Daily Archives: October 4, 2020

2020-10-04: News Headlines

Areeb Ullah (2020-10-03). Pregnant Ethiopians languish in 'hellish' Saudi detention centres: Amnesty International. middleeasteye.net Pregnant Ethiopians languish in 'hellish' Saudi detention centres: Amnesty International | Detainees say they were forced to stay in crowded cells and to use their cell floors as toilets | Sat, 10/03/2020 – 11: 38 | Ethiopia has called for a halt in repatriations because of Covid-19. It brought back nearly 4,000 Ethiopians from Saudi Arabia between April and September 2020 (AFP) | Ethiopian migrants impr…

Gordon Duff (2020-10-03). Trump at Walter Reed, False positive and faking probably but most want him dead. thealtworld.com Bush 43 hates Trump? Have we heard from Cheney and Rumsfeld? Dick and Donald have been relatively silent and they are the real power behind the GOP's muscle, their control of the JSOC which kept America in war during 8 years of Obama, crippling White House attempts to wrest control of the military from Pentagon traitors and private contractors paid by the Saudi's. | Unmasked Trump supporters called upon to 'protect America from excess voting' | You see, the US went rogue around 2005, when Operation 9/11 took final hold. How wa…

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2020-10-02). Two Years After Khashoggi's Murder, Why is America Still An Accomplice to MBS's Crimes? counterpunch.org Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered on October 2, 2018 by agents of Saudi Arabia's despotic government, and the CIA concluded they killed him on direct orders from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Eight Saudi men have been convicted of Khashoggi's murder by a Saudi court in what the Washington Post

MEE staff (2020-10-02). Sudan sending hundreds of troops to Yemen via Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net Sudan sending hundreds of troops to Yemen via Saudi Arabia | Sources say officers and soldiers arrived in the kingdom last week, despite Khartoum supposedly winding down its involvement in the conflict | Fri, 10/02/2020 – 13: 37 | Sudanese troops with a military coalition in Yemen backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates detect mines in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah (AFP) | Hundreds of Sudanese s…

Emile Schepers (2020-10-02). Arab-American voters could make the difference in stopping Trump in Michigan. peoplesworld.org One of the distinctive features of Michigan is that one of the largest minority populations in the state is Arab-Americans, estimated to be between 153,000 and half a million, depending on the source. They come from a variety of national and religious backgrounds. Yemenis are one of the largest Arab ethnic groups here, but there …

MEE staff (2020-10-02). Middle East countries deported exiled Uighurs to China: Report. middleeasteye.net Middle East countries deported exiled Uighurs to China: Report | Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt arrested exiled Uighur Muslims and deported them to China in collaboration with Beijing, BBC reports | Fri, 10/02/2020 – 21: 52 | At least one million Uighurs are said to be held in internment camps where they are undergoing political "re-education" (AFP/File photo) | Some Uighur Muslims who fled China and sought refug…

Ragip Soylu (2020-10-02). Khashoggi murder: Turkey tells Saudis to send 'henchmen' to Istanbul for trial. middleeasteye.net Khashoggi murder: Turkey tells Saudis to send 'henchmen' to Istanbul for trial | Erdogan's communications director says journalist's real killers have been 'allowed to walk free' two years after his death | Fri, 10/02/2020 – 09: 11 | A man lights candles next to posters of Khashoggi during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul (AFP) | On the second anniversary of journalist Jamal Kha…

Ali Harb (2020-10-02). Khashoggi murder: Joe Biden pledges to 'reassess' ties with Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net Khashoggi murder: Joe Biden pledges to 'reassess' ties with Saudi Arabia | Biden says if elected, he will make sure 'America does not check its values at the door to sell arms or buy oil' | Sat, 10/03/2020 – 00: 33 | Wearing mask to guard against coronavirus, Biden campaigns in Michigan on 2 October (AFP) | On the second anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ple…

_____ (2020-10-02). Two Years After Khashoggi's Murder. popularresistance.org Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered on October 2, 2018 by agents of Saudi Arabia's despotic government, and the CIA concluded they killed him on direct orders from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Eight Saudi men have been convicted of Khashoggi's murder by a Saudi court in what the Washington Post characterized as sham trials with no transparency. The higher ups who ordered the murder, including MBS, continue to escape responsibility.

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-10-02). On Grim Anniversary of Khashoggi Murder, Activists Project Slain Saudi's Image From Coast to Coast. commondreams.org "We promise you, Jamal, to always tell your story and to fight tirelessly until justice is served." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jamal.jpg

commondreams (2020-10-02). Image of Jamal Khashoggi Projected on the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. and Other Locations on Second Anniversary of His Assassination. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Staff (2020-10-01). Kingdom of Silence: 2 Years After Khashoggi Murder, New Film Explores Deadly U.S.-Saudi Alliance. democracynow.org Two years ago, in a story that shocked the world, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul for marriage documents and was never seen again. It was later revealed that Khashoggi — a Saudi insider turned critic and Washington Post columnist — was murdered and dismembered by a team of Saudi agents at the direct order of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. We speak with a friend of Khashoggi and with the director of a new documentary, "Kingdom of Silence," that tracks not only Khashoggi's brutal murder and the rise of MBS, but also the decades-long alliance between the United…

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2020-10-01). Two Years After Khashoggi's Brutal Murder, Why Is America Still an Accomplice to MBS's Crimes? commondreams.org A protester dressed as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and another dressed as U.S. President Donald Trump stand outside the White House in the wake of the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 19. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/khashoggi_trump_mbs.png

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-01). Yemeni court issues death sentence for Trump, MBS. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — A criminal court in Saada has sentenced ten, including US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salam, to death for an attack on a Yemeni school bus claimed that 51 lives and injured 79 in 2018.

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2020-09-30). Human Rights Groups Applaud London Mayor for Boycotting Saudi Summit. commondreams.org "No mayors in good conscience should agree to attend the U20 Summit until Loujain and the other imprisoned Saudi human rights defenders are freed and the bombing and blockading of Yemen ceases." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/london-mayor-khan-u20-saudi.jpg