Daily Archives: January 18, 2024

2024-01-18: News Headlines

Jeremy Loffredo (2024-01-18). VIDEO: Life in Jerusalem under Israel's military dictatorship. thegrayzone.com Journalist Jeremy Loffredo visits the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, a climate of unprecedented repression has descended since October 7. Loffredo documents settler terror attacks on businesses and speaks to local activists who tell him they fear arrest and beatings from Israeli police if they speak out against the assault on Gaza.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). Life in Jerusalem Under Israel's Military Dictatorship. libya360.wordpress.com Journalist Jeremy Loffredo visits the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, a climate of unprecedented repression has descended since October 7. Loffredo documents settler terror attacks on businesses and speaks to local activists who tell him they fear arrest and beatings from Israeli police if they speak out against the assault on Gaza.

Workers World Party (2024-01-18). PDF of January 18 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF. South Africa puts Israel on trial before the world A strong class orientation is needed in 2024 On Palestine and the resistance: Activists resist Northeastern U's attack The fight against Israeli apartheid Cities, unions demand Gaza ceasefire Israeli youth defy military conscription Port of Oakland shut down . . . |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-18). Cypriots Protest Use of Bases by UK in Imperialist Conflicts. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch — Jan 16, 2024 | The British military has been using the Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases in Cyprus for its war-mongering, such as in the recent bombing of Yemen | On Sunday, January 14, anti-imperialist groups in Cyprus protested outside the UK bases in Akrotiri, against the use of bases on the island in the imperialist wars raging in the region. | In the protest called by the Pancyprian Peace Council, activists from various anti-war groups and political parties including the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL), United Democratic Youth Organization (EDON), and Communist Initiative o…

Labor Video Project (2024-01-18). SF DA Brooke Jenkins "Drop The Charges" Now on the 78. indybay.org Dozens of activists and trade unionists rallied at San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins office to demand that she drop the serious charges against 78 people who blocked the SF bay bridge during the APEC meeting in San Francisco.

apnews.com (2024-01-17). How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planetThe colors of sliced watermelon — with red pulp, green-white rind and black seeds — are the same as those on the Palestinian flag. From New York and Tel Aviv to Dubai and Belgrade, the fruit has become a symbol of solidarity, drawing together activists who don't speak the same language or belong to the same culture but share a common cause.

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-01-18). Saturday 1/20: CODEPINK S.F. Bay Winter Gathering. indybay.org Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library, Russell Street @MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley…

Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. (2024-01-18). Righteous Protest Drowned Out As Empire Was Worshipped At AME Church. popularresistance.org Let's start at the top – with President Joe Biden. Using the lame excuse of memorializing the victims of the 2015 racist massacre at Mother Emanuel Church in which nine church members were murdered in cold blood by white supremacist Dylan Roof, who they had welcomed into their Bible Study, Biden's true purpose for speaking at the church was to beg Black people to save his lagging campaign for re-election . But Biden didn't even memorialize the victims of that massacre nearly a decade later by name, nor did he bother to speak at the church on the actual anniversary of the massacre, June 15.

Norman Solomon (2024-01-18). How the Gaza war can be big news and invisible at the same time. nationofchange.org The horrors in Gaza are being propelled by the U.S. war machine, but you wouldn't know it from the standard U.S. media.

a guest author (2024-01-18). The Bronx is united with Yemen. workers.org Jan. 13, 2024 march in Washington, DC The Bronx is united with Yemen Statement of the Bronx Antiwar Coalition, Jan. 12, 2024 The Bronx Antiwar Coalition strongly condemns the U.S.- and British-led bombing of Yemen, a nation that fulfilled its duty under Article 1 of the Genocide Convention to defend . . . |

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-01-18). When Yemen Does It It's Terrorism, When The US Does It It's "The Rules-Based Order" caitlinjohnstone.com.au We are ruled by murderous tyrants. By nuclear-armed thugs who would rather starve civilians to protect the continuation of an active genocide than allow peace to get a word in edgewise. | Reading by Tim Foley.

