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Biased Algorithms.. How digital Platforms Reinforce Abuse Against Female Politicians in Lebanon
This investigation reveals how gender-based discrimination in social media algorithms sabotage election campaigns of female politicians in Lebanon. It also exposes the circulation of misleading information, smear campaigns and online harassment which have hampered the success of female politicians and their ability to reach voters and engage in fair political competition. “I received personal threats…
What are the indicators of the timing of Mikati’s visit to Iraq?
The Middle East region is living in a crisis situation as a result of the war launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 and which continues until now, leaving tens of thousands of Palestinian victims dead and wounded, most of whom are children and women. As a result, the circle of confrontation…
Targeting “Ain al-Assad”.. Breaking a truce or “testing the pulse”
After a five-month hiatus, American bases, led by Ain al-Assad, returned to being targeted by two drones, a development that observers considered new and coinciding with the introduction of the new American ambassador, election fever in Washington, and the escalation of the war in Gaza and southern Lebanon, in an attempt by pro-Iranian factions to…
Fifth date Will the Kurdistan Regional Parliament elections be held or are you waiting for a sixth?
More than six years have passed since the last parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region, but the Presidency of the Region decided to extend the life of Parliament for more than two years now, which made the Federal Supreme Court, the highest legislative authority in Iraq, confront it with a decision nullifying this postponement and…
Al-Maliki, Al-Sudani, and the “Framework”… another step towards division
The absence of the head of the State of Law coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, from the state administration meeting revealed deep disagreements with Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani on the one hand, and a lack of reconciliation between the leaders of the coordination framework on the other hand. Observers of political affairs attributed these differences to…
“Black sectors” in the Syrian Al-Hawl… efforts to create a “hybrid generation”
Numbers vary regarding the number of detainees in the Syrian Al-Hawl camp, but they are more than 40 thousand people according to the lowest estimates, belonging to 60 nationalities, including Iraq and other countries. It represents the largest human bloc for ISIS after gathering its remnants from Iraq and Syria after losing most of its…
With Pezeshkian’s victory.. Will the Iraqi-Iranian relations change
Iran concluded its elections with the victory of the “reformist” Masoud Pezeshkian, after defeating his “conservative” competitor, Saeed Jalili, in the second round. In reading the change that will occur in the Iranian political system after the reformists reach Iranian power again, an observer of political affairs in Iran believes that its policy will not…
Environmental culture.. Iraq starts late
On the occasion of World Environment Day, officials and experts agree that environmental culture in Iraq is almost non-existent, and while they stressed that the country has recently realized the importance of this culture after the deterioration of its environmental reality, they pointed out the necessity of including these concepts in school curricula. The environmental…
Spending schedules delay the approval of the 2024 budget
More than four years ago this year, the federal budget is still oscillating between the Ministry of Finance and the Council of Ministers, while the House of Representatives waits for the tables to reach it in order to view them and make whatever amendments it deems necessary to vote on and then return them again…
Basiya’s investment ignites a crisis between Muthanna and Dhi Qar
The Basiyah district and Badiyat al-Samawah in the Muthanna Governorate are still a source of disagreement with the Dhi Qar Governorate, which confirms that the district is its land, while tribes in the neighboring governorate see that these lands are pastures available to everyone, and that Al-Muthanna wants to convert them into private ownership for…
