Faisal Al Yafai

NEW: Syria is open for business, its people eager to invest, rebuild and consume. But Assad-era U.S. economic sanctions are preventing postwar rebuilding, writes @RashaElass for @newlinesmag https://t.co/6aCcz0nQ3B

RT @newlinesmag: NEW: With 90% of the population going hungry, Syrians are turning to looting of archaeological sites just to survive. @leo…

NEW: The portrayal of Russia as a perennial foe of Western imperialism has become a cornerstone of the Kremlin’s diplomacy. @OPolianichev challenges this growing political mythology, for @newlinesmag https://t.co/nKTUzLX3qN

I really enjoy these conversations where there is respectful disagreement. Here @DannyPostel interviews @Sarah_Chayes and then argues with me about whether 'oligarchy' is a useful way for Democrats to frame opposition to Trump 👇

New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag

🧵1. Donald Trump has been in power for 100 days. @BernieSanders has drawn huge crowds in opposition to him under the banner “Fighting Oligarchy.” Can the Democrats find their voice? @FaisalAlYafai is joined by @DannyPostel and @Sarah_Chayes. https://t.co/uV7TalVgYR https://t.co/19ikAk8CQ5

Standing room only last night @frontlineclub to hear @Leila_MA @HindHassanNews @BBCNawal and @IamArwaDamon in Istanbul discuss the impossibility of reporting from Gaza as a foreign correspondent https://t.co/jHwwkSlXQf

NEW: From "Parasite" to "Mickey 17," Bong Joon-ho’s films mirror the rising unrest in South Korea and the United States. @tmabrnk reviews “Mickey 17” and more for @newlinesmag https://t.co/X1gKVKAKH6

RT @newlinesmag: "What does true freedom mean? I’m not sure, having never experienced it in its purest form — where thought is unrestricted…

NEW: In post-Assad Syria, the country’s Druze community is grappling with Israeli encroachment and the power dynamics in Damascus, as well as the rise of anti-government militants, reports @rybiller for @newlinesmag https://t.co/CS6MzDg9EZ

RT @newlinesmag: NEW: A terrifying night spent in Jaramana, near Damascus, marks a final visit to a beloved country struggling for stabilit…

RT @hxhassan: Can machines learn fairness — or do they just repeat our flaws at scale? Author @HilkeSchellmann joins @FaisalAlYafai on th…

RT @Amie_FR: The children’s books by FBI head Kash Patel tell a story about the morality at the heart of his vision of Trump’s America: the…

RT @RashaElass: Fiery reactions to an open letter critical of Israel’s war in Gaza, signed by 36 members of Britain’s oldest Jewish represe…

RT @newlinesmag: “Bilateral relations between India and Pakistan have hit their lowest point in decades, with tensions rising dangerously.”…

NEW: Russia’s intelligence services are recruiting Ukrainian civilians, including teenagers and children, to act as suicide bombers, a tactic grimly reminiscent of the Islamic State group, report @michaeldweiss and @jimmysecuk for @newlinesmag https://t.co/FOADURSEC3

RT @newlinesmag: While a fascinating candid chat between two key figures of modern Middle Eastern politics, “it’s equally interesting to co…

NEW: Hundreds of Moroccan conscripts defected to join the Viet Minh during the French Indochina War, later staying and building lives in Vietnam.@elattibasma tells their story — and that of the generation who returned to Morocco, for @newlinesmag https://t.co/gyZJcfNB8j

RT @Amie_FR: British retailer @marksandspencer is suffering a major cyber attack. Re-upping our exclusive by @churmanovaa on the Russian cy…