Editor (2024-01-18). U.S., Britain, out of the Red Sea! workers.org Bronx Coalition protests genocide outside 'Little Yemen' supermarket, Jan. 6, 2024, just days before U.S.-British planes bombed the country of Yemen. Stop the U.S. war on the Red Sea! U.S. Armed Forces are waging war on Yemen, escalating a conflict in West Asia. However far it may spread, the fire . . . |

WSWS (2024-01-18). Australian government buries 2003 Iraq invasion documents. wsws.org The Labor government is trying to withhold the 2003 records under conditions in which it has just joined another disastrous US-led war—against the Houthi government in Yemen, deliberately widening the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Phyllis Bennis, In These Times. (2024-01-18). The Solution To Violence In Yemen And The Red Sea Is A Cease-Fire In Gaza. popularresistance.org As Washington continues to help arm and finance the Israeli government's genocidal assault on Gaza, White House rhetoric has increasingly centered on preventing the war from expanding across the region. But the Biden administration's actions in Yemen and the Red Sea are having exactly the opposite effect. | Beginning shortly after the Israeli assault on Gaza started in early October, Houthi militants from Yemen launched a series of attacks on commercial ships, some of them connected to the Israeli economy, in the shipping lanes in and around the Red Sea.

Staff (2024-01-18). Headlines for January 18, 2024. democracynow.org Pakistan Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes Against Iran, U.S. Bombs Yemen for Fourth Time in a Week, Israeli Bombing in Rafah Kills 16 Displaced Palestinians, Including Children, Israel Blows Up Israa University Near Gaza City, Palestinian Journalist Wael Fannouneh of Al-Quds Today TV Killed by Israel in Gaza City, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres Reiterates Call for Ceasefire in Gaza, 10 Palestinians Killed in Occupied West Bank as Israel Carries Out Major Raids, U.K. House of Commons Approves Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda, House Speaker Johnson Says Senate Deal Is "Dead" If Dems Don&#82…

Leila Warah (2024-01-18). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 104: Israel's unrelenting assault continues — 'If we're not killed by bombs, we die from the cold, starvation, or disease'. mondoweiss.net As Palestinians in Gaza continue to be starved and bombed by Israel, the U.S. has designated Yemen's Ansar Allah group as terrorists in hopes of intimidating their resistance against Israel's ongoing aggression.

WSWS (2024-01-18). Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen. wsws.org From the beginning of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza, Sanders has promoted the propaganda line of Tel Aviv and Washington that Israel's campaign of mass murder is a defensive response to the armed incursion of Hamas last October 7. He is now providing a similar service for the war criminals in Washington in relation to their illegal attack on Yemen.

APR editor (2024-01-18). When Yemen does it it's 'terrorism', when the US does it it's 'the rules-based order'. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Biden administration has officially re-designated Ansarallah‚Ää—‚Ääthe dominant force in Yemen also known as the Houthis‚Ää—‚Ääas a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity. The White House claims the designation is an appropriate response to the group's attacks on US military vessels and commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of…

Scott Ritter (2024-01-18). How the US Misleads the World About Its Involvement in Yemen. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-18). Biden Says Strikes Against Houthis Aren't Working as US Bombs Yemen for 5th Time. news.antiwar.com President Biden acknowledged on Thursday that his strikes against the Houthis were not working to stop the Yemeni group but vowed they would continue anyway as the US military bombed Yemen for the fifth time within a week. The president made the comments when asked by a reporter if his strikes against the Houthis were …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). US-UK Bomb Yemen for the Fourth Time. Yemen Strikes Back. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle The US also re-designated Yemen's Ansarallah resistance as a 'global terrorist group' over their operations against Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea US and UK warplanes resumed bombing Yemen in the early hours of 18 January, marking the fourth attack on the poorest nation in the Arab world in less than a week. "US Central…

newarab (2024-01-18). US strikes Houthis after re-designated as 'terrorist' entity. newarab.com American forces targeted 14 missiles that were ready to launch in Yemen, the The Houthis – who have already faced multiple rounds of air strikes in response to their targeting of international shipping – struck a US-owned bulk cargo carrier in the wake of the designation an…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-18). US Launches Fourth Round of Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen. news.antiwar.com The US launched another round of missile strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, marking the fourth time the US has bombed the country since last Friday. US officials told AP that the strikes were launched from US Navy warships and submarines. The attack came after the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, struck a US-owned …

