(2020-01-23). Turkey won't send more advisers to Libya while ceasefire is observed — Ankara. rt.com 
Turkey does not plan to send more military advisers to Libya while a ceasefire is being observed, RIA Novosti quoted Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as saying on Thursday. Ankara will instead commit to international efforts to reconcile the conflicting parties, he added. | Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar must abide by calls for a political solution and take steps to secure "calm on the ground." | Algeria will on Thursday host foreign affairs ministers from countries bordering Libya to discuss the conflict there, Reuters reported. Ministers from Egypt,…
(2020-01-23). UN's top court orders Myanmar to prevent alleged Rohingya genocide. rt.com 
The UN's top court told Myanmar on Thursday to take urgent steps to prevent the alleged genocide of the Buddhist nation's minority Rohingya Muslims. The order was the first time that Myanmar has faced justice over a 2017 military crackdown that sent around 740,000 Rohingya fleeing into neighboring Bangladesh. | The International Court of Justice in The Hague granted a series of emergency steps requested by the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia under the 1948 Genocide Convention, AFP reported. | The ruling comes days after a Myanmar commission concluded that some soldiers likely committed war crimes aga…
(2020-01-23). The Middle East in Chaos: US, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Libya Conflict Analysis. globalresearch.ca Recently, the Middle East region has erupted into chaos, which at one point threatened a world war between the US and Iran. To gain unparalleled insight into the complex global political systems, I decided to reach out to
(2020-01-23). "The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia. democracynow.org 
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations — Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela — from entering the United States. Politico reports that the expanded ban could implement immigration restrictions on seven more countries: Belarus, Burma, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania, according to two sources. We speak with acclaimed actor, director and activist Tim Robbins, whose recent work has focused on immigration to the United S…
(2020-01-23). Libya's neighbors seek solutions at Algeria peace meeting. yenisafak.com Foreign ministers from North Africa on Thursday met to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Libya without any participation from the Libyan side.Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Chad, Mali and Sudan are participating at the meeting in the capital Algiers.The meeting which was initiated by Algeria aims to find a political solution for the crisis in Libya in light of the agreement on the Berlin conference held last Sunday.An Algerian diplomat told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter that the meeting was limited to neighboring countries of Libya.The diplomat denied what the media r…
(2020-01-23). Top UN court orders Myanmar prevent Rohingya genocide. yenisafak.com The UN's top court on Thursday announced its ruling on accusations that Myanmar committed genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority.Delivering its verdict on the case filed last month by Gambia, International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf declared a four-month deadline for Myanmar to take preventive measures and ensure that Rohingya in the country would not be harmed.Yusuf said persecuted Rohingya members were a protected group inside Myanmar under the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, adding that the decision in no way "prejudges the merits of the actual case on whether Myanmar is r…
(2020-01-23). Britain's Brexit Bill Passes Final Hurdle in Parliament. truthdig.com LONDON — Britain's Brexit bill passed its final hurdle in Parliament on Wednesday after the House of Lords abandoned attempts to amend it, leaving the U.K. on course to leave the European Union next week. | The bill was approved by Parliament's upper chamber after the House of Commons overturned changes to the government's flagship Brexit bill made a day earlier by the unelected House of Lords. | The bill will become law when it receives royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, a formality that could come as soon as Thursday. | Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union on Jan. 31, more than three and a…
(2020-01-22). 'Obvious malicious intent': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over 'Russian asset' smear. rt.com 
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent" when she claimed Gabbard was "the favorite of the Russians," the campaign alleges in the
(2020-01-22). At Seattle MLK event the people say "Dump Trump" peoplesworld.org 
SEATTLE—A vast crowd, African American, Latino, Asian American, Native American, and white marched from Garfield High School to Seattle City Hall, Monday, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and upholding his struggle against racism, poverty and militarism. A rainbow of all races, religions, women and men, Gay and straight, of all ages, the crowd marched …
(2020-01-22). Egypt and the Destruction of Civil Liberties in America. counterpunch.org There are lots of things wrong with the conviction and incarceration of 54-year-old Mustafa Kassem, who died last week in Egypt. Kassen was an American citizen who drove a taxi in New York City. He had two children. In 2013, the Egyptian military ousted the democratically elected president of the country, which reestablished its omnipotent
(2020-01-21). Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks. news.un.org Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in the country, MONUSCO, are being urged to develop a comprehensive joint strategy to address insecurity in Beni territory, located in the east.
