Law Prof: I Nominated Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed for the Nobel Peace Prize. Then He Started a Civil War
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-12-10
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for ending the two-decade "state of war" between Ethiopia and Eritrea, with many hailing a new era of peace in the region. Just one year later, Ahmed's military has displaced tens of thousands of civilians in an ongoing military campaign in the northern Tigray region. Thousands have died since Ethiopia declared war on the Tigray People's Liberation Front in early November, and at least one massacre has been reported. Ethiopia has admitted federal troops fired at and detained U.N. workers in the northern Tigray region for attempting to e…
www.democracynow.org/2020/12/10/ethiopia_abiy_ahmed
Nigerians call for a "second wave" of protests after police officer kills a young man
Sophia Purdy-Moore | thecanary.co | 2020-12-10
On 10 December, a Nigerian police officer shot and killed a young keke (tricycle taxi) rider in Port Harcourt. Nigerians are now calling for a 'second wave' of End SARS protests. On 8 October, young Niger…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/12/10/nigerians-call-for-a-second-wave-of-protests-after-police-officer-kills-a-young-man/
The Blockade: Qatar and Saudi Arabia Approach Historic Breakthrough
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Since June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia ordered a land, air, and sea blockade on Qatar and severed diplomatic ties, along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Bahrain. The self-styled "Anti-Terror Quartet" issued Doha 13 demands, including closing media …
globalresearch.ca/the-blockade-qatar-and-saudi-arabia-approach-historic-breakthrough/5731755
Italy to indict Egyptian security officers in Giulio Regeni murder case
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-10
Italy to indict Egyptian security officers in Giulio Regeni murder case | Italian prosecutors gave the four men 20 days to respond to the charges before asking a judge to begin a trial | MEE and agencies | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 16: 18 | An Egyptian activist in Cairo holds a poster calling for justice to be served in the case of the recently murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni, 15 April 2016 (Reuters) | Italia…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/italy-indict-egypt-security-officers-torture-and-death-regeni
Libya's Haftar releases detained Turkish ship
Ragip Soylu | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-10
Libya's Haftar releases detained Turkish ship | The cargo ship was released after paying a fine to the eastern Libya commander's forces following threats by Turkey | Ragip Soylu | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 14: 50 | In this file photo taken on 19 October,2020 in Istanbul shows Turkey's third drilling ship 'Kanuni' as it enters the Bosphorus near Haydarpasa port (AFP) | Forces loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar have relea…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-turkey-haftar-cargo-ship-releases
Israel's Honeymoon with the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque
Belén Fernández | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Since normalizing relations in September, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have teamed up to do what both do best: trample on democratic freedoms, commit atrocities, and whitewash occupation. | *** | Back in 2010, the New York Times' Thomas Friedman …
globalresearch.ca/israel-honeymoon-united-arab-emirates-grotesque/5731821
Tigray: UN Pushes Gov't To Offer Humanitarian Help
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-09
The United Nations (UN) and the Ethiopian Government hold talks regarding the Tigray conflict, the UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric reported on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Ethiopia: Gov't Issues Arrest Warrants Over Tigray Conflict | The official said that the UN is aware of reports about the shooting of a convoy. However, the spokesperson did not report any casualties among the international staff."These are alarming reports, and we are engaging at the highest level with the federal gove…
telesurenglish.net/news/Tigray-UN-Pushes-Govt-To-Offer-Humanitarian-Help-20201209-0018.html
The pandemic and the normalization of death
wsws.org | 2020-12-09
The demand by the political and media establishment that society must prioritize "the economy" over the preservation of human life implies that mass death is essentially necessary and unavoidable.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/12/09/pers-d09.html
Is time running out for the NSW Premier?
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-12-09
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is facing increasing pressure, externally and internally, over her links to alleged corruption and her brazen normalisation of pork barrelling, writes Jim McIlroy.
greenleft.org.au/content/time-running-out-nsw-premier
Sudan's civilian rulers fear new body's powers may derail democracy hopes
Mohammed Amin | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-09
Sudan's civilian rulers fear new body's powers may derail democracy hopes | Politicians and analysts warn of the risks of a coup in Sudan following creation of a ruling council by country's military chief | Mohammed Amin | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 15: 49 | Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attend the opening session of the First National Economic Conference i…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-new-body-threatens-democracy
Egypt: World Bank warned funding for Covid-19 is neglecting jailed doctors
Areeb Ullah | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-09
Egypt: World Bank warned funding for Covid-19 is neglecting jailed doctors | Human Rights Watch calls on the World Bank to condemn Egypt's arrest of medical workers who criticised Cairo's Covid-19 response | Areeb Ullah | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 10: 58 | Data collected by the Doctors' Syndicate shows Egypt to have one of the highest numbers of Covid-19 deaths among health workers in the world (AFP) | The World Bank was urge…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-world-bank-health-jailed-doctors
Venezuela: New Parliament Needs To Solve a Way Out To Sanctions
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-09
Over 6 million 200 thousand voters headed to the polls in Venezuela's parliamentary elections that took place under a climate of normality and total transparency as reported by international observers on December 6. | RELATED: | Venezuela: Constituent Assembly Will Cease Functions This Month | With 98.63 percent of the electoral records transmitted by the National Electoral Council (CNE) on Monday, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) coalition secured a majority in the new Parliame…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-New-Parliament-Needs-To-Solve-a-Way-Out-To-Sanctions-20201209-0002.html
Trump Exits Somalia
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-08