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-18). US Launches Fourth Round of Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen. news.antiwar.com

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-01-18). US To Re-designate Yemen's Ansarallah A 'Terrorist Group'. popularresistance.org Washington is gearing up to label Yemen's Ansarallah resistance movement a "specifically designated global terrorist group," sources in the know told the Associated Press (AP) on 16 January. | The decision, expected to be announced in the coming days, is in response to the continued maritime campaign launched by Yemen's Ansarallah-led government in Sanaa against Israeli shipping in the Red Sea. | The designation falls in line with Executive Order 13224, issued during the presidency of George W. Bush. | It allows the US government to "designate and block the assets of foreign individuals and entities that commit,…

aljazeera (2024-01-18). What the designation of 'terrorist' means for Yemen's Houthis. aljazeera.com Experts say that Biden's re-designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group is unlikely to curb Red Sea attacks.

teleSUR (2024-01-18). US Justifications for Bombing Yemen Are Pathetic: Lavrov. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov described the justifications put forth by the United States for bombing Yemen as "pathetic," comparing the actions to those in Libya in 2011. | RELATED: | "There is an outrage in what is now being done with regard to Yemen. Washington's exculpatory statements look very pathetic," he said. | Lavrov reminded the U.S. and the United Kingdom that "no one authorized the bombing of Yemen, j…

aljazeera (2024-01-18). Beyond the Red Sea: Who are the Houthis up against inside Yemen? aljazeera.com Their attacks on Red Sea ships have brought them global attention. But within Yemen, the Houthis aren't the force.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-18). EE.UU. y Reino Unido lanzan nuevos ataques contra Yemen. telesurtv.net Este miércoles los hutíes atacaron un buque comercial operado por EE.UU. frente a las costas de Yemen, provocando daños materiales.

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-18). Bypassing Parliament: Westminster, the Royal Prerogative and Bombing Yemen. counterpunch.org There is something distinctly revolting and authoritarian about the royal prerogative. It reeks of clandestine assumption, unwarranted self-confidence and, most of all, a blithe indifference to accountability before elected representatives. That prerogative, in other words, is the last reminder of divine right, the fiction that a ruler can have powers vested by an unsubstantiated deity, the invisible

Angela (2024-01-18). Friday 1/19: Hands Off Yemen Phone Bank. indybay.org

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Keeping up its support for Gaza, Yemen announces 'accurate hit' against American ship. presstv.ir Yemen's Armed Forces announce striking American ship in support of Gaza, which has come under a genocidal Israeli war that enjoys full-on US support.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). US propping up 'terrorist' Israel by blacklisting Yemen's Ansarullah: Tehran. presstv.ir Tehran denounces Washington's "provocative" move to blacklist Yemen's Ansarullah, saying it attests to the United States' support for the "terrorist" Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). US launches 4th round of missile strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir The US military launches new strikes on Yemen, marking the fourth time in a week that it has illegally bombed the war-torn country.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Funeral held for Yemenis killed by US and UK strikes in Sanaa. presstv.ir Ansarullah supporters hold a funeral at Al-Shaab mosque for six Yemeni fighters.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Al-Houthi: Yemen's Ansarullah to 'keep hitting' Israel-bound ships. presstv.ir Ansarullah leader Abdel Malek al-Houthi said the attacks would "also include American and British ships."

