(2024-09-12). Wrong crescent: Tunisia flag blunder lands 4 behind bars. newarab.com 
Footage circulated online in recent days showed the Turkish flag flying over the Tunis headquarters of the national railway company SNCFT, prompting a formal apology and arrests. | The two flags have the same colour…
(2024-09-12). US aircraft carrier in the Middle East is heading home. newarab.com 
The Pentagon's rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East over the past several weeks has now finished, as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading home, according to U.S. officials. | U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered the Roosevelt to extend its deployment for a short time and remain in the region as the USS Abraham Lincoln was pushed to get to the area more quickly. The Biden administration beefed up the U.S. military presence there to help defend Israel from
(2024-09-12). Undercover Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Patient From Hospital In Hebron. imemc.org 
Shortly after midnight, undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated Halhoul Governmental Hospital, in Halhoul, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part and kidnapped a wounded Palestinian despite his moderate-to-severe wounds. The hospital director, Salah Tmeizi, said that the medical staff was taken aback when special forces of the army, dressed in civilian clothes, stormed …
(2024-09-12). 'Foul play' looms over Egypt's Sukari gold mine deal. newarab.com 
As news broke on a major The deal, officially announced on Tuesday, will allow the South African company to acquire 83.6-stake in Centamin, which initially owns 50 per cent of the economic interest in Sukari, for $2.5 billion. The remaining 50 per cent is owned by the Egyptian government. | Johannesb…
(2024-09-12). Programme Officer in The Hague – Fixed term part-time (50 %) contract for 5 months. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. FIDH's International Secretariat is composed of around 70 employees, (…) | – |
(2024-09-12). Sunday 9/22: Julian Assange is Free Celebration! indybay.org Berkeley Unitarian Universalists Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley…
(2024-09-12). Update about Julian Assange and our campaign for his pardon. pressenza.com 
The article highlights the need for a pardon to unwind the dangerous precedent set by Julian's conviction and enable him to move forward with his life."To gain his freedom back, he had to agree to become a convicted criminal. That has all types of restrictions on how he can make a living and support his family," Gabriel Shipton, Julian's brother said. | Thanks to your efforts signing and sharing our To further build momentum for a pardon before Pr…
(2024-09-12). Hamas says ready to implement ceasefire without new conditions. newarab.com 
The Palestinian Hamas group said on Wednesday that its negotiators reiterated its readiness to implement an "immediate" ceasefire with Israel in Gaza based on a previous U.S. proposal without new conditions from any party. | The Palestinian group said in a statement that their negotiation team, led by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, met mediators on Wednesday including Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel in Doha to discuss the latest developments in Gaza. | Talks have so far failed to reach a deal to end the 11-month-old war. Lingering iss…
(2024-09-12). Iran: 'Faulty intelligence, flawed logic' driving force behind US, E3 sanctions. presstv.ir Foreign Minister Araghchi said "once again, US and E3 act on faulty intelligence and flawed logic."
(2024-09-12). Pregnancy-related heart failure is under-detected; AI-enabled stethoscope helped doctors diagnose twice as many cases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Heart failure during pregnancy is a dangerous and often under-detected condition because common symptoms — shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and trouble breathing while lying down — are easily mistaken for typical pregnancy discomforts. Late-breaking research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress on a Mayo Clinic study showed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscope helped doctors identify twice as many cases of heart failure compared to a control group that…
(2024-09-12). Two to appear in court over abalone possession. sanews.gov.za Two to appear in court over abalone possession | Two suspects arrested in possession of abalone worth more than R2 million are expected to appear in the Worcester Magistrates' Court today.
In a statement on Wednesday, Western Cape police arrested two suspects who were caught with the abalone on the N1 near Worcester.
The two were arrested in separate incidents before the highly valued shellfish could reach its intended destination.
