(2020-12-12). [World Report] Humanitarian access deal for Tigray. thelancet.com Humanitarian groups will be allowed into Tigray, Ethiopia, where conflict has displaced thousands and strained health services. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2020-12-12). [Clinical Picture] Occult fracture in teenager's tibia revealed by MRI. thelancet.com A 13-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of mild pain in her right knee. She reported no recent injury. x-rays showed a high-density linear abnormality with a periosteal reaction in the proximal right tibia (figure), which medical staff, at the hospital where she was first seen, thought might have been a tumour of the bone.
(2020-12-11). Supreme Court Weighs Corporate Liability For Child Laborers On Cocoa Farms. popularresistance.org Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the world's largest cocoa corporations are liable for child slavery in their supply chains. For 15 years, six citizens of Mali who were trafficked as children to work on cocoa farms have sought legal damages from Cargill and Nestle USA under a 240-year-old anti-piracy law. | The plaintiffs' attorney told the court that the corporations "maintain a system of child slavery and forced labor in their Ivory Coast supply chain as a matter of corporate policy to gain a competitive advantage in the U.S. market."
(2020-12-11). Israel normalisation: What Morocco gets in return. middleeasteye.net 
Israel normalisation: What Morocco gets in return | As Morocco becomes the fourth Arab country to normalise ties with Israel, MEE looks at the likely gains for the North African nation | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 13: 07 | Moroccan and Israeli flags. Recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara has been described as a "gift" to the North African country from the outgoing US administrati…
(2020-12-11). Which Middle Eastern and North African countries have normalised relations with Israel? middleeasteye.net 
Which Middle Eastern and North African countries have normalised relations with Israel? | Morocco joins a handful of countries in the region to have made official diplomatic relations with Israel | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 14: 30 | Egypt under president Anwar Sadat (left), shaking hands with then-Israeli premier Menachem Begin in front of US president Jimmy Carter, became in 1979 the first Arab country to forma…
(2020-12-11). U.S. Recognizes Morocco's Occupation of Western Sahara in Latest Betrayal of Sahrawi People. democracynow.org 
We continue to examine the U.S.-brokered deal between Morocco and Israel to normalize relations. As part of the deal, the U.S. will become the first country in the world to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which Morocco has occupied since 1975 in defiance of the international community. We convene a roundtable to discuss developments: Mouloud Said, a representative of the Polisario Front in Washington; Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco; and Sahrawi journalist and activist Nazha El-Khalidi.
(2020-12-11). Israel-Morocco normalisation deal condemned online. middleeasteye.net 
Israel-Morocco normalisation deal condemned online | Using the hashtag 'Moroccans Against Normalisation,' many have blasted the deal as a loss for Sahrawis and Palestinians alike | Fri, 12/11/2020 – 15: 05 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Morocco's King Mohammed VI. The countries have shared nearly six decades of close cooperation on intelligence and military matters in secr…
(2020-12-11). Go Vote Yourself a Raise, Georgia — You've Long Earned It. counterpunch.org All political eyes are on Georgia's runoff election on January 5th, 2021. Two Senate seats are up for grabs and will decide whether the evil Trumpster and corporatist Senator Mitch McConnell stays in total control of the U.S. Senate or not. If the Democrats win both seats, the Senate would be split, 50-50. Vice President
(2020-12-11). Ethiopia: UN refugee agency calls for 'unfettered access' to Tigray. news.un.org Amidst "disturbing reports" from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for "unfettered access to Tigray in order to reach people in need".
(2020-12-11). Trump Deal to Trade Occupied Western Sahara for Morocco Normalizing Ties With Israel Denounced Worldwide. commondreams.org "Only the people of Western Sahara can decide their own future as they have an inalienable right to self-determination recognized by the U.N.," said one Sahrawi official. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/women_1.jpg …
(2020-12-11). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strike ballots across many sectors in UK including education, hospitals and health, transport, local government and British Airways; local government strike in Niger state threatens to spread to port and oil workers in Nigeria.
(2020-12-11). Sahrawis condemn US recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara. peoplesdispatch.org In return of US recognition of its rights over Western Sahara, Morocco has agreed to "normalize" its relations with Israel. The United Nations and the majority of the world does not recognize Moroccan claims of sovereignty over the territory.
(2020-12-10). Libya's Haftar releases detained Turkish ship. middleeasteye.net 
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 | 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…
(2020-12-10). What is Western Sahara and why does Morocco claim sovereignty over it? middleeasteye.net 
What is Western Sahara and why does Morocco claim sovereignty over it? | Region has been claimed by both Morocco and Polisario Front, an independence movement that has long awaited political referendum | Thu, 12/10/2020 – 19: 33 | People demonstrate in support of Sahrawi people's rights in Malaga, Spain, on 28 November (AFP) | Often referred to as Africa's last colony, Western Sahara has come to the forefront…
(2020-12-10). Israel's Honeymoon with the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque. globalresearch.ca 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 …
(2020-12-10). US Senator Says Trump's Turnaround on West Sahara Shocking. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON(Sputnik) – US Senator Jim Inhofe said in a statement that he is shocked by President Donald Trump's decision "to trade away" the rights of the West Saharan people and recognize Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed region.
(2020-12-10). Nigerians call for a "second wave" of protests after police officer kills a young man. thecanary.co On 10 December, a Nigerian police officer shot and
(2020-12-10). The Blockade: Qatar and Saudi Arabia Approach Historic Breakthrough. globalresearch.ca 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 …
(2020-12-09). Sudan's civilian rulers fear new body's powers may derail democracy hopes. middleeasteye.net 
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 | 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…
(2020-12-09). Is time running out for the NSW Premier? greenleft.org.au 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.
(2020-12-09). Venezuela: New Parliament Needs To Solve a Way Out To Sanctions. telesurenglish.net 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: | 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…