- Militia men clad in black allegedly shot protesters on the third day of unrest
- Iran’s role in responding to the demonstrations was another reminder of Tehran’s reach in Iraq
- All 15 Council members including Russia agreed on the danger of Daesh regrouping
- One of the issues is Iraq’s use of death penalty, which is outlawed throughout EU
- Several EU countries sent technical missions to Baghdad to assess the situation
- The videos show commuters dragging activists off the tops of trains
- American companies, significantly disrupting its ability to source key parts
- Huawei was all but banned by the United States in May from doing business with American companies
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What is the Kiswa?
It is the black curtain that is draped around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque of Makkah. The fabric is made of high-quality silk, with verses of the Qur’an woven into it in the form of gold and silver thread running across the Kaaba’s belt. Once a year during Hajj, the kiswa is replaced with a new one.
What is Sephardim?
It is the Hebrew term for Jews of Spanish origin. More than 500 years ago, the Sephardim faced a bleak choice when Spain told them convert to Catholicism or be burned at the stake. The only other option was exile. many of the exiles fled to the Ottoman Empire or North Africa and later to Latin America. In a bid to correct the injustice, Spain's Parliament in 2015 passed a legislation that allowed those able to prove their Jewish heritage and their “special connection” to Spain to apply for citizenship.
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