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). US re-designates Yemen's Ansarullah as 'terrorist' group. presstv.ir The US has accused Ansarullah of repeated attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.

infobrics (2024-01-18). Entry of Middle Eastern Nations Into BRICS+: Important Economic and Geopolitical Takeaways. infobrics.org Five countries — Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Egypt entered BRICS as full members on Jan. 1, now referred to as BRICS+. The BRICS grouping was created in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and China, while South Africa joined BRICS in 2011…

infobrics (2024-01-18). Will the Expanded BRICS Finally Dethrone the Dollar with Help from Crypto. infobrics.org The economies of the BRICS group, which until now has included Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, already in 2023 accounted for 32% of the world's GDP – compared to 30% for the G7 countries. The bloc will yield even more influence in 2024, with the addition of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia…

infobrics (2024-01-18). Greater BRICS –°ooperation Enjoys Bright Prospects. infobrics.org The BRICS group officially welcomed Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia as new members on Jan. 1 this year, doubling its membership from 5 to 10…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-18). Pakistan retaliates with strikes inside Iran killing nine. peoplesdispatch.org Pakistan's strike was in retaliation to an Iranian attack on Tuesday which was targeted against alleged bases of the group Jaish al-Adl which had claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack in December…

Staff (2024-01-18). After Pakistan strikes back on Iran, China offers mediation. muslimmirror.com Beijing : China Thursday offered to play a "constructive role" to ease tension between Pakistan and Iran following their missile strikes against each other over the last two days and asked the two countries to "exercise restraint and calmness and avoid escalation". Pakistan conducted "precision military strikes" against what it called "terrorist hideouts" in Iran's …

aljazeera (2024-01-18). Can Iran and Pakistan contain cross-border tensions? aljazeera.com Pakistan launches strikes inside Iran, saying they were retaliation for attacks by Tehran on targets in Pakistan.

newarab (2024-01-18). 9 killed in Pakistan strikes on Iran in retaliatory attack. newarab.com "Two men were also killed in the missile attack this morning in one of the border villages of Saravan, bringing the death toll to nine," the official IRNA news agency said quoting Alireza Marhamati, deputy provincial governor of Iran's…

MEE staff (2024-01-18). Pakistan launches tit-for-tat air strikes on Iran killing at least nine. middleeasteye.net

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-18). Pakistan retaliates with strikes inside Iran killing nine. peoplesdispatch.org Pakistan's strike was in retaliation to an Iranian attack on Tuesday which targeted against alleged bases of the group Jaish al-Adl. The terrorist outfit had claimed responsibility for a attack in Iran in December…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-18). Pakistan Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes in Iran Targeting Militant Groups. news.antiwar.com Pakistan said Thursday that it carried out airstrikes targeting militants in Iran, which came after an Iranian attack on Pakistani soil. Pakistani officials said the strikes targeted seven locations used by ethnic Baloch militant groups known as the Balochistan Liberation Army and Balochistan Liberation Front. Pakistani warplanes and drones hit targets about 30 miles inside …

Staff (2024-01-18). At least nine killed in Pakistan's air strikes on Iran. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Nine people were killed in air strikes by Pakistan into Iranian territory on Thursday, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported. Islamabad's military action comes after a missile attack by Tehran targetting an "Iranian terrorist group" killed two children in the southwestern Balochistan province in Pakistan. Thursday's attack by Pakistan took place at 9: 05 …

Larry Johnson (2024-01-18). What's Good for the Goose is Good For the Gander, Iran Plays the Terrorist Card. sonar21.com When the United States established a precedent for taking unilateral military action in the name of fighting terrorism, Uncle Sam should not be surprised when another country decides to follow suit. Iran was the victim of a massive terrorist attack in early January that killed more than 100 people. In response Iran launched retaliatory strikes in Syria, Iraq and Pakistan (Baluchistan to be precise) against radical Sunni groups that have a history of backing or executing terrorist attacks inside Iran. How dare they!! Who do the mullahs think they are? Joe Biden? | One part of the story that is not getting mu…

