US gives #Saudis green light to try to revive peace deal with #Houthis (this headline! Why is it up to the US? Supposedly because KSA agrees with the US to normalize with ISR. But KSA doesn’t …) @saudi@yemen
...#Arabs know #Israel would never allow back, is not in the interests of #Arab leaders.👈
Rather, their best bet is to stay on #America’s good side rhetorically and commercially, but 👉to quietly improve their ties with Iran and other #US enemies, and prepare to end their normalization with Israel.👈
“#Saudi Aramco Abruptly Drops Plans to Expand #Oil Production - “The decision probably reflects a view that the world does not need as much Saudi oil as was previously expected,” said Neil Beveridge, an analyst at Bernstein, a research firm.
...the timing of the press release begs the question whether the #Saudis see just a way to increase market share as a major competitor is having second thoughts and reducing climate-unfriendly #LNG exports.
#China has entered the room, with extremely carefully crafted words from FM #WangYi.
#Yi said conflict in #Gaza "is causing massive casualties among innocent civilians, leading to serious humanitarian disasters and accelerating the spread of negative spillover effects" without saying who is at fault and without using the word #genocide.
"Influential countries, in particular, need to play an objective, impartial and constructive role," said Yi & #Gheit of #ArabLeague.
#Saudis just signaled that they are ready to accept the US offer for peace if #Palestinian issue is resolved 🔥🔥🔥
"We agree that regional peace includes peace for #Israel, but that could only happen through peace for the Palestinians through a Palestinian state," Prince Faisal bin #Farhan said.
@andrewstroehlein The start of this article from an Australian newspaper gives you an idea how corrupt #Fifa is in bed with the #bonesaw operating #saudis
This is how the timeline went.
In the early hours of October 5, FIFA announced – out of the blue and a year before the deadline – that the 2030 men’s World Cup would be jointly hosted by six countries across three continents.
At the same time, president Gianni Infantino – also out of the blue and ahead of schedule – invited countries from the Asia and Oceania regions to submit bids for the 2034 tournament and gave them 25 days to decide.
Minutes later, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s LinkedIn page pinged with a ready-made statement confirming it would bid.
Minutes after that, the Asian Football Confederation president, Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, said Saudi Arabia had Asia’s united backing.
Over the next few hours support streamed in from Frenchman Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad’s new star), Italian Roberto Mancini (Saudi Arabia’s new national team coach), Englishman Steven Gerrard (Al-Ettifaq’s new manager) and his new player (and fellow Englishman) Jordan Henderson.
So we are just leaving all of that there, without comment or conspiracy theory.
Perhaps in the same way that FIFA announced the above without even holding a press conference to answer questions from the world about why it had completely changed the hosting format for 2030 without warning, and concurrently fast-tracked the 2034 bidding process, also without warning.
A recap of main events today (while i was working on a completely different story so details to come later):
-emergency government and war cabinet formed in #Israel
#Gaza 's only power station stopped working, leaving the territory without main electricity
17 Brits, including children are dead or missing after #hamas attack in Israel
This was opposed by both #Hamas and its backer, #Iran . The #Saudis have now suspended those talks. Hamas's leadership will have noticed the sharp divisions in #Israeli society caused by judicial reforms introduced by the right-wing government of Benjamin #Netanyahu . They aimed to deal Israel a painful blow - and in that they succeeded
#POTUS#Biden could've done worse than #Solidarity w #Trudeau on this one.
We know he's scared as scared of #Modi as he is of the #Saudis & #MBS
So I'm giving him a point for doing ANYTHING that might possibly offend just cuz it's so Not On Brand for him
Wir haben heute eine schwimmende Zeitbombe entschärft! 1 Million Barrel Öl sind vom Uralt-Tanker FSO Safer auf ein Ersatzschiff abgepumpt worden. Die Rettungsaktion unter Leitung der Vereinten Nationen vor der Küste Jemens zeigt was möglich ist, wenn die internationale Gemeinschaft gemeinsam anpackt. ~ Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock
@AuswaertigesAmt wäre es nicht besser gewesen es erst garnicht soweit kommen zu lassen?
Außerdem ist das Problem schon ein Jahr lang bekannt und durch den #BürgerKrieg im #Jemen entstanden. Wer hat den jetzt die 14 Millionen für die Bergung der #FSOSafer bezahlt, auch #Spendengeld? Vielleicht nächste mal weniger #Waffen an die #Saudis liefern. Ich würde mich für diese Aktion nicht feiern lassen.
A lot of darkmoneyflows (e. g. to the #NRA) originate in rubles...interesting to watch which organizations/politicians run into liquidity problems in the months ahead and
The #Saudis announced today that they favor a production cut.
Guess which member of #OPEC+ helps this move?
The transfer of stars like Karim Benzema to the Saudi Pro League has fed calls to stop its poaching of big-name players. But Saudi control is the natural outcome of the sport’s transformation into a plaything for billionaires.
"GOLF & SOCCER
What's next BASEBALL, BASKETBALL and FOOTBALL?
What other toys do the Saudi's want to own with their Petro-Chemical Climate Killing money?"
just sayin
starting a new social media platform that automatically connects you to your hotmail contacts from 2007 and people saved in your phone with no last name. posts are sorted by how many vowels they have. the wendys and burger king accounts bicker constantly in everyone's mentions.
@misc@VeryBadLlama
🥥 Jesse, you haven't even given Janel a chance to tell us how much a subscription to her #SocialMedia platform will cost or whether she's shown her pitch deck to the #Saudis or #Putin.
Isn't it premature to decide that she doesn't have a #Billionaire bone in her body? 🥥
You're right, the #Saudis are also a major source of funding for the Republican Party. And like #Putin, they have a vested interest in seeing the Republican Party in power. They both benefit from a weak and divided America, and they both support policies that are harmful to human rights and democracy.
The #Republican Party's reliance on foreign money is a symptom of a larger problem. The party has become increasingly extreme and out of touch with the American people. They are no longer interested in governing for the benefit of all Americans, but only for the benefit of their wealthy donors and special interests.
This is a dangerous trend, and it's one that we need to be aware of. The Republican Party is no longer a legitimate political party. It is a vehicle for the wealthy and powerful to consolidate their power and influence. We need to stand up to this party and demand that they represent the interests of all Americans, not just the wealthy few.
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