Ewan Gelius wrote that even third-generation immigrants had not learned to behave, despite living in a rich and well-educated country like France. He argued that this showed how foolish and pointless the aid to Africa and the Middle East was. #invandring #bistånd #samhälle (translated)
The skyscraper Kingdom Centre in Riyadh is partially closing its offices and urging employees to work remotely after repeated attacks on the city. #Saudiarabien #Mellanöstern #attacker (translated)
USA's Secretary of State Marco Rubio expresses his shock over an attack by Israeli settlers on American photographer Heidi Levine in the West Bank and urges Israel to put a stop to such incidents. #Mellanöstern #Israel #Rubio (translated)
Saudi Arabia has shot down several drones flying towards Riyadh, while the Houthi movement accuses Saudi Arabia of causing deaths in Yemen. #Saudiarabien #Huthirörelsen #Mellanöstern (translated)
Aja baja wrote to Hassan Khan that higher demands should be placed on members of parliament: they should be born in Sweden, have attended Swedish schools, have at least ten years of work experience, and have an education. The person wrote that the parliament was not a preschool and that competence and Sweden should always come first. Aja baja also claimed that Sweden did not have politicians in Somalia or the Middle East and ended with clown and facepalm emojis. #Sverige #Politik #Arbetsliv (translated)
- Most (American) robots are currently being sent to the Middle East. We are not prioritized. It's an open secret, said Zelensky at a press conference during the EU summit. #Ukraina #Zelenskyj #EU (translated)
Several countries want to make the connection between the ETS and the high energy prices. On the contrary, we believe that our dependence on fossil fuels from Russia and the Middle East is the main cause of the high prices,” says EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz to DN at the summit in Brussels. It is also important for our Swedish companies that have been early adopters of the transition. We were several countries that counterattacked and won the battle. But it will continue to be a contentious issue in the autumn,” says Rosencrantz. #Klimatpolitik #EU #Utsläppshandel (translated)
The EU and GCC have postponed the summit that was to be held in Riyadh on October 24 due to the security situation following attacks by the Houthi movement in Yemen. #Saudiarabien #Mellanöstern #EU (translated)
Daniel Schatz referred to Fredrik Malm's text, where Malm claimed that Sweden and the Western world focused disproportionately on Palestine and neglected the vulnerability of other groups. He mentioned Kurds, Iranians, and Christians in the Middle East. Malm wrote that Kurds in Turkey had been forbidden to speak their language and identify as Kurds for 70 years, and that Kurds in Iraq had been subjected to war since the 1960s and genocide in the 1980s. According to Malm, Human Rights Watch had reported that 182,000 people had been killed. He also claimed that Yasser Arafat had supported the genocide and compared the war history of the Kurds with Palestinian factions, which he claimed had started ten wars in 60 years. Regarding Iran, Malm wrote that the opposition to the Islamic regime had protested for freedom, while the regime had tried to kill Iranians abroad. He accused the Swedish Palestine movement of supporting the mullahs and described how Iranians had, according to him, been silenced, tortured, and killed for more than 40 years. Malm stated that Christians constituted 20 percent of the population of the Middle East at the beginning of the 20th century, and at most 2.5 percent today. He also referred to ISIS persecution of Christian Assyrians and Syriacs in Mosul in 2014. Malm claimed that Islamism and war had driven Christians to flee and criticized Palestinian activists for celebrating the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist terror. https://t.co/WUoOR5opO7 #Kurdistan #Mellanöstern #HumanRights (translated)
A cargo ship has sunk after colliding with a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. #Mellanöstern #Hormuzsundet #Sjöfart (translated)
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has lowered its forecast for oil demand as a result of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. #Oljeefterfrågan #Mellanöstern #IEA (translated)
Bengt G. Nilsson, former journalist at SVT, wrote that SVT and SR served a group that he described as a "genocide sect." He identified Sami Abu Salem as the most well-known Palestinian journalist in this context and claimed that SR's Middle East correspondent Cecilia Uddén almost entirely relied on his reporting from within. #Medier #Journalistik #MellanÖstern #SE #PS (translated)
Iran has changed tactics to influence oil prices and the American midterm elections by targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian officials. #Iran #Mellanöstern #DonaldTrump (translated)
The pressure is mounting on the USA to intervene in the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels, which risks becoming a fiasco for Donald Trump and leading to waves throughout the global economy, according to Middle East expert Fredrik Meiton. #Mellanöstern #DonaldTrump #Saudiarabien (translated)
The Houthi movement has issued a warning to the USA that active involvement in the conflict in Yemen will be met with a quick and painful response. #Mellanöstern #Jemen #Saudiarabien (translated)
President Donald Trump has said that he will consider whether the USA should strike against the Houthis. #Saudiarabien #Mellanöstern #konflikt (translated)
The deadly attacks over the weekend in Saudi Arabia threaten both the country's economy and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's vision for modernization, according to Middle East analyst Aron Lund. #Saudiarabien #Mellanöstern #konflikt (translated)
The Asian stock markets show mixed movements at the beginning of the trading week due to increased tensions in the Middle East and a slight drop in oil prices. #Asien #Oljepriser #Mellanöstern (translated)
Two airports in Saudi Arabia have been attacked, resulting in several injuries, and the Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for the attacks according to Saudi authorities. #Saudiarabien #Huthirörelsen #Mellanöstern (translated)
In the year since the ceasefire began, Gaza has shrunk further, and the peace process has stagnated, according to expert Alexander Atarodi, who describes the humanitarian conditions as still devastating. #Gaza #Mellanöstern #Vapenvila (translated)
