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Iran: Trump’s Tweets have added $10 to cost of Oil, Upping cost of Gasoline
Hossein Kazempour Ardebili was quoted by the Iranian Press on Thursday as saying that Trump’s Twitter activity is roiling the oil markets
Ireland Set to Pass Bill Banning Goods from Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine
A bill banning all goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is set to be approved by the Irish Parliament on July 11
United Arab Emirate Soldiers Tortured, Sexually Abused Yemeni Prisoners: UN
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) engaged in ill-treatment, torture and sexual abuse across Yemen’s prisons according to the UN human rights office
The Challenges and Strengths of Palestine’s ‘Orchestra’ of Civil Resistance
For Palestinians, the struggle is existential
Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village
Scuffles broke out on Wednesday between Israeli authorities and protesters who feared preparations were underway to raze a Bedouin village
Trump sidelined as UN Security Council plus Germany Meet Iran’s Rouhani in Vienna
Before Trump, the idea of the UN Security Council meeting without the US would have been hard to imagine
No New Revolution: Iran’s Grand Bazaar is now a Pillar of Establishment
Despite its history of opposition to the state, it is seen as an institutional hub for conservative politics in Iran
As Syrian Government advances on Daraa, 250,000 Civilians Flee in Panic
More than a quarter of a million people have fled a Russian-backed government onslaught on southern Syria
Top 3 Grievances against Trump the Founders would have Had
In the section of the Declaration of Independence on grievances, there are a number of paragraphs that resonate with today’s politics. The whole authoritarian thrust […]