(2022-08-18). Being Anything But a Good Sport in Saudi Arabia. tomdispatch.com Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany's atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. Will it work this time? The jury has been out since the new…
(2022-08-17). Military Situation In Yemen On August 17, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 64 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | The Saudi-led forces attacked positions of the Islah Party in the Abr desert; | The Saudi-led coalition sent a new reinforcement to the city of Ataq; | The Saudi-led coalition sent a new reinforcement to the city of Seiyun; | French soldiers were reportedly deployed in the Belhaf port gas facilities; | Ansar Allah proposed…
(2022-08-17). Investors Interested in Venezuela, Says President Maduro. telesurenglish.net "Investors from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey, among other countries, have come to see lands in Venezuela and we have a business model to make an alliance," said Maduro in a speech broadcasted through the state-owned Venezolana de Televisión channel. | RELATED: | The President pointed out that the production will be for export and the domestic market. | "Let them come to produce 100,0…
(2022-08-16). Arab World is on the Verge of a Very Important Transformation. journal-neo.org 
In the Arab world, the old balance of power has rapidly changed according to the famous proverb "all things are in flux", and Saudi Arabia with its architect Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) is increasingly coming to the fore. The Crown Prince is determined to lead and transform the entire Arab world …