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What’s trending today? We bring you the latest social media trends from the Middle East and around the world. Don’t forget to subscribe.
In the world of news, headlines are essential, but providing in-depth analysis of news and current affairs became rare. We analyze the news and simplify complex geopolitical realities of the Middle East and wider Muslim world. To help you make sense of it all, join host Sami Zeidan, every Thursday.
With in-depth reports and strong, unfiltered debates - The Newsmakers examine the people and the stories that are shaping our lives.
Listen to the complete PBS NewsHour, specially formatted as a podcast. Published each night by 9 p.m., our full show includes every news segment, every interview, and every bit of analysis as our television broadcast. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our other podcasts for our individual segments, Brooks and Capehart, Politics Monday, Brief but Spectacular, and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/news ...
From the border city of Hatay, Strait Talk brings special coverage of Turkey's anticipated military intervention in Syria's Idlib province.
An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.
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Almanac – The Oxford Middle East Podcast
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Almanac – The Oxford Middle East Podcast
Oxford University
Almanac is a student-run initiative at the University of Oxford. Every two weeks, a number of students sit down for an in-depth discussion about the region which has made history for thousands of years and continues to make headlines today.
Weekly discussion of Middle East policy, arts, and culture, featuring experts from the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Babel: Translating the Middle East
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Babel: Translating the Middle East
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what’s going on, provide context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from ...
Want to support us, get episodes early and extra content? Support us on Patreon and back us from just £3 per month. Doomsday Watch explores the geopolitical threats of tomorrow with Arthur Snell, former diplomat and head of the International section of the UK’s anti-terrorist programme Prevent. From the crisis in American democracy to the collapse of the Middle East’s petrochemical oligarchies, this is your guide to the dangers that mass media isn’t covering. From Podmasters, the team behind ...
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Don't have time for a full news hour? Listen to the PBS NewsHour, segment by segment. Our full coverage of politics, science, arts, health, national and international news is included in this feed in easy-to-digest 5 to 10 minute segments. Segments are published each night by 9 p.m. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our other podcasts for our full show, Brooks and Capehart, Politics Monday, Brief but Spectacular, and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app. ...
Welcome to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing: Your update on what’s important in Israel, the Middle East and The Jewish World.
The Voice of a Changing Region. Established in 1975, Arab News is the Middle East’s leading English language daily. www.arabnews.com
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POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast
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POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast
Marc Lynch
Discussing news and innovations in the Middle East.
The John Batchelor Show is a hard news-analysis radio program on current events, world history, global politics and natural sciences. Based in New York City for two decades, the show has travelled widely to report, from the Middle East to the South Caucasus to the Arabian Peninsula and East Asia.
Interviews with Scholars of the Middle East about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies
The "Gentleman Villain" William Regal will be featured in what is sure to be one of the most talked about wrestling podcasts in the world. Regal, originally from Blackpool, England, will share stories of his teenage years, spent traveling the roads of his native United Kingdom, wrestling fellow wrestlers, as well as strangers from out of the crowd, as part of a touring carnival act. Regal, along with Matt Koon, will also talk about his days traveling the world and winning championships in Eu ...
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
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The Esquire Middle East Podcast Network
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The Esquire Middle East Podcast Network
Esquire Middle East
Our weekly podcasts that brings you the biggest names in the world of entertainment, style, travel, culture, sports and a whole lot more. Esquire Middle East aims to leave you - the listener - a bit more clued up with what's going on in the world (from the experts who should know).
Welcome to Middle East Centre Booktalk – the Oxford podcast on new books about the Middle East. These are some of the books written by members of our community, or the books our community are talking about. Tune in to follow author interviews and book chat. Every episode features a different, recently published book and is hosted by a different Oxford academic.
Welcome to the LSE Middle East Centre's podcast feed. The MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and North Africa and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region carried out at LSE. Follow us and keep up to date with our latest event podcasts and interviews!
