2020-04-10: Social Media Postees

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Fears of MILLIONS becoming infected soon in war-torn Yemen as first Covid-19 case recorded
rt.com | 2020-04-10
The first confirmed Covid-19 case has been recorded in war-torn Yemen as the devastated nation braces for the pandemic to hit. A local health official has warned that up to 90 percent of the population could become infected. | The first case of the disease was recorded in the large eastern Hadhramaut Province, the country's emergency committee to combat Covid-19 announced on Friday. The patient is in stable condition and is receiving treatment, the officials said. | Yemen has been devastated by a bloody civil war, which began after the Houthi rebel movement toppled President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who went int…
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Arab League Welcomes Yemen Ceasefire
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-09
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit welcomed on Thursday the Saudi-led coalition's two-week cease-fire in Yemen. | RELATED: | Saudi-UAE Coalition Declares 2-Week Unilateral Ceasefire in Yemen | He urged the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to respond to the Saudi initiative that constitutes "a rare opportunity for stopping the bloodshed in the war-torn country." | He stressed "the Yemeni people is the first winner of that important initiative that mirro…
telesurenglish.net/news/Arab-League-Welcomes-Yemen-Ceasefire–20200409-0006.html

Bachelet Fears Repressive Extension of Measures by COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-09
Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner, expressed Thursday her concern about some governments maintaining restrictive measures after COVID-19 global crisis as repressive policies. | RELATED: | Arab League Welcomes Yemen Ceasefire | "I am deeply concerned about the adoption by some countries of unlimited emergency powers, not subject to review," she said, adding that in some cases "the epidemic is being used to justify repressive changes to conventional legislation, which will remain in place long aft…
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OPEC+ reach deal to cut production by 10mn barrels per day, ending price war that devastated oil market – reports
rt.com | 2020-04-09
Representatives of oil-producing countries have reportedly reached a tentative agreement on limiting production, hoping to boost the price of crude that plummeted after a Saudi push to flood the market and Covid-19 lockdowns. | OPEC+ countries reportedly agreed to scale back output by 10 million barrels per day starting on the first day of May, after an hours-long teleconference on Thursday, Reuters reported citing an OPEC statement. The cuts will slowly reduce over time, easing to 8 million bpd after two months until the end of 2020, and relaxing further in the months afterward. | The organization has yet to…
rt.com/news/485432-oil-opec-deal-cut-production/

COVID-19 Reportedly Fast Spreading Among Saudi Royal Family
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-09
At least 150 members of the ruling Saudi royal family contracted the COVID-19 disease in recent weeks, The New York Times reported Wednesday citing hospital communications, doctors in the kingdom and sources familiar with the family. | RELATED: | Saudi Arabia MBS Aims at the Throne Before Nov. G20 Summit | The governor of the capital Riyadh who is in his 70s, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is in intensive care after being infected by the virus. | King Salman…
telesurenglish.net/news/Coronavirus-Reportedly-Fast-Spreading-Among-Saudi-Royal-Family–20200409-0018.html

Trump says he had 'a very good call' with Putin & Saudi King, says OPEC+ 'getting close' to historic deal
rt.com | 2020-04-09
US President Donald Trump said that he had a "very good talk" with his Russian and Saudi counterparts amid reports oil producers are about to reach a deal to cut output. Trump warned of major layoffs if it falls flat. | "The conversation was very good. They're getting close to a deal." the president said at a White House briefing on Thursday, adding that an announcement on the talks could come sometime in the next day. | Trump did not specify what oil price would be needed to keep the American shale oil industry afloat, however, stating only that "we need a minimum number so these companies don't go out of bus…
rt.com/news/485437-trump-opec-deal-oil-price/

Prison shelling in Yemen kills five women and a child: UN rights chief condemns possible war crime
news.un.org | 2020-04-06
The UN has condemned the shelling of the women's section of the Central Prison in a district of Yemen's war-torn Taizz Governerate, in the south of the country, which has left at least five women and one child dead, and wounding more than 11, with casualties expected to rise.
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Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/

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2020-04-09: News Headlines

RT (2020-04-09). Saudi-led coalition begins Yemen ceasefire. rt.com A nationwide ceasefire in response to the global coronavirus outbreak went into effect in Yemen on Thursday. | A Saudi-led coalition fighting against Yemen's Houthi movement announced overnight it would halt military operations from 0900 GMT for two weeks in support of United Nations efforts to end the conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people, Reuters said. | The Houthi leadership has yet to announce whether the movement, which controls the capital Sanaa and most major urban centers in Yemen, would follow suit in what would be the first major breakthrough in peace efforts since late 2018. | The coalit…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-09). Saudi-led coalition declares two-week ceasefire in Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Saudi officials have announced a two-week ceasefire, starting on Thursday noon, in Yemen amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

yenisafak (2020-04-09). Russia releases first cargo of wheat to Saudi Arabia: sources. yenisafak.com The cargo is being sent by a trading house under a tender with optional origin it won a couple of months ago, sources said.Saudi Arabian state grain buyer SAGO did not reply to a Reuters request for immediate comment.Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, has long sought access to the Saudi market.Saudi Arabia last August moved to smooth a path for Russian wheat imports by relaxing import specifications.That was seen as a sign of strengthening ties with Moscow beyond cooperation on oil, weeks before Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited the country.The shipment comes at another crucial moment in relation…

yenisafak (2020-04-09). Saudi ready to cut up to 4 mln bpd from record April output. yenisafak.com Saudi Arabia is ready to cut up to 4 million barrels per day (bpd) of its production but only from its record output levels of 12.3 million bpd achieved in April, a source briefed on the kingdom's oil policy said on Thursday.OPEC and other producers meet on Thursday to decide on cuts to cope with the falling demand due to the coronavirus crisis. Non-OPEC Russia has said it wants output to be cut from the January-March levels before Saudi production jumped.

sputniknews (2020-04-09). Saudi Arabia Reportedly Ready to Cut Up to 4Mln Barrels per Day From Record April Output. sputniknews.com This comes as OPEC+ countries are scheduled to discuss on Thursday the creation of a new agreement to reduce oil production with the possible participation of other major oil-producing states.

teleSUR (2020-04-08). Saudi-UAE Coalition Declares Unilateral Ceasefire in Yemen. telesurenglish.net The Saudi-UAE coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen has declared Wednesday a two-week unilateral ceasefire expected to go into effect at 12: 00 pm local time (09: 00 GMT) on Thursday. | RELATED: | The ceasefire is intended to help prevent a coronavirus outbreak in Yemen, while also allowing for a reduction in fighting, the Saudi state news agency SPA said, adding it comes after the United Nation's call for global fightin…

news.un (2020-04-06). Prison shelling in Yemen kills five women and a child: UN rights chief condemns possible war crime. news.un.org The UN has condemned the shelling of the women's section of the Central Prison in a district of Yemen's war-torn Taizz Governerate, in the south of the country, which has left at least five women and one child dead, and wounding more than 11, with casualties expected to rise.

Fathiah Zakham, Olli Vapalahti, Hilal A Lashual (2020-04-04). [Correspondence] Education and research are essential for lasting peace in Yemen. thelancet.com Yemen, known to many as the land of Sheba, and Manhattan of the desert, is now referred to only as one of the poorest countries on Earth. The name Yemen has become synonymous with cholera, famine, death, instability, and war. The war continues to erase the lives, history, and the future of Yemenis, and meaningful aid and peace have yet to reach Yemen.

Medea Benjamin (2020-04-04). Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS. zcomm.org The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…

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