Saudi Arabia
Egyptian minister: Sisi opponents abroad will be “cut to pieces.”
July 25, 2019At a meeting July 22 with the Egyptian community in Montreal, that country’s foreign minister, Nabila Makram Abdelshahid, assured attendees that any Egyptian living abroad who publicly criticizes the Al Sisi dictatorship will be murdered.
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Lawmakers try to block Trump’s latest 22 Saudi arms deals
June 5, 2019Trump is trying “an end run” around Congress.
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Working-class internationalism: Italian dock workers block Saudi weapons ship
May 21, 2019Genoa has a long history of solidarity. It was the first to block U.S. ships headed to Vietnam, and dock workers here refused to allow war equipment to disembark for the 1973 Chile coup.
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Trump studying Bolton plan to send 120,000 troops to Mideast
May 14, 2019“If you are worried about a new war in the Middle East you are in good company. In fact, you are probably not worried enough.”
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Peace activists cheer anti-war win on Senate Yemen resolution
March 15, 2019Lead sponsor Sen. Bernie Sanders said, "The fact is the United States, with little media attention, has been Saudi Arabia's partner in this horrific war."
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