(2024-01-23). The Biden Administration's Absurd Justification For Its Yemen War. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The unspoken premise behind this justification is that an active genocide should be permitted to continue with zero economic repercussions of any kind, for Israel or anyone else.
(2024-01-23). Iran Accuses Israel Of Using 'Blind Terrorism' To Cover Up Its Failures. popularresistance.org Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian accused Israel of using "mindless terrorism" to cover up its losses in its war on Gaza. Abdollahian's statement on Sunday, January 21, came after five members of its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in an Israeli air strike in Damascus a day before. | Abdollahian claimed that, "although the Zionist enemy has destroyed Gaza on a large scale and martyred tens of thousands of people, it has not achieved any of its goals, so it is trying to make up for its defeat by resorting to blind terrorism," Press TV reported. | IRGC said in a statement on Sa…
(2024-01-23). Palestine Action Disrupts Israel's Arms Trade In The United Kingdom. popularresistance.org First, Palestine Action targeted logistics companies belonging to Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and Palletline on 17 January, as part of a widespread direct action campaign against Israel's biggest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, and the companies which facilitate their weapons manufacturing in Britain and their arms exports to Israel. | K+N's Milton Keynes branch and their subsidiary in London, Nacaro cargo insurance, were targeted overnight. At the company's Milton Keynes industrial site, which specialises in road transportation, activists sprayed the entire front of the building in blood-red paint and shattered wind…
(2024-01-23). US and UK intensify airstrikes on Yemen, hitting capital Sanaa and other locations. peoplesdispatch.org Despite facing a bombing campaign by the US and UK, the Houthis have asserted that they will not be deterred and will continue to target ships heading to Israel until the war in Gaza ends…
(2024-01-23). Headlines for January 23, 2024. democracynow.org Axios: Israel Proposes 2-Month Ceasefire in Exchange for Remaining Hostages, A Quarter of Gaza Faces Catastrophic Hunger as Unrelenting Israeli Attacks Target Schools, Hospitals, Yemenis Defiant as U.S. and U.K Launch New Joint Strikes on 8 Houthi Targets, SEIU Becomes Largest U.S. Union to Call for Gaza Ceasefire, SCOTUS Rejects Case That Sought to Silence Palestinian Advocacy Group, SCOTUS Offers New Hope to Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip, Agrees to Hear His Appeal, SCOTUS Allows Biden Admin to Cut Down Razor Wire on Texas's Southern Border, New Hampshire Votes in Nation's First Primary of 2024,…
(2024-01-23). Disability Justice Activists Organize to Help Palestinians Stay Connected. truthout.org Amid the struggle to survive Israel's ongoing military attacks — which have left over 25,000 dead and more than 7,000 missing in Gaza — and the deprivations of a genocidal siege, Palestinians in Gaza have also struggled to maintain internet access. According to the cybersecurity monitoring group NetBlocks, Gaza has suffered nine communications blackouts since October 7. Most of Gaza's 550 cell… |
(2024-01-23). Biden's Illegal Bombing of Yemen Intensifies the Risk of Regional War. truthout.org In response to Israel's assault on the people of Gaza in early October, Yemen's Houthi movement, Ansar Allah, began mounting attacks on commercial ships in and around the Red Sea. The Houthis said the attacks were aimed at Israeli-connected or Israel-bound ships and they would continue until there is a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, the pressure on this vital trade route is impacting the global… |
(2024-01-23). Why Egypt Chose BRICS Over Individual Bilaterals? Cairo Expert Explains. infobrics.org The BRICS consortium, a vital forum for emerging markets and developing nations, has officially welcomed five new members—Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and the UAE. Their integration into the group took effect on January 1, 2024, marking a significant expansion for the alliance…
(2024-01-23). Israel's Zionists and Settler Colonists Are Genocidal Warmongers. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-23). From Freezing Cold to Housing Insecurity, Migrants Face Crisis in NYC, Chicago & Beyond. democracynow.org 
As nine Democratic governors join together to call on President Biden and Congress to address the humanitarian crisis faced by migrants, we look at conditions faced by tens of thousands of asylum seekers in New York City and Chicago. Many arrived over the last year on buses from Texas as part of Republican Governor Greg Abbott's anti-immigrant efforts. We hear from a migrant staying in a tent shelter at a former airport site in New York City where they face below-freezing temperatures and a lack of medical services, and we speak with immigration rights activists. Murad Awawdeh, executive director of the New…
