Daily Archives: August 20, 2022

2022-08-20: News Headlines

Jason Ditz (2022-08-20). French Foreign Legion to Secure South Yemen Gas Exports. news.antiwar.com It may sound like a bad adventure movie, but the French Foreign Legion could find itself in Yemen trying to stabilize and control areas. | Recent fighting and exchanges of government figures in South Yemen's Shabwa Province could be portending a deeper involvement, as France is interested in the potential of gas exports from Balhaf. Europe could use more exports with the Russia War, restricting supply to central Europe. | Though Yemen isn't a large expo…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-20). Military Situation In Yemen On August 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 113 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On August 20, Amaliqa forces attacked positions of the Islah Party near Ayaz and Alam base; | Tariq Salam, governor of Aden in Yemen's rescue government announced that Sana'a has achieved a great political victory, which will have repercussions in the entire Yemen scene in the next stages; | On August 18, the UAE drones s…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-20). Saudi-Backed Forces In Yemen Say Houthis Killed 13 Of Their Fighters, Launched Suicide Drone. southfront.org On August 19, the pro-Saudi wing of the Yemeni military announced that dozens of its fighters had been killed or wounded as a result of a series of ceasefire violations by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | In a statement, the military said that the Houthis violated the

_____ (2022-08-20). Saudi Arabia's Influence in Central Asia Grows. journal-neo.org Recently, there has been a strong desire on the part of Saudi Arabia to extend its influence in Central Asia. This can be clearly seen in the intensification of business contacts and in the cultural, religious areas. There are two particular reasons for this: China and Iran. Thus, there is a clear desire on the …

____ (2022-08-20). Saudi-led coalition violates ceasefire in Hudaydah 113 times. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Yemeni sources announced on Saturday that the Saudi coalition has violated the ceasefire in Yemen's Al Hudaydah province 113 times in the last 24 hours.

Staff (2022-08-20). VIDEO: Heavy rains and flood in Saudi Arabia's Medina. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — Saudi news sources reported that heavy rains and winds caused a flood in Medina.

Robert Lipsyte (2022-08-19). The Saudi-Funded LIV Golf Tour. commondreams.org Even Trump has a hand in the attempted hijacking of golf.

Tomdispatch (2022-08-19). How Trump helped Sportswash Saudi Arabia. juancole.com By Robert Lipsyte | ( 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 …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). Iran pursues release of Hajj pilgrim detained in S. Arabia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Hossein Amir-Abdollahian voiced hope with the cooperation of Saudi officials, the only remaining Iranian Haj pilgrim will return home.

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