Daily Archives: 17. April 2023


17.04.2023 - 18:00 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Ben Gvir Demands a Fascist Militia, ACRI Demands to Stop It

“As Israel moves closer to become a dictatorship, Ben Gvir, the Minister of National Security demands grow louder to have his own nationalist militia guard,” said the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI).

ACRI contacted Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to point out that this dangerous intention should be stopped immediately: “The national guard he dreams of creating is called ‘Return of the Governance’ and he does not even try to hide its true purpose. His aim is to create a nationalist guard that will serve his racist agenda directly, targeting pro-democracy protesters and Arab citizens alike.”

17.04.2023 - 16:29 [ Haaretz ]

Israel, Saudi Arabia Reportedly in Talks Over Increasing Military and Intelligence Ties

(18.02.2023)

The talks between Israel and Saudi Arabia, which are backed by the U.S., were held before the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Working Group gathering in Riyadh, which was focused on defense and security, Bloomberg reported several anonymous sources involved in the meetings as saying.

More meetings between the two countries are expected to occur this weekend in Prague, during the Munich Security Conference, according to several of the sources.

17.04.2023 - 16:22 [ Middle East Eye ]

Saudi Arabia to host first Hamas delegation in over a decade

Palestinian leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh, to travel to Riyadh on Monday to discuss improving relations after years of tension

17.04.2023 - 16:19 [ Oilprice.com ]

U.S. Sends Delegation To Saudi Arabia To Discuss Energy And Security

(Apr 14, 2023)

White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa and the U.S. Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security visited Saudi Arabia officials on Friday to discuss regional security and energy matters.

17.04.2023 - 14:34 [ CBS News ]

Kansas City police probe shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house to pick up his younger brothers

She wrote that her „nephew Ralph Pual Yarl was on his way to pick up his twin younger brothers from their friend‘s house a few blocks away from his house. He didn‘t have his phone. He mistakenly went to the wrong house, one block away from the house where his siblings were. He pulled into the driveway and rang the doorbell. The man in the home opened the door, looked my nephew in the eye, and shot him in the head. My nephew fell to the ground, and the man shot him again. Ralph was then able to get up and run to the neighbor‘s house, looking for help. Unfortunately, he had to run to 3 different homes before someone finally agreed to help him after he was told to lie on the ground with his hands up.“

17.04.2023 - 11:22 [ Yahoo.com ]

Oil Steady After Four Weekly Gains as IEA Warns of Price Rises

West Texas Intermediate futures traded above $82 a barrel after posting the longest run of weekly gains since June. A surprise production cut by OPEC+ will tighten the market more than previously expected and lead to further price increases, inflicting more pain on consumers, the IEA said on Friday.

17.04.2023 - 10:42 [ Fortune ]

Saudi Arabia’s national oil company raked in a record $161 billion profit last year, as the Ukraine war and OPEC+ drove a 46% increase

(12.03.2023)

Aramco boosted its dividend — a crucial source of funding for the Saudi Arabian government — to $19.5 billion for the final quarter, up 4% from the previous three-month period.

US and European peers such as Chevron Corp. and Shell Plc also reported blowout earnings and are returning billions of dollars to shareholders through larger dividends and buybacks. Aramco, until now, has instead focused on using its extra cash to increase output.

17.04.2023 - 10:36 [ WION / Youtube ]

Brazilian President Lula Da Silva slams US and Europe for fueling war | Latest World News | WION

Following his visit to China on Saturday, UAE President Muhammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan met with Brazilian President Lula de Silva to explore a potential cooperative mediation effort for Russia‘s conflict in Ukraine with China.

17.04.2023 - 10:33 [ Amerika21.de ]

Präsident von Brasilien will mit China und den Emiraten im Ukraine-Krieg vermitteln

Lula, der sich zuvor drei Tage lang in Peking aufhielt, besuchte am Samstag und Sonntag die VAE. Er habe mit seinen Amtskollegen Mohammed bin Zayid al Nahyan und Xi Jinping über die Schaffung einer Gruppe von Ländern ähnlich der G20 gesprochen, um im Konflikt zwischen Russland und der Ukraine zu vermitteln, erklärte er gegenüber Medienvertretern.

17.04.2023 - 10:29 [ @MohamedBinZayed / Nitter ]

I had the pleasure of welcoming President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the UAE. Brazil has long been a key strategic partner of the UAE and our talks explored further opportunities for collaboration focused on sustainability, innovation & economic opportunity.

(15.04.2023)

17.04.2023 - 10:24 [ Middle East Eye ]

UAE: Mohammed bin Zayed officially named new president

(14.04.2023)

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan became the ruler of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday after being elected president following the death of his half-brother, long-time ruler Khalifa bin Zayed, the previous day, official media has reported.

17.04.2023 - 09:24 [ Al Jazeera ]

Egyptian soldiers captured in Sudan to be returned, says RSF

Egypt has confirmed that a group of its soldiers has been captured in Sudan as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has said it would cooperate in returning them.

The RSF, now embroiled in deadly armed conflict with the country’s army for a second day, on Saturday afternoon released a video showing Egyptian troops that it said had “surrendered” themselves in Merowe, located between the Sudanese capital Khartoum and the border with Egypt.

17.04.2023 - 08:30 [ Martin Plaut / Nitter ]

One aspect of the current Sudan conflict between the RSF and the army is intriguing. Why did the RSF surround the Egyptian troops at the airport in Merowe? What were the Egyptians doing there? And did they have a role in the Tigray war?

(15.04.2023)

17.04.2023 - 07:48 [ Sudan Tribune ]

SRF arrest Egyptian military in northern Sudan air base

Numerous reports have been circulating about the Egyptian military’s presence at the Marawi Airport, which served for joint military exercises for the two armies.

The RSF explained that they deployed its troops in Merowe to prevent the Egyptian armed forces from holding the airport and eventually striking its forces.

17.04.2023 - 07:44 [ Sudan Tribune ]

Fighting broke out in Sudan between national army and RSF militiamen

(15.04.2023)

“The rebel Rapid Support Forces spread lies about attack on their positions to cover up their insurgency,” he further vowed that the army will fight them until to get rid of the rebellion.

Military escalations between the army and the RSF began on Wednesday when the RSF elements arrived in the northern Sudan town claiming that Egypt massed military plans to attack them.