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UAE Suspends Participation in US-Led Military Bloc

UAE Suspends Participation in US-Led Military Bloc

Abu Dhabi has halted its involvement with a Washington-led coalition aimed at preventing Iranian ship seizures in the Middle East. The UAE disclosed the decision the day after the Wall Street Journal reported growing discord between Abu Dhabi and Washington over the region’s lack of American military assets.

As Biden Eyes More War, South Yemen Intensifies Push for Secession

As Biden Eyes More War, South Yemen Intensifies Push for Secession

The UAE-backed National Assembly of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) called on its forces to secure a military takeover and annexation of the entirety of Yemen’s southern territory during a meeting on Monday, the Arab Weekly reported. The STC is intensifying its push for secession, seeking a partition corresponding with the borders of the former states of North Yemen and South Yemen, which existed prior to the country’s 1990 unification.

News Roundup 5/18/2023

News Roundup 5/18/2023

Russia Washington is launching the “Ukraine Content Aggregator,” an artificial intelligence program designed to detect so-called Russian disinformation online. The Institute Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the Black Sea grain export deal...

News Roundup 5/18/2023

News Roundup 5/15/2023

Russia The debate in Washington about ending the war in Ukraine has become “amorphous and paradoxical,” according to the New York Times. AWC British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed on Thursday that London is providing Ukraine with longer-range missiles,...

News Roundup 5/18/2023

News Roundup 5/8/2023

Assange Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed frustration over the Biden administration’s efforts to convict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen. AWC Russia The Pentagon has ordered more Javelin anti-tank missiles manufactured by...

News Roundup 5/18/2023

News Roundup 5/3/2023

US News Over the weekend, President Biden declared “journalism is not a crime” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a statement that rings hollow as his Justice Department is seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for exposing US war crimes....

NPR Can’t Justify Its Existence

NPR Can’t Justify Its Existence

One of the hallmarks of authoritarian countries is that the media is state-run or under the direct supervision or control of the government. The Xinhua News Agency is the official state news agency in China. Al-Akhbar, Al-Ahram, and Al-Gomhuriya are state-owned...

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