(2024-02-27). As Ramadan approaches in Iraq, food and meat prices surge. newarab.com 
As the holy Muslim month of Ramadan quickly approaches, meats and basic According to official government data, inflation rates in Iraq have risen by 4.5%, with a noticeable increase in price levels officially in the last month of 2023. Many Iraqi traders have exploited…
(2024-02-27). Deactivating US Military Bases in the Persian Gulf. libya360.wordpress.com Suat Delgen US weapons are dropping on Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, so some major Arab states hosting US military bases are now telling Washington 'You can't launch from here.' In West Asia, the bedrock of US power projection lies in its strategically located military bases nestled within the Persian Gulf. However, the future of…
(2024-02-27). Iraqi government to pay KRG employees per top court's order. newarab.com 
Iraq's finance minister, Tayif Sami, announced on Monday that her ministry will promptly This decision follows last week's directive from Iraq's top court, which ordered the Iraqi federal government to 'nationalise' salaries of the northern region's public payroll. | Sami today affirmed that the salaries of the public sector employees in Iraq and the northern…
(2024-02-27). Ataques israelíes contra ciudades de Gaza dejan 12 muertos. telesurtv.net En la localidad gazatí de Rafah, un total de tres personas fallecieron en un ataque aéreo que tuvo como objetivo una casa cerca del hospital kuwaití.
(2024-02-27). Gaza and Ghosts of the Bronze Age. counterpunch.org 
Alexander the Great razed Gaza to the ground in the 3rd century BC. He was in a towering rage because Gaza, unlike most of the other cities he passed through on his way to Egypt, had been defiant, and had closed its gates. The King was further incensed by the skill of Gazan raiding parties: they sped out of the city gates on their light Arabian
(2024-02-27). Lobbies give ultra-processed food corporates new avenues to influence food policy. peoplesdispatch.org Ultra-processed food (UPF) producers are intertwined in a global network of influence groups through which they are able to influence new food and nutrition policies, as shown by a new The detrimental effects of rising UPF consumption on health around the world have been well-documented and are generally recognized as one of the major commercial determinants of health. This alone should be enough to guard strategic food and nutrition…
(2024-02-27). Large Study Ties OCD to Greater Risk of Death From Any Cause. jamanetwork.com Previous research on the mortality risk of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has shown mixed results and hasn't gone into specific causes of death. Now, results from a large cohort study published in The BMJ suggests they have an 82% higher risk of dying from all causes.