Daily Archives: November 30, 2020

2020-11-30: News Headlines

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2020-11-30). Yemen: Trump is Showering Saudi Arabia with Last-Minute Gifts. mintpressnews.com Saudi Arabia's use of American diplomatic cover and weapons alike has taken on a fevered pace as the Kingdom deepens the tragedy it has afflicted upon Yemen.

Paul Cochrane (2020-11-30). One month until 'Brexit': Is the UK looking to seal a Gulf free trade deal? middleeasteye.net One month until 'Brexit': Is the UK looking to seal a Gulf free trade deal? | With talks with the EU still deadlocked, London is looking to forge closer trading ties with the GCC | Mon, 11/30/2020 – 13: 46 | (L-R) British trade ministers Liz Truss and Ranil Jayawardena meet Saudi ambassador to the UK Khaled bin Bandar bin Sultan and Saudi Commerce Minister Majid Abdullah al-Kassabi in October 2020…

commondreams (2020-11-30). Over 80 Organizations Urge Biden to Prioritize Ending U.S. Involvement in Yemen War. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-11-30). The agony of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul. peoplesdispatch.org Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who has been in jail for over 900 days and faced physical and psychological torture, is now set to be tried in a terrorism court…

Rod Driver (2020-11-29). The War Crimes of Obama, Cameron and Hillary Clinton. zcomm.org Libya, Syria and Yemen…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-29). Turkey dispatches drones to battle against UAE in Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Informed sources claim that Turkey has dispatched advanced drones to the battle line in southern Yemen to confront UAE-backed forces.

RT (2020-11-28). Yemen: Where America Tests its Weapons. dissidentvoice.org The US spends more on military aid to Saudi Arabia than on humanitarian aid to Yemen as the former continues to wage war on the latter. RT America's Alex Mihailovich reports. Then former UK MP George Galloway weighs in on the conflict and why it is met with such widespread ignorance and apathy in the …

MEE and agencies (2020-11-28). 13 killed in Yemen clashes between separatists and pro-government forces. middleeasteye.net 13 killed in Yemen clashes between separatists and pro-government forces | Deadly fighting involving southern breakaway group follows breakdown in power-sharing talks in August | Sat, 11/28/2020 – 15: 29 | A Southern Transitional Council fighter atop a tank in Abyan province (AFP) | Clashes between southern Yemeni separatists and pro-government forces in Yemen's Abyan province killed 13 fi…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-28). FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers: Iran defeats Saudi Arabia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Iran's national basketball team gained a 71-64 win over Saudi Arabia on matchday three of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.

Mohammad Ayesh (2020-11-27). Arabic press review: 'Mass corruption' probe at Saudi defence ministry. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: 'Mass corruption' probe at Saudi defence ministry | Meanwhile, French foreign minister says France is being defamed, a plane full of dollars arrives in Damascus from the UAE, and Egypt's prisoners denied visits | Fri, 11/27/2020 – 14: 45 | Saudi authorities are reportedly investigating 158 criminal cases involving 226 Saudi citizens and residents suspected of squandering hun…

John Pilger (2020-11-27). Britain's Class War on Children. counterpunch.org When I first reported on child poverty in Britain, I was struck by the faces of children I spoke to, especially the eyes. They were different: watchful, fearful. In Hackney, in 1975, I filmed Irene Brunsden's family. Irene told me she gave her two-year-old a plate of cornflakes. "She doesn't tell me she's hungry, she