(2024-01-23). US-British Strikes on Yemen Seek to Provoke Wider War with Iran. thealtworld.com -US-British strikes on Yemen have predictably only escalated regional tensions; | -Yemen has been targeted for years not only by US-British backed Saudi air and missile strikes, but also a multi-year, Saudi-led ground invasion, neither of which impacted Ansar Allah's military capabilities; | — US-British strikes on Yemen have only made passage through the Red Sea more dangerous, delaying by many months the possibility of commercial shipping returning to the route; | — US policy papers have laid out the ultimate objective for the region is removing Iran as a competitor through regime change using covert…
(2024-01-23). Yemen Parliament Says US, UK, Israel 'Top Terrorist' Entities. popularresistance.org Yemen's Parliament issued a statement emphasizing that the US, the UK, and Israel should be placed at the "top of the global terrorism list" in response to Washington listing Ansarallah on its own designated terror list last week. | Al-Maseerah TV reported on 21 January that "Members of the Parliament, in their discussions, pointed out the irony of the US designating its adversaries as terrorists while being the head of evil and terrorism worldwide. They emphasized placing the Israeli occupation entity and the US and British regimes at the top of the global terrorism list, asserting that they will reap the fruits…
(2024-01-23). The Dialectics of Constituted and Communal Power: A Conversation with àÅngel Prado. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert, Cira Pascual Marquina àÅngel Prado (Venezuelanalysis) The main spokesperson of El Maizal Commune is trying to put institutional power at the service of the commune. El Maizal Commune lies at the gateway to Venezuela's Llanos region, between the states of Lara and Portuguesa. It is one of the most consolidated communes in Venezuela with some…
(2024-01-23). Indo-Iran ties strengthened further. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's two-day visit to Iran, last week, was a crucially timed diplomatic engagement. The visit besides discussing the regional security situation was also aimed at further strengthening the political, economic and cultural aspects of the bilateral relations. As the crisis in the Red Sea spurred by the Israel-Hamas …
(2024-01-23). 'Negligence': Columbia University students furious at administration after skunk water doused on protesters. middleeasteye.net 
'Negligence': Columbia University students furious at administration after skunk water doused on protesters | Columbia University students say they have not been given any support after being sprayed with skunk water during a pro-Palestine protest | Tue, 01/23/2024 – 15: 58 | Jewish Voice for Peace students holding a banner at a divest rally at Columbia University, moments before being attac…
(2024-01-23). Iran's president to visit Turkey Wednesday. independent.co.ug 
TEHRAN | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will leave for Ankara on an official visit Wednesday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Monday. A high-ranking political and economic delegation would accompany Raisi during his first trip to Türkiye, the report said. The two …
(2024-01-23). Rocket and Drone Attacks against U.S. Air Base. Iraqi Prime Minister Calls Upon American Troops: "Go Home". globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-23). Venezuela's Defense Ministry: US DEA & CIA Linked to 5 Terrorist Plots (+Statement). orinocotribune.com At a press conference, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino reiterated that the Venezuelan Bolivarian Armed Force (FANB) will respond forcefully against violence and vile actions that seek to harm Venezuelan society. Venezuelan intelligence has recently "discovered five conspiracies against the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro," reported Padrino. "We will have zero tolerance against unscrupulous traitors." | "Throughout 2023 and the beginning of 2024, we have seen with indignation that the Venezuelan far-right, with the shameless support of the [US] Central Intelligence Ag…
(2024-01-23). Iran sternly warned US against attacks on Yemen: FM. muslimmirror.com New York : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Iran has warned the US that its decision to launch joint attacks with the UK against Yemen is a strategic mistake. He made the comment in response to a question by IRNA's correspondent to New York on Monday local time after the end of his bilateral …
(2024-01-23). Why did Pakistan and Iran bomb each other and then become friends again? middleeasteye.net 
Why did Pakistan and Iran bomb each other and then become friends again? | The recent attacks marked the first direct assaults on each other's territory and the first time Iranian soil was targeted by a missile since the 1988 Iran-Iraq war | Tue, 01/23/2024 – 15: 35 | A man in Islamabad reads the front page of Pakistan's English-language newspaper Dawn, on 18 January 2024 (Aamir Qureshi/AFP)…