"In the first incident, members attached to K9 Breederiver, Provincial Crime Intelligence, Kuilsrivier STESU [Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit] in conjuncti…
(2024-09-12). Apache Stronghold Filing Case at Supreme Court on Wed., Sept. 11, 2024. indybay.org "It's time to submit our court case. I am so happy we are here. Over 500 years of struggle have affected not only us but every race since the beginning of this country. When they took control of all our rights as free people. Now the time has come for the U.S. government and all governments to reconcile the past for a better future. The spirit of the West is here."
(2024-09-12). Convening of Four Winds: The Warrior Way at the Phillip Deere Round House in Oklahoma. indybay.org At the Phillip Deere Round House in Okemah, Oklahoma today, Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca, spoke on the Rights of Nature and the joy of being with those gathered here in the Warrior Way. "And yet my babies in Palestine are being murdered. I see the war in Ukraine. I see the United States government still inflicting genocide on my people, and trying to kill the river herself."
(2024-09-12). Protest Near Presidential Debate Opposes Bipartisan Support For Israel. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, PA — Protesters opposing the ongoing Israeli genocide in occupied Palestine are gathering near the security perimeter erected outside the National Constitution Center — the site of the first debate between 2024 presidential candidates Kamala Harris (D) and Donald Trump (R). A call to "shut down the presidential debate for Gaza" was announced by the Philly Palestine Coalition to rally at City Hall, which is east of the debate site. | Pennsylvania is considered the largest swing state in the presidential election. The statewide winner will take all 19 electoral votes. Street closures enter…
(2024-09-12). Cal State Professors Targeted For Exposing School's Ties To Genocide. popularresistance.org Last month, in a tangible victory for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement, San Francisco State University (SFSU) agreed to pull its investment from four companies tied to weapons manufacturing and Israel's genocide in Gaza. The four include Lockheed Martin, aerospace company Leonardo, military contractor Palantir, and construction equipment maker Caterpillar, whose bulldozers have been tearing up Gaza and the West Bank for decades. The success was four years in the making, as SFSU students successfully passed a divestment resolution in 2020.
(2024-09-12). Palestine makes history by taking seat at 79th UN General Assembly session. presstv.ir Palestine was seated for the first time among UN member states on September 10 during the first session of the 79th General Assembly in New York.
(2024-09-12). Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on West Bank. newarab.com 
Israeli strikes Wednesday killed eight Palestinians in the The military said in a statement that its forces were engaged in an operation in the northern West Bank's Tubas area and later carried out a separate strike on Tulkarm, both targeted in major Israeli raids last month. | In Tubas, a witness told AFP that Israeli forces were "storming the city" and the nea…
(2024-09-12). Palestine Takes Seat At UN General Assembly In 'Historic First'. popularresistance.org Palestine was seated for the first time among UN member states on 10 September during the first session of the 79th General Assembly in New York. | Permanent Observer to Palestine at the UN, Riyad Mansour, was seated at a table labeled "State of Palestine" between Sri Lanka and Sudan. The seating was approved by UN General Assembly president Philemon Yang. | "This is not merely a procedural matter. This is a historic moment for us," said Egyptian ambassador to the UN Osama Mahmoud Abdelkhalek Mahmoud. | Israel's representative at the UN strongly denounced the seating of Palestine among the UN member states.
