Posts Tagged ‘marred’

Ramadan in Palestine, a magical month marred by the occupation

Palestinians gather near Damascus Gate by the entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 4, 2022. (Photo: Jeries Bssier/APA Images) Palestinians welcomed the month of Ramadan over the weekend, the holiest month of the year for Muslims around the world, and millions of Palestinians under occupation.  Ramadan is […]

Iraq’s parliamentary vote marred by boycott, voter apathy

Polls closed at 1500 GMT following 11 hours of voting. Results are expected within the next 24 hours, according to the independent body that oversees Iraq’s election. But negotiations to choose a prime minister tasked with forming a government are expected to drag on for weeks or even months. The election was the sixth held […]

Iraqi Vote Spurred By 2019 Mass Protests Is Marred By Voting Boycott

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis voted Sunday in parliamentary elections held months ahead of schedule as a concession to a youth-led popular uprising against corruption and mismanagement. But the voting was marked by widespread apathy and a boycott by many of the young activists who thronged the streets of Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces in late […]

Covid Response Marred Badly  by Corruption in Health Systems

There are increasing apprehensions worldwide that the ability to minimize pandemic related distress and damage is being compromised seriously by widespread corrupt practices at various levels. Several warnings have being voiced already that this is leading to very heavy costs and even loss of precious human lives. In order to appreciate how heavy  such costs […]

Coverage of Israel’s killing of Iranian scientist is marred by inaccuracy and inhumanity

The crisis triggered by Israel’s assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the Iranian nuclear scientist, continues, and more truths emerge:  * Israeli analysts are arguing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not order the killing to protect Israel — but partly to distract attention from the multiple corruption scandals that surround him and to improve his chances […]

Nationalist Rally Marred by ANTIFA Violence

Violence broke out as anti-fascist protesters clashed with police and nationalist demonstrators, when the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) staged a provocative march through Gothenburg on Saturday, 30 September 2017. Dozens of arrests were made after nationalists clashed with police officers. Yet it was “Antifa” who instigated the vast majority of unrest in Sweden’s second largest […]

Washington Post’s Foreign Policy Reporting Marred By Industry-Backed Expert

The Washington Post (3/8/17) quoted former Ambassador Gerald Feierstein on the wisdom of selling Raytheon weapons to Saudi Arabia–without noting that Feierstein’s Middle East Institute is funded by both Saudi Arabia and Raytheon. (Photo: Middle East Institute) In a piece for the Just Security blog about the impact of weapons industry contributions on a Saudi arms […]

Ukraine Immortal Regiment Victory Day celebrations marred by nationalist violence

     Despite violence and provocative behavior from radical nationalists, thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets to hold Immortal Regiment marches and other events to mark the 72nd anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. According to Ukrainian interior ministry spokesman Artem Shevchenko, some 600,000 citizens attended commemorations across Ukraine. “It was a difficult […]

US asks for Iran’s help to solve missing Americans crisis

New York, Jan 22, IRNA – US Secretary of State John Kerry said he had spoken to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and asked for Tehran’s help to determine the fate of three Americans missing in Baghdad. ‘I’ve raised it with Foreign Minister Zarif,’ Kerry told reporters on Thursday at the World Economic Forum […]

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