(2024-01-23). Venezuela's Attorney General: Dozens Arrested for Terrorism & Destabilization Plots (+María Corina Machado Named). orinocotribune.com Several individuals, who were involved in plans to sow terror and destabilization in Venezuela, with conspiracies aimed at assassinating President Nicolás Maduro, are under arrest. This was reported by the Attorney General of the Republic Tarek Willian Saab during a press conference on Monday, January 22. He added that the far-right opposition politician María Corina Machado was named by one of the individuals arrested. | Saab explained that among the Venezuelans who were involved in a destabilization plan called "White Bracelet" are Tamara Sujú, Wender Villalobos, Norbey Marín, María Barraez, Mario Carratú Molin…
(2024-01-23). The integration of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean: A revolutionary way out. pressenza.com From 22 to 24 February next, the Latin American and Caribbean Day of Peoples' Integration will take place in Foz do Iguaàßú, at the apex between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay known as the Triple Frontier. | The aim of the conclave, which is expected to bring together around five thousand activists from different parts of the region, is to establish a dialogue to discuss the systemic crisis of capitalism, the threats to peace, the sovereignty of the peoples, and to make an economic, political and cultural diagnosis of the challenges facing Our America in a context of global right-wing advances. | The meetin…
(2024-01-23). Indo-Iran ties strengthened further. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's two-day visit to Iran, last week, was a crucially timed diplomatic engagement. The visit besides discussing the regional security situation was also aimed at further strengthening the political, economic and cultural aspects of the bilateral relations. As the crisis in the Red Sea spurred by the Israel-Hamas …
(2024-01-23). Does the U.S. Really Need Mideast Oil—or the Mideast—Anymore? dissidentvoice.org When my husband and I were flying to Beirut, Lebanon to co-edit the English-language Daily Star, we noticed our tickets were paid by ARAMCO (since 1988, "Saudi Aramco," then one of the world's largest American oil companies. That was a factor the publisher somehow neglected to explain, along with the pro-West bias of this influential …
(2024-01-23). How Pakistan and Iran Neatly Tackled Their Terror Threats. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-23). Iran sternly warned US against attacks on Yemen: FM. muslimmirror.com New York : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Iran has warned the US that its decision to launch joint attacks with the UK against Yemen is a strategic mistake. He made the comment in response to a question by IRNA's correspondent to New York on Monday local time after the end of his bilateral …
(2024-01-23). UAE 'recruited al-Qaeda' to carry out assassinations in Yemen. middleeasteye.net 
UAE 'recruited al-Qaeda' to carry out assassinations in Yemen | Emirati authorities also funded American mercenaries to conduct targeted killings of political figures, new BBC investigation finds | Tue, 01/23/2024 – 11: 52 | A Yemeni protester holds up a sign showing the crossed-out faces of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) and Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed (L) in the Yemeni city of…
(2024-01-23). Cuban Tourism and Its Pending Issues. orinocotribune.com By Luz Marina Fornieles Sánchez — Jan 19, 2024 | Tourism continues to be essential to alleviating the difficulties derived from the war economy that Cuba is going through. These are times to correct distortions and reinvigorate the economic panorama. | Cuba starts on a new path for its development this year, after the government announced a series of measures with this aim last year. Now we are working on its careful implementation in 2024. We steer back into the path, and we are looking for solutions with the conviction that in the face of complexity in the current situation, we must act in order to resolve…
(2024-01-23). Essequibo and Other Border Issues: Venezuela's Territorial Losses to Imperialist Powers Through the Centuries (Part 3). orinocotribune.com 
By Saheli Chowdhury — Jan 19, 2024 | This is the final part of a three-part series. The earlier articles can be found at the following links: The Essequibo issue in times of neocolonialism | Since the time of the 1899 Arbitral Award, colonialism…
(2024-01-23). Irán y Pakistán acuerdan normalizar sus relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net Los embajadores de Pakistán e Irán regresarán a sus respectivos puestos para el 26 de enero, luego que ambas naciones superaron un incidente militar.
(2024-01-23). Presidente Maduro denuncia que en Venezuela la extrema derecha apuesta por generar escenarios de violencia. telesurtv.net "Le digo a los venezolanos y venezolanas, hay que estar en alerta permanente, (con) nervios de acero, calma y cordura", dijo Maduro.