(2024-09-12). Over 40 African lawmakers sign pro-Israel Addis Ababa resolution. newarab.com 
More than 40 parliamentarians from over 20 African states on Wednesday signed the Addis Ababa resolution in support of Israel, stating that it has the right to "all of historic Palestine" and calls for recognising Jerusalem as its undivided capital. | The signing of the resolution is the culmination of a two-day summit of the African-Israel Initiative beginning on 10 September in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. The event was co-hosted by Jerusalem-based
(2024-09-12). Norway lifts restrictions on defence material exports to Turkey. newarab.com 
Norway has normalised its practice for the export of defence material and multi-purpose goods for military use to "This means that the ministry of foreign affairs lifts the restrictions from 2019 and returns to an ordinary licensing practice for Turkey," the foreign ministry said in a statement. | Norway joined other European nations five years ago in suspending new arms sales to fellow NATO member Turkey due to con…
(2024-09-12). Tunisia's election body rejects monitors over 'foreign funds'. newarab.com 
In In a press statement on Monday, 9 September, ISIE said it had received information from official bodies that some of these groups received "suspicious…
(2024-09-12). Trump Party Versus Cheney Party. popularresistance.org Dick "Darth Vader" Cheney, has officially endorsed Kamala Harris for president. His daughter, Liz Cheney, has also endorsed Harris. | "In our nation's 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump," said the former vice president in a statement, adding, "As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris." | Cheney was a charter signatory to the notorious neoconservative think tank Project for the New American Century, and as vice presi…
(2024-09-12). Oglala Sioux Tribe Wins Legal Case Against Powertech Uranium Mine. popularresistance.org Powertech (now a subsidiary of enCore Energy) planned to start mining uranium in the southwestern Black Hills in 2009. Thanks to the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the BHCWA and its allies, and you — they are not mining and its 2024. And this decision means that they won't be anytime soon. | In the Press-Release open from the Oglala Sioux Tribe they state: | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) has ruled in favor of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in a case involving a proposed uranium mine in Fall River and Custer Counties, South Dakota. The EAB sent the EPA's Underground Injection Contr…
(2024-09-12). Global Indigenous Leaders Condemn New Zealand Treatment Of MƒÅori. popularresistance.org A collective of global Indigenous leaders and environmentalists have expressed their extreme concern regarding the Treaty Principles Bill as the New Zealand government presents it to the cabinet. They express their solidarity with MƒÅori and call upon the government to act in good faith and with respect for the treaty "upon which the legitimacy of their existence rests", Te Tiriti o Waitangi. | The statement of solidarity was endorsed at the Protecting Mother Earth Conference, held by The Indigenous Environmental Network and supported by the Indigenous embassy Tonatierra in Eastern Cherokee Nation (co-…
(2024-09-12). Russia Says It Could 'Combine' With China If Both Face Threat From the US. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Russia's partnership with China is not aimed at any third country, but the two countries could "combine" to respond to threats from the US. "I would like to remind you that Moscow and Beijing will respond to 'double containment' by the United States with 'double counteraction,'" …
(2024-09-12). Beijing vows retaliation if U.S. closes HK trade offices. ecns.cn Efforts by the United States House of Representatives to advance a bill that could lead to the closure of Hong Kong's trade offices in the U.S. would trigger countermeasures, Chinese authorities warned on Wednesday.
(2024-09-12). US, UK to announce expansion of NATO weapons strikes inside Russia. wsws.org The United States and United Kingdom will imminently announce a major expansion of Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia using NATO weapons, the Guardian and Politico reported on Wednesday.
(2024-09-12). Mounting concerns in US-NATO circles over critical minerals and war with China. wsws.org The United States and its European allies are increasingly concerned that efforts taken so far to stop China's control over the global critical mineral supply chain are inadequate, complicating US-led preparations for war.
(2024-09-12). 2025 California Admission Day – 175th Anniversary of the Great State of California. indybay.org We continue the journey, this 175th Annual California Admission Day, seeking to expanding consideration to share the authentic contributions of all Californians.
(2024-09-12). 'Harris, Trump committed to US dominance strategy, fail to address Americans' concerns'. presstv.ir An American political analyst believes neither Harris nor Trump could address the real concerns and interests of the majority of the people in the United States in their first presidential debate.
(2024-09-12). Iran's relationship with Iraq and its implications. presstv.ir The visit comes in the wake of a recent agreement between the Iraqi government and the United States, obliging American forces to leave Iraq by September 2025.
