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Algerians wave a national flag from a balcony as they watch anti-government demonstrators march in the capital Algiers on December 6, 2019, ahead of the presidential vote scheduled for December 12. -AFP
Pro-poll regime trolls counter Algeria protest activists
TUNIS - Social networks set alight the months-long protest movement against Algeria's establishment, but as a contentious presidential poll looms, bots and trolls are staging an online comeback to bolster the regime.The protests which erupted in February forced the resignation of veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika within six weeks.Activists, who have made savvy use of social media, vowed to continue their struggle following Bouteflika's departure and have staged mass protests against a December 12 election they see as an elite attempt to cling to power.Arabic and French hashtags including #FreeDemocraticAlgeria and #TheyMustAllResign have gone viral online, echoing chants in the streets as protesters urge a boycott of the presidential poll.Algerians also took to Twitter and...
December 08, 2019

Pro-poll regime trolls counter Algeria protest activists

 Lebanese cartoonist Bernard Haje works at his studio in Jal el-Dib, on the northern outskirts of the capital Beirut, on December 4, 2019. -AFP
'Laugh at what's hurting you': Lebanon cartoonists stir debate
BEIRUT - On the edges of a protest in Lebanon's capital, 24-year-old cartoonist Mohamad Nohad Alameddine bites through sticky tape and plasters one of his political sketches to a side wall."I haven't been able to work with newspapers, so instead I come down and stick them up in the street," says the unemployed artist, who graduated this year with a master's degree in press cartoons.Until this autumn, Alameddine had been poking fun at his country's political and economic ills in sketches he posted online.But from October 17, anti-government protests swept across the country, giving him a broader audience as protesters denounced the very same issues he had been drawing all along.In public spaces, he and friends stuck up gags about failing electricity and trash...
December 07, 2019

'Laugh at what's hurting you': Lebanon cartoonists stir debate

An Iraqi demonstrator waves a large national flag in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square, amid ongoing anti-government protests, on Friday. -AFP.
Iraq protesters turn out in defiance after Baghdad attack
BAGHDAD - Iraqi protesters defiantly turned out on Saturday across the country's south and in the capital, where a dozen people were killed in an overnight attack by unidentified gunmen.The assailants briefly ousted demonstrators from a building they had occupied for weeks in Baghdad, despite the presence of security forces nearby who did not intervene.The panicked protesters rushed out into the street, sending out calls through social media for people to come to their main gathering place in Tahrir Square.Before dawn on Saturday, hundreds had arrived."I came after the incident and there were tons of people in Tahrir and by Al-Sinek," a nearby bridge, one demonstrator told AFP, adding he was shocked by the lax security measures."The police were there but didn't even...
December 07, 2019

Iraq protesters turn out in defiance after Baghdad attack

Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans as thee take part in an anti-government demonstration in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday. — AFP
US slaps sanctions on Iran-linked Iraqis over protest abuses
WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday announced sanctions on three Iranian-linked Iraqi militia leaders for allegedly assisting the crackdown on demonstrations that have swept the country."The Iraqi people want their country back. They are calling for genuine reform and accountability and for trustworthy leaders who will put Iraq's national interests first," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.The United States imposed sanctions on three Iraqis — Qais Al-Khazali, Laith Al-Khazali, and Hussein Falil Aziz Al-Lami — who are part of Popular Mobilization Forces, or Hashed Al-Shaabi, a Shiite militia movement close to Iran.Some 430 people have died across Iraq as authorities cracked down on protests, which eventually led to the resignation of Prime Minister...
December 06, 2019

US slaps sanctions on Iran-linked Iraqis over protest abuses

An Algerian demonstrator raises a red card that reads
Huge protest days ahead of contentious Algeria vote
ALGIERS — A vast crowd rallied in Algiers on the final Friday before a contentious presidential election many see as an elite attempt to cling to power despite months of protests, a journalist said."No to voting, we swear we will not stop!" protesters chanted. "No retreat!"The poll set for next Thursday will see five candidates linked to former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced out of office by huge rallies in April, compete for his job.Two of the approved runners even served as prime ministers during the ex-strongman's two-decade tenure.In the absence of an official tally, it was impossible to estimate the size of Friday's mobilization.But it appeared to be the biggest rally since Nov. 1, when citizens took to the streets and demanded a second...
December 06, 2019