Staff (2024-01-18). Pakistan retaliates with strikes inside Iran killing nine. peoplesdispatch.org Pakistan carried out drone and missile strikes inside Iran early on Thursday, January 18, in what is seen as retaliation for Iranian strikes on its territory on Tuesday. Dawn quoted Pakistan's Foreign Ministry as saying that a "highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision" strike killed a number of terrorists during the operation code named Marg …

Staff (2024-01-18). After Pakistan strikes back on Iran, China offers mediation. muslimmirror.com Beijing : China Thursday offered to play a "constructive role" to ease tension between Pakistan and Iran following their missile strikes against each other over the last two days and asked the two countries to "exercise restraint and calmness and avoid escalation". Pakistan conducted "precision military strikes" against what it called "terrorist hideouts" in Iran's …

Staff (2024-01-18). At least nine killed in Pakistan's air strikes on Iran. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Nine people were killed in air strikes by Pakistan into Iranian territory on Thursday, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported. Islamabad's military action comes after a missile attack by Tehran targetting an "Iranian terrorist group" killed two children in the southwestern Balochistan province in Pakistan. Thursday's attack by Pakistan took place at 9: 05 …

Andrew Korybko (2024-01-18). Worsening Iranian-Pakistani Tensions Could Threaten Eurasian Integration Processes. thealtworld.com Unless there's an all-out conventional war between Iran and Pakistan, which isn't expected unless their newly exacerbated but long-running security dilemma spirals out of control into one by miscalculation (perhaps due to US meddling), Eurasian integration won't be dealt a deathblow. Nevertheless, very clear limits will be placed upon it as the SCO becomes further divided along yet another fault line, which will greatly impede multilateral cooperation and lead to even more dysfunction. | Pakistan's

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-01-18). Guterres deeply concerned about attacks between Iran and Pakistan. plenglish.com United Nations, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General António Guterres warned today of the recent exchange of military attacks between Iran and Pakistan as hostilities spread through the Middle East.

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aljazeera (2024-01-18). Which are the armed groups Iran and Pakistan have bombed — and why? aljazeera.com Iran's raids in Pakistan near border areas were part of Tehran's unprecedented missile launches on three countries.

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Larry Johnson (2024-01-18). The Electric Vehicle Scam is a Symptom of Western Decline. sonar21.com I realize there is a lot going on with rising tensions between Iran and Pakistan and the Houthis continuing to frustrate Western efforts to break the blockade of the Red Sea. I promise to address those issues in another piece. But I got to say something about the Electric Vehicle scam. It is bad for the environment. The rare earth minerals needed to produce these extravagances requires mining operations that exploit the very poorest people on the earth. And, despite all the nifty technology that adorns these electric vehicles, they can't handle the cold. | If you don't live in the United States you may not…

