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Trudeau: The Ignorance, Bias, and Hubris of White Privilege (9/23/2019) - It has been interesting over the past few days watching the different reactions to the blackface photos of a younger Justin Trudeau. Of course, the local Conservative opposition is going to paint it in as bad a light as possible Read More
Johnson blames Iran for Saudi Arabia oil attacks (9/23/2019) - 23 September 2019 Related Topics Saudi oil drone attack Image copyright PA Media Image caption The prime minister was speaking on board the RAF Voyager jet, heading for the UN General Assembly Prime Minister Boris Johnson has blamed Iran for Read More
Israeli elections: Arab parties back Gantz to oust Netanyahu (9/22/2019) - Israeli elections: Arab parties back Gantz to oust Netanyahu 22 September 2019 Related Topics Israel elections 2019 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Benny Gantz, a former army chief, is incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival Israeli-Arab lawmakers have recommended Read More
Israel’s Arab party backs Gantz in an effort to oust Netanyahu (9/22/2019) - No party drawn from the 21 per cent Arab minority has ever been part of an Israeli government, but an increased turnout saw the Joint List win 13 seats, making it the third-largest grouping. This would provide an outlet to Read More
The world is watching: the Middle East is primed (9/22/2019) - Over-reaction could provoke a cascading series of events that prompts all-out conflict and an interruption to oil shipments from the Gulf thus increasing risks of a global recession. There are no good military options, simply those that are less bad. Read More
Fifa ‘assured’ Iranian women will be able to attend football matches (9/22/2019) - Fifa ‘assured’ Iranian women will be able to attend football matches 22 September 2019 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Women cheering at a screening of a match at last year’s World Cup – one of the very rare occasions Read More
Egypt: Protests and clashes enter second day (9/22/2019) - Egypt: Protests and clashes enter second day 22 September 2019 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s Sally Nabil says protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square were undaunted Egypt has seen a second night of clashes and dozens Read More
In a rare sign of public dissent, Egyptian protesters take to the streets (9/22/2019) - As defence minister, he led the military’s overthrow of an elected but divisive Islamist president in 2013, amid mass protests against that president’s brief rule. A subsequent sit-in by Islamists was broken up by Egyptian security forces in an operation Read More
Yemen: UN welcomes Houthi offer to end Saudi Arabia attacks (9/22/2019) - Yemen: UN welcomes Houthi offer to end Saudi Arabia attacks 22 September 2019 Related Topics Gulf crisis Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s Frank Gardner has been given access to the facility that was damaged in Read More
Saudi Arabia vows to respond to oil attacks with ‘necessary measures’ (9/21/2019) - Saudi Arabia vows to respond to oil attacks with ‘necessary measures’ 21 September 2019 Related Topics Gulf crisis Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s Frank Gardner has been given access to the damaged facility in Saudi Read More