(2020-11-24). EXCLUSIVE: Ilhan Omar calls for end to American sponsorship of police brutality. middleeasteye.net 
EXCLUSIVE: Ilhan Omar calls for end to American sponsorship of police brutality | Congresswoman to introduce resolution condemning police brutality, which could have implications for arms sales to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, MEE can reveal | Tue, 11/24/2020 – 16: 55 | Draft resolution urges US arms manufacturers to stop the sale of lethal and non-lethal weapons to countries with documented patterns of police bruta…
(2020-11-24). 'Stop the threat': Saudi Arabia blames Houthis for Aramco missile attack in letter to UN Security Council. rt.com 
Saudi Arabia has told the United Nations Security Council that Yemen's Houthi militia is behind the missile attack at a petroleum facility in Jeddah owned by its Aramco oil company on Monday, in a formal letter seen by reporters. | A letter penned by Saudi UN ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi called on the 15-member body to "stop the threat" that the Iran-backed Houthi rebels pose to energy security, Yemeni politics, and regional stability, Reuters reported on Tuesday. | "It has been identified that the Houthis militia backed by Iran is responsible for the terrorist attack," Al-Mouallimi said in the letter, rep…
(2020-11-24). British military operating in scores of locations across Middle East. middleeasteye.net 
British military operating in scores of locations across Middle East | UK forces have 23 bases and personnel in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Gulf states and the US embassy in Jerusalem | Tue, 11/24/2020 – 11: 39 | British and Omani tank crews photographed during exercises in Oman in 2018 (Twitter) | The UK government is maintaining a military presence at scores of facilities across the Middle East, according…
(2020-11-24). HRW calls on Saudi Arabia to reveal status of detained Uighurs. middleeasteye.net 
HRW calls on Saudi Arabia to reveal status of detained Uighurs | Aimadoula Waili and Nurmemet Rozi were arrested last week by Saudi authorities and risk deportation and torture in China, rights group says | Tue, 11/24/2020 – 20: 05 | Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi authorities to 'immediately disclose' the status of Hemdullah Abduweli and Nurmemet Rozi (AFP/File photo) | Human Rights Watch has called on…
(2020-11-24). Turkey Khashoggi trial: Journalist felt threatened by MBS's allies, court hears. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey Khashoggi trial: Journalist felt threatened by MBS's allies, court hears | A hearing of the Istanbul-based trial into the Saudi journalist's murder hears testimony of Khashoggi talking about high-level threats years before his death | Tue, 11/24/2020 – 12: 03 | Friends of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi attend an event marking the second-year anniversary of his assassinati…
(2020-11-24). Netanyahu in Saudi Arabia. thealtworld.com The Arab-Israeli normalisation fad will not last long. And the regimes involved will live to regret it. | With all the Israeli media confirming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks with Crown Prince Muhammad Bin-Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin-Farhan's awkward denial that any such meeting took place was unconvincing in the extreme. | True, Netanyahu's office refused to confirm or deny the gathering held at the complex of royal palaces in north-eastern Saudi Arabia at the site of the planned 'mega-city' of Neom. It su…
(2020-11-23). The Yemen Civil War Arms Bonanza. counterpunch.org 
"Making billions from arms exports which fuel the conflict while providing a small fraction of that in aid to Yemen is both immoral and incoherent." So thundered Oxfam's Yemen Country Director, Muhsin Siddiquey after consulting figures from the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showing that members of the G20 have exported over $17 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the Kingdom entered the conflict in Yemen. "The world's wealthiest nations cannot continue to put profits above the Yemeni people."
(2020-11-23). Uighur scholar arrested in Saudi Arabia at risk of deportation to China. middleeasteye.net 
Uighur scholar arrested in Saudi Arabia at risk of deportation to China | Activists and human rights advocates have raised concerns that Aimadoula Waili may be tortured in a 're-education' camp if sent back to China | Mon, 11/23/2020 – 15: 48 | The scholar fears he could be deported back to China, where Uighurs face persecution (Supplied) | A Uighur Muslim religious scholar was arrested in Saudi Arabia o…
(2020-11-23). Israel's Netanyahu made secret trip to Saudi Arabia to meet crown prince, say reports. middleeasteye.net 
Israel's Netanyahu made secret trip to Saudi Arabia to meet crown prince, say reports | Saudi foreign minister denies meeting or any visit by Israeli officials, despite anonymous confirmations to US media | Mon, 11/23/2020 – 07: 37 | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, L, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive to make a joint statement after meeting in Jerusalem on 19 November 2020 (AFP) | Israeli…
(2020-11-23). Trump's Massive, Lawless, and Immoral Legacy to Our Country Will Continue Unless … counterpunch.org 
Trump has gotten away with almost everything throughout his bankruptcy-driven business career and his corrupt, cruel, and costly political years in the White House. Things changed on November 3, when he was retired by the voters.
