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![Flag bearers Dania Nour and Mohammed K H Hamada of Team Palestine lead their team during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on 23 July 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. [Maja Hitij/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/GettyImages-1330228728.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Swimmer Dania Nour carried the Palestinian flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics this summer, showcasing her culture on a world stage is the best thing she’s ever done -
![Tunisian President Kais Saied announces to assume executive authority in addition to suspending parliament at the Carthage Palace in Tunis, Tunisia on July 25, 2021. [Tunisian Presidency / Handout - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210725_2_49335256_67332962.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
With Tunisian President Kais Saied seizing power, in what has been called a coup by the country's largest political party, it seems that the last stronghold of democracy in... -
![A road is decorated with the flags of (L-R) the US, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain, in the resort city of Netanya in central Israel, on September 13, 2020 [JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1228491454.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Last year's "Abraham Accords" agreement, under which the United Arab Emirates officially normalised ties with Israel, was seen largely as an unmasking of the UAE's long-standing covert links to... -
Refugees twice over, Palestinians in Thailand are in a state of panic, as they fear unjust arrest at the hands of Thai Authorities and possible indefinite detainment