Stories from the Middle East and North Africa, and the spaces in between. Kerning Cultures is produced by Kerning Cultures Network. Support this podcast on https://www.patreon.com/kerningcultures for as little as $2 a month.
Gigs, News, reviews, interviews and the freshest tunes from across the Middle East.
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Middle East Law and Governance
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Middle East Law and Governance
Middle East Law & Governance Podcast
Middle East Law and Governance (MELG) is a peer-reviewed journal for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to governance and social, economic, and ideological transformation in the MENA region. On the MELG podcast, we talk to the journal's contributors about their work and current events in the region. The podcast is hosted by MELG advisory board member, Ezra Karmel.
Middle East in Focus has been airing regularly on KPFK since 1980. It was launched by the News Department shortly after Iranian students began holding 63 Americans hostage in the US Embassy in Tehran. After the hostages were released a year later, MEIF continued broadcasting news and opinion about the so-called "Middle East." The area is actually southwestern Asia.
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Pre History - the archaeology of the ancient Near East
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Pre History - the archaeology of the ancient Near East
PreHistoryPodcast
The Near East - the region known politically as the Middle East - is the home of both a long and eventful history as well as a much longer and fascinating prehistory. Here on Pre History I will cover the story of the Near East as we know it from the archaeological study of what people left behind as hunter-gatherers turned into farmers, as villages turned into cities, and as empires rose and fell.
If you are looking to start a new business in Dubai, or are looking for information on how to grow your startup, this podcast is for you! Join us on our journey as we build our own startup, Ejarcar.com in Dubai, and hear success stories from established entrepreneurs in the Middle East. Startup Hustle Middle East is a weekly podcast, hosted by Siddharth and Mamta Varerkar. This podcast will cover topics like how to build a lean startup growth-hacking tips to market your product and we will i ...
Elon Musk vs. Twitter: In the fifth season of How it Happened, hosted by Axios business reporter Erica Pandey, Axios reporters cover the collision between Elon Musk and Twitter through conversations with insiders at Twitter and members of Musk’s inner circle. How it Happened is an Axios podcast docu-series featuring instant histories. Each season, Axios reporters bring you behind closed doors to hear the people and decisions shaping the biggest stories of our time. Trump’s Last Stand: In the ...
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This is History: A Dynasty to Die For
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This is History: A Dynasty to Die For
Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment
Power, greed, religion and sex: historian Dan Jones brings the drama of medieval history alive through compelling stories, larger-than-life characters and vivid scenes. In the first season, get to know the most dysfunctional family of the Middle Ages – the Plantagenets – and find out how their scandalous betrayals and bloody politics shaped the world we live in today. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.c ...
Interviews with historians about the history of the Ottoman Empire and beyond
'This Is Palestine' is a podcast that highlights people, issues, and events around Palestine. We bring you stories from the ground in Palestine, and we speak with experts and activists to bring you unique perspectives and analysis about Palestine from across the world. This podcast is a project of the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU).
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The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
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The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
James M. Dorsey
Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast. James is the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog, a book with the same title as well as Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario and Shifting Sand ...
Tom Woodley and Michael Bueckert from CJPME discuss breaking events and issues related to human rights in Palestine and the broader Middle East. Beyond the breaking stories, they’ll also invite guests with special expertise, and do episodes to provide context to the news, whether historical, legal or political. This podcast is a project of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East – CJPME (www.cjpme.org) – and seeks to advance its mission to empower Canadians of all backgrounds to p ...
Jimmy DeYoung's weekly broadcast that covers current events in the light of God's prophetic Word
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The Gateway - A Podcast from the Middle East
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The Gateway - A Podcast from the Middle East
Al Bawaba News
Cascades of breaking news stories flood front pages and social media feeds, cataclysmic events happen every day, entire industries have been formed around dissecting and understanding the news. With The Gateway, we'll go in-depth on developments submerged under the ocean of breaking news developments and explore issues poorly or under-reported on. From our offices in Amman, Jordan, we at Al Bawaba are breaking through the news.
