Monthly Archives: October 2021

2021-10-31: News Headlines

Staff (2021-10-31). Iran, Saudi Arabia reached preliminary agreements in talks. en.mehrnews.com Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said that preliminary agreements in negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been reached and the two sides are waiting for the finalization of talks.

Adam Chamseddine (2021-10-30). Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments. middleeasteye.net Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait recalled their ambassadors to Beirut after critical comments made by the Lebanese information minister on Yemen war | Sat, 10/30/2021 – 11: 58 | Lebanon's Information Minister George Kordahi speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda on 13 September 2021(Reuters) | Pressure was mou…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-30). Lebanon Hit By Another Crisis: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Expel Lebanese Ambassadors. southfront.org Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi | On October 29th, Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador from Lebanon and gave the Lebanese ambassador 48 hours to leave the Kingdom. | The Kingdom ordered the immediate ban to all Lebanese imports, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday. Saudi citizens were also banned from traveling to Lebanon. | The same day, the Kingdom of Bahrain followed the Saudi example and ordered the Lebanese ambassador to leave the country within two days. | The diplomatic conflict followed the footage that emerged earlier this week and showed a Lebanese min…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-30). Military Situation In Yemen On October 30, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 180 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 18 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Jubah district | On October 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Markha district | On October 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-30). Religious Ultra-Conservatism Has A Field Day In Pakistan. It Puts Saudi Arabia on The Spot. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism is having a field day. | Barely three months after the Taliban claimed victory in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the second most populous Muslim-majority state, is moving to join Kabul in becoming an outpost of religious intolerance and Muslim supremacy. | In doing so, Pakistan, alongside Afghanistan, has come down on the side of countries like Turkey and Iran that advocate various forms of political Islam and public adherence to the faith as opposed to Gulf state…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-30). At Least 12 Killed In Explosion Near Yemen's Aden Airport (Videos, Photos). southfront.org File image. | On October 30 afternoon, a large explosion rocked the entrance of the International Airport of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, which is held by Saudi-backed forces. | Yemeni officials said that a small truck carrying petroleum products blew up at an outer gate to the airport. It is still not clear whether the incident was an attack, as suggested by several news sources. | An unmanned Yemeni official told the France-Press Agency, AFP, that twelve people were killed as a result of the explosion. Doz…

MEE, agencies (2021-10-30). Yemen: At least 12 dead, including children, in Aden airport blast – security official. middleeasteye.net Yemen: At least 12 dead, including children, in Aden airport blast – security official | Explosion, the deadliest since December, came almost three weeks after six people had been killed in a car-bomb attack that targeted Aden's governor, who survived | Sat, 10/30/2021 – 20: 13 | Yemeni emergency service staff at the site of an explosion near the airport in Yemen's southern city of Aden, 3…

John Zarocostas (2021-10-30). [World Report] Pleas for health funding for Yemen. thelancet.com 10‚Äà000 children have been killed or maimed in the Yemen War, and health needs are not being met. John Zarocostas reports.

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2021-10-30: News Headlines

Vijay Prashad (2021-10-29). Being a child in Yemen is the stuff of nightmares: The Forty-Third Newsletter (2021). mronline.org Since February 2021, the military forces of Ansar Allah have made a push to capture the central town of Marib, which is not only at the epicentre of Yemen's modest oil refining project but is also one of the few parts of the country still controlled by President Hadi.

Vijay Prashad (2021-10-29). Being a Child in Yemen Is the Stuff of Nightmares. dissidentvoice.org Murad Subay (Yemen), Fuck War, 2018. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — along with other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — began to bomb Yemen. These countries entered a conflict that had been ongoing for at least a year as a civil war escalated between the government of …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-29). Houthis Make More Gains In Ma'rib, Target Saudi-Backed Tribal Leader With Ballistic Missile. southfront.org Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing. | The Houthis (Ansar Allah) and their allies continue to advance in the central Yemen province of Ma'rib, where Saudi-backed forces appear to be on the brink of collapse. | On October 29, Houthi fighters captured the town of al-Jarashah which is located some 35 kilometers to the south of Ma'rib city. The town is located on Route 574 that links to the N5 highway leading to the city. | A Yemen source told the Beriut-based al-Mayadeen TV that the Houthis captured al-Jarashah…

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