newarab (2024-01-18). Why are Iran and Pakistan bombing each other. newarab.com Iran and Pakistan have Iran struck positions in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing two children, according to Islamabad. | Pakistan responded by recalling its ambassador to Tehran and The escalation follows years of unr…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-18). Pakistán informa que atacó bases insurgentes en Irán. telesurtv.net Según la agencia iraní Fars, tres mujeres y cuatro niños de nacionalidad no iraní habrían muerto a causa de las explosiones.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2024-01-18). Irán convoca a encargado de negocios paquistaní tras ataques. telesurtv.net Teherán convocó al diplomático paquistaní en aras de expresar la protesta a Islamadad y exigir explicaciones al respecto.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Exclusive: Iraqi oil tycoon killed in IRGC strike was Mossad's key man in Erbil. presstv.ir At the stroke of midnight on Monday, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a barrage of missiles at an espionage center of the Israeli spy agency Mossad in Iraqi Kurdistan, destroying it completely.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Nine non-Iranian nationals killed in explosions in Iran's southeast. presstv.ir An Iranian security official says several explosions were heard in the southeastern city of Saravan.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Iran says will not tolerate 'any Israeli operation from any country'. presstv.ir Iran says it will not tolerate any operation against the Iranian nation and government by the Israeli regime from any country.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Iran condemns Pakistan's border attack, summons Pakistani chargé d'affaires. presstv.ir Iran has condemned Pakistan's attack on the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan and summoned the Pakistani chargé d'affaires in protest against the incident.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Iran urges NAM members to renew solidarity with Palestine. presstv.ir Iran has called on members of the Non-Aligned Movement to renew their solidarity with the Palestinian nation.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). US, UK cannot hold regional security hostage for Netanyahu's sake: Iran FM. presstv.ir The top Iranian diplomat says the US and Britain cannot hold the security of the region hostage for the benefit of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Iran's armed forces launch speciliazed joint air defense exercises. presstv.ir Iranian armed forces have launched specialized joint air defense exercises in the country's southwest, south and southeast regions.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Iran calls on 'brotherly' Pakistan to check terrorist bases on its soil. presstv.ir Iran has addressed "the friendly and brotherly government of Pakistan" after a tiff over Islamabad's drone attack on an Iranian village near their border, calling on the neighboring state to prevent the establishment of "terrorist bases" on its soil.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Turkey says ready for Iranian president's imminent visit to Ankara. presstv.ir Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Turkey is ready to host Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi in the near future after seeing the trip cancelled twice for different reasons.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Iranian forces see no limits in defending national interests, citizens: Defense minister. presstv.ir The Iranian defense minister says the country's Armed Forces see no limits in defending public interests and the nation.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Iran attack didn't target Pakistani nationals, but Iranian terrorists: FM. presstv.ir Iran's FM says the Tuesday missile attacks on areas in Pakistan were aimed at protecting the security of Iran, its neighbors, and also the wider region.

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). IRGC colonel assassinated in terrorist attack in southeastern Iran. presstv.ir An IRGC colonel has been shot dead in a terrorist attack in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan near the frontier with Pakistan.

Kimera Abdu (2024-01-18). Heads of State and Foreign Dignitaries Converge in Uganda for IGAD, NAM, and G-77+ China Summits. plusnews.ug Today, Kenya's President, H.E. William Ruto, the Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Eng. Waleed A. Elkhereiji, Cuba's Vice President, H.E. Salvador Valdés Mesa, and the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, arrived in Uganda to participate in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+China summits. The NAM summit, currently underway at Speke …

Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples, Resumen English. (2024-01-18). 8th International Seminar For Peace And Abolition Of Foreign Bases. popularresistance.org The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and the World Peace Council (WPC), are calling for the participation in the VIII International Seminar on Peace and for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases, which will take place in the province of Guantanamo, on May 4 and 5, 2024. | Once again, this conference will take place in the province of Guantanamo, where there is the oldest U.S. military base that remains against the will of the Cuban people and government. The Guantanamo Base has become synonymous with torture and imperialism, which for 121 years has illegally occupied 117 square kilometers o…

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-18). Renewable energies come to Cuba's Historic Heritage Center. plenglish.com Camagàºey, Cuba, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Historic Center of Camagàºey, a World Heritage Site, will have new values focused on the exploitation of renewable energy sources after a project promoted today by the Office of the Historian (OHCC).

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-18). Cuban PM praises OCC ¥s contributions to Trinidad ¥s 510th anniversary. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Thursday praises Trinidad ¥s Office of the Curator (OCC) for its contributions to the 510th anniversary of the village.

Staff (2024-01-18). Promulgan Decreto-Ley para el régimen laboral de personas privadas de libertad. cubadebate.cu El Consejo de Estado de la República de Cuba ha emitido el Decreto-Ley 81/2023, que establece un régimen laboral especial para las personas privadas de libertad que trabajan dentro o fuera de los establecimientos penitenciarios. La medida tiene como objetivo promover la reinserción social y garantizar los derechos de las personas en condiciones de trabajar.

