Daily Archives: December 7, 2020

2020-12-07: News Headlines

Mohammad Ayesh (2020-12-07). Arabic press review: Family of Egypt's Mubarak to sue EU over 'illegal sanctions'. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Family of Egypt's Mubarak to sue EU over 'illegal sanctions' | Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia prepares for reconciliation with Qatar, Bashir's health deteriorates in jail, and video of Egyptian man throwing cash from balcony goes viral | Mon, 12/07/2020 – 16: 38 | Gamal Mubarak (seen to right of his late father Hosni) said he will sue the Council of the European Union after winning…

David Edwards (2020-12-07). Stuck In A Lift With John Pilger — 'News And How To Use It' by Alan Rusbridger. zcomm.org Pilger tells the unfiltered, uncompromised truth about the foundations of power. His focus is on speaking up for the victims of power, not on serving power…

Dave Markland (2020-12-06). Review of Hensman's 'Indefensible'. zcomm.org Defense of the Easily Defensible By Dave Markland In 2018 Haymarket Books published Rohini Hensman's Indefensible: Democracy, Counter-revolution and Anti-imperialist Rhetoric. Its focus is on left journalists and analysts like John Pilger and the late Edward S. Herman who have committed the inexcusable sin of being overly suspicious of United States foreign policy. Many readers

Phil Miller (2020-12-06). Britain Sent Saudi Arabia Thousands of Spare Parts for Warplanes Amid Arms Embargo. globalresearch.ca The UK military supplied 2,323 spare parts for Tornado fighter jets to an arms company in Saudi Arabia last year, despite a court order against exporting weapons for use in the Yemen war, Declassified UK has found. | *** | Saudi planes …

Ralph Nader (2020-12-05). The Road to a More Just Society Runs Through Congress. commondreams.org Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials worked for the big majority of Americans instead of for Big Business interests. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/congress_5.jpg

MEE and agencies (2020-12-05). Saudi foreign minister says deal 'close' to end Qatar blockade. middleeasteye.net Saudi foreign minister says deal 'close' to end Qatar blockade | While previous reports indicated a thaw between Riyadh and Doha alone, Prince Faisal says UAE, Bahrain and Egypt would also be involved | Sat, 12/05/2020 – 14: 41 | Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during his meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on 14 October 2020, in Washington…

Areeb Ullah (2020-12-05). India army chief to make historic visit to Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net India army chief to make historic visit to Saudi Arabia | Manoj Naravane will be India's first army chief to visit Saudi Arabia, as Riyadh's diplomatic relations with Pakistan deteriorate | Sat, 12/05/2020 – 11: 37 | Indian army chief Manoj Naravane's trip follows Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar's visit to Bahrain (Reuters) | General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be India's first ar…

Project Censored (2020-12-01). #21. The Scourge of Human Trafficking in Yemen. projectcensored.org Owing to the war launched in 2015 by a US-backed coalition of Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen now suffers from "a complete absence" of law and order, which has…