Daily Archives: November 2, 2021

2021-11-02: News Headlines

MEE, agencies (2021-11-02). Saudi oil firm earns BBC $300,000 despite organisation's net-zero pledge. middleeasteye.net Saudi oil firm earns BBC $300,000 despite organisation's net-zero pledge | BBC director general Tim Davie last month said the broadcaster would pursue a 'deep decarbonisation' strategy | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 12: 48 | A general view of the BBC Studios at the MediaCityUK complex in Salford. BP, Exelon and Phillips 66 are thought to have spent five-figure sums advertising on BBC outlets (AFP)…

MEE correspondent (2021-11-01). Welcome to Kordahi Street: Lebanese minister lauded by Yemenis weary of war. middleeasteye.net Welcome to Kordahi Street: Lebanese minister lauded by Yemenis weary of war | Though Lebanon's information minister has enraged Saudi Arabia and its allies for criticising the war on Yemen, in Sanaa he has become a local hero | Mon, 11/01/2021 – 15: 06 | A poster of Lebanon's Information Minister George Kordahi on a billboard in Sanaa, Yemen. The text reads: 'Yes George, Yemen's war is…

MEE staff (2021-11-01). Lebanon's president calls on Saudi Arabia to restart direct talks. middleeasteye.net Lebanon's president calls on Saudi Arabia to restart direct talks | Kingdom broke off diplomatic relations with Beirut following Information Minister George Kordahi's comments criticising Yemen war | Mon, 11/01/2021 – 19: 00 | Lebanon's President Michel Aoun gives a televised address at the presidential palace in Baabda on 14 October 2021 (AFP) | Lebanese President Michel Aoun has urged Saudi Arabia to restart…

_____ (2021-11-01). Has the US Launched a Hunt for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince? journal-neo.org The United States has now increasingly engaged in a series of fibs through media under its sway, national intelligence agencies, and numerous other avenues, with the express purpose of bringing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud into disrepute. Prince Mohammed's alleged involvement in the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident, journalist, has …

Anonymous103 (2021-11-01). Houthis Reportedly Targeted Civilians With Ballistic Missiles, As Their Advance In Ma'rib Continues. southfront.org A photo distributed by the Houthi Military Media Unit shows the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile towards Saudi Arabia on March 25, 2018 | On November 1, Yemen's Information Minister claimed that the Houthis (as Ansar Allah are known) carried out a missile attack on the Yemeni province of Ma'rib. The fighters reportedly killed or wounded 29 civilians. | According to the claims of Muammar al-Iryani, two Houthi ballistic missiles hit a mosque and a religious school in the residential neighborhood of al-Aumd, killi…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-01). Saudi Arabia deposits $3bn in Egypt central bank. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia deposits $3bn in Egypt central bank | The Saudi finance ministry said that it has made a $3bn deposit into Egypt's central bank and extended the term for existing deposit of $2.3bn | Mon, 11/01/2021 – 11: 04 | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arriving to attend a session of the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on 26 October 2021 (AFP/Saudi Royal Palace/B…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-01). Military Situation In Yemen On November 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 185 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 9 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Jabal Murad district | On November 1, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city | On November 1, clashes between…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-01). Yemen: Dozens killed and injured in Houthi attack in Marib, says government. middleeasteye.net Yemen: Dozens killed and injured in Houthi attack in Marib, says government | Government minister says ballistic missile attack left 29 casualties after striking mosque and religious school | Mon, 11/01/2021 – 07: 54 | Fighters loyal to Yemen's government man a position near al-Jawba frontline facing Houthi rebels, in the country's northeastern province of Marib on 31 October 2021 (AFP)…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-01). Iranian Navy Prevented Pirate Attack In Gulf Of Aden. southfront.org Illustrative Image | According to Iranian media, Iran's Navy thwarted a pirate attack on an oil tanker sailing for the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen and past the Red Sea on November 1. | According to the reports, the tanker was heading to the Bab-el Mandeb Strait, when four boats, each carrying six armed pirates on board, attempted to hijack it. The attackers were scared by the warning shots of an Iranian Navy squad aboard the vessel. | Iranian forces are repelling pirate attacks on their ships on a regular basis. The last su…

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