Daily Archives: November 11, 2021

2021-11-11: News Headlines

MEE, agencies (2021-11-10). COP26: Johnson urges Saudi crown prince 'to make progress' on climate deal. middleeasteye.net COP26: Johnson urges Saudi crown prince 'to make progress' on climate deal | Discussion comes as Saudi energy minister denies accusations of hampering UN climate negotiations | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 14: 30 | Climate change activists dressed as world leaders pose for a photograph during a demonstration in the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow on 9 November 2021, during COP26 (AFP) | British Prim…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-10). Military Situation In Yemen On November 10, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 235 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 13 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-10). In Video: Houthis Shot Down Yet Another US-Made ScanEagle Drone Over Ma'rib. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On November 9, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that their air defenses had shot down yet another US-made Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone over the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib, where they have been leading a large-scale offensive against Saudi-backed forces for more than eight months now. | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemeni group, said that the drone was shot down with a "suitable weapon" while it was conducting "hostile acts" over the district of…

Alex MacDonald (2021-11-10). Saudi Arabia: Cousin of detained minor Ali al-Nimr released from prison. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia: Cousin of detained minor Ali al-Nimr released from prison | Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr, nephew of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr, was detained in 2017 | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 12: 53 | Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr as a young boy (Twitter/Ja'afar B Al Nemer) | Saudi Arabia has released from jail Muhammad Taysir al-Nimr, the nephew of an influential Shia cleric, just two weeks after the release of his…

Ghufrane Mounir (2021-11-10). Eternals: Egypt bans Marvel film from cinemas. middleeasteye.net Eternals: Egypt bans Marvel film from cinemas | Following removal from screens in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Marvel film is pulled due to depiction of a same-sex relationship | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 13: 04 | Marvel Studios' Eternals showing on 18 October 2021 in Hollywood, California (AFP) | The Egyptian screening of Marvel superhero film Eternals was cancelled on Tuesday, just as it was due…

MEE staff (2021-11-10). US House Democrats slam $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net US House Democrats slam $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia | Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says selling arms to Riyadh 'while they continue to slaughter Yemenis is unacceptable' | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 21: 17 | Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, namely the United Arab Emirates, intervened in Yemen in March 2015 (AFP) | A group of prominent House Democrats on Wednesday criticised the Biden administration's decision t…

MEE, agencies (2021-11-10). Yemen: Journalist dies in bomb attack on way to hospital to give birth. middleeasteye.net Yemen: Journalist dies in bomb attack on way to hospital to give birth | Husband of Rasha Abdullah, who was also injured in the explosion in Aden, says he suspects Houthis were responsible | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 08: 08 | The bombing took place in the southern city of Aden, the temporary seat of Yemen's government (Reuters) | A pregnant Yemeni journalist was killed and her reporter husband wou…

Rayhan Uddin (2021-11-10). 'Taken' director makes UAE-backed film about Yemen war. middleeasteye.net 'Taken' director makes UAE-backed film about Yemen war | French director Pierre Morel makes big budget movie about the plight of Emirati soldiers in southern Yemen | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 15: 14 | Al-Kameen (The Ambush), set amid the backdrop of the war in Yemen, was shot entirely in the mountainous areas of the UAE's Ras Al Khaimah (Al Kameen Film/ImageNation Abu Dhabi) | The civil war in Yemen may have…

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