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November 20, 2019

Lebanon’s October Revolution, resistance and the (re-)production of popular culture

I am following Lebanon’s October Revolution from Vancouver. Between me and the revolution stand two continents, an ocean, a sea and a 10-hour time difference. However, the connections between...

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November 20, 2019

PA to call for Arab League meeting to discuss US position on settlements

Secretary of PLO’s Executive Committee Saeb Erekat said yesterday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is to ask the Arab League’s foreign ministers to meet in order to discuss Israeli...

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November 20, 2019

Amnesty: Israel settlement ‘amounts to war crimes’

Amnesty International stressed yesterday that Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem “breaches international law and amounts to war crimes.” On its official website, Amnesty International...

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November 20, 2019

US deploys more troops to Saudi to counter Iran

The Trump administration yesterday informed Congress that it has deployed an additional 3,000 troops to the Middle East in a bid to counter the perceived growing threat posed by...

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November 20, 2019

Iraq’s Nineveh council votes unanimously to dismiss governor

The Nineveh Provincial Council yesterday voted unanimously to dismiss Governor Mansour Al-Maraeed and appoint his deputy, Sirwan Rozbiani, to the post temporarily. Candidates wishing to run for the post...

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November 20, 2019

The Palestinian resistance and its attempts to stay in the game

Israel has made strategic changes in the management of the conflict with the Palestinians. Its operations against the resistance were always timed to connect with political events and elections,...

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November 20, 2019

UK prince made ‘unbelievable’ racist comments against Arabs

The UK’s Prince Andrew made “unbelievable” racist jokes about Arabs at a state banquet, ex-home secretary Jacqui Smith revealed yesterday. The Duke of York allegedly left her and others...

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November 20, 2019

UNICEF: 12m Yemen children in need for urgent help

At least 12 million children in war-battered Yemen need urgent humanitarian aid, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, UNICEF Yemen Representative, said yesterday. “Despite the historic gains made for children since the...

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November 20, 2019

Thousands of students join anti-establishment protests in Iraq

Thousands of Iraqi students joined the ongoing anti-establishment protests in Baghdad and some southern provinces, Anadolu reported. The agency said a state of calm prevailed in Baghdad, Basra, Maysan,...

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November 20, 2019

US warns citizens to be cautious while traveling through Palestinian territories

The US embassy in Jerusalem has warned American citizens in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza to limit their movements following Washington’s decision not to class settlements on occupied...

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