Tuesday, November 6, 2018

world news update


CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president says media coverage played a “negative role” in the case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in the Saudi consulate in Turkey last month.  Saudi Arabia has given Egypt billions of dollars in aid in recent years.   https://chinapost.nownews.com/20181106-454685
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi told reporters Tuesday “we need to stop and wait for the relevant authorities and judicial bodies (in Saudi Arabia) to announce the outcome of the investigations.”
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Cairo:  The UAE Armed Forces is participating in the joint Arab military exercise titled ‘Arab Shield 1’ which is taking place from November 3 to 16, at the Mohammad Najeeb Military Base in Egypt. The participating countries include Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, with Morocco and Lebanon as observers.   https://gulfnews.com/news/mena/egypt/uae-participating-in-arab-shield-1-military-exercise-in-egypt-1.2297313
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11-5-18  
 Bin Salman dare not put words in his uncle's mouth now.  Since his return this week, Prince Ahmad has held many meetings with his brothers and senior al-Saud princes.  There has been open discussion about how to deal with the current crisis.  But this would not have been the case a few weeks ago when bin Salman was in a position to impose total censorship on the family.   https://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/why-mohammed-bin-salman-now-circling-wagons-2013703846
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While European Union and United Nations are condemning these camps, Muslim nations like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh, Islamic countries in Africa, Maldives have chosen to keep quiet and continue their ‘friendship’ with Beijing.  Out of all these countries, only Malaysia has had the courage to stand up and support Uyghurs.https://muslimmatters.org/2018/11/05/5-horrible-things-happening-to-uyghur-muslims-in-chinese-secret-camps/
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11-6-18   U.S. charge d’affaires Mark Cassayre urged China to “immediately release the hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of individuals” arbitrarily detained in the region. Representatives from both Canada and the U.K. said the country’s human rights situation has “deteriorated.”
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng dismissed the censures.  “We will not accept the politically-driven accusations from a few countries that are fraught with biases,” Le said.   http://www.tribtown.com/2018/11/06/eu-un-china-human-rights/
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 5-14-18    HRW noted that in December 2017, it said, authorities greatly expanded an October 2016 drive called “Becoming Family”--which saw more than 100,000 officials visit mostly Uyghur homes in southern XUAR every two months--to mobilize more than a million cadres to spend a week living in homes, primarily in rural areas.  The “home stay” program was extended in early 2018 and cadres now spend at least five days every two months in the families’ homes, HRW said, adding that “there is no evidence to suggest that families can refuse such visits.”  https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/homestays-05142018153305.html
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https://www.theepochtimes.com/driver-huffing-before-killing-girl-scouts-in-wisconsin-hit-and-run_2708895.html
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II, iv, 18.  It is possible to cure all ailments by the counterpoising of vitality.
III, ii, 14.   It is deplorable if during an assault warriors break ranks and begin to assure the leader of their love.  Verily the current time is one of assault, and each stone must be taken by an adroit move.  Aim the arrows skillfully.       -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1925
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467.  Hygiene of the heart is predicated upon good deeds, but in the broadest sense. Thus good deeds do not include the encouragement of treason and malice and the countenancing of false prophets, imposters, cowards and all servants of darkness.  Good deeds do not include heinous negligence and deliberate concealment.  Good deeds aim at the well-being of humanity.  Thus the heart acquires solemnity which is like the harmony of the spheres.  Verily good deeds can actually be distinguished as beneficent achievements, not by obduracy but by goal-fitness....it is easier not to think and permit an easy deviation.    
                                                                     -Morya:  Heart 1932


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