(2020-12-01). Israel High Court authorises takeover of Palestinian land near Jerusalem. middleeasteye.net 
Israel High Court authorises takeover of Palestinian land near Jerusalem | Court's decision reportedly paves the way for the retroactive formalisation of a number of illegal outposts and settlements | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 12: 09 | The Palestinian Qalandiya refugee camp (foreground) and the Jewish settlement of Kokhav Yaakov (background), in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, 6 July 2017 (AFP) | Israel's High Court a…
(2020-12-01). Moving Past Apartheid: One-State is not Ideal Justice, but It is Just and Possible. dissidentvoice.org Once again, Europe's top diplomats expressed their 'deep concern' regarding Israel's ongoing illegal settlement expansion, again evoking the maxim that Israeli actions "threaten the viability of the two-state solution". This position was communicated by EU Foreign Affairs Chief, Josep Borrell, on November 19, during a video-conference with Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Maliki. All Israeli …
(2020-12-01). Iran 'aggressively' challenging regional security, Bahrain claims, calls for 'unrelenting pressure' on Tehran. rt.com 
Bahrain's foreign minister has condemned what he termed Tehran's heightened interference and aggression in the Middle East, saying it's essential the international community confront Iran's behavior "with unrelenting pressure." | Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani said on Tuesday that Iran's aggression was a regional security challenge that needs to be confronted head-on. | Iran today challenges regional security as aggressively as at any time in recent history. | Al-Zayani made the remarks during a virtual meeting for US-Bahrain Strategic Dialogue. | The minister said that Iran's "malign intent and activities are…
(2020-12-01). Egypt: Photographer and model arrested over pyramid photoshoot. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Photographer and model arrested over pyramid photoshoot | Latest instance of detentions by Egyptian forces over images of women deemed too 'provocative' has garnered mixed reactions online | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 13: 52 | Model Salma al-Shimi in one of the images taken at the Saqqara site (Screengrab/Twitter) | Photos of an Egyptian model have sparked intense debate online, after both the photographer an…
(2020-12-01). US accuses UAE of funding Russian mercenaries in Libya. middleeasteye.net 
US accuses UAE of funding Russian mercenaries in Libya | A US Africa Command says Wagner Group's support of Khalifa Haftar may have been paid for by its ally the United Arab Emirates | Tue, 12/01/2020 – 13: 21 | The US Pentagon said Wagner had deployed 2,000 mercenaries in Libya to prop up Haftar's attempt to take control of Tripoli (AFP) | The United States has accused its ally the UAE of funding Russian merc…
(2020-12-01). Iranian envoy submits credentials to FM of Congo. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — The new Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran presented a copy of his credentials to the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday.
(2020-12-01). The Nuremberg Tribunal: 75 Years Later and Still the Basis for Humanity's Survival. globalresearch.ca "The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating, that Civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated. That four great nations, flushed with victory and …
(2020-12-01). Majority of COVID-19 deaths in Khartoum, Sudan are undetected. imperial.ac.uk The majority of COVID-19 Deaths in Khartoum, Sudan are not detected, according to a new report from Imperial's researchers.
(2020-12-01). As the Ethiopian government claims victory over Tigray, the UN warns the conflict isn't over. thecanary.co The United Nations (UN) has warned that hundreds of thousands of displaced people could still be in danger, after the Ethiopian government declared victory over Tigray. | The UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi Abduction reports remain unconfirmed, but Grandi told journalists refugee abductions: would be major violations of i…
(2020-12-01). Dozens feared dead in mine collapse as pandemic-fueled social catastrophe wracks Zimbabwe. wsws.org Thirty informal miners were trapped after the November 25 collapse of the abandoned gold mine where they were working. Six were rescued alive a few hours after the collapse.
(2020-12-01). UNHCR asks Ethiopia for urgent access to 96,000 Eritreans cut off without food. news.un.org The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed to Ethiopia on Tuesday for urgent access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's Tigray region, saying the month-long conflict in Tigray had left them without vital supplies.
(2020-12-01). Ethiopian Prime Minister Announces End of Military Operations in Tigray Region. sputniknews.com Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday said military operations were over in the Tigray Region after the army captured the regional capital of Mekelle, but the Tigray People's Liberation Front said it will keep fighting.
