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Investigative Journalist @The_NewArab | MENA Political Economy and Offshore Researcher | MSc @UniofOxford | ScotMA @EdinburghUni | 🇱🇧 Watcher

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@jonathancole281
Jon Cole
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@ERFlatest recently published the working paper I worked on with @JadChaaban looking at connections between Lebanese commercial banks and the ruling elite. Conclusion: crony capital still controls a major portion of the banking sector. Read more: https://t.co/2cfAjc3RiM
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This paper updates the findings of Chaaban (2016), “I’ve Got the Power: Mapping Connections between Lebanon’s Banking Sector and the Ruling Class”, Work
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@Boswall_Jacob
Jacob Boswall
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On 31 October, UN Comtrade finally published 2024 gold import data from the #UAE. The data showed undeniable increases in gold imports from active conflict zones, and known smuggling hubs of conflict (or "blood") #gold. They are highlighted green, namely: - Burkina Faso: 162%
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@Stuff_by_Aaron
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@TalkTV @IsabelOakeshott Isabel, who moved to an Arab country, recently wrote about how the UK should model itself on the UAE = 88% immigrants. She's a race-baiting, tax-avoiding piece of shite.
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@MarinaPurkiss
Marina Purkiss
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Wasn’t Brexit supposed to fix Britain?
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@owenjonesjourno
Owen Jones
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He's a former Israel lobbyist turned Labour MP. But when I interviewed @lukeakehurst at Labour Conference, he apparently didn't know what he was talking about. At all. Wild!
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@owenjonesjourno
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The Labour Chancellor declares herself an eternal friend of a state committing a live-streamed genocide. We are ruled by moral disgraces who are criminally liable for aiding and abetting one of the worst crimes of our age.
@lmharpin
lee harpin
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves addresses ⁦@_LFI⁩ conference reception. “I will always be a friend of Israel. I will be here for you this year, the next year, and the one after that.”
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@sahouraxo
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“There is no superior race.” “There is no ‘chosen people of God’.” “It is neither the United States nor Israel.” “The ‘chosen people of God’ is all of humanity.” —President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro https://t.co/yDhZOa4lvx
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@clashreport
Clash Report
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BREAKING: Colombian President Petro: We need a powerful army of countries who do not accept genocide. I invite nations nations of the world to bring together weapons and armies to defend Palestine. Diplomacy has been tried in Gaza, it could not resolve the situation. We have
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@SuppressedNws1
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⚡️🇫🇮JUST IN: Finnish President Stubb on the UN: No single state should have a veto power. If a Security Council member violates the U.N Charter, its voting rights should be suspended. https://t.co/CjSlyK1vsW
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@MustafaBarghou1
Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti
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The Israe prime minister Netanyahu ordered the closure of the Allenby bridge till further notice. The bridge is the only entry and exit point for 3.2 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Netanyahu’s decision practically imprisons the whole Palestinian population in the
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@owenjonesjourno
Owen Jones
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Every genocide is a process, not a singular event. Every genocide is committed according to what is seen as feasible and possible at any given time. Israel wants all Palestinians gone from historic Palestine, and it works backwards from that point.
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@CalltoActivism
CALL TO ACTIVISM
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WHAT THE F*CK 🚨BREAKING: Kash Patel says there is zero evidence Epstein trafficked young women “to other individuals.” We KNOW this is a lie. The head of the FBI is now personally covering for child predators on LIVE TV.
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@omarsuleiman
Dr. Omar Suleiman
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On a day that Israel blows up more buildings in Gaza than any other night. The American Secretary of State participates in an illegal settler tunnel digging under Jerusalem with a wanted war criminal using Palestine colored hammers. And 250 US legislators visit Israel under the
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@andrewfeinstein
Andrew Feinstein
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Palantir, the spy-tech firm run by Trump donor Peter Thiel, has snapped up top brass from the UK’s MoD as have almost a dozen other major defence contractors. Democracy for Sale reveals: •At least 34 former ministers, senior officials and military officers have moved into
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@caitoz
Caitlin Johnstone
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So the list of humanitarian institutions who accuse Israel of genocide now includes: 1. The UN 2. International Association of Genocide Scholars 3. B'Tselem (Israeli) 4. Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (Israeli) 5. Amnesty International 6. Doctors Without Borders 7. European
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Suppressed News.
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⚡️🇮🇱JUST IN: Israeli soldiers told a parliamentary committee, “We are mentally ill, and our friends are committing suicide,” as they dumped piles of psychiatric medications, including fentanyl, on the table.
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@JasonReidx
Jason Reid
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May this photo haunt Starmer for the rest of his days.
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@novaramedia
Novara Media
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“CEOs that 60 years ago might have been making four to six times more than what the workers are receiving … 600 times more (now).” Pope Leo XIV used his first official interview as pontiff to criticise Elon Musk and make a point about growing wealth inequality. He reportedly
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@SaheehMasr
صحيح مصر
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🔴 منذ يونيو 2024، تولى تحالف "حدائق"، المسؤول عن تطوير حديقة الحيوان بالجيزة، إدارة الرعاية الغذائية والطبية للحيوانات، فيما اقتصر دور موظفي وزارة الزراعة على الإشراف فقط. وبعد عام واحد من انتقال تلك المسؤولية، أقدم التحالف على قتل 16 أسدًا و6 نمور، وفق ما كشفه عدد من نشطاء حقوق
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@NizMhani
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The UK government concluded that no genocide is taking place in Gaza, arguing that there is "no intent from Israel to destroy the group, in whole or in part". Here is a list that proves otherwise (bookmark it); 📌BENJAMIN NETANYAHU (Prime Minister): “We are destroying more
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@The_NewArab
The New Arab
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Yechiel Leiter's comments come just a day after Israel bombed buildings in a busy residential area in Doha at four pm local time, triggering shockwaves around the region https://t.co/PciEPif2T0
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The comments come just a day after Israel bombed buildings in a busy residential area in Doha at four pm local time, triggering shockwaves around the region.
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