2020-02-11: Social Media Postees

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Palestinian father, son to appear in Saudi court: Family
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-11
Saudi Arabia will hold a court hearing for a Palestinian father and son next month, a family member confirmed on Tuesday. Mohamed al-Khudari, 81, and his son, Hani al-Khudari will appear before a Saudi court along with other Palestinian and Jordanian detainees on March 8."We learned this by chance and through unofficial sources," said Abdul Majid al-Khudari, brother of the elderly detainee.The family claims the father and son were engaged in humanitarian activities with the knowledge of the Kingdom and they were arrested without any charge.Earlier this month, a Saudi human rights group, Detainees of Conscience sa…
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UAE Withdraws Some Troops From Yemen, Sudan Plans the Same
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-10
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started withdrawing its forces from Yemen, where it took part for five years in the brutal Saudi-led intervention against the Houthis in the impoverished country. | RELATED: | UK Confesses Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia Was Illegal | According to local media reports, a large number of soldiers returned Sunday from Yemen to UAE's capital Abu Dhabi. | At a medal awarding ceremony for his troops, Deputy Chief of Staff of UAE Armed Forces, General Eisa Saif Al Mazro…
telesurenglish.net/news/UAE-Withdraws-Some-Troops-From-Yemen-Sudan-Plans-to-Do-the-Same–20200210-0023.html

Saudi Crown Prince Expected to Meet Netanyahu: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-10
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ( MBS) could soon meet Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Cairo, Egypt, according to the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS). | RELATED: | US Warns Israel Against 'Unilateral' West Bank Annexation | "Important talks [are] underway between Washington, Jerusalem, Cairo and Riyadh to convene a summit in Cairo, possibly bef…
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Hospitals in Yemen attacked, disrupting healthcare for thousands of vulnerable civilians
news.un.org | 2020-02-10
Attacks on health facilities in Yemen's Marib province, East of the capital Sana'a, have left some 15,000 people

2020-02-10: News Headlines

sputniknews (2020-02-10). Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp Reveals Mo Salah and Saudio Mane Will Miss Matches During AFCON. sputniknews.com Senegalese national Saudio Mane bagged 26 goals for the Merseyside squad over the past season, while Egyptian Star Mohamed Salah, considered the club's magic wand by Liverpool supporters, netted 27 goals. As one would expect, their absence will have a detrimental effect on Liverpool's performance.

yenisafak (2020-02-10). Following in UAE, Saudi | footsteps, Egypt issues fatwa banning Turkish | TV series. yenisafak.com The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt alliance have taken a new scandalous step targeting popular Turkish dramas aired in the Middle East.In Egypt, the official and biggest fatwa organ of the country, the "High Fatwa Council" (Dâru'l-ƒ∞ftâ),published a statement that accuses Turkey of trying to create an "area of influence" for itself in the Middle East via its soft power. Citing globally-popular dramas such as "Resurrection: Ertuƒürul" and "Valley of the Wolves, " it goes on to say that Turkish series should not be watched in any way whatsoever. Erdogan targetedThe statement also targeted Turkish…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2020-02-05). As Houthis Close in on Al-Qaeda in Yemen, US Drone Strikes Target its Leaders. mintpressnews.com MARIB, YEMEN — An escalating campaign of U.S. drone strikes in Yemen has sparked anger from residents and tribal leaders. The drone strikes, according to the victims' relatives, not only killed suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) but also killed and injured a number of civilians. The recent escalation comes after the commander of the U.S Central Forces, Joseph Votel, handed ousted former Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi

Staff (2020-02-03). ACLU: Trump Is Expanding His Racist Travel Ban, This Time Targeting Africans. democracynow.org The Trump administration has expanded its contested travel ban to six additional countries — most of which are African nations. Under the new restrictions, nationals of Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan will no longer be able to obtain visas to live and work in the U.S., while Sudan and Tanzania will no longer be able to participate in the diversity visa lottery program. The ban, commonly referred to as the "Muslim ban," already affects citizens from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Venezuela and North Korea. The expansion is expected to affect more than 350 million people. Democrats say they will…