(2020-01-21). Militants Kill 36 Civilians in Burkina Faso Market Attack. telesurenglish.net Thirty-six civilians were killed in Burkina Faso on Monday in what the government called a terrorist attack on a market in Sanmatenga province. | Armed militants forced their way into the market of the village of Alamou and attacked people there before burning the structure to the ground, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. | The bloodshed is part of a surge in violence in the West African country that has killed hundreds, forced nearly a million from their homes and made much of the north ungovernable over the past two years. | "These repeated attacks on innocent civilians call for real cooperati…
(2020-01-21). UK government accused of 'normalising' killing people by drone. thecanary.co The British government has been normalising assassination by drone through a veil of "quasi-secrecy" and careful media manipulation,
(2020-01-21). Trump's 2nd travel ban may include Belarus & Myanmar, as well as more Muslim countries. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump is considering expanding his controversial travel ban to seven more countries, five of which are majority Muslim and two that are not, according to reports citing insider sources in Washington. | Trump, who is currently in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in Davos, told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday he was considering adding more countries to the list, but gave no further details. According to "two people familiar with the matter" who spoke with Politico, however, countries that should brace for restrictions are Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Ta…
(2020-01-20). Biden campaign warns media not to spread 'debunked' claims about his activities in Ukraine or else. rt.com 
Joe Biden's presidential campaign has issued a warning to the media cautioning journalists against spreading what he called "debunked" theories about his controversial role in having a Ukrainian prosecutor removed from office. | In the memo first reported by NBC News, Biden's campaign accuses President Donald Trump of "spreading a malicious and conclusively debunked conspiracy theory" that the former VP engaged in wrongdoing when he pressured Ukraine to fire former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. | Biden has previously bragged about his role in having Shokin fired, even admitting on camera that he presented…
(2020-01-20). East Africa locusts threaten food security across subregion, alerts UN agriculture agency. news.un.org Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of "unprecedented size and destructive potential" that could spill over into more countries in East Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday.
(2020-01-20). Major humanitarian hub in northeast Nigeria burned in attack. news.un.org The top UN aid official in Nigeria has condemned a weekend attack against a major humanitarian facility in the north-east of the country.
(2020-01-19). 'This terrible situation cannot be allowed to continue', UN chief tells world leaders at major Libya summit. news.un.org Speaking at a major, high-level summit on Libya, held in the German capital Berlin on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres evoked the disastrous humanitarian situation faced by thousands of civilians, as conflict in the North African country grows deeper and more destructive.
(2020-01-19). Syrian Rebels Caught on Film Getting Transferred to Libya on Commercial Plane. theantimedia.com (ZH) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has continued warning that terrorist groups as well as a 'flood of refugees' will show up on Europe's shores if the Tripoli government were to fall to renegade General Khalifa Haftar, amid his continued offensive to control the Libyan capital. Erdogan's statement came a day before he heads to Berlin for a major peace conference …
(2020-01-18). Sleepless in Cairo: Egyptians Reacquaint Themselves to Life In a Dictatorship. mintpressnews.com Ahmed Tharwat returns to his home country of Egypt to find that Egyptians, once vibrant and full of optimism, have returned to the grim reality of life in a repressive dictatorship.
(2020-01-17). Libya: 'Dire and untenable' situation for tens of thousands of children in unrelenting conflict. news.un.org The world should not accept the "dire and untenable" situation facing children in wartorn Libya the head of the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday.