After the caliphate: What next for IS?
Craig TaylorMaps and charts following the rise and fall of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. BBC News – Middle East
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Matthew Hedges: British academic pardoned by UAE
Matthew Hedges is released from jail despite the United Arab Emirates maintaining he is a spy. BBC News – Middle East
“Dubai Spy” Update: Hedges Pardoned
jordonc ✅Matthew Hedges, a man sentenced to life for “spying” in Dubai, has been pardoned by the UAE. matthew Hedges, 31, denied spying back in May, and has said he had been researching his PhD. His wife appealed for clemency, and said she was “elated” and “can’t wait to have him back home”. The UAE issued the…
Thai labourers in Israel tell of harrowing conditions
A year-long BBC investigation has discovered widespread abuse of Thai nationals living and working in Israel. BBC News – Middle East
Raed Fares: Syria radio host shot dead in Idlib
Raed Fares founded a radio station which broadcast from inside opposition areas in the country. BBC News – Middle East
US Congress demanded an investigation into whether the prince had a role in the murder
In an interview with the BBC the Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir put up a stout defense of his sovereign stating Calls to remove Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are a “red line”. What that is supposed to mean is unclear but probably indicates they will retaliate economically. This seems to have hit the spot with…