(2020-11-23). Aramco rocket attack coincides secret talks in S. Arabia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) — Saudi Arabia was surprised when Jedda's ARAMCO distribution facilities were hit by rockets of Houthis on Monday morning a while after Pompeo, Netanyahu, and MBS were holding secret talks in the country.
(2020-11-23). Will Turkey intervene in Yemen? thealtworld.com and how will Riyadh react to Ankara's growing regional and Islamic role? | On the eve of the G-20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia, King Salman phoned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and they agreed to resolve outstanding differences between their two countries through dialogue. This move not only reflected the kingdom's eagerness to ensure that Erdogan would personally take part in the 'virtual' gathering, Turkey being the only other Muslim member of the G-20. It was also an attempt to offset the danger posed by Turkey's growing role in the Islamic world to Saudi Arabia's perceived interests and presumed…
(2020-11-23). Reports of Meeting Between Netanyahu, Pompeo, bin Salman Spark Fear of Iran War. truthout.org The alarming possibility of a military attack on Iran — a nation that has long been in the sights of war hawks in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel — was immediately invoked by foreign policy analysts Monday following
(2020-11-23). No time to waste, as Yemen inches towards famine: UN Children's Fund. news.un.org Raising alarm over "an imminent catastrophe" in war-ravaged Yemen, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated the urgent need for combatants to stop the fighting.
(2020-11-23). Gantz, Ashkenazi not-informed of Netanyahu visit to S. Arabia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) — Netanyahu informed neither Gantz nor Ashkenazi of his secret visit to Saudi Arabia.
(2020-11-22). The Yemen "Civil War" Arms Bonanza. Mammoth Weapons Sales to UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel. globalresearch.ca "Making billions from arms exports which fuel the conflict while providing a small fraction of that in aid to Yemen is both immoral and incoherent." So
(2020-11-22). UN Chief Warns of Worst Famine in Decades in Yemen. dissidentvoice.org United Nations chief warned on Friday that war-torn Yemen is in imminent danger of the world's worst famine in decades.
(2020-11-22). Saudi begging for role in possible talks with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — Repeating baseless accusations against Iran Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said that Riyadh should be part of any future talks.
(2020-11-21). 'Moral cost is too high': Legendary war reporter Martin Bell calls on UK to halt Saudi arms sales over civilian bombing in Yemen. rt.com 
Former British war reporter and lawmaker Martin Bell said the UK must stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia because the desert kingdom's military coalition is indiscriminately bombing civilians in its war with Houthi rebels in Yemen. | "The moral imperative is so great that if there is a cost to the economy, I think it has to be borne," Bell told Afshin Rattansi, host of RT's "Going Underground" program, in an interview on Friday. "We claim to be a civilised people. Why are we arming . . . the gang that can't shoot straight?" | Bell, who is currently UK ambassador to UNICEF, made his comments after the virtual…
(2020-11-21). Shocking New Figures Show How Much US Is Fueling Violence In Yemen. popularresistance.org Despite presenting itself as a force for good and peace in the Middle East, the United States sells at least five times as much weaponry to Saudi Arabia than aid it donates to Yemen. The State Department constantly portrays itself as a humanitarian superpower with the welfare of the Yemeni people as its highest priority, yet figures released from the United Nations and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that since the war in Yemen began, the U.S. government has given $2.56 billion in aid to the country, but sold over $13 billion in high-tech weapons to Saudi Arabia, the leader of th…
(2020-11-21). Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix On Day One. popularresistance.org Donald Trump loves executive orders as a tool of dictatorial power, avoiding the need to work through Congress. But that works both ways, making it relatively easy for President Biden to reverse many of Trump's most disastrous decisions. Here are ten things Biden can do as soon as he takes office. Each one can set the stage for broader progressive foreign policy initiatives, which we have also outlined. | 1)End the U.S. role in the Saudi-led war on Yemen and restore U.S. humanitarian aid to Yemen.
(2020-11-20). 'Act urgently' to stave off catastrophic famine in Yemen: Guterres. news.un.org Yemen is in "imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades", the UN chief warned in a statement released on Friday, calling for urgent action on the part of the international community to "stave off catastrophe".