(2023-09-14). Sister of kidnapped Israeli researcher urges US to use influence to free her. middleeasteye.net 
Sister of kidnapped Israeli researcher urges US to use influence to free her | Elizabeth Tsurkov, a doctoral student at Princeton University, went missing in Iraq earlier this year | Thu, 09/14/2023 – 19: 49 | Elizabeth Tsurkov in Istanbul, Turkey, on 26 May 2017 (AFP/Ahmad Mohamad) | The US needs to leverage its power to secure the release of Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who disappeared in Ira…
(2023-09-14). Iran demands disarmament of alleged separatist forces in Iraqi Kurdistan. peoplesdispatch.org In March, Iran and Iraq had announced an agreement under which the latter would disarm certain Kurdish groups by September 19. Iran says these groups have been using Iraqi territory to carry out operations against it…
(2023-09-14). Turkey appeals against arbitration ruling on Iraq and Kurdistan oil exports. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey appeals against arbitration ruling on Iraq and Kurdistan oil exports | Turkish energy minister says Ankara has to protect its interests as Iraq isn't seeking an amicable solution to the arbitration dispute over Kurdistan oil exports | Thu, 09/14/2023 – 15: 04 | A pipeline in the newly opened section of the Zubair oil refinery, southwest of Basra in southern Iraq, on 3 March 2016 (AFP) |
(2023-09-14). 8th Belt and Road Summit kicks off in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Kuwaiti Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong said in an interview that Kuwait is one of the first Arab countries to sign an agreement with China to build the Belt and Road Initiative jointly, and this summit forum has brought many investment opportunities for Kuwait. He believed that Hong Kong played an important role in constructing the Belt and Road Initiative. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-16). Correspondence] EFFORT Protein trial: questions remain — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank G Jan Zijlstra for his interest in our study, the EFFORT Protein trial.1 He suggests our trial was conducted in a heterogeneous group of critically ill patients and the study is absent of individualised protein prescriptions. Previous to the EFFORT trial, signals from observational data suggested a higher protein dose, compared with lower, was associated with better outcomes in critically ill patients with high nutritional risk.2 In addition, the wide range of protein recommendations by clinical practice guidelines and the substantial variability in protein delivery, as shown by our international nutriti…
(2023-09-14). Writing Palestine: An interview with Susan Abulhawa. iacenter.org September 13, 2023 By Susie Day Note: This is a slight edit of an interview that first appeared in Counterpunch, Aug. 27. 2023. Susan Abulhawa In Palestine — a country whose existence goes unrecognized by most of the West — Palestinians are arrested, humiliated, beaten, killed by Israeli military or settlers every day, if not every hour. What began in 1948 as the Nakba has taken on force, ramped up control, occupied every aspect of Palestinian life. And, given Israel's "most right-wing government in history," what had shown no signs of stopping is now getting worse. Here, in the United States, we bare…
(2023-09-14). CDC Study confirms COVID-19 Vaccination increases risk of suffering Autoimmune Heart Disease affecting the Heart by over 13,200%. expose-news.com A study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration has shown that the risk of myocarditis following mRNA COVID vaccination is around 133x greater than the …