Ricardo Vaz (2021-03-27). Cape Verde greenlights Venezuelan gov't envoy extradition to U.S. mronline.org The Cape Verde Supreme Court has approved a request to extradite Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab to the U.S. | Newswire…

_____ (2021-03-27). New Global Alliance Defends UN Charter. popularresistance.org A new alliance called the "Groups of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations" has formed in a clear act of resistance to the unilateral and aggressive policies of the United States and its junior partners. Representatives of the alliance reside fully in the Global South. Nations spearheading the initiative include the DPRK, Iran, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cuba, Eritrea, Laos, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines, Syria, Venezuela, and Palestine in addition to the largest of the developing countries, Russia and China.

Litsa Chatzivasileiou (2021-03-27). The Windigo Disease of Resource Capitalism and Global Dispossession of Indigenous Peoples. dissidentvoice.org This is a version of a speech given outside the headquarters of ReconAfrica in Vancouver BC on Water Day — March 22, 2021. We are on stolen CS·∏µwxñwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó: l≈ç and S…ôlÃìiÃÅlw…ôta î/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and x ∑m…ôŒ∏k ∑…ôyÃì…ôm (Musqueam) land and what is happening here today, the assault of Indigenous peoples and the invasion of their territories by …

The Conversation (2021-03-27). Ten years after the Arab Spring, Libya has another chance for peace. juancole.com By Brian McQuinn | — Ten years ago, the United Nation's no-fly zone over Libya marked the beginning of the Libyan revolution and the West's bombing campaign. I spent much of the war embedded with the fighters in Misrata, Libya's third-largest city, studying the insurgency. The fighting stopped with the death of Col. Moammar Gadhafi, …

Geoff Watts (2021-03-27). [Obituary] David Allenberg Katzenstein. thelancet.com Virologist and HIV researcher who was devoted to tackling HIV in Zimbabwe. Born in Hartford, CT, USA, on Jan 3, 1952, he died of COVID-19 in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Jan 24, 2021, aged 69 years.

MEE, agencies (2021-03-27). Suez Canal: Strong winds 'not main reason' behind ship's grounding claims official. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Strong winds 'not main reason' behind ship's grounding claims official | Authorities in Egypt called in Smit Salvage this week to free the 400-metre-long Ever Given container ship | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 10: 50 | Smit Salvage said it hopes heavier tugboats, dredging, and a high tide will free the vessel (Reuters) | The chief of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said on Saturday that tec…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-27). Suez Canal: Dutch firm hopes to free ship by early next week. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Dutch firm hopes to free ship by early next week | Authorities in Egypt called in Smit Salvage this week to free the 400-metre-long Ever Given container ship | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 10: 50 | Smit Salvage said it hopes heavier tugboats, dredging, and a high tide will free the vessel (Reuters) | A Dutch firm tasked with moving a giant container ship stuck in the Suez Canal has said i…

MEE correspondent (2021-03-27). Upper Egypt in agony as families mourn victims of train crash. middleeasteye.net Upper Egypt in agony as families mourn victims of train crash | Egyptians unite in solidarity amid slow and insufficient government response | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 14: 49 | People inspect the damage after two trains collided near the city of Sohag, Egypt, 26 March 2021 (Reuters) | Dozens of families from across impoverished Upper Egypt stood for hours in front of the Tahta General Hospital…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-27). Building collapse in Egypt's Cairo leaves at least 18 dead. middleeasteye.net Building collapse in Egypt's Cairo leaves at least 18 dead | The deadly collapse comes a day after a deadly train crash killed 19 people | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 23: 14 | Egypt has suffered several deadly building collapses and industrial fire accidents in recent years (Reuters) | The death toll from a building collapse in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday has risen to 18, state media said…

Leon Kunstenaar (2021-03-27). Ethiopians Protest Junta and Foreign Interference. indybay.org San Francisco's Ethiopians Protest TPLF Junta and Say "hands Off" to Foreign Countries…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-26). Algerian Supreme Court overturns conviction of journalist Khaled Drareni, orders retrial. peoplesdispatch.org Drareni was arrested last year in March and was detained without charge or trial while he was covering the Hirak protests in the country. He was charged with "inciting an unarmed gathering" and "endangering national unity"

B. Nimri Aziz (2021-03-26). Nawal El-Saadawi and the Barriers of Patriarchy. counterpunch.org I often quote one simple statement by Nawal El-Saadawi— a bold and brilliant retort to a question put to her by an NPR radio host many years ago. A lesson for me, but for many others too. I was accompanying the Egyptian writer to the Manhattan studio of the national radio network, and sat behind

WSWS (2021-03-26). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Pharmacists strike in Lebanon as economy collapses; UK bus strike at Go North West Manchester depot in fifth week; further strike planned by UK energy workers; French workers at Renault foundry strike against closure…

Center For Biological Diversity (2021-03-26). Elephants in Africa Face Grave Extinction Threat, New Expert Assessment Finds. globalresearch.ca In a long-awaited move, the International Union for Conservation of Nature …

MEE, agencies (2021-03-26). Suez Canal: Ship owner aims to free ship 'tomorrow night'. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Ship owner aims to free ship 'tomorrow night' | Report in Japanese newspaper comes despite salvage experts warning the rescue operation could last days or even weeks | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 09: 31 | Global shipping giant Maersk and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd both said on Thursday that they were looking into going around Africa (AFP) | Shoei Kisen, the Japanese owner of the container shi…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-26). Egypt: Dozens killed by passenger trains colliding. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Dozens killed by passenger trains colliding | Social media users share horrific images from the scene of the crash, with victims screaming for rescue | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 11: 15 | "> | Two passenger trains collided in the south of Egypt on Friday causing dozens of casualties, the health ministry said. | The incident took place in the village of al-Sawamaa…

Staff (2021-03-26). Headlines for March 26, 2021. democracynow.org:443 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Sweeping Bill to Suppress African American Vote , Georgia Lawmaker Arrested on Felony Charges for Knocking on Governor's Office Door in Protest, President Biden Says U.S. Unlikely to Honor May 1 Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline, U.S. COVID-19 Cases Rise as Biden Doubles Vaccine Goal to 200 Million Shots in 100 Days, Mexico's Official COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 200,000; True Toll Could Be 50% Higher , ISIS-Linked Prisoners in Syria Face Conditions That Amount to Torture, Says Human Rights Watch , Netanyahu Fails to Clinch Israeli Election as Extreme-Right Party Gains Seats, Suez Canal Bl…

Juan Cole (2021-03-26). Why the Suez Cana is so Important to the Global Economy. zcomm.org The canal is a major money earner for Egypt and it has become a major artery of world trade…

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-26). Pentagon Official Says Moving Troops Out of Somalia Had 'Significant Downsides'. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, "From my perspective, there is probably significant downsides to the pullout from the perspective of cost and effectiveness," Christopher Maier, the acting assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. | The Biden…