(2024-01-23). Cancilleres de la Unión Europea valoran incursión en el Mar Rojo. telesurtv.net Son tres los países que están actuando como protagonistas en la organización de la misión: Alemania, Italia y Francia.
(2024-01-23). Cuba acoge sexto ciclo de diálogos entre Gobierno colombiano y ELN. telesurtv.net Este ha sido el cese más largo firmado entre las partes hasta la fecha, comenzó el 3 de agosto y finaliza en principio este próximo 29 de enero.
(2024-01-23). Cuba: BANDEC to expand e-credit facilities. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Banco de Crédito y Comercio (BANDEC) will be expanding the credit facilities for the use of its prepaid card in USD, the bank institution informed on Tuesday.
(2024-01-23). Venezuela revela acciones golpistas neutralizadas contra el país. telesurtv.net El fiscal general Tarek William Saab relató la secuencia de varias acciones desveladas, cuyo propósito eran asesinar al jefe de Estado.
(2024-01-23). Climate activists call on SA gov't to dump Santos from cycling race. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-23). Saturday 1/27: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…
(2024-01-23). Israel 'helpless' on battlefield, attacks Syria, Lebanon to deflect 'disgraceful' Gaza defeat: Iran. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Israel's recent attacks on Syria and Lebanon are meant to divert public opinion from the regime's "disgraceful defeat" in the Gaza war.
(2024-01-23). Israel resorts to 'blind terrorism' as regime achieves none of war aims in Gaza: Iran. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says Israel is resorting to blind terrorism to make up for its defeat in the war against Gaza.
(2024-01-23). Yemen asserts no lull in anti-Israel strikes after US, UK launch pro-Tel Aviv attacks. presstv.ir The United States and the United Kingdom carry out a new round of strikes on several targets across Yemen as the country's forces continues to target vessels linked to Israel in the Red Sea.
(2024-01-23). Iran says has sternly warned US against Yemen strikes. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the Islamic Republic has sternly warned the United States over its decision to launch joint strikes with Britain on Yemen as such attacks constitute "a strategic mistake."
(2024-01-23). Iran's anti-terror strikes 'clear message' to certain recipients: Foreign Ministry. presstv.ir The foreign ministry spokesman says Iran's recent strikes on positions held by terrorists in neighboring countries conveyed "a clear message" to those who had to get it.
(2024-01-23). 'Israel must bear consequences of terrorist acts against Iranian military advisors'. presstv.ir Iran warns the Israeli regime about the consequences of its terrorist acts against Iranian military advisors in Syria.
(2024-01-23). Iranian Army receives giant fleet of indigenous combat, reconnaissance drones. presstv.ir The Islamic Republic of Iran Army receives large numbers of strategic combat, reconnaissance, destruction and radar drones.
(2024-01-23). Iran's Leader calls on Muslim countries to cut off vital arteries of Israeli regime. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim countries to severe their political and economic relations with the Israeli regime.
(2024-01-23). Iranian Army receives giant fleet of new indigenous combat drones. presstv.ir The Islamic Republic of Iran Army receives large numbers of strategic combat, reconnaissance, destruction and radar drones.
(2024-01-23). Iran president due in Turkey Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation. presstv.ir The Iranian president will travel to Turkey on Wednesday on an official visit to discuss ways to improve relations.
(2024-01-23). Iranians 'pragmatic and patient', plan for long haul: Ex-head of Israel's military intel. presstv.ir A former head of Israel's military intelligence says Iran is "pragmatic" and exerts ample "patience" to follow through its plans in the West Asia region.
(2024-01-23). Iranians bid farewell to IRGC military advisors assassinated in Syria. presstv.ir Iranians hold a massive funeral procession in Tehran for three IRGC military advisors who were assassinated in an Israeli attack on Syria.
(2024-01-23). Saudi FM: No Israel normalization without a path to Palestinian state. presstv.ir Prince Faisal bin Farhan gave an interview to CNN late Sunday.
(2024-01-23). Outspoken Egyptian journalist freed from Saudi jail after nearly one-year incarceration. presstv.ir An outspoken Egyptian journalist is freed from Saudi confinement after almost a year in jail.