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Abu Dhabi’s lightning-fast COVID-19 scanners raise privacy fears

July 8, 2021July 10, 2021 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here July 8, 2021]

Data rights groups are warning of privacy violations and risks to vulnerable communities after Abu Dhabi deployed scanners at border crossings, malls and other public locations that could detect COVID-19 in seconds.

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In ravaged Raqa, clues to IS’s bygone media empire | AFP

October 21, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on October 22, 2017]

“Special operations by the Caliphate’s soldiers!” boasts a torn, blood-stained pamphlet at a bombed-out media kiosk in Syria’s Raqa, a symbol of the Islamic State group’s once fearsome propaganda machine. Continue reading →

To beat jihadists, anti-IS Syria force goes back to basics | AFP

October 15, 2017October 23, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 16, 2017]

Raqa (Syria) (AFP) – Once the last Islamic State group fighters are ousted from Syria’s Raqa, the unconventional forces battling the jihadists say they’ll have batteries and masking tape to thank for their victory.

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After filming IS horrors, Raqa activists become war reporters | AFP

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on September 12, 2017]

They honed their media skills secretly filming Islamic State group beheadings in Raqa. Now, these Syrian activists have become impromptu war reporters, covering the US-backed assault on their city from the ground.

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Balloon, camera, action: mapping a Palestinian camp in Lebanon | AFP

February 19, 2017February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on February 19, 2017]

Burj al-Shamali (Lebanon) (AFP) – Equipped with an inexpensive camera and a big red balloon, Firas Ismail — a 20-year-old Palestinian refugee in southern Lebanon — is not your typical urban planner.

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Mosul mechanics fight IS with wrenches | AFP

November 18, 2016February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on November 18, 2016]

They are armed with wrenches instead of rifles and are rarely found on the front lines, but Mosul’s mechanics say they are indispensable to the fight against the Islamic State group.

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Iraqi troops listen in on IS walkie-talkies in Mosul | AFP

November 12, 2016February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on November 12, 2016]

Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) – “Two grooms are coming,” a low voice crackles over the walkie-talkie, prompting a lanky Iraqi special forces soldier listening in Mosul to shout: “Boys! They’ve just dispatched two suicide bombers!”

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Inconsistencies in leaked IS files sound ‘alarm bells’: analysts | AFP

March 10, 2016May 23, 2016 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on March 10, 2016]

Beirut (AFP) – Analysts on Thursday cast doubt on the authenticity of thousands of documents reportedly leaked from the Islamic State jihadist group, pointing out mistakes and uncharacteristic language.

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Less than a week ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the main roads and roundabouts in the country’s north are splattered with slogans and self-confident smiles - but few seem to have won over voters in Sunni-majority districts. That’s cause for concern for anti-Hezbollah candidates, who fear that widespread disillusionment and the splintering of the traditional Sunni political leadership could pave the way for Hezbollah-aligned candidates to score. What does that mean for the makeup of Lebanon’s next parliament, and the major decisions the body will take in the months ahead? Full @reuters story in the link in my bio.
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