“If there were an Oscar for best theatrical performance by a country, Israel would win every year. It’s a country based on theater. It’s a lunatic state - completely insane”.
Norman Finkelstein
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Don’t be fooled. Biden is fully signed up to ethnic cleansing in Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this year (lemmy.ml)
2024 will be a crucial year for evolution of HarmonyOS ecosystem: Huawei - Huawei Central (www.huaweicentral.com)
The United States is producing more oil than any country in history | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
The Lucid Air EV Gets A Police Cruiser Makeover In Saudi Arabia (insideevs.com)
Saudi Arabia's next act is supplying the world with EV batteries (www.detroitnews.com)
The world’s biggest oil producer is now also aiming to become a key hub for making batteries for electric vehicles, as Saudi authorities look for new ways to diversify the economy and develop a domestic auto industry....
Gaza City: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation (news.un.org)
For the first time in 4,500 years, snow fell in Buraidah (youtu.be)
Palestinians in Gaza are starving (lemmy.ml)
The people of Gaza are facing a humanitarian crisis with half the population starving and in a situation of extreme or severe hunger, according to the World Food Programme....
Biden administration said to approve transfer of over 2,000 bombs, 25 F-35s to Israel (www.timesofisrael.com)
License to kill: US police killed over 1,200 people in 2023 (www.wsws.org)
Unprecedented Snowfall in Saudi Arabia (youtu.be)
Still doubt this is Biden's genocide? (files.mastodon.social)
Muting and blocking
I hope this is the correct place to ask. How does blocking work in Lemmy? I know I can’t see their posts but can they see mine? And is there any option for muting (soft blocking)?
The Arabian Gods of Palmyra
A tablet from nineteenth century BC Anatolia mentions a Puzu-Ishtar ‘the Tadmuraean’ (Palmyrene) as witness to a contract. But there are very few references to Tadmur in historical texts until the first century BC, when it grows into a substantial settlement. Because of its central location on the route between Mesopotamia...
Dadanitic Revival in Saudi Arabia (lemmy.ml)
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Environmentalists slam Biden admin's oil and gas auctions during COP28 (www.axios.com)
How Saudi Arabia Bent China to Its Technoscientific Ambitions (carnegieendowment.org) Arabic
Dubai Metro Blue Line is part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, which aims to create a '20-minute city’ (www.khaleejtimes.com)
Dubai Metro is getting a third line in 2029. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Line_(Dubai_Metro)
Talgo 350 SRO High Speed Train in Saudi Arabia (lemmy.ml)
A Palestinian woman runs a brewery and beer festival in the town of Taybeh in the West Bank (youtu.be)
The Palestinian brewery is now run by a woman, Madis Khoury, which adds an extra layer of complexity. “Being in a male-dominated country, an Arab country, and under occupation, it’s four or five times harder than anywhere else,” she says.
Far-right activists mistake commercial truck for Gaza aid convoy, attack driver (www.timesofisrael.com)
A Palestinian girl is the only survivor in her family after an Israeli airstrike (youtube.com)