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‘Meet me at the dancing dogs tent !' What's behind Britain's festival frenzy ?- The Guardian (Middle East)

The Guardian (Middle East) — 2026-06-29T04:00:28Z

They used to mean crusties, hippies, all-male lineups, near riots and burning toilets. Now, from Dorset to Inverness, there’s a festival – and a costume – for everyone. What caused this boom? And is there a dark side? It’s 7pm on the first day of Gala festival in Peckham Rye park and dry ice (…) @Izuba - Middle East / Mediarezo

‘We're up against forces that have all the money in the world' : Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres- The Guardian (Middle East)

The Guardian (Middle East) — 2026-06-29T04:00:28Z

In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s global When Erin Brockovich woke to find 30 emails from people from the same town, she realised something was going (…) @Izuba - Middle East / Mediarezo

WATCH : IDF demolishes 200-meter-long terror tunnel in southern Lebanon, Netanyahu announces- Jerusalem Post

Jerusalem Post — 2026-06-28T23:27:31Z

The tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and several shafts from which rockets would be launched towards Israel, according to Netanyahu and Katz's statement. @Izuba - Middle East / Mediarezo

Judicial Selection Committee selects 68 officials for court system after year-and-a-half freeze- Jerusalem Post

Jerusalem Post — 2026-06-28T21:55:09Z

The move begins to address a shortage that the High Court of Justice said had caused serious harm to court services and the public, but it does not fully resolve the district-court vacancy crisis. @Izuba - Middle East / Mediarezo

Living better, living hidden : The struggle of trans women in Syria- Syria (Global Voices)

Syria (Global Voices) — 2026-06-26T12:00:10Z

The fall of Bashar al-Assad has not brought freedom for transgender women in Syria. Instead, threats, attacks, and legal persecution have intensified, leaving them increasingly vulnerable @Izuba - Middle East / Mediarezo

Solidarity fields in Syria : Reviving local seed production- Syria (Global Voices)

Syria (Global Voices) — 2026-05-21T19:52:01Z

In a patch of green on Damascus's edge, volunteers and farmers are bringing back the local seeds that war and climate crisis nearly erased. @Izuba - Middle East / Mediarezo

Returning to Hafiz al-Assad's Syria : Bashar Heads Back to the Future in 2020- Syria Comment

Syria Comment — 2020-04-01T01:32:43Z

President Bashar al-Assad was the main catalyst for reform in Syria’s economy and to a lesser degree in its political institutions before the 2011 uprising. The Civil War has caused Assad to return to his father’s domestic and regional policies. By Aiman Mansour* and Joshua Landis When president (…) @Izuba - Middle East / Mediarezo

Nikolaos van Dam on Syria, Assad, the Opposition, Refugees, Kurds, Terrorism, & the Future of the Middle East- Syria Comment

Syria Comment — 2020-01-10T16:43:41Z

By Nikolaos van Dam – @nikolaosvandam PREFACE TO THE ARABIC EDITION OF DESTROYING A NATION: THE CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA Tadmir Watan: al-Harb al-Ahliyah fi Suriya (Beirut, Dar Jana Tamer, 2018) As there has been such a high demand for an Arabic translation of my book Destroying a Nation: The Civil (…) @Izuba - Middle East / Mediarezo