The CUFI Minute is another way to enjoy CUFI's online news and analysis segment, the CUFI Weekly. Featuring host Kasim Hafeez, this microcast is a quick yet in-depth topical segment you can listen to while commuting to work or making your afternoon cup of coffee. In under 10 minutes a week, learn about the history behind many threats facing Israel, the significance of important holidays and anniversaries throughout the year, and what’s happening in Israel and the broader Middle East.
Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.
From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Amir Tibon.
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Trending Middle East
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Chinese President Xi Jinping in Saudi Arabia, Cop28 in UAE 2023 – Trending
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Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the Middle East and around the world.On today's episode, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on an official visit to forge closer ties with Riyadh and other Arab states.Badri Khamenei, the estranged sister of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
Pomp and circumstance are important. So are multiple agreements to be signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week, his first venture beyond East and Central Asia in three years.The visit allows Gulf states, with Saudi Arabia in the lead, to further diversify their foreign relationships and hedge their bets as the wo…
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Middle East matters
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Is it the end for Iran's morality police? Activists sceptical of claims body is being disbanded
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A three-day general strike is taking place in Iran this week. It's a show of defiance, as the anti-regime protest movement approaches its three-month mark with no sign of abating. On Monday, the strike was observed in dozens of Iranian cities, from the capital Tehran to Isfahan, Tabriz and the Kurdish regions. Facing its greatest existential challe…
In the Jordan Valley, influential tribal members and landowners have steady access to water, while individual consumers and small farmers struggle. A new Mezze from the CSIS Middle East Program, adapted from a vignette in our report, "Sustainable States: Environment, Governance, and the Future of the Middle East."…
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New Books in Middle Eastern Studies
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Nicholas Morton, "The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East" (Basic Books, 2022)
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For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these religious wars are only part of the region’s complex history. As Nicholas Morton reveals in The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East (Basic Books, 2022), during the same era the Near East was utterly remade by another serie…
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Middle East Forum Radio
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Why Do Leftists Embrace Islamist Ideas about the West? with Richard Landes
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Western intellectuals and public figures like Bill Nye and Ben Affleck respond to attacks on the West with remorse, guilt and self-hate. In so doing, they often internalize Islamist messages that view Israel and the United States as particular enemies to be destroyed. How did this influence come to be? What are its practical effects? How can they b…
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FLASHPOINT UKRAINE: WNBA Star freed from Jail, Putin Says Nukes are Defensive Only. - December 08, 2022
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American basketball star Brittney Griner is freed from a Russian prison and Vladimir Putin says that using nuclear weapons is still a possibility, but only in defense. Plus a look at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Poland and knitting for the war effort.By Steve Karesh
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New Books in Middle Eastern Studies
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Frederic C. Hof, "Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace" (USIP, 2022)
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Reaching for the Heights: The Inside Story of a Secret Attempt to Reach a Syrian-Israeli Peace (USIP, 2022) is an insider’s account of secret negotiations to broker a Syria-Israel peace deal―negotiations that came tantalizingly close to success. Ambassador Frederic Hof, who spearheaded the US-mediated discussions in 2009-11, takes readers behind th…
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New Books in Middle Eastern Studies
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Jamil Jan Kochai, "The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories" (Viking, 2022)
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The first story in Jamil Jan Kochai’s newest collection has an interesting title and premise. “Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” leads The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories (Viking: 2022). But what starts as a story of a young Afghan-American man buying the latest installment of the stealth video game becomes an exploration of A…
Today's episode is Gentleman Villain WITHOUT William Regal.Join Matt Koon with guest Jon Alba as the cover Mr. Regal's run in AEW, his exit, the information we now know about Mr, Regal's future, as well as the future of the podcast. It's a fun episode where we drop a couple of hints about a brand new podcast as well as the AEW run of the Gentleman …
Henry’s grip on power has never been more fragile. His son, Richard, has teamed up with King Philip to attack his lands and lay siege to his beloved hometown. There’s a dramatic showdown between Richard and the great knight William Marshall, and Henry finally discovers the truth about his son. It’s the season finale, and the Plantagenet world is ab…
Give us 5 minutes, and we'll give you the world. Around the clock, Voice of America keeps you in touch with the latest news. We bring you reports from our correspondents and interviews with newsmakers from across the world.By VOA
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Voice of America
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International Edition - December 07, 2022
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International Edition delivers insight into world news through eye-witnesses, correspondent reports and analysis from experts and news makers. We also keep you in touch with social media, science and entertainment trends.By VOA
Alex Odeh was well known in the Arab community in Santa Ana, California. He was often on TV or writing into newspapers, talking about discrimination against Arabs in the US or about his beloved homeland, Palestine. But on the morning of October 11th 1985, he stepped through his office door and a pipe bomb exploded. He died hours later. From the beg…
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The John Batchelor Show
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1/2: One year later, Xi in retreat, #PRC property in recession, and NATO declares Beijing to be hostile power: 1/2 The Future of Everything. Tom Standage @Economist(Originally posted November 29, 2021 ...