Staff (2024-01-18). Asesinan a fiscal ecuatoriano que realizaba investigaciones de alto perfil en el caso Metástasis. cubadebate.cu La tarde de este miércoles fue baleado en la ciudad ecuatoriana de Guayaquil, el fiscal César Suárez, quien investigaba la reciente toma de un canal de televisión y que tenía a su cargo otras indagatorias de alto perfil relacionadas con el caso 'Metástasis', reseñaron medios locales.

Staff (2024-01-18). øQué pasa con la canasta familiar normada?: El Mincin responde. cubadebate.cu Las entregas de la canasta familiar normada mantienen afectaciones en el cumplimiento de los ciclos de distribución, dadas fundamentalmente por las restricciones financieras y problemas operacionales que han causado atrasos en los arribos de importación, la producción y transportación, informó en esta jornada el MINCIN.

Staff (2024-01-18). El camino de Bayamo. cubadebate.cu El pasado 12 de enero, los cubanos conmemoramos el aniversario 155 de la Quema de Bayamo, uno de los hechos más gloriosos de la historia de la Patria. Este jueves, Espacios de ciudad les propone una exhaustiva investigación sobre este importante acontecimiento histórico de la mano del MSc. Ludín Fonseca García, Historiador de la ciudad de Bayamo.

Staff (2024-01-18). La desnutrición aguda grave amenaza a 10 mil niños en la Franja de Gaza. cubadebate.cu Durante las dos primeras semanas de enero, apenas siete de 29 de las misiones planificadas para entregar alimentos, medicinas, agua y otros suministros vitales llegaron a sus destinos al norte de Wadi Gaza, precisó la agencia. La mayoría de los cargamentos rechazados por Israel incluían combustible y medicamentos.

Staff (2024-01-18). El tiempo: Calor y escasas lluvias. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en el occidente, poca nubosidad en centro y oriente excepto en el extremo más oriental donde son posibles chubascos ocasionales. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado en todo el país y nublado en ocasiones en occidente con escasas lluvias.

Staff (2024-01-18). Artemisa le gana a Matanzas e iguala el playoff de la gran final. cubadebate.cu Los artemiseños tomaron desquite esta noche del revés inicial y superaron a Matanzas, seis carreras por tres, en otro duelo de intensas emociones vivido en el estadio Victoria de Girón, de la ciudad yumurina. El triunfo fue la cuenta de Raymond Figueredo, quien en cinco entradas permitió dos carreras.

Staff (2024-01-18). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 18 de enero de 2024. cubadebate.cu

kwjorinoco (2024-01-18). President Maduro: Imperialism Co-Opted the Communist Party to Use it Against the Revolution. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, recalled that while the people suffered from the "economic genocide" imposed on the country, the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) spokesperson joined the attacks of the right and imperialism. | Imperialism, using techniques that "will be known later," penetrated the Communist Party of Venezuela to use it as a mechanism of attack against the Bolivarian Revolution, highlighted the President Maduro. | "They looked for a tamed left and penetrated it. Then they began to use some spokespersons from the Venezuelan Communist Party to accuse Maduro, the political high command,…

Migration Policy Institute (2024-01-18). Expanding Protection Options? Flexible Approaches to Status for Displaced Syrians, Venezuelans, and Ukrainians. reliefweb.int Countries: Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Mexico, Moldova, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Ukraine, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Source: Migration Policy Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Flexible Approaches to Protection for Displaced Individuals Bring Benefits in Certain Circumstances but Must Not Replace Refugee Status | WASHINGTON, DC — Faced with displacement crises that have stretched asylum systems to their limits, countries increasingly are turning to alternatives to traditional ref…

eng.belta.by (2024-01-18). Venezuelan FM: Non-Aligned Movement supports Palestine, opposes sanctions. eng.belta.by According to him, during the meeting, the foreign ministers of the NAM countries "expressed support for Palestine and spoke against the illegal restrictive measures". He stressed that the Non-Aligned Movement was stepping up at a time "when imperialism made its choice in favor of wars".

