(2021-03-25). End Vaccine Apartheid. popularresistance.org The latest in a series of proposals brought by India and South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO), backed by over 100 countries, to temporarily suspend COVID-19 vaccine patents was blocked by western powers, namely the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union. The patents that give monopoly rights over the manufacture and sale of drugs like the COVID-19 vaccines are protected globally by The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), signed in 1994 by the WTO.
(2021-03-25). Suez Canal: Egypt says blockage to end soon amid fears of knock-on effects. middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal: Egypt says blockage to end soon amid fears of knock-on effects | Meanwhile, experts warn that an extended crisis could partially threaten energy supplies around the world and force international maritime lines to seek alternative routes | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 15: 26 | An Egyptian official checking the operation trying to free Taiwan-owned cargo MV Ever Given lodged sideways and…
(2021-03-25). Suez Canal: Dislodging the Ever Given could take 'weeks', says salvage company. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Dislodging the Ever Given could take 'weeks', says salvage company | Experts warn delays could threaten energy supplies around the world and force international maritime lines to seek alternative routes | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 15: 26 | An Egyptian official checking the operation trying to free Taiwan-owned MV Ever Given, which is lodged sideways and impeding all traffic through…
(2021-03-25). Suez Canal blockage unleashes tsunami of memes. middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal blockage unleashes tsunami of memes | From pop culture references to the pandemic, here's how the internet reacted to the 'beached whale' ship blocking the vital trade route | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 13: 24 | The internet was quick to put its own spin on the images which emerged of the ship blocking the canal (AFP) | A 400-metre long container ship named Ever Given has blocked Egypt's Suez Canal since…
(2021-03-25). Suez Canal: Specialist salvage teams join efforts to refloat ship as traffic suspended. middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal: Specialist salvage teams join efforts to refloat ship as traffic suspended | Teams from the Netherlands and Japan hired to devise a plan to refloat giant container ship blocking global trade route | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 08: 15 | Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground in the Suez Canal (Reuters) | Salvage teams f…
(2021-03-25). Suez Canal: Traffic suspended as ship stranded like 'beached whale'. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Traffic suspended as ship stranded like 'beached whale' | Company trying to free ship says operation could take weeks with owner facing millions of dollars in insurance claims | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 08: 15 | Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground in the Suez Canal (Reuters) | The Suez Canal temporarily suspended…
(2021-03-25). Suez Canal: Salvage teams join efforts to refloat ship as traffic suspended. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Salvage teams join efforts to refloat ship as traffic suspended | Teams from the Netherlands and Japan hired to devise a plan to refloat giant container ship blocking global trade route | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 08: 15 | Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground in the Suez Canal (Reuters) | Salvage teams from the Net…
(2021-03-25). Suez Canal: What you need to know about Ever Given, the ship that blocked the passage. middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal: What you need to know about Ever Given, the ship that blocked the passage | Divers and tugboats are trying to disloge the giant vessel, but it may be weeks before it can set sail again | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 16: 01 | Egyptian tugboats trying to help free one of the biggest vessels in the world from the banks of the Suez canal, on 25 March 2021 (Suez Canal/AFP) | A megaship, one of the largest on earth…
(2021-03-25). Suez Canal: Ship stuck like a 'beached whale' as rescue efforts continue. middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal: Ship stuck like a 'beached whale' as rescue efforts continue | Company trying to free ship says operation could take weeks with owner facing millions of dollars in insurance claims | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 08: 15 | The ship is blocking transit in both directions through one of the world's busiest shipping channel (AFP/Planet Labs) | Efforts to dislodge the 400m long container vessel…
(2021-03-25). Libya demands 'immediate' withdrawal of foreign fighters. middleeasteye.net 
Libya demands 'immediate' withdrawal of foreign fighters | France, Germany and Italy echo demand during visit to Tripoli in support of new unity government | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 17: 43 | Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush spoke at a news conference in Tripoli, joined by her French, German and Italian counterparts (AFP) | Libya's new unity government on Thursday called for the "immediate" withdrawal of all…
(2021-03-25). Media blame Iran as missile hits Israeli-owned ship in Arabian Sea. rt.com 
An Israeli-owned container ship was hit and damaged by an Iranian missile in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, unconfirmed reports by the Israeli media claim. | The ship was reportedly struck as it traveled from Tanzania to India, Israel's Channel 12 reported. The broadcaster said the ship was targeted by an Iranian missile, but did not give more information. | The vessel in question was the Lori, a container ship sailing under the Liberian flag, but owned by Haifa-based company XT Management, other reports said.It was heading from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to India's Port of Mundra. | The route taken by the Israel…