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The PMF’s Fight for Legitimacy in Iraq
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#GIFLegislationTracker
Yesterday, the #House passed #HRes129 from @RepLoisFrankel in a voice-vote condemning the treatment of detained female human rights activists in #SaudiArabia.
Read more here: https://t.co/ZKba1WGkWX
#GIFLegislationTracker
Yesterday the #House passed @Malinowski's #HR2037 bill 407Y-7N to require the Director of National Intelligence to outline the actors responsible for #JamalKhashoggi's murder, & subsequently place sanctions on them until human rights improve in #SaudiArabia
#Gulf Region Update Jul-16
Oil tanker goes missing in #HormuzStrait
#Iran FM says US must halt arms sales to #KSA & #UAE to negotiate Tehran missile prgm
#Jordan appoints new Amb. to #Qatar after withdrawing the former amid #GulfCrisis
3 former #Lebanese PMs met #SaudiArabia King
Delegations from #Yemen govt. & #Houthis tasked with withdrawing forces from #Hodeidah met on a ship in the Red Sea.
-In May UN said Houthis made a partial withdrawal from the city & ports
-UN is pushing for de-escalation to allow food & medical aid access
https://t.co/ExPo9dbkrh
#Gulf Region Update July-15
#UK, #France & #Germnay FMs to explore ways to defuse #Iran & #USA tension
Rouhani says #Iran is ready to talk with the US if sanctions are lifted
#Kuwait prepares a plan to protect its ports in case of war
#SaudiArabia raises domestic gasoline prices
#China's State Engineering Corp Chief Executive sees opportunities in #Iraq & wants to expand in #SaudiArabia & #Oman.
-The company's ME HQ is in #UAE
-Has projects in all #GCC & #Iraq
-Looking at reconstruction projects in Iraq once safety improves
https://t.co/fnycCifUCl
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