(2023-05-21). Shutting Down The Israeli Arms Industry. popularresistance.org Even as Israel's war against Palestine continues unabated, a new movement has arisen in the United Kingdom, challenging the Israeli war machine — and it has been winning some impressive victories. | Founded in 2020, Palestine Action is a grassroots activist movement that seeks to end British complicity in Israeli war crimes by shutting down arms manufacturing sites across the U.K. Today, Lowkey welcomes back Palestine Action co-founder Huda Amori to talk about the rise of her organization that has taken the country by storm and has weapons manufacturers fleeing. Born in the U.K., Amori is a Palestinian-Iraq…
(2023-05-20). Military Situation In Iraq On May 20, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-05-20). In Video: Large Blast Rocks Northern Iraq Gas Pipeline. southfront.org 
Screengrab, via Youtube. | Late on May 19, a mysterious blast rocked a natural gas pipeline in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk causing a massive fire. | The pipeline is reportedly operated by Iraq's North Oil Company. The blast took place near the town of Bajwan, a few kilometers to the north of Kirkuk city. Video footage that surfaced online showed a massive fire that erupted after the blast. | Civil defense in Kirkuk said in a statement that the fire was quickly put down, a…
(2023-05-19). How Sadr's foes are trying to suck him back into Iraqi public life. middleeasteye.net 
How Sadr's foes are trying to suck him back into Iraqi public life | Undermined from inside and outside his movement, keeping out of politics is proving a difficult and dangerous game for the influential Shia cleric | Fri, 05/19/2023 – 21: 33 | Muqtada al-Sadr leads Friday prayers alongside his supporters at the Great Mosque of Kufa outside the holy city of Najaf, on 4 November 2022 (AFP)…
(2023-05-20). Turkey elections: Diaspora flock to polls for runoff. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey elections: Diaspora flock to polls for runoff | Voting is open for nationals living abroad until 24 May in unprecedented second round of presidential election | Sat, 05/20/2023 – 16: 06 | Turkish nationals living in Kuwait cast their votes in the second round of Turkey's presidential election, in Kuwait City on 20 May 2023 (AFP) | Turkish citizens living abroad have begun voting in the second round o…
(2023-05-19). Kuwait: Activist who fled to UK faces further sentence over tweets. middleeasteye.net 