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@MiddleEastEye: Bahraini security forces clashed with protesters who gathered after Friday prayers in support of Gaza and Lebanon in the village of Diraz, northwestern Bahrain. Bahrain, along with Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates, recognised Israel under the US-brokered Abraham Accords o

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Book 59: A Mouth Full of Salt by Reem Gaafar. A story of motherhood and loss in Sudan #AmReading

A Mouth Full of Salt by Reem Gaafar
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🌍 White-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis) #Africanbirds#WhiteCheekedTuraco#Turacos#Loeries#birds#birdsoftheworld 🦜 Photo by Marjonhorn

🌍 White-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis)

The White-cheeked turaco is a mid-sized bird known for its distinctive appearance, with vibrant green plumage, white face and throat patches, and bright red primary wing feathers. It has a long tail and a crest of dark feathers on its head. It feeds primarily on fruit and leaves, and its call is a loud, repetitive "kok-kok-kok." They are often observed in small family groups or pairs. Two subspecies are recognised.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Distribution: Native to Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea. 

Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae (Turacos or Lorries)
Genus: Menelikornis
Species: M. leucotis

CC: VDPR 

📷: Photo by Marjonhorn via Pixabay
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Maybe it is more complicated than that. Here is another thought-provoking idea: What would make Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAB, Sudan, and Egypt side with Israel on this conflict? Maybe they all fear the revival of a centuries-old sectarian division in Islam: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWQO...

Why some Arab states side with Israel | Mapped Out
Why some Arab states side with Israel | Mapped Out

YouTube video by DW News

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Sounds like we might see vaccinations start in Marburg outbreak soon ASPR says worked with Rwanda to provide Sabin's ChAd3 vaccine and Mapp's monoclonal antibody "will be used under clinical trial protocols" tinalexander.github.io/notes/2024/1...

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Double statue depicting Nahirqo (left) of Meroë, the queen of Kush (in present-day Sudan) during the early first century A.D. and an unknown male escort.

double stone statue of Nilotic african queen and male companion. her right arm is raised, resting above her stomach. the other's arms are down to his sides.
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🕝 2:34 am 🎵 Selfish Soul 🧑‍🎤 Sudan Archives 🎧 Apple MusicSpotifyYouTube Music

Album artwork for "Selfish Soul" by Sudan Archives
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"But what are Eric J. Nagurney's top 10 albums of the decade so far" that's what everyone was asking upon reading Pitchfork's list and, well, something like this:

10. The Soft Pink Truth - Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?
9. Mach-Hommy - Pray for Haiti
8. Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen
7. Destroyer - Labyrinthitis
6. Haru Nemuri - Shunka Ryougen
5. Yves Tumor - Praise A Lord Who Chews But Doesn't Consume
4. Snail Mail - Valentine
3. The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
2. Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview on Phenomenal Nature
1. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
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