Daily Archives: December 10, 2020

2020-12-10: News Headlines

MEE staff (2020-12-10). Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking. middleeasteye.net Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking | The lawsuit was brought against Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed over alleged operation against Oueiss because of her reporting on Gulf states | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 12: 25 | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss says she was hacked in the operation (Facebook) | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss has fi…

Andrew Korybko (2020-12-10). Will Joe Biden Stop Funding the Saudi-UAE War on Yemen? globalresearch.ca Pro-Yemeni activists hope that Biden will stay true to his prior promise to stop funding the GCC's War on Yemen, but even if he does what's arguably the morally right thing, he'll probably be doing it for geopolitical reasons even …

Steven Sahiounie (2020-12-10). The Blockade: Qatar and Saudi Arabia Approach Historic Breakthrough. globalresearch.ca Since June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia ordered a land, air, and sea blockade on Qatar and severed diplomatic ties, along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Bahrain. The self-styled "Anti-Terror Quartet" issued Doha 13 demands, including closing media …

RT (2020-12-09). Tehran sanctions US ambassador to Yemen in tit-for-tat move after Washington blacklisted Iranian envoy to Houthis. rt.com Iran has announced sanctions against the US ambassador to Yemen, Christopher Henzel, in retaliation for Washington imposing similar penalties on Iran's envoy to the country's Houthi rebels a day earlier. | The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its move on Wednesday, accusing Henzel of playing a "pivotal role" in Yemen's humanitarian crisis, according to a statement carried by local media. | The ministry also accused Henzel of helping propagate the Yemeni civil war, arming and bankrolling the Saudi-led coalition, and of frustrating Yemen's political process towards conflict resolution. | The US amba…

Suddaf Chaudry (2020-12-09). Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: Why Kashmir won't stop Riyadh's rush to embrace India. middleeasteye.net Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: Why Kashmir won't stop Riyadh's rush to embrace India | Pakistan's old relationship with Saudi Arabia has deteriorated under Imran Khan as India draws closer to the Gulf kingdom | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 15: 30 | Pakistan's army chief was snubbed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he was sent to apologise for its foreign minister's criticism (Reuters) | Pakistan'

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-09). Iran imposes sanctions on US envoy to Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wed., emphasizing pivotal role of US Ambassador to Yemen Christopher Hansel in humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and placed his name on Iran's sanctions list.

Media Lens (2020-12-08). Stuck in a Lift with John Pilger: News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger. dissidentvoice.org Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: 'You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else — congrats.' ((Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012.)) If that was true then, our relationship …

Ralph Nader (2020-12-08). Action for Change Starts in Congress. counterpunch.org We know their names! We've given immense power to Five Hundred and Thirty-Five People to do good or bad. One Hundred Senators and Four Hundred and Thirty-Five Representatives. Unfortunately, some 1500 corporations control most Members of Congress. Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials

teleSUR (2020-12-08). The US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Ambassador to Yemen. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Treasury Department has confirmed a report by the British news agency Reuters, which, citing a U.S. official, reported that Washington had targeted Iran's ambassador to Yemen, Hasan Irlu, and the Al-Mustafa International University -based in the Iranian city of Qom, which teaches foreign seminarists- for the imposition of new sanctions. | RELATED: | The official accused Irlu of being an official of the Quds Force o…

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Will Joe Biden Stop Funding the Saudi-UAE War on Yemen?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Pro-Yemeni activists hope that Biden will stay true to his prior promise to stop funding the GCC's War on Yemen, but even if he does what's arguably the morally right thing, he'll probably be doing it for geopolitical reasons even …
globalresearch.ca/biden-yemen-will-he-do-right-thing-wrong-reasons/5731784

Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-10
Al Jazeera anchor files lawsuit against Saudi, UAE rulers over alleged phone hacking | The lawsuit was brought against Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed over alleged operation against Oueiss because of her reporting on Gulf states | MEE staff | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 12: 25 | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss says she was hacked in the operation (Facebook) | Prominent Al Jazeera TV anchor Ghada Oueiss has fi…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-saudi-arabia-uae-al-jazeera-anchor-lawsuit-hacking

The Blockade: Qatar and Saudi Arabia Approach Historic Breakthrough
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Since June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia ordered a land, air, and sea blockade on Qatar and severed diplomatic ties, along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Bahrain. The self-styled "Anti-Terror Quartet" issued Doha 13 demands, including closing media …
globalresearch.ca/the-blockade-qatar-and-saudi-arabia-approach-historic-breakthrough/5731755

