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After Trump Calls Gulf Nation "High Level" Funder of Terrorism, US Sells Qatar $12 Billion in Fighter Jets

Experts Slam Surprise US "Electronics Ban" on Flights from Muslim-Majority Countries

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

Criticism abounded Tuesday after the U.S. government announced a surprise ban on any electronics "larger than a cell phone" on flights from eight Muslim-majority countries—Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The U.K. is reportedly set to announce the same move Tuesday. "From a technological...

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Investigation on Black Market Fate of CIA Weapons Raises New Questions

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

Weapons shipped to Jordan by the CIA and Saudi Arabia for use by Syrian rebels...

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Worrying Rise of US Weapon Sales Greeted by a Middle East Engulfed in War

Jon Queally, staff writer

With ongoing wars and armed conflicts currently underway across the Middle East...

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Amnesty International

Ruggie Report: Migrant Workers in Qatar Cannot Afford More Broken Promises from FIFA

Amnesty International

Qatar: Abuse of World Cup Workers Exposed

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Glenn Greenwald

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Robert Fisk

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