🇮🇶 This month marks 20 years since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq
Many Iraqis still remember the horror they went through as if it were yesterday
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At least 210,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed and hundreds of thousands fled in the violence that followed the 2003 war thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2023…
Mar 17, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Sesame Street's Cookie Monster #NFT and 10 pop culture moments on the #blockchain
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Coca-Cola
• The world-famous soft drink brand launched four NFT collections in 2021 to celebrate its first anniversary in the metaverse.
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Mar 17, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
We mark 20 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq with a special podcast series, examining the era that shaped a generation
🧵 All episodes are featured in this thread
🔊 Episode 1: ‘Time will tell’
Iraq cleric Moqtada Al Sadr says demonstrators must leave the parliament square and Green Zone within the next 60 minutes ...
"This is not the way to end corruption, you must go home," he adds
#Iraq: "I am not going to interfere in politics. I am just an ordinary citizen, I have no right in politics. I am saddened by what has happened to my country. My country is a prisoner of corruption, and has become a prisoner of corruption and violence together." Al Sadr added
Aug 30, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Iraq unrest: four rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as death toll rises to 23
🚀🌔Nasa’s #Artemis 1 Moon mission ready for launch – here’s how to track it in real time thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/08/23…#Artemis1: here's a look at five 🧪 experiments planned for Nasa's test flight to the Moon
#EmiratiWomensDay: These are the stories of trailblazing women in the UAE, from the first female captain in the country to the first female astronaut in the Arab world
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Every year, Emirati women break new barriers, and recently Aisha Al Mansoori became the first Emirati woman to become a captain at Etihad Airways, providing inspiration for future generations thenationalnews.com/travel/2022/08…