'Spurious charges': Women's activist Loujain al-Hathloul appears before Saudi terror court
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-10
'Spurious charges': Women's activist Loujain al-Hathloul appears before Saudi terror court | UN expert following trial says she is 'extremely alarmed' by Hathloul's prosecution in terror court, which she says is based on false charges | MEE staff | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 22: 05 | Undated handout picture released on Facebook page of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul shows her at beach (AFP/file photo) | Imprisoned Saudi women'…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/spurious-charges-womens-activist-loujain-al-hathloul-appears-terror-court

Iran imposes sanctions on US envoy to Yemen
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wed., emphasizing pivotal role of US Ambassador to Yemen Christopher Hansel in humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and placed his name on Iran's sanctions list.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166996/Iran-imposes-sanctions-on-US-envoy-to-Yemen

Tehran sanctions US ambassador to Yemen in tit-for-tat move after Washington blacklisted Iranian envoy to Houthis
rt.com | 2020-12-09
Iran has announced sanctions against the US ambassador to Yemen, Christopher Henzel, in retaliation for Washington imposing similar penalties on Iran's envoy to the country's Houthi rebels a day earlier. | The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its move on Wednesday, accusing Henzel of playing a "pivotal role" in Yemen's humanitarian crisis, according to a statement carried by local media. | The ministry also accused Henzel of helping propagate the Yemeni civil war, arming and bankrolling the Saudi-led coalition, and of frustrating Yemen's political process towards conflict resolution. | The US amba…
rt.com/news/509167-iran-sanctions-us-ambassador-yemen/

US court orders CIA to explain withholding of Khashoggi report
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-09
US court orders CIA to explain withholding of Khashoggi report | Court ruling follows lawsuit by Open Society Justice Initiative regarding CIA report on Jamal Khashoggi and tape recording of murder | MEE staff | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 16: 54 | The CIA reportedly concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing (AFP/FIle photo) | A US judge has ordered that the CIA and Office of the Director of National…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-court-khashoggi-cia-report

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: Why Kashmir won't stop Riyadh's rush to embrace India
Suddaf Chaudry | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-09
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: Why Kashmir won't stop Riyadh's rush to embrace India | Pakistan's old relationship with Saudi Arabia has deteriorated under Imran Khan as India draws closer to the Gulf kingdom | Suddaf Chaudry | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 15: 30 | Pakistan's army chief was snubbed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he was sent to apologise for its foreign minister's criticism (Reuters) | Pakistan'…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/pakistan-saudi-arabia-kashmir-embrace-india

Iran Arrests People Involved in Killing of Nuclear Scientist
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-09
The Special Aide to the President of the Parliament in International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, claimed that Iranian authorities had arrested people involved in the murder of scientist nuclear Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Nov. 27. | RELATED: | The US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Ambassador to Yemen | "The perpetrators of this assassination, some of whom have been identified and even arrested by our security apparatus, will not escape justice and will be dealt with severely," Abdollahia…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Arrests-People-Involved-in-Killing-of-Nuclear-Scientist-20201209-0008.html

Stuck in a Lift with John Pilger: News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-08
Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: 'You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else — congrats.' ((Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012.)) If that was true then, our relationship …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/stuck-in-a-lift-with-john-pilger-news-and-how-to-use-it-by-alan-rusbridger/

Action for Change Starts in Congress
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08
We know their names! We've given immense power to Five Hundred and Thirty-Five People to do good or bad. One Hundred Senators and Four Hundred and Thirty-Five Representatives. Unfortunately, some 1500 corporations control most Members of Congress. Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/action-for-change-starts-in-congress/

Saudi Arabia's MBS files motion to dismiss 'Tiger Squad' hit-job lawsuit in US court
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-08
Saudi Arabia's MBS files motion to dismiss 'Tiger Squad' hit-job lawsuit in US court | Ex-Saudi intelligence official Saad al-Jabri filed the suit earlier this year, alleging that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attempted to have him killed in 2018 | MEE staff | Tue, 12/08/2020 – 17: 12 | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on 24 Oc…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/mbs-tiger-squad-saad-jabri-motion-dismiss

The US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Ambassador to Yemen
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-08