Weathering the Global Storm: Why Neutrality is Not an Option for Palestinians
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A new global geopolitical game is in formation, and the Middle East, as is often the case, will be directly impacted by it in terms of possible new alliances and resulting power paradigms. While it is too early to fully appreciate the impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war on the region, it is obvious that some countries are placed in relatively comfortable positions in terms of leveraging their strong economies, strategic location and political influence. Others, especially non-state actors, like the Palestinians, are in an unenviable position.

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A History of NATO and Nazis, with Asa Winstanley
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This week Lowkey is joined by Asa Winstanley, an investigative journalist living in London, who writes about Palestine and the Middle East. He hails from the south of Wales and has been visiting Palestine since 2004. He writes for the groundbreaking Palestinian news site The Electronic Intifada, where he is an associate editor, and also writes a weekly column for the Middle East Monitor.

Following the NATO Bucharest Summit in 2008, several conclusions were reached and published in a joint statement of those attending. One read: “NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. We agree today that these countries will become members of NATO.”

At the...

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Are These The Real Holy Relics Of Jesus? | Holy Relics: The Quest | Parable
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Biden warns Chi­na’s Xi against aid­ing Rus­sia in Ukraine
US pres­i­dent told Chi­nese coun­ter­part of ‘im­pli­ca­tions and con­se­quences’ should Chi­na back Rus­sia, White House says.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

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Syr­ia’s As­sad vis­its UAE in first trip to Arab state since 2011
Bashar al-As­sad meets the rulers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in first vis­it to an Arab state since the Syr­i­an war erupt­ed.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

US aircraft down during NATO drills
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A Marine V-22 went down in Norway, during the NATO exercises near the Russian border

A US Marine Corps aircraft with four people on board went missing in northern Norway during the “Cold Response” NATO exercises in the Arctic, the Norwegian military confirmed on Friday. A possible crash site has been located and rescue crews are trying to reach it overland due to bad weather conditions.

The V-22 Osprey was on a training mission and was due to land at the Forsvaret Air Force base of Bodo at 6 pm local time on Friday, the Norwegian military said in a...

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Brazil Supreme Court judge bans Telegram mes­sag­ing app
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Brazil­ian judge says mes­sag­ing plat­form pop­u­lar with Pres­i­dent Jair Bol­sonaro has failed to com­ply with ju­di­cial or­ders.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

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Amid Ukraine war, all things Rus­sia met with scorn, back­lash
Russ­ian com­mu­ni­ty groups and Rus­sia-re­lat­ed busi­ness­es abroad say they have faced threats amid Moscow’s dead­ly in­va­sion.
Published On 18 Mar 2022

Brazil bans messaging app Telegram
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Judge orders suspension of operations in the country for failing to block accounts accused of spreading ‘fake news’

A Brazilian judge has ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram, demanding that it be barred from operating in the country until it complies with orders to censor accounts that spread alleged misinformation.

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes made the ruling on Friday, banning a communications platform that has been popular with President Jair Bolsonaro and other conservatives. The judge accused Telegram of disrespecting Brazilian law and repeatedly failing to comply with court decisions.

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China sails capital ship past Taiwan ahead of US talks
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Beijing says the aircraft carrier’s trip was routine and unrelated to Biden-Xi phone call

Just hours before the scheduled phone call between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, China sailed its aircraft carrier Shandong through the Taiwan Strait. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing, however, says the two are unrelated and Western media are being too “sensitive” about it.

The Shandong was accompanied by another Chinese surface ship and transited the strait about 12 hours ahead of the Biden-Xi call, Reuters reported on Friday citing an anonymous source. It was reportedly foll...

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Assad makes first visit to Arab nation since Syria war began
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The Syrian president traveled to the UAE for talks with country’s leaders on expanding bilateral relations

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stepped up an effort to thaw relations with Arab nations that opposed him during a war that devastated his country for 11 years, traveling to the United Arab Emirates for talks on improving ties with the oil-rich state.

Assad met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi and with Crown Prince Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai on Friday, marking his first visit to another Arab nation since the fighting in Syria began in 2011. The leaders discussed expanding bila...

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‘About time’: In­done­sia’s NU wel­comes women to top lead­er­ship
For the first time, women are part of the de­ci­sion-mak­ing body of the world’s biggest Is­lam­ic or­gan­i­sa­tion.
Published On 19 Mar 2022

Israel-Iran tensions put US troops at risk – general
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The head of US Central Command admits he’s worried about losing troops after Iran and Israel traded missile strikes

No Americans were killed in a recent Iranian missile strike in northern Iraq, but the top US general in the Middle East said Friday he was concerned how long that will remain the case as Tehran and Tel Aviv keep targeting each other.

“I do worry about these exchanges between Iran and Israel, because many times our forces are at risk, whether in Iraq or in Syria. So that, in fact, does concern me,” Marine General Frank McKenzie told reporters at the Pentagon.

McKenzie has spent almo...

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