Jonathan Lessware @jlessware
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#SPOTLIGHT: #Britain & #Iraq signed a landmark deal to swiftly return unauthorized migrants, aiming to restore order to the #asylum system. Can it turn the tide? arab.news/gbyv8
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In an @arabnews article by @JLlessware on political double standards reducing the effectiveness of the @IntlCrimCourt (ICC), by ignoring rulings to protect allies, #IBA Executive Director @MarkEllisIBA says Member States should meet their obligations. Read tinyurl.com/5c5p2rcv
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#SPOTLIGHT: Doctors at PFBS Hospital in northern Gaza call food shortages their “greatest crisis,” says @MedicalAidPal. UN monitors say 2 of 3 famine thresholds are met arab.news/ndgbn
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#SPOTLIGHT: The sustainable framework required for the success of the last major Israel-Palestine peace meeting in Camp David was lacking in July 2000. Read the full story arab.news/nyqwp
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I spoke to @jlessware for @arabnews about my recent report with @Carolyn_Moorman for @NewLinesInst on what a US withdrawal from #Iraq could mean for Iraqi military capabilities. arabnews.com/node/2603020/m…
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The termination of a #USAID-funded education project in Iraq from the @SesameWorkshop illustrates the demise of America’s #softpower machine in the Middle East arabnews.com/node/2593496/m…
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#SPOTLIGHT: As the #USAID funding cut coincides with #Ramadan, how might it impact food security & economic development in vulnerable #Arab states? arab.news/973bn
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#SPOTLIGHT: Could cutting aid weaken America’s global influence & strategic alliances in conflict-prone regions like the #MiddleEast? Read more here arab.news/973bn
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The world’s best @wsl #surfers are competing in #AbuDhabi thanks to the most advanced wave pool ever built bringing a world-class surf spot to the Gulf #SurfAbuDhabiPro @surfabudhabi arab.news/rcbgz
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The #SurfAbuDhabiPro is the first @wsl Championship Tour event to take place in the Middle East where investment is growing in action sports @surfabudhabi arab.news/rcbgz
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#SPOTLIGHT: A turning point in #Sudan’s war? As the army pushes RSF out of Khartoum, experts say the country could fracture into rival territories. arab.news/ccnsj
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#SPOTLIGHT: #UK-#GCC free trade deal is expected to eliminate tariffs, reduce trade barriers & facilitate business cooperation in key sectors like #AI & #renewables arab.news/jukvs
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#SPOTLIGHT: #Britain’s financial woes & US President #Trump’s trade wars loom over negotiators working to get the #UK-#GCC free trade deal over the line arab.news/jukvs
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#SPOTLIGHT: A real estate mogul with no prior foreign policy experience, #MiddleEast envoy Steve Witkoff fits the #Trump mold as a loyal & a tough negotiator arab.news/zn3y5
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#Morocco’s ambassador to the UK @AmbHHajoui has come face to face with his predecessor from 400 years ago - an exquisite portrait of an emissary sent to meet Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 @BarberInstitute @unibirmingham Read more: arab.news/26x5c
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Father of #KareemBadawi, the Palestinian-American student killed in #NewOrleansTerrorAttack, tells Arab News how the death of his "smart, polite and friendly" son has left his family heartbroken arab.news/zebrh
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#SPOTLIGHT: #France’s military withdrawal from #Chad “is good news for #BokoHaram” & bad news for the battle against the extremist group in the #LakeChad region, says @UlfLaessing of @KAS_africa arab.news/whxcn
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Fallout from Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel continues to spread. Now, a fourth front in Israel’s war is at risk of igniting in Syria. But it is Tehran – not Damascus – that is calling the shots, I argue in my latest. asiatimes.com/2023/10/is-syr…
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