WSWS (2024-01-04). Australian protests against Gaza genocide: "What's happening is a crime against humanity" wsws.org "There are Israeli strikes on Lebanon, threats against Yemen, and there's an attempt to get Iran involved. It's looking like World War Three."

Andre Damon (2024-01-04). US Draws Up Plan to Attack Mainland Yemen as Middle East Spirals Into War. globalresearch.ca

noemail (2024-01-04). Houthi drone boat detonates in Red Sea a day after US warning. devdiscourse.com A Houthi drone boat ladened with explosives detonated in the Red Sea on Thursday but failed to cause any damage or casualties, the U.S. Navy said, as the Yemen-based group continued its attacks in defiance of international calls to stop. The latest attack came one day after 12 countries including the United States, Britain and Japan issued a joint statement cautioning the Houthis of unspecified "consequences" unless it halts its attacks, in what one U.S. official on Wednesday suggested was a final warning.

Daniel Larison (2024-01-04). Military Confrontation in the Red Sea and the Broader Middle East War? The Drumbeat for Western Military Action against Yemen. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2024-01-04). Yemen: An indomitable people! (I). uwidata.com In 2015, Yemen, a country unknown to many in the West, began a war in defense of its sovereignty that was being threatened by an interventionist alliance led by Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni people had to pay with the lives of almost 400,000 of their children to maintain their independence. Many people have wondered how …

WSWS (2024-01-04). US draws up plan to attack mainland Yemen as Middle East spirals into war. wsws.org After over 100 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Iran, the US military has "prepared options" for attacking Yemen, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Andrea & Jin (2024-01-04). Saturday 1/6: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress Pop-Up. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…

Staff (2024-01-04). Headlines for January 4, 2024. democracynow.org Iran Mourns as Death Toll from Kerman Explosions Reaches 84, Hezbollah's Nasrallah Vows Revenge After Killing of Hamas Official in Beirut, Israel Kills More Palestinians in Attacks on Civilian Homes, Strikes Jabaliya Water Collection Site, Education Dept. Official Resigns in Protest, Saying Biden Ignoring His Staff, Public Opinion on Gaza, Activists in California Shut Down State Capitol to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. and Allies Threaten Military Action Against Houthis for Red Sea Attacks, Ukraine and Russia Exchange 500 Prisoners as Both Parties Intensify Attacks, DOJ Sues Texas over New Migration Law as…

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). US, Allies Release Statement Threatening Houthis Over Red Sea Attacks. news.antiwar.com

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-04). Five New Countries, Including Saudi Arabia And Iran, Formally Join BRICS. popularresistance.org Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates formally joined the BRICS group on Monday, January 1, 2024, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced in a statement issued on the occasion of his country taking over the presidency of the group. | The five countries and Argentina were invited to join BRICS as full members during its August summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Argentina however, formally declined the offer last week. Its newly elected ultra right-wing president Javier Milei said that his country would rather align with the countries in the West such as the US and Israel.

noemail (2024-01-04). Blinken to travel to Israel, West Bank in week-long Gaza diplomacy push – State Dept. devdiscourse.com U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for a week of diplomacy on Israel's war in Gaza, visiting Israel and the West Bank, as well as Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt over the next week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters.

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-04). Gaza, Saudi, Iran, Venezuela and More. counterpunch.org It would have been outlandish to suggest that a small region like Gaza, seemingly bereft of significant natural resources, political will of its own, and let alone sovereignty, would become the world's most significant geopolitical spot on earth. The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the legendary resistance of the Palestinian people, however, have changed

David Hansard (2024-01-04). BBC Claims Climate Change is Behind Increased Lightning Deaths in Bangladesh — But It's Utter Nonsense. dailysceptic.org The BBC's latest piece of climate change misinformation is to claim that global warming is behind a rise in lightning deaths in Bangladesh. But it's utter nonsense, says David Hansard.

RT. (2024-01-03). Iran Deploys Its Navy To The Red Sea. popularresistance.org Iran's Alborz destroyer crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea on Monday, the country's state-run IRNA and Tasnim news agencies have reported. The deployment followed a deadly encounter between US warships and Yemen's Houthi militants in the waterway on Sunday. | The Iran-affiliated Shiite group has controlled large swaths of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and the port of Al-Hudaydah, since an internal conflict flared up back in 2014. In November, the Houthis began attacking commercial ships passing through the Red Sea, which they believe to be Israeli-owned or headed for Israel. The militan…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-03). Yemeni Armed Forces say they 'targeted' CMA CGM container ship bound for the Zionist entity. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-03). Yemeni Armed Forces to issue an important statement in the few coming hours. english.almanar.com.lb