(2020-11-30). Egypt prosecutor 'temporarily' closes file on Giulio Regeni murder case. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt prosecutor 'temporarily' closes file on Giulio Regeni murder case | No suspects have been identified in case of slain Italian student who was tortured and killed four years ago, Egyptian prosecutor says | Mon, 11/30/2020 – 19: 31 | Activists of human rights organisation Amnesty International take part in a demonstration in Piazza Castello in Turin on 25 January (AFP/File photo) | Egypt's public prosecuto…
(2020-11-30). New Delhi accuses OIC of indulging in anti-India propaganda. middleeasteye.net 
New Delhi accuses OIC of indulging in anti-India propaganda | Indian government issues strong rebuke of Organisation of Islamic Conference following resolutions passed on Kashmir during annual meeting in Niger | Mon, 11/30/2020 – 17: 52 | The OIC is the world's second-largest inter-governmental organisation after the UN, with 57 member states (AFP/File photo) | The Indian government has issued a strong rebuke…
(2020-11-30). Egyptian man returns to Australia after jailing in Egypt over Facebook post. middleeasteye.net 
Egyptian man returns to Australia after jailing in Egypt over Facebook post | Waled Youssef was accused of belonging to a banned political group and imprisoned in the notorious Tora prison in Cairo
| Mon, 11/30/2020 – 07: 35 | Youssef's return home comes as Egypt continues to imprison rights activists from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights after meeting with European dip…
(2020-11-30). Egyptian man returns to Australia after 10 month imprisonment in Egypt over Facebook post. middleeasteye.net Egyptian man returns to Australia after 10 month imprisonment in Egypt over Facebook post | Waled Youssef was accused of belonging to a banned political group and imprisoned in the notorious Tora prison in Cairo
| Mon, 11/30/2020 – 07: 35 | Youssef's return home comes as Egypt continues to three rights activists from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights after meeting with E…
(2020-11-30). Ethiopian Government Says Mekelle Has Been Retaken by Federal Forces. globalresearch.ca On November 4, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) came under attack by the provincial government in the northern Tigray region. | Reports indicate that numerous ENDF personnel were killed while the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) local leadership declared that …
(2020-11-30). UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan. news.un.org The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has launched an appeal for $147 million to support as many as 100,000 people fleeing Ethiopia's Tigray region into neighbouring Sudan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Monday.
(2020-11-30). Growing potatoes in the air: agricultural innovation in Rwanda. news.un.org A Rwandan entrepreneur is pioneering the use of innovative farming technology that, he believes, is set to play a major role in feeding the growing population in his country, amid increasing pressure on arable land.
(2020-11-30). Six Environmental Heroes Awarded Goldman Prize for 'Taking a Stand, Risking Their Lives and Livelihoods, and Inspiring Us'. commondreams.org This year's recipients of the annual honor hail from the Bahamas, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Mexico, and Myanmar. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/goldman_1.jpg …
(2020-11-30). Ethiopian federal forces capture Tigray region's capital Mekelle; rebel forces vow to fight back. peoplesdispatch.org The Red Cross warns that the hospital treating the injured is "running dangerously low on sutures, antibiotics, anticoagulants, painkillers, and even gloves."
(2020-11-29). The War Crimes of Obama, Cameron and Hillary Clinton. zcomm.org Libya, Syria and Yemen…
(2020-11-29). Iran, Zimbabwe emphasize strengthening bilateral coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Zimbabwe stressed the expansion of bilateral cooperation and promotion of trade-economic ties.
(2020-11-29). Ethiopian military seizes control of regional capital after offensive against Tigray province. wsws.org The desperate situation confronting Ethiopia is bound up with great power rivalries between the US, Europe and China that led over the last decades to the fragmentation and disintegration of a region that includes Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia and Djibouti.
(2020-11-29). UN condemns 'brutal and callous' attack on civilians in north-east Nigeria. news.un.org The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack, on Saturday, against civilians in Nigeria's restive Borno state, and underlined the need to bring the perpetrators to justice.
(2020-11-29). Red Cross Says Hospitals in Ethiopia's Tigray Region Lack Medical Supplies for Wounded. sputniknews.com GENEVA (Sputnik) – Health facilities in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray are running out of medical supplies necessary to treat patients wounded as a result of the recent armed clashes in the region's capital of Mek'ele, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday.