition among children in war-ravaged Yemen are increasing at an alarming pace because of a severe shortage of food due to the war…

2020-10-30: News Headlines

Nadda Osman (2020-10-30). Saudi G20 banknote angers India by depicting independent Kashmir. middleeasteye.net Saudi G20 banknote angers India by depicting independent Kashmir | New note, which celebrates G20 summit, has been criticised by New Delhi and reignited conversations about administration of territory | Fri, 10/30/2020 – 16: 25 | Banknote has caused controversy online (Screengrab/Social media) | A new 20 riyal note issued by Saudi Arabia to commemorate the kingdom's presidency of the G20 has sparked cont…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2020-10-30). War-Weary Yemenis See Threat in Israel's Increasingly Public Role in Their Country. mintpressnews.com Many in Yemen fear that Israel's ambitions in their country don't end at the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and rumors are circulating that land grabs reminiscent of those in Palestine could soon hit Yemen's shores.

Andrew Korybko (2020-10-30). The Sudan-Israel "Peace Deal: Lots of Behind-the-Scenes Maneuvering. globalresearch.ca The Sudanese-"Israeli" peace deal isn't a spontaneous act of reconciliation like it's misportrayed by some as being but the result of lots of behind-the-scenes maneuvering including last year's military coup and recent reports that Saudi Arabia will secretly pay Sudan's …

MEE and agencies (2020-10-29). Saudi Arabia: Man arrested after attacking French consulate guard 'with sharp tool'. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia: Man arrested after attacking French consulate guard 'with sharp tool' | The attack in Jeddah comes as tensions rise in the aftermath of French President Macron's comments defending the right to publish satirical images of Prophet Muhammad | Thu, 10/29/2020 – 11: 13 | Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad (AFP/file photo) | A Saudi citizen w…

MEE staff (2020-10-29). US warns of possible Houthi missile strikes on Saudi capital. middleeasteye.net US warns of possible Houthi missile strikes on Saudi capital | Saudi coalition spokesman said bomb-laden Houthi drones were launched toward the capital 'deliberately and systematically to target civilians' | Thu, 10/29/2020 – 15: 25 | Brian Hook, then-US special representative on Iran, on 21 June 2019 checks what Saudi officials said were Iran-made Houthi missiles and drones intercepted over Saudi territory (A…

Gordon Duff (2020-10-29). Intel Drop with The Greenwald issue. thealtworld.com A few things to add… | The Greenwald issue, he has taken to twitter to establish himself as 'wronged' but those of us who carry the water for the journalistic world, those who point at Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Kosher Nostra (Trump's gang) as 9/11 perpetrators…who publish the hard evidence of nuclear attacks…don't appreciate those like Greenwald very much. | You can't say "Israeli did it" without crediting Giuliani. You can't say "Rudy" without saying "Donald." | Trump's silence on 9/11 has been deafening. | Is the great reset coming? You will know when Trump flees to Ukraine. | As for Greenwald, we woul…

Reprieve (2020-10-29). New Report Exposes Secret US Drone Strikes in Yemen. globalresearch.ca A Airwars documented at least 30 locally-claimed US …

Peoples Dispatch (2020-10-29). Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul relaunches hunger strike. peoplesdispatch.org Loujain al-Hathloul, who has been in prison since may 2018, launched a hunger strike against prison officials' decision to deny her regular contact with her family. She had undertaken a similar strike in September…

Rayhan Uddin (2020-10-28). Saudi Arabia set to abolish kafala system: Report. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia set to abolish kafala system: Report | Riyadh due to announce new contract between migrant workers and their employers, ending controversial sponsorship system | Wed, 10/28/2020 – 11: 38 | Migrant workers working on a construction site in the Saudi capital Riyadh (AFP/File photo) | Saudi Arabia plans to abolish the controversial kafala sponsorship system for migrant workers, according to…

RT (2020-10-28). US embassy in Emirates issues new terrorism warning to American citizens. rt.com The US embassy in the United Arab Emirates has warned Americans to be "very careful" of terrorist attacks, after a flareup in tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemeni rebels led the embassy in Riyadh to issue a similar alert. | US citizens in the Emirates were

Staff (2020-10-28). Headlines for October 28, 2020. democracynow.org White House Credits Trump with "Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic" as U.S. Cases Hit Record Highs, As 54 Million U.S. Residents Struggle for Food, Senate Adjourns Without Passing Relief Bill, Family of Walter Wallace Jr. Demands Justice After Fatal Police Shooting, Grand Jurors Call Actions of Louisville Police Officers Who Killed Breonna Taylor "Criminal", Trump Mocks Media Coverage of Coronavirus Crisis, Trump on Counting Votes Beyond Election Day: "I Don't Believe That's by Our Laws", Muslims Denounce French President for Defending Caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, Yemen's Humanitarian Workers Plead for Internationa…

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-28). US Embassy in Riyadh warns of possible missile, drone attacks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) — The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia in a statement on Wednesday issued security advice to its citizens in Riyadh, fearing possible missile and drone strikes.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-10-28). One out of every four children in southern Yemen is malnourished, says UN report. peoplesdispatch.org According to the UN report, cases of acute malnutrition among children in war-ravaged Yemen are increasing at an alarming pace because of a severe shortage of food due to the war…

MEE and agencies (2020-10-27). Child malnutrition reaches new highs in parts of Yemen: UN survey. middleeasteye.net Child malnutrition reaches new highs in parts of Yemen: UN survey | Programmes keeping millions from starvation and disease are gradually closing amid an acute funding shortage | Tue, 10/27/2020 – 07: 54 | The UN said it needs $50m urgently to boost nutrition programmes (AFP) | Parts of Yemen are seeing their highest levels of acute malnutrition in children, heightening warnings that the c…

MEE correspondent (2020-10-27). Yemen currency war sees inflation spiral as Saudi-led fuel siege intensifies. middleeasteye.net Yemen currency war sees inflation spiral as Saudi-led fuel siege intensifies | As fighting has lessened in recent months, Yemenis say the economic war being waged is just as devastating | Tue, 10/27/2020 – 13: 03 | Old and new banknotes at a currency exchange in Aden (AFP) | While the violence of the war in Yemen generally captures the headlines, and has lessened in recent months, escal…

MEE and agencies (2020-10-27). Yemen: Houthi minister of youth 'assassinated' in Sanaa. middleeasteye.net Yemen: Houthi minister of youth 'assassinated' in Sanaa | The Houthis denounce the attack as 'a criminal act' by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen | Tue, 10/27/2020 – 10: 38 | Yemeni politician Hassan Mohamed Zaid, 66, was killed in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday (Twitter) | Yemen's Houthi movement announced on Tuesday that Hassan Zaid, its minister of youth and sports affairs, was g…

news.un (2020-10-27). Yemeni children suffer record rates of acute malnutrition, putting 'entire generation' at risk. news.un.org Yemeni children are suffering acute malnutrition at unprecedented rates as the world's worst humanitarian crisis grinds on and funding falls far short of what is needed to offset the effects of conflict and‚ÄØ economic collapse, UN agencies said in a statement on Tuesday.

Ralph Nader (2020-10-27). Don't Rush to Declare Victory: Implementing a Two-Week Grace Period After November 3rd So All Voters Can Be Counted. commondreams.org With such large stakes for our fragile democracy, we cannot afford to bypass such a course of action that will assure a peaceful transition in accord with the rule of law. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/early.jpg

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-27). Iranian envoy submits credentials to Yemeni Foreign Minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) — Iran's new ambassador to Yemen submitted a copy of his credentials to the Foreign Minister of the Yemeni National Salvation Government.