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Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz and immigration enforcement in the US
The Conversation
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August 7, 2025
A July 2025 CBS/YouGov poll asked Americans, “Do you approve or disapprove of the Trump administration’s program to find and deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally?” The respondents were divided, with 49% of Americans approving and 51%...
The US wants Lebanon, Gaza and Iraq to disarm and will fail
Al Mayadeen
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August 7, 2025
In his article, Robert Inlakesh argues that US efforts to disarm Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iraq's PMU are detached from regional realities and will fail, risking greater instability instead of peace. The US Trump administration not only believes it...
‘Nation built by brave individuals’: Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards recipients announced
Toronto.com
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The winners of the 17th annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards have been announced. Canadian Immigrant, a magazine and multimedia publication dedicated to supporting immigrants success across the country, and our sister Metroland publication,...
“Arbaeen Touba” narrates Iran, Iraq cultural similarities
Mehr News Agency
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August 8, 2025
Emamian’s prose blends lyrical storytelling with historical grit, immersing readers in Touba’s emotional and geopolitical journey. The nonlinear narrative enriches the plot, drawing parallels between her physical pilgrimage and life’s trials. The...
Saudi Arabia’s Debt Surges to $225 Billion, 4 Times Iran & Iraq Combined
24/7 Wall St.
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August 7, 2025
Military Kashif Hameed / Shutterstock.com Key Points Cash rules militaries around the world and that is no different from the Middle East The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia carries a heavy burden for the crown with over $225 billion in external debt...
Who Is Cory Mills' Wife, Rana Al Saadi? Republican Says Islamic Teacher with Hamas Ties Officiated His Wedding
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 7, 2025
KEY POINTS Mills' 2014 wedding to Rana Al Saadi was officiated by Mohammad Al-Hanooti, a cleric linked to Hamas and the 1993 WTC bombing. Al Saadi co-founded PACEM Defense with Mills and held posts in the Trump administration. Divorce proceedings...
Painting Iraq's past: Man’s mission to reclaim al-Anbar's heritage
Shafaq News
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2025-08-07T06:01:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Al-Anbar In Iraq’s western al-Anbar province, local historian Rashid al-Alousi is leading an initiative to document the region’s fading heritage and safeguard its cultural...
Documentary film Immortals captures Iraq's post-uprising despair
The New Arab
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August 7, 2025
The year is 2019, and the world feels increasingly dystopian. Remembered as the year everyone’s lives took a 180, 2019 marked the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in Wuhan, China. The virus quickly spread across the globe, prompting the...
Adesso Basta! Enough Is Enough. Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing
Inter Press Service
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August 7, 2025
Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice, Headlines, Human Rights, Middle East & North Africa, Migration & Refugees, Peace Opinion STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug 7 2025 (IPS) - On August the first, the Italian daily La Repubblica published an interview with David...
Kathmandu Declaration Of The IADL
PopularResistance.org
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September 4, 2025
The following Declaration is the final statement of the 19th Congress of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, “The Role of Democratic Lawyers in Promoting and Defending Peoples’ Rights, Peace and International Law in the Face of...
American football player displays name in Arabic on jersey
The National News
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Iraqi American Mustafi Al-Garawi has made US college football history by wearing a jersey with a name in Arabic script. His team, Western Michigan University, lost the season opener 6-23 against Michigan State last week, but images of Mr...
Trump's horrific cult contains the seeds of its own destruction
AlterNet
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September 5, 2025
America is at risk of abandoning its founding principle of government, “by and for the people,” in favor of a system older than democracy itself: rule by one man. Pretty much everybody understands that the United States and the old Soviet Union...
Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar defends lifestyle: ‘Why shouldn’t I go out and party?’
The National News
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Brazil and Barcelona forward Neymar is a party boy and he’s not going to apologise for it. At a sometimes tense press conference on Tuesday at the facility where Brazil’s Olympic football team are training for the Rio Games, the Barcelona striker...
How Gavin Newsom, whose ex-wife dated Trump Jr, became Trump's biggest rival
India Today
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September 5, 2025
Donald Trump rewrote the rules of American politics, weaponizing social media with insults and provocation that turned trolling into a campaign strategy. His Make America Great Again, or MAGA, movement thrived on branding opponents with mocking...
DHS unveils extensive criminal history for Seattle-based illegal migrant who served in the US military
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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September 4, 2025
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to address protests against immigration enforcement and respond to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s claims that her CBS interview was cut down. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
Distinguished journalist and Bake Off star to receive honorary degrees from Worcester University
Worcester Observer
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A DISTINGUISHED journalist and a former winner of the Great British Bake Off will receive honorary degrees from Worcester University. Lindsey Hilsum is the International Editor for Channel 4 News and is renowned for her fearless reporting from...
President Barzani marks Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
Shafaq News
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2025-09-04T07:45:15+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Erbil Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani on Thursday extended greetings to Muslims in Iraq, the Kurdistan Region, and worldwide on the occasion of the Prophet Muhammad’s...
Gorka to Newsmax: US Had Right, Duty to Sink Drug Boat
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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September 5, 2025
Sebastian Gorka defended the Trump administration’s decision to sink a boat carrying suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers, telling Newsmax on Thursday that the U.S. has the right and duty to treat cartels as terrorist organizations. U.S. forces...
Man jailed as ISIS terrorist was Danish intelligence agent
Helsinki Times
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September 4, 2025
Ahmed Samsam, sentenced in 2018 to eight years in prison for allegedly joining the so-called Islamic State, has been formally recognised as an agent of Denmark’s intelligence services, according to a ruling by the country’s Supreme Court. The...
Speech by Leader Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi on Latest Weekly Developments
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Speech by Leader Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi on Latest Weekly Developments Sana'a - Saba: I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast. In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise is to Allah, Lord of the Worlds....