Author Archives: GCC Media Team

In this photo provided by the family of Abdulrahman al-Sadhan, Abdulrahman al-Sadhan poses for a graduation photo at Notre Dame de Namur University, a private Catholic university, in Belmont, California, May 4, 2013.
Saudi case against Twitter user may have its roots in US

Originally posted to The Associated Press website, 5 August 2021 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) [...]

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Israeli forces stand at one of the entrances to Israel's Offer prison on December 28, 2016
Israel increasing abuse of detained Palestinians, rights group says

Originally posted to The Middle East Monitor website, 6 August 2021 Israel has escalated its [...]

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Aug
Palestinians stage a protest in front of the Supreme Court of Israel after the court's postponed its decision on the objection of the Palestinian families on forced eviction in Sheikh Jarrah on 2 August 2021
US State Department calls on Israel not to evict Sheikh Jarrah families

Originally posted to The Middle East Monitor website, 6 August 2021 The US State Department [...]

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Aug
Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2021.
Hardline cleric Raisi to be sworn in as Iran’s president

Originally posted to the Reuters website, 5 August 2021 DUBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Hardline [...]

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Aug
A soldier guards Tunis’s sealed-off parliament on 31 July.
A coup or not? Tunisian activists grapple with president’s powergrab

Originally posted to The Guardian website on 5 August 2021 While Saied’s shutdown of parliament [...]

05
Aug
An Israeli fighter jet. Several incidents leading up to this week’s rocket fire from Lebanon have focused attention on Israel’s northern border.
Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon in response to rockets

Originally posted to The Guardian website, 5 August 2021 Israel escalated its response to rocket [...]

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