(2024-09-12). A Short Overview of Making Colonial Empires by European Powers from the Time of the Vienna Congress up to WWI (1815‚àí1914). pressenza.com The period in the world's history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) to the beginning of the Great War (1914) is usually labeled as the "golden age" of the European imperialistic expansion and the making of the greater national states and overseas colonial empires in Africa and Asia. Nevertheless, in 1815 huge territories of the world still have been unknown to Europeans, and millions of people in Africa and Asia were living their lives not influenced by European civilization. Europeans even were not very familiar with China, one of the oldest, richest, and biggest civilizations globally. However, only a…
(2024-09-12). Campaigners call for end to privatisation and austerity after damning report on state of the NHS. leftfootforward.org NHS campaigners have today called for the new Labour government to end austerity and private sector involvement in the health service. This follows the publication a damning report into the state of the NHS. | The report from the independent peer Lord Darzi was commissioned by the Labour government when it entered office. It says that the long delays for healthcare services are leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths and that the NHS is in 'critical condition'. | Darzi's report highlights three key issues that have damaged the health service — austerity and cuts under the Tory-Lib Dem coalition governm…
(2024-09-12). The Growth of Malignant and Exclusionary Social Movements. counterpunch.org 
The U.S. and many other societies are cycling into situations of toxic polarization today; discussion, let alone consensus, often appears impossible and the advantage goes to exclusionary social movements built on malignant rather than goodwill impulses. As Heritage Foundation president Keith Roberts stated in July 2024, "[W]e are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be."
(2024-09-12). Would-Be Censors Peddle Yet Another Election Meddle. counterpunch.org 
In early September, the US Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two employees of RT (formerly Russia Today), alleging that the state media outlet "orchestrated a massive scheme to influence the American public by secretly planting and financing a content creation company on U.S. soil." Separately, DOJ announced its theft ("seizure") of 32 Internet
(2024-09-12). Kisoro to name stadium after the late Sarah Mateke. independent.co.ug 
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro district councillors have unanimously passed a motion to name the proposed Shaza stadium after the late Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, State Minister for Defense and Veteran Affairs. The resolution was passed on Wednesday during a joint special council meeting held at Nyirabashitsi's ancestral home in Bugahe village, Nyakabingo parish. …
(2024-09-12). Mbarara hospital nurse found dead in River Rwizi. independent.co.ug 
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Rwizi Region have retrieved the body of a woman believed to be Judith Kyarisima , a senior midwife at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, who went missing last week. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police spokesperson, stated that Kyarisima, 50, the wife of Justus Nkwasibwe, a resident …
(2024-09-12). (Video) New hope for patients with metastatic prostate cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is leading the way with a new treatment for advanced prostate cancer, specifically for prostate-specific membrane antigen-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (PSMA-positive mCRPC). This treatment involves a radiopharmaceutical known as Pluvicto. It acts like a smart missile, targeting and eliminating cancer cells. Mayo Clinic experts offer this therapy for patients whose prostate cancer has spread and is resistant to standard treatments such as hormonal treatments and chemotherapy. Dr. Oliver Sartor, a Mayo Clinic…
(2024-09-12). My intention is not to resemble them in my clothing or hairstyle! salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Brief Commentary — By Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih Al-Uthaymin — On The Hadith: "Whoever resembles a people is from them". The Shaikh: Among the (extracted) benefits from the narration of Ibn Umar is encouragement to resemble the righteous based on the statement of …
(2024-09-12). Afghanistan: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 10 September 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered an oral statement during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. The statement, prepared with FIDH's member organisation Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA, calls on the UN Human Rights Council to escalate its response to the situation in the country and to establish a new independent international accountability mechanism. Read the oral statement below.
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(2024-09-12). Advocates praise action to resume Pennsylvania's Office of Gun Violence Prevention. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro put pen to paper Tuesday and signed an Executive Order to resume the state's Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP). The office is part of the Commonwealth's Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which builds on the progress made in the 2024-2025 bipartisan budget that will allocate $56.5 million towards gun violence prevention. | "I've spoken to too many Pennsylvanians who've lost loved ones to gun violence — that's why today, my Admini…
(2024-09-11). Maria Butina, Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee member, discusses her politicized incarceration in the United States and describes the horrific conditions in US prisons. ingaza.wordpress.com