Huge protest days ahead of contentious Algeria vote

Palestinian journalists Dana Abou Shamsiyeh, left, Christine Renaoui second left, Ali Yassin, second right, and Amir Abed Rabbo, right, who were briefly detained by the Israeli authorities, is pictured upon their release in Jerusalem on Friday. — AFP
Israel briefly detains 4 Palestinian journalists in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israel detained four Palestinian journalists in Jerusalem on Friday for several hours over "illegal activity" connected with the Palestinian Authority, a police spokesman said.According to the Palestinian ministry of information, the four are Christine Rinawi, Dana Abu Shamsiyeh, Ameer Abed Rabbo and Ali Yassin, who work in the city for Palestinian Authority-funded Palestine TV.Last month, Israel shut down the Jerusalem office of Palestine TV, with Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan accusing it of producing anti-Israel content.Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Friday that "the journalists were detained in connection with illegal activity by the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem," without providing further details.The journalists were...
December 06, 2019

Israel briefly detains 4 Palestinian journalists in Jerusalem

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Lebanon PM appeals for foreign help to combat import crisis
BEIRUT — Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri asked foreign allies for help on Friday as the country's dollar-starved economy faces an import crisis after weeks of political and economic turmoil.Lebanon asked for credit lines from Saudi Arabia the United States, France, Russia, Egypt, Turkey, China and Italy, a statement from Hariri's office said.The appeal was part of an effort "to address a liquidity crisis and secure basic imports" and was critical to preserving food security, the statement said.Since Oct. 17, Lebanon has been rocked by anti-government protests that triggered a protracted lockdown and prompted the cabinet to resign.Political paralysis amid the ongoing demonstrations has aggravated a dollar liquidity crisis that since September has...
December 06, 2019

Lebanon PM appeals for foreign help to combat import crisis

Iranian political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi, center right, and German Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Maria Schmid, center left, attend a meeting of the Joint Commission on Iran's nuclear program (JCPOA) at EU Delegation to the International Organizations office in Vienna, Austria, on Friday. — AFP
Iran nuclear deal parties meet as accord nears collapse
VIENNA — The signatories to the Iran nuclear deal remain committed to the faltering accord, China and Russia said on Friday, following crunch talks as Tehran has vowed to continue to breach limits on its nuclear programme.Envoys from Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia and Iran took part in the three-hour-long meeting in Vienna, which is the first time the six parties have gathered in this format since July.Since May, Iran has taken a series of measures, including stepping up uranium enrichment, in breach of the 2015 deal, with another such move likely in early January.Iran insists that under the agreement it has the right to take these measures in retaliation for the US's withdrawal from the deal in 2018 and reimposition of crippling sanctions.Since last month, European members...
December 06, 2019

Iran nuclear deal parties meet as accord nears collapse

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, right, meets with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Dec. 4, 2019 file photo. — AFP
In US, Sudan PM sees progress on terror list removal
WASHINGTON — Sudan's new civilian prime minister said on Thursday he saw progress on removing his nation from a US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism as he paid a landmark visit to Washington.Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who has embarked on ambitious reforms and peace initiatives since his transitional government took over in August after decades of military rule, is the first leader of Sudan to visit Washington since 1985.The United States agreed Wednesday to restore full diplomatic relations after more than two decades but still classifies Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism, a major impediment to would-be investors who fear repercussions in the world's largest economy."Over the last two to three days here in Washington, the elephant in the room is the issue of...
December 06, 2019

In US, Sudan PM sees progress on terror list removal

Brian Hook, U.S. Special Representative for Iran, speaks at a news conference in London, Britain June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson - RC1B15C08920
US says Iran protest toll may surpass 1,000, mulls troops
WASHINGTON — The United States said on Thursday that Iranian authorities may have killed more than 1,000 people in a crackdown on demonstrations, which Washington cast as the clerical regime's worst-ever internal challenge.The damning account came as the US put new pressure in the region on its arch-enemy, with an official saying the Pentagon was considering sending 5,000 to 7,000 more troops."It appears the regime could have murdered over 1,000 Iranian citizens since the protests began," Brian Hook, the US pointman on Iran, told reporters.He acknowledged that information was difficult to verify in Iran, which has severely curtailed the internet, but said: "We know for certain it is many, many hundreds."Hook said that "many thousands" of Iranians have...
December 06, 2019

US says Iran protest toll may surpass 1,000, mulls troops

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