Monthly Archives: January 2021

2021-01-25: News Headlines

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-01-25). Arabic press review: Egypt army arrests officers suspected of embezzlement. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Egypt army arrests officers suspected of embezzlement | Meanwhile, Kuwait cancels 60,000 travel reservations over fears of new Covid-19 variant, and Palestinians call for release of relatives held in Saudi Arabia | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 17: 58 | Egyptian soldiers stand guard at Cairo University on 25 March 2018 in central Cairo, ahead of March presidential election (AFP/File pho…

MEE and agencies (2021-01-25). Saudi sovereign wealth fund to invest billions to tackle soaring unemployment in kingdom. middleeasteye.net Saudi sovereign wealth fund to invest billions to tackle soaring unemployment in kingdom | Joblessness in Saudi Arabia touched 14.9 percent in the third quarter of 2020 as Covid-19 continues to sink the economy | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 08: 01 | The board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh (AFP) | Saudi Arabia is moving to tackle soaring unemployment and a Covid-19-triggered…

MEE and agencies (2021-01-25). Saudi sovereign wealth fund to invest billions to tackle soaring joblessness. middleeasteye.net Saudi sovereign wealth fund to invest billions to tackle soaring joblessness | Unemployment in Saudi Arabia touched 14.9 percent in the third quarter of 2020 as Covid-19 continues to sink the economy | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 08: 01 | The board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh (AFP) | Saudi Arabia is moving to tackle soaring unemployment and a Covid-19-triggered economic d…

MEE staff (2021-01-25). Wall Street executives to return to 'Davos in the desert' as outrage over Khashoggi fades. middleeasteye.net Wall Street executives to return to 'Davos in the desert' as outrage over Khashoggi fades | Executives from Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse among more than 100 speakers attending Saudi investment conference | Mon, 01/25/2021 – 18: 14 | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh on 30 October 2019 (AFP/File photo) | Some of the biggest names on W…

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2021-01-25). Canadians Against War on Yemen Block Shipment of Armoured Vehicles Headed to Saudi Arabia. commondreams.org The direct action in Hamilton, Ontario coincides with hundreds of events to pressure the new Biden administration and other world governments to stop arming Saudi Arabia. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trucks-block-hamilton-saudi-arms.jpg

_____ (2021-01-25). US Backs Al-Qaeda In Yemen. popularresistance.org The United States government has designated the main enemy of al-Qaeda in Yemen, the Houthi movement, as a terrorist organization, after spending years backing al-Qaeda in the country. | Like the US-led wars on Syria, Libya, former Yugoslavia, and 1980s Afghanistan, Yemen represents an example of an armed conflict where Washington has supported al-Qaeda and similar Salafi-jihadist extremists in order to foment regime change and extend its hegemony. | Since March 2015, the United States has helped oversee a catastrophic war on Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, aiding Saudi Arabia as it launched tens o…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-25). Human rights groups urge new US administration to reverse Houthi 'terrorist' tag. peoplesdispatch.org The groups warn that the decision could have serious negative consequences, such as affecting the import and supply of humanitarian goods, medicines, fuel, and other essential items to Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen…

DSASF, International Solidarity Cmte (2021-01-25). Monday 1/25: Yemen Car/Bike Caravan-Global Day of Action. indybay.org Meet at 444 Spear St…

MEE and agencies (2021-01-23). Explosion heard in Riyadh as Saudi Arabia intercepts 'hostile target'. middleeasteye.net Explosion heard in Riyadh as Saudi Arabia intercepts 'hostile target' | Capital's King Khaled International Airport reports number of flight delays, but unclear if these were linked to incident | Sat, 01/23/2021 – 14: 38 | It is rare for drones and missiles launched by the Houthis to reach Riyadh, about 700km from the Yemeni border (File pic/AFP) | Saudi Arabia intercepted a "hostile targe…

sputniknews (2021-01-23). Saudi-Led Coalition Repels Attack Launched by Houthis, Reports Say. sputniknews.com The attack comes just a day after the Saudi-led forces destroyed an explosive-laden boat and a drone launched by Houthis. This comes after former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, who left…

Staff (2021-01-22). Yemen Crisis Linked to Weapons Maker Raytheon's Influence on US Foreign Policy. truthout.org Since 2015, the U.S.-backed Saudi-led bombing and blockade of Yemen has killed tens of thousands of people and devastated the country, creating

2021-01-24: News Headlines

DSASF, International Solidarity Cmte (2021-01-24). Monday 1/25: Yemen Car/Bike Caravan-Global Day of Action. indybay.org Meet at 444 Spear St…

MEE and agencies (2021-01-23). Explosion heard in Riyadh as Saudi Arabia intercepts 'hostile target'. middleeasteye.net Explosion heard in Riyadh as Saudi Arabia intercepts 'hostile target' | Capital's King Khaled International Airport reports number of flight delays, but unclear if these were linked to incident | Sat, 01/23/2021 – 14: 38 | It is rare for drones and missiles launched by the Houthis to reach Riyadh, about 700km from the Yemeni border (File pic/AFP) | Saudi Arabia intercepted a "hostile targe…

sputniknews (2021-01-23). Saudi-Led Coalition Repels Attack Launched by Houthis, Reports Say. sputniknews.com The attack comes just a day after the Saudi-led forces destroyed an explosive-laden boat and a drone launched by Houthis. This comes after former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, who left…

Ben Norton (2021-01-22). US Backs Al-Qaeda in Yemen while Dubbing Its Houthi Enemies 'Terrorists'. globalresearch.ca The US State Department designated Yemen's Houthi movement — the most effective force in fighting al-Qaeda — as a "terrorist" organization. Meanwhile Washington and Saudi Arabia have supported al-Qaeda. | *** | The United States government has designated the main enemy of …

Staff (2021-01-22). Yemen Crisis Linked to Weapons Maker Raytheon's Influence on US Foreign Policy. truthout.org Since 2015, the U.S.-backed Saudi-led bombing and blockade of Yemen has killed tens of thousands of people and devastated the country, creating

Rayhan Uddin (2021-01-22). Khashoggi murder film 'The Dissident' targeted by suspicious negative reviews. middleeasteye.net Khashoggi murder film 'The Dissident' targeted by suspicious negative reviews | Users flood Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb with negative comments about documentary, in apparent troll campaign | Fri, 01/22/2021 – 12: 57 | The film investigates the brutal murder and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul in October 2018 (The Dissident official website) | A critically acclaimed docum…

Reese Erlich (2021-01-22). Foreign Correspondent: Battle Lines Drawn on Ending Yemen War. progressive.org The Biden Administration has a chance to undo a disastrous label and open the door for peace.

MEE staff (2021-01-21). Bahraini minister accuses Qatar of not taking 'initiative' to end dispute. middleeasteye.net Bahraini minister accuses Qatar of not taking 'initiative' to end dispute | Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani accuses Qatari authorities of not attempting to restore bilateral relations following agreement earlier this month to end Gulf crisis | Thu, 01/21/2021 – 21: 34 | Bahraini Foreign Minister Zayani's criticism comes on same day Saudi Arabia announces it will reopen its embassy in Doha 'in days' (AFP)…

Kathy Kelly (2021-01-21). About Suffering: A Massacre of the Innocent in Yemen. globalresearch.ca In 1565, Pieter Bruegel the Elder