Leonardo Vivas (2024-01-18). FO ∞ Talks: Make Sense of the Crazy Venezuelan Crisis. fairobserver.com Venezuela is suffering from multiple crises. Continued mismanagement of the economy has diminished the popularity and power of President Nicolás Maduro. In a desperate move to regain control, Maduro is claiming the oil-rich territory of Essequibo from neighboring Guyana. Venezuela held a referendum on December 3, 2023 asking its citizens whether Venezuela should use military…

Staff (2024-01-18). Freddy Bernal: 'You Can't Trust the US Government'—New US-Led Plot in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The governor of Venezuela's Táchira state, Freddy Bernal, said that the word of the United States government is not reliable because "it plays on two sides." The US government is counting on its destabilization efforts to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, added Bernal, and confirmed that he was the target of the latest US-led far-right terrorist plot recently unveiled by Venezuelan authorities. | In statements issued to local radio this Tuesday, January 16, the governor reported details of a violent plan mentioned by President Maduro in his annual message to the National Assembly. Bernal explained that within t…

Cira Pascual Marquina (2024-01-18). Communication by and for the People: A conversation with Thierry Deronne (Part I). mronline.org A documentary filmmaker and teacher tells the story of Venezuela's groundbreaking community media movement.

Staff (2024-01-18). OFAC Extends License Preventing CITGO's Illegal Confiscation. orinocotribune.com The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department has extended the license that prevents the illegal confiscation of the Venezuelan CITGO Petroleum Corporation until April 16 2024, despite the barrage of maneuvers launched by Washington—with the help of Venezuelan far-right assets—to prevent this from happening. | Through a statement published online this Tuesday, January 16, it was announced that the US Treasury Department extended general license number 5N for three months, which suspended PDVSA's right to take control of its subsidiary since October 2019. | In this way, the…

kwjorinoco (2024-01-18). President Maduro Reveals 4 Assassination Attempts Foiled in 2023. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reported during the presentation of his annual message about the dismantling of four coup plots during the year 2023, which had remained unknown until now. "All intelligence and investigation procedures were carried out, and in May, August, November, and December we dismantled a total of four conspiracies attempted by foreign agents, planned from Miami and Colombia," the Venezuelan president said in his speech on Monday, January 15. | He pointed out that he had already informed the Colombian government that the CIA base in Colombia, established during the governments of…

Victoria Torres (2024-01-18). Venezuela's Authorities Arrest Union Activist in Connection with Terrorist Plot (+Vente Venezuela). orinocotribune.com Attorney General of Venezuela Tarek William Saab Venegas is the president of t…

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-01-18). Venezuela denuncia ante Mnoal genocidio israelí en Gaza. telesurtv.net Canciller venezolano afirmó que en medio de una crisis imperialista y el auge del fascismo es necesario unir fuerzas para dialogar y avanzar hacia un futuro de paz y justicia.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-18). Arrestan a dirigente sindical relacionado a conspiraciones en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El Fiscal General de la Nación, Tarek William Saab, reportó que Venegas está involucrado en el desarrollo de actividades contra la paz de la República,…

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-18). Presidente Maduro destaca crecimiento de la economía de Venezuela pese al bloqueo. telesurtv.net El presidente ratificó que el mecanismo del ingreso mínimo vital integral indexado, es un mecanismo de economía de guerra para defender la economía de la familia venezolana.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-18). Venezuela denuncia sanciones contra su transporte marítimo por EE.UU. y Europa. telesurtv.net Vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez se reúne en Londres con el secretario general de la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI), Arsenio Domínguez Velasco.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-01-18). Presidente Maduro denuncia a la CIA y la DEA por preparar actos desestabilizadores contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado anunció la puesta en marcha del Plan Furia Bolivariana y convocó a la máxima movilización popular.

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