2020-03-19: Social Media Postees

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Saudi Arabia limits worship at Mecca & Medina mosques, risking tighter crowds amid coronavirus pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-19
Muslims unable to enter the holy mosques of Mecca and Medina will no longer be allowed to pray in the overflow areas outside their walls, the Saudi government decided ahead of Friday prayers in a bid to contain Covid-19 spread. | The Mecca and Medina mosques are the only two worship sites still open for prayers in Saudi Arabia. The move to restrict worship there as well comes as the desert kingdom attempts to slow the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. | Congregational and Friday prayers have been suspended at every single other mosque in Saudi Arabia, an unprecedented move for the devout country. | Also on r…
rt.com/news/483558-saudi-mecca-medina-coronavirus/

US Drone Assassinations Continue Despite German Effort to Restrict Them
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-19
Berlin– A year after a German court issued a ruling that would have dramatically restricted U.S. drone operations in accordance with international law, no substantive changes have taken place, as the lawsuit that led to the March 2019 ruling is still stuck in the appeals process. | The lawsuit, filed by Yemeni engineer Faisal bin Ali Jaber over the killing of two family members, alleges that the German government intentionally…
truthout.org/articles/us-drone-assassinations-continue-despite-german-effort-to-restrict-them/

Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-18
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman wants the world to believe he is the Arab world's liberal reformer, but he he has imprisoned women as foreign agents and spies.
truthdig.com/articles/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/

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2020-03-18: News Headlines

sputniknews (2020-03-18). WTI Oil Price Drops Below $25 Per Barrel For First Time Since November 2002. sputniknews.com Oil futures began their plunge last week after OPEC+ failed to agree on the extent of proposed production cuts amid global concerns over the new coronavirus. The dispute prompted Saudi Arabia to declare a price war, with the kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Russia moving to increase oil output by several million barrels per day.

yenisafak (2020-03-18). Gulf states register fresh coronavirus infections. yenisafak.com Health authorities in all Gulf countries reported fresh coronavirus infections on Wednesday. | Kuwait's Health Ministry said 12 people were infected with the virus, bringing the country's total cases to 142. | Oman reported nine new cases from the disease, taking the total count in the country to 33. | In Saudi Arabia, the Health Ministry said the kingdom's total infections rose to 171 after 38 new cases were reported, according to the official SPA news agency. | Three new cases were also reported in Qatar, taking the country's total infections to 442, according to the Health Ministry. | In Bahrain, authorities s…

news.un (2020-03-12). De-escalate now, to steer Yemen off 'precarious path', UN Security Council hears. news.un.org Yemen is at a "critical juncture", the UN Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday. Speaking via video-link, Martin Griffiths said that the combatants will either move towards de-escalation or greater violence, which would make "the path to the negotiating table more arduous".

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