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Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1/2: One year later, Xi in retreat, #PRC property in recession, and NATO declares Beijing to be hostile power: 1/2 The Future of Everything. Tom Standage @Economist(Originally posted November 29, 2021) https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2021/11/08/china-hopes-to-flaunt-the-merits-of…
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#Mars: #Curiosity climbing through the Monument Valley of Mt. Sharp. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
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Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Mars: #Curiosity climbing through the Monument Valley of Mt. Sharp. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/curiositys-recent-and-future-travels-amid-the-martian-mountains/By John Batchelor
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#Ukraine: Private booster startup for 2023. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
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#Canada: The white gold of Lithium in the pegmatite fields of southeastern Manitoba.
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Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Canada: The white gold of Lithium in the pegmatite fields of southeastern Manitoba. https://acmelithium.com https://investingnews.com/the-lithium-boom-in-manitoba/By John Batchelor
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#PRC: State Security cyber attacks on the US private and public enterprises, November 2022. .Annie Fixler, FDD
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Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #PRC: State Security cyber attacks on the US private and public enterprises, November 2022. .Annie Fixler, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/12/05/china-has-a-cyberspace-campaign-plan-does-washington/By John Batchelor
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#PRC: Apple exodus: Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson, on Apple. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
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Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #PRC: Apple exodus: Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson, on Apple. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-warning-about-china-business-iphone-communist-party-zero-covid-protests-su…
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#PRC: Xi in Saudi Arabia: Stephen Yates, chair of the America First Policy Institute's new China Policy Initiative. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
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#PRC: All failing at once on Xi's Covid-Zero watch. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of the upcoming new edition of China Alone: Return to Isolation, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
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Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #PRC: All failing at once on Xi's Covid-Zero watch. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of the upcoming new edition of China Alone: Return to Isolation, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/world/china/covid-confusion-china-authorities-row-back-curbs-2022-12-05/ htt…
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#PRC: Jiang Zemin is dead. Jonathan Ward, author of China's Vision of Victory. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
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Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #PRC: Jiang Zemin is dead. Jonathan Ward, author of China's Vision of Victory. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/china/china-jiang-zemin-memorial-service-intl-hnk/index.htmlBy John Batchelor
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2/2: #PRC: Tiandy Technologies is State Security's surveillance eyes and torturer & What is to be done? Craig Singleton, FDD
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Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 2/2: #PRC: Tiandy Technologies is State Security's surveillance eyes and torturer & What is to be done? Craig Singleton, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/12/01/targeting-tiandy/By John Batchelor
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1/2: #PRC: Tiandy Technologies is State Security's surveillance eyes and torturer & What is to be done? Craig Singleton, FDD
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#France: #UK: The winter bites Northern Europe. Simon Constable, Occitane
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#Covid: The pandemic surges globally & What is to be done? HenryMillerMD.org.
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