Andrea & Jin (2024-01-03). Saturday 1/6: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress Pop-Up. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…

Staff (2024-01-02). Iran deploys warship in Red Sea amidst rising tensions. peoplesdispatch.org Iranian navy's Alborz destroyer entered the Red Sea via the Bab al-Mandab on Monday, January 1. Iranian deployment comes amidst the growing tension in the region in the context of Israel's continued war in Gaza. The news of Iranian deployment to the Red Sea comes specifically a day after the US attacked three Yemeni vessels …

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-01-02). US Sinks Yemeni Boats Enforcing Red Sea Blockade Against Israel. popularresistance.org US Navy helicopters sank three Yemeni naval boats in the Red Sea, killing ten, a statement from the Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces said on 31 December. | According to the statement, the Yemeni navy fighters were killed "performing their humanitarian and moral duty" to prevent Israeli-linked ships or those heading to Israeli ports from passing through the Red Sea, "in solidarity and support for the Palestinian people." | Since the beginning of the war on Gaza on 7 October, Yemeni armed forces have attacked over 15 commercial ships either headed to Israeli ports or whose owners have links to Israel, in an effor…

Larry Johnson (2024-01-02). Are Israel and the U.S. Caught In A Quagmire? sonar21.com We are closing in on the 3 month anniversary since Hamas launched the October 7 attack on Israeli military positions and kibbutzim that bordered the Gaza strip and Israel is no closer to destroying Hamas or freeing the hostages snatched by Hamas. Meanwhile, the United States has ordered the USS Gerald Ford Carrier Strike Group to head home after patrolling the Red Sea and flexing sea-muscle in an effort to intimidate Yemen. In short, both Israel and the United States are admitting that pure military power cannot change the situation in Gaza or the Red Sea. | Let's start with the evidence that Israel is star…

Barbara G. Ellis (2024-01-02). Yemen's Houthis Become Today's Red Sea Version of the 'Barbary Pirates'. counterpunch.org When my husband and I were producing the pro-West Beirut (Lebanon) Daily Star, one of Yemen's tyrannical kings was ruling from an elaborate barber's chair. Its few exports were chiefly coffee, cotton, and hides, but also postage stamps for international collectors. One of its most infamous imports we interviewed was California's outspoken and dramatic ex-patriot

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-02). British Defense Minister Says UK Ready to Take 'Direct Action' Against the Houthis. news.antiwar.com British Defense Minister Grant Shapps has said the UK is willing to take "direct action" against Yemen's Houthis over attacks on Israel-linked commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Writing in The Telegraph, Shapps pointed to a recent incident where a British warship shot down a Houthi drone. He said the interception was "the first time …

John Pilger (2024-01-02). Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works. John Pilger, His Legacy Will Live. globalresearch.ca "Today, the most profitable wars have their own brand. They are called 'forever wars': Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and now Ukraine. All are based on a pack of lies." John Pilger…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-02). Iran deploys warship in Red Sea amidst rising tensions. peoplesdispatch.org Iranian navy's Alborz destroyer The news of Iranian deployment to the Red Sea comes specifically a day after the US attacked three Yemeni vessels in the area, killing at least 10 soldiers. | The US, which recently launched an international maritime alliance called Operation Prosperity Guardian, claimed on Sunday that its helicopters a…

Andrea & Jin (2024-01-02). Saturday 1/6: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress Pop-Up. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…

ecns.cn (2024-01-01). Five countries formally join BRICS. ecns.cn The BRICS memberships of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia officially took effect on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-02). Five countries formally join BRICS. ecns.cn The BRICS memberships of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia officially took effect on Monday.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-02). Five new countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, formally join BRICS. peoplesdispatch.org Members of the expanded BRICS bloc have declared to work for multilateral regimes and multipolarity against the attempts to create hegemony and dominance in the world politics…

MEE staff (2024-01-02). Saudi Arabia executes four people on New Year's Eve. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia executes four people on New Year's Eve | December was the deadliest month in the kingdom, taking the total number of executions in 2023 to 170
| Tue, 01/02/2024 – 10: 39 | December was the deadliest month for executions in Saudi Arabia, with a total of 38 carried out in the month (AFP) |

teleSUR, DRL (2024-01-02). Arabia Saudita se une de manera oficial al grupo de los Brics. telesurtv.net China, el mayor cliente de petróleo de Arabia Saudita, ha liderado los llamados para que los Brics se expandan y se conviertan en un contrapeso para Occidente.