Ana Perdigón (2024-05-13). Venezuela's Interior Minister Denounces Terrorist Attack Near CNE Warehouses. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan minister for interior, justice and peace, Remigio Ceballos, denounced an act of terrorism and sabotage perpetrated a few meters from the warehouses of the National Electoral Council (CNE), located in Filas de Mariche, Miranda state. | Through a video posted via social media on Saturday, May 11, Ceballos reported that a fire was started just 120 meters from the CNE warehouses, which is a security zone. | In the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for July 28, President Nicolás Maduro is the clear favorite according to polls and street mobilizations, representing an enormous challenge for the V…

albawaba (2024-05-13). Swimwear for $317! Hadia Ghaleb sparks mockery, controversy. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Egyptian blogger and designer Hadia Ghaleb has been trending on social media after releasing her 2024 swimwear set over its extra high prices.Hadia Ghaleb posted on her Instagram story photos of the new swimwear which are some suits for both hijabi women and not as well as it showcases some swim shorts for men as well.Ghaleb has landed in hot water after the new pictures went viral with hilarious comments mocking the extra price. According to the Egyptian blogger's website, the normal burkini swimwear price can reach up to 15,000 Egyptian Pounds ($317)."Can the swimwear teach you how to swim?" a person…

MEE correspondent (2024-05-13). Egypt: Students violently detained for supporting global Palestine movement. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Students violently detained for supporting global Palestine movement | University students Ziad Bassiouni and Mazen Ahmed have been 'disappeared' for five days after expressing views advocating for a movement for Palestine on campus | Mon, 05/13/2024 – 11: 15 | Egyptian student Ziad Bassiouni w…

| Name (2024-05-13). Journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva harassed by Russian authorities in Ukraine's Crimea. twitter.com

The Independent (2024-05-13). 'Museveni has not written letter on Service Awards'. independent.co.ug Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State House has issued a statement, warning that a letter circulating on social media purportedly authored by the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, is forged. In the letter that is circulating, the AG, IGG, DPP and NRM caucus are questioned as to why they have not investigated the …

newarab (2024-05-13). Tunisia punishes swimming federation in dispute over flag. newarab.com Tunisian President Images on social media showed the flag covered by a red cloth on Friday during the Tunisian Open Masters championship, organised by the national swimming federation at the Rades Olympic pool. | At the end of April, WADA suspended Tunisia's National Anti-Doping Agency (ANAD) for non-compliance wi…

newarab (2024-05-13). Journalists mark Shireen Abu Akleh's killing anniversary. newarab.com Hundreds of journalists, activists, and social media users marked the second anniversary of the killing of Palestinian-American journalist The Committee to Protect Journalists [CPJ] said it was "deeply alarmed" at the lack of accountability over the killing of the veteran reporter — a

Julianne Tveten, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2024-05-10). TikTok Law Is An Attempt To Censor, Not A Warning To Big Tech. popularresistance.org As US lawmakers' agitation over TikTok culminates in a law that threatens a nationwide ban if the social media platform isn't sold to a US buyer within nine months, an emergent media narrative finds a silver lining. Every legislative move targeting TikTok, the story goes, has the potential to inspire much-needed regulation of tech behemoths like Meta, Amazon, Google and Apple. | But by conflating the US's legal treatment of TikTok—a subsidiary of the Beijing-based ByteDance—with that of its own tech industry, media obscure the real reasons for the law's passage. This was apparent in a New York Times p…

Occupy 4 Palestine (2024-05-10). SJSU Sit-In in Solidarity with Palestine. indybay.org Students at San Jose State University are organizing a sit-in in solidarity with Palestine beginning today, May 9 from 10am to 8pm on Clark Lawn. SJSU For Gaza, an autonomous and anonymous group of students not affiliated with any clubs, announced the sit-in on social media and has released a set of demands of the university. Students also announced that Imam Amir Abdul-Malik Ali is scheduled to speak at 6: 30 PM during day one of the sit-in.

(2024-05-10). CPJ calls for immediate release of Sudanese photographer Abdelaziz Mahmoud Arja. facebook.com

(2024-05-10). Palestinian journalist Rula Hassanein charged with incitement for social media posts. wattan.net

ecns.cn (2024-05-10). Public urged to be on lookout for marine espionage devices. ecns.cn National security agencies have issued a warning about marine espionage devices, the Ministry of State Security said in an article posted on its WeChat account on Thursday.