teleSUR (2023-05-16). Yemen Gov't Reinstates +52,000 Dismissed Southern Employees. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) declared that it will restore the employment of more than 52,000 civil, security, and military personnel who were previously terminated from their positions in the southern provinces of the country nearly 30 years ago. | Related: | According to a report by the state-affiliated Saba news agency, Rashad Al-Alimi, chief of the PLC, has signed the reinstatement, promotions, settlements, and wage increm…

Andy Kroll (2023-05-16). China and the Axis of the Sanctioned. tomdispatch.com A photo Beijing released on March 6th of Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a seismic shock in Washington. There was the Secretary-General of the Chinese Communist Party standing between Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's National Security Council, and Saudi National Security Adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban. They were awkwardly shaking hands on an agreement to reestablish mutual diplomatic ties. That picture should have brought to mind a 1993 photo of President Bill Clinton hosting Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chief Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn as they agreed to the Oslo Acco…

_____ (2023-05-15). A Historic Defeat of Imperialism: Arab League Readmits Syria. transcend.org 10 May 2023 – On Sunday [7 May], the Arab League voted to readmit Syria, marking a significant step in Damascus' efforts to normalize relations with regional countries. Assad Could Attend an Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia Later This Month…

infobrics (2023-05-15). Saudi Arabia Could Aid BRICS' De-Dollarization Initiative: Here's How. infobrics.org De-dollarization is currently a prominent topic of discussion across the globe. Many nations have stepped forward to reduce their reliance on the dollar and implement an alternative financial system…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-15). AU and US officials meet in Sudan. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, May 15 (Prensa Latina) African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat met with US Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee on Monday in Saudi Arabia to discuss the conflict in Sudan.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-15). Khartoum is under new bombings despite truce in Jeddah. plenglish.com Khartoum, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The capital of Sudan continued under air and artillery attacks by both sides, despite the recent agreements reached with international mediation in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Friday.