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In This Week's Edition: Something Is "Still" Rotten In The State Of Denmark, Germany Humiliated "Again", Israeli "RoboCops" Kill Palestinians ... And More.

Nawaf M. Al-Thani
Sep 30, 2022
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Denmark Showing Some “Backbone”: Because Nothing Says We Care About Human Rights Like Using Slave Labor in Chinese and Pakistani Sweatshops To Make Your Point !!!

News stories I’m following this week …

  • Scholz humiliated as new UAE gas deal offers little end to Putin's energy grip. (Express)

  • German government approves arms exports to Saudi Arabia: reports. (DW)

  • Erdogan says Turkey will keep cutting interest rates, mocks British pound. (CNBC)

  • Biden Advised to Declassify Full Intelligence Report on Khashoggi Murder. (WSJ)

  • These Middle East States Are Ordering A Lot Of Advanced Fighter Jets. (Forbes)

  • Qatar slams ‘trivialising’ of progress as Denmark unveils ‘toned down’ World Cup protest kits. (Doha News)

  • Mohammed bin Salman named Saudi prime minister with legal immunity. (The Times)

  • Sheikh Qaradawi, Islamist champion of Arab revolts, dies at 96

  • Saudi Sovereign-Wealth Fund Reveals Finances for First Time Ahead of Bond Sale. (WSJ)

  • Israel and Lebanon gas field talks on knife-edge. (BBC)

  • Oman, UAE ink $3 billion deal to link countries with railway. (The New Arab)

  • American citizen killed in Iraq from Iranian missiles. (NYPost)

‘In other news’ …

  • Egypt wants the Rosetta Stone back from Britain. Is now the time to heal "the wounds inflicted by colonial powers?" (CBS News)

  • Sarcophagus of Ramses II’s Chief Treasurer Discovered at Saqqara. (Smithsonian)


  • Qatar calls up civilians for mandatory military service to assist at World Cup security checkpoints. (Fox News)

  • France’s Frappart among trio of women referees at World Cup in Qatar. (France 24)

  • Adidas row: Morocco demands change to Algerian jersey design. (BBC)

  • China gifts two giant pandas to Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup. (Al Jazeera)


On Social-Media …

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IMEU @theIMEU
THREAD: Israel is using a remote control gun inside a Palestinian city. Israel has installed an AI-controlled gun at a highly-trafficked checkpoint in the Palestinian city of Hebron.
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5:59 PM ∙ Sep 29, 2022
1,180Likes869Retweets

RoboCops In Israel …

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Ahmed Al Omran @ahmed
Women return to 🇰🇼 Kuwait’s parliament as two female candidates win seats in yesterday’s elections aljarida.com/articles/16644…
7:56 AM ∙ Sep 30, 2022
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Andrew Parasiliti @ATParasiliti
Nuclear/JCPOA talks may again have a pulse if Iran looks to close IAEA safeguards file. al-monitor.com/originals/2022… via @AlMonitor @ElizHagedorn #IranProtests2022 #Iranianwomen #Iran #UNGA
al-monitor.comWill Iran’s shift on IAEA help break deadlock in nuclear talks?Iranian protesters shift tactics in response to government crackdown.
12:15 PM ∙ Sep 30, 2022
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In other ‘posts’ …

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Tarun Shukla @shukla_tarun
Massive rush for @qatarairways hiring in Mumbai, @Hilton. People have come from all over but are being sent back without any interviews. Shared by one of the disappointed candidate : 🛩️
8:39 AM ∙ Sep 29, 2022
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So what happened to the “boycott Qatar” campaign?


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