HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance and several other Palestinian vehicles, on Thursday night, in across the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron. PRCS sources confirmed that one of their ambulances, which was transporting a Palestinian patient to a hospital in Hebron City, was attacked by a […]
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Middle East
Why you Need to Understand Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
By Myriam Renaud | – Chicago (The Conversation) – Fully half of Yemen’s population – 14 million people – are on the brink of starvation. Some analysts blame their inability to access basic foodstuff on escalating conflict between two religious factions: the country’s Sunni Muslims and its Houthis. The Houthis belong to the Shiite branch […]
Senate Fingers Saudi Bin Salman as Murderer, Demands End of Yemen War
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Seven Republicans joined the Democrats in the Senate in voting for resolutions that 1) assigned the blame for the murder of the dissident Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman and 2) invoked the War Powers Act of 1973 in calling for […]
Yemeni Mothers forced to Choose Which Child Starves: Aid Group
(Middle East Monitor) – Mothers are being forced to leave their children to starve as they face a “catastrophic” shortage of food in war-torn Yemen, a humanitarian group said on Thursday, reports Reuters. As the warring parties pledged a ceasefire over a key entry port for supplies, Action Against Hunger said many civilians were struggling […]
Yemen’s Warring Parties agree to Ceasefire at Key Port in UN Talks
Rimbo, Sweden | AFP | – Yemen’s warring parties on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire on a vital port in a series of breakthroughs in UN-brokered peace talks that could mark a major turning point after four years of devastating conflict. If implemented, the deal on the Hodeida port, a key gateway for aid and […]
Natalie Portman: Israel’s ‘Nation-State Law’ is ‘Racist’ and ‘a Mistake”
Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman said in an interview to London-based Arabic daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi that Israel’s nation-state law is “racist” and a “mistake.” During the interview published Thursday, Portman said that the nation-state law is a decision that impacts the lives of many people. The nation-state law passed in July states that “Israel is the […]
When Bin Salman Killed Khashoggi, he Killed his Futuristic Megacity, ‘Neom,’ Too
Doubts have grown over the future of one of Saudi Arabia’s most ambitious projects in the aftermath of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the country’s Consulate in Istanbul. Already reeling from the cancellation the $100 billion initial public offering of state energy giant Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom may now have to part with […]
Is Saudi Crown Prince using Kushner to Manipulate Trump?
Rising up with Sonali featured an interview with me on “Saudi Crown Prince Might Be Manipulating Trump Through Kushner” by Sonali Kolhatkar. Watch @jricole explain how “Saudi Crown Prince Might Be Manipulating Trump Through Kushner?” by @RUWithSonali on #Vimeo https://t.co/DgfKGfPJV1 — Rising Up W/ Sonali (@RUWithSonali) December 12, 2018
In Rebuke to Trump, US Senate will Vote on Ending Military Support for Saudis in Yemen
Washington, DC | AFP | – The US Senate sent a fresh warning to President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia Wednesday by greenlighting a vote that could end US military support for Riyadh’s war in Yemen. Anger at the human cost of the war, as well as outrage over the killing of US-based journalist Jamal […]








