Today, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging an anti-BDS law in Kansas. The Kansas law requires prospective state contractors to certify that they do not support boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigns for Palestinian rights. The lawsuit c [Read story...]
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Catalan Parliament Defies Madrid after Suspension of Independence Session
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Madrid, Barcelona- The Catalan head of foreign affairs said on Friday that Catalonia’s parliament will meet on Monday in defiance … continue reading Catalan Parliament Defies Madrid after Suspension of Indepe [Read story...]
Suspect in Canada Terror Attack Had Been Ordered to Leave US
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. OTTAWA — A Somali man suspected of carrying out what was called a terrorist attack in Alberta last weekend came … continue reading Suspect in Canada Terror Attack Had Been Ordered to Leave US [Read story...]
At Least 19 Dead in Russia Train-Bus Collision
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. At least 19 people were killed on Friday when a train slammed into a passenger bus that had broken down … continue reading At Least 19 Dead in Russia Train-Bus Collision [Read story...]
Paris: Freeing Raqqa of Last ISIS Holdouts May Take ‘Weeks’
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. French Defense Minister Florence Parly said Friday that the battle to flush ISIS militants of their last holdouts in the … continue reading Paris: Freeing Raqqa of Last ISIS Holdouts May Take ‘Weeks’ [Read story...]
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Justice for Mah-hi-vist Goodblanket: Frustration lingers in Oklahoma
Family of Native American man want answers after fatal confrontation with local law enforcement [Read story...]
Security giants earn huge windfalls from surveillance-industrial complex
In run-up to 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Panasonic and other multinational corporations find big market for security [Read story...]
Curly-centric hair salon teaches Dominican women to love their pajn
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Obama and Chris Rock
“Q: Right. I remember I was at Oprah’s house when she threw that first big fundraiser for Obama in 2007. And me, Obama and Chris Rock were huddled in a corner. And Chris Rock told us his famous story about the fight between heavyweight champ Larry [Read story...]
He was responding to Iranian foreign minister: can you imagine a DC think tank "fellow" ever using such language about a GCC minister?
Karim SadjadpourVerified account @ksadjadpourMoreKarim Sadjadpour Retweeted Javad ZarifTextbook example of a dictatorship using an external threat to try and legitimize its repressive apparatus. Trump has been a gift to themKarim Sadjadpour adde [Read story...]
Shame on US Zionists for being indulgent with rabid anti-Semites and holocaust denials if they support Israel
‘Scaramucci is clearly an anti-Semite. Those who engage in the game of number of Holocaust victims are anti-Semites in my book. But American Zionists have a long record of indulgence toward anti-Semites if they are supporters of Israel, or if they at [Read story...]
Are Western media for real? Are they serious about their account for the demise of ISIS?
If you read Western media you really get the impression that ISIS was defeated solely by US bombing and by the efforts of Syrian Democratic Forces militia. Those two parties were probably the least effective and least important in the regional fight [Read story...]
Middle East
Fair weather likely in UAE this weekend
The sea will be slight to moderate in Arabian Gulf and Oman sea [Read story...]
8 killed as portion of building collapses in India
Three others sustained injuries [Read story...]
US-Canadian couple held for five years in Pakistan
The couple were kidnapped in 2012 while backpacking in Afghanistan [Read story...]
RAK launches affordable health insurance options
The initiative will nourish the private healthcare sector [Read story...]
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The story behind a picture that shook Egypt after the World Cup qualifier
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Pakistan barred from international football
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Bale urges Coleman to stay on as Wales manager
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Attacking midfield is my best position, says Mata
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VIDEO: Israeli MP walks out after Kuwait’s speaker slams his remarks
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Hamas calls US comments on unity deal ‘blatant interference’
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Kurdistan never intended to engage in war with Iraq, foreign minister says
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No more room for the dead as Aleppo is crushed
While makeshift medical points are overwhelmed, they also don’t know where to bury the bodies [Read story...]
Mosul trader: ISIS fighters ‘went after expensive foreign brands’
The trader on ISIS militants: ‘They were the ones with money. They bought perfumes for themselves and for their wives’ [Read story...]
Former Libyan PM says decentralized govt is only way forward
According to Mahmoud Gebril, a partition of Libya would only lead to more conflicts, and mamy civil wars [Read story...]
King Salman makes telephone call to Iraqi PM Abadi
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Putin calls for an all-Syrian conference
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