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4 days ago | 
newarab.com | Brooke Anderson
New York Democrats were choosing on Tuesday between an upstart 33-year-old Muslim socialist and a political veteran vying to come back from a sex harassment scandal as their candidate to lead the left-leaning city. The party's primary contest has featured almost a dozen candidates seeking to become mayor of the biggest US city, where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans three to one.
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1 week ago | 
newarab.com | Brooke Anderson
US President Donald Trump talks to journalists as he departs the White House for a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, 20 May 2019 in Washington, DC. [Getty] When US President Donald Trump ran for office in the 2016 election, he set himself apart from the other Republican candidates by positioning himself as anti-war, winning over a party eager to focus on taking care of Americans.
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2 weeks ago | 
newarab.com | Brooke Anderson
Most flights scheduled to depart from Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport are cancelled following Israel's attacks on Iran, on June 13, 2025, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images) Airlines cleared out of the airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan on Friday after Israel launched attacks on targets in Iran, Flightradar24 data showed, with carriers scrambling to divert and cancel flights to keep passengers and crew safe.
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3 weeks ago | 
newarab.com | Brooke Anderson
EU commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubrayka Suica announced in Damascus on Wednesday [Getty] The European Union will provide Syria with 175 million euros to support its economy, health system, agriculture, institutions and promote human rights, EU commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubrayka Suica announced in Damascus on Wednesday. Speaking to AFP on Thursday, Suica said the package was a "clear message" of support for the country's reconstruction. "I came here...
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3 weeks ago | 
english.alaraby.co.uk | Brooke Anderson
A US immigrant candidate advocacy group made their first round of endorsements for the 2026 election cycle. New American Leaders, who support and train first and second-generation Americans for public office, announced their endorsements Monday for eight candidates.
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1 month ago | 
newarab.com | Brooke Anderson
Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears. While safe haven gold pushed almost two percent higher, the news from CNN appeared to be having little detrimental effect on Asian equities, with most extending the previous day's rally.
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1 month ago | 
english.alaraby.co.uk | Brooke Anderson
On the campaign trail, presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would be a dictator for a day. It was both an absurd and chilling statement that has been quoted repeatedly since he took office a hundred days ago, as millions of Americans try to grapple with the upending of daily norms. Since inauguration day, Trump has signed more than 140 executive orders, many of which have reversed basic civil rights protections.
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1 month ago | 
newarab.com | Brooke Anderson
On the campaign trail, presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would be a dictator for a day. It was both an absurd and chilling statement that has been quoted repeatedly since he took office a hundred days ago, as millions of Americans try to grapple with the upending of daily norms. Since inauguration day, Trump has signed more than 140 executive orders, many of which have reversed basic civil rights protections.
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2 months ago | 
english.alaraby.co.uk | Brooke Anderson
In what has become a growing weekly phenomenon, thousands of people took to the streets in cities across the United States on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump’s widening crackdowns on immigrants, government institutions, and political dissent, particularly targeting pro-Palestinian voices. Chanting slogans such as “Love not hate, that’s what makes America great,” “When immigrants’ rights are under attack, what do we do?
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Mar 16, 2025 | 
newarab.com | Brooke Anderson
UAE and Bahrain jointly propelled themselves into the space race with their own satellites [Getty] The UAE and Bahrain successfully launched on Sunday their satellites, Etihad-SAT and Al-Munther, to enhance environmental monitoring and advance scientific research. The Etihad-SAT, developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), was deployed from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
