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[Benjamin Breen @ResObscura]

An elite Portuguese household in Hormuz, an island off the coast of Iran, dining in a room that has been partially flooded as a defense against the heat. From the Códice Casanatense, 16th century, digitized here: https://t.co/navRsoFUVZ

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

Reality check...

[EAPGroupNews @EAPGroupNews]

But, lately, far too many words, a lot less action on #HumanRights for the growing legions of the vulnerable.

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

"Baby Trump" balloon flies over downtown Los Angeles https://t.co/VXOj9LslJL

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

More power to Åsa Regnér -- good luck and best wishes :) https://t.co/DuJWqxkhH7

[SwedenUN 🇸🇪 @SwedenUN]

#UN Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres appoints Åsa Regnér of #Sweden as Deputy Executive Director of @UN_Women - Congratulations @regner_asa!

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

FedericaM @FedericaMog a well-deserved honour, congratulations https://t.co/SHzwticUED

[European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 @eu_eeas]

Today on #IWD2018 @FedericaMog gets the #womenofeurope award for Women in Power 2017 from @EMInternational & @EuropeanWomen https://t.co/oFnhGeIoXo

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

And also about unity in diversity, common ideals and common purpose https://t.co/7hQ95uTygF

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Today is International Women's Day!
"Gender equality is not just about fairness and justice in Europe – it is also about a necessity to achieve sustainable peace and economic prosperity"
Our joint statement on #IWD2018 → https://t.co/qHwn4ljIS0 #EU4Women

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

Our space, and our duties and responsibilities keeping it safe for all https://t.co/App4vJ1OBb

[European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 @eu_eeas]

"Space is a global common, it belongs to all humankind. Space research creates jobs, technologies, and entire industries that otherwise wouldn't exist." @FedericaMog #ISEF2 Read more on EU space exploration here: https://t.co/ZnoT10cOmI

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

So it is time to join hands and fight against divisive politics, wherever that may be https://t.co/FrpJFUDuZZ

[Guy Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt]

If you believe in an open society and you stand against the divisive ideology of nationalism, it's time to make a stand. Let's join together and work for a brighter future. #WeAreEurope #IAmEuropean 🇪🇺

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

Time to join hands and fight against divisive politics, wherever that may be https://t.co/FrpJFUDuZZ

[Guy Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt]

If you believe in an open society and you stand against the divisive ideology of nationalism, it's time to make a stand. Let's join together and work for a brighter future. #WeAreEurope #IAmEuropean 🇪🇺

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

Germany @GermanyDiplo pays homage to rights campaigner and #equality and #justice activist #AsmaJahangir, laid to rest in #Lahore #Pakistan https://t.co/LUL6Y2d3SM

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

Women's rights -- can those rights ever be overemphasised? https://t.co/2kJ7FfcFtu

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Let #ValentinesDay be an opportunity to speak up & tell the world:

Human Rights are for everyone – no matter who you are or whom you love!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #StandUp4HumanRights

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

EU efforts toward #IraqReconstruction -- yet another aftermath of the #Iraq invasion. Let's hope some modicum of transparency will be maintained and that this won't open new opportunities to rip off #Iraq and its impoverished people https://t.co/r1phXtEGpX

[European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 @eu_eeas]

.@FedericaMog co-chairs today the International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq in Kuwait. Read more about EU-Iraq relations ➡ https://t.co/BKCXThf2Qc

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

#Turkey and #Jerusalem #Islamic World’s #YOUTH Capital for 2018 https://t.co/lxVlBr4bea

[Republic of Türkiye Directorate of Communications @Communications]

President Erdoğan was announced as the honorary president of the Board of Trustees for "Jerusalem Islamic World’s Youth Capital for 2018" programme. https://t.co/ZJxKpl0Puk

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

Turkey responds to French criticism of Turkish military operation in #Syria https://t.co/9O3qa653S8

[Republic of Türkiye Directorate of Communications @Communications]

#Turkey’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy responded to the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian statement about the ongoing Turkish-led Operation Olive Branch in Syria. https://t.co/4lM51nZRKN

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

#Turkey government view on how the nation's is helping the displaced and needy #refugees abroad and those given shelter within Turkey https://t.co/xEPBG4bTfa

[Republic of Türkiye Directorate of Communications @Communications]

Turkish Red Crescent Head @drkerem: "#Turkey is not the richest country in the world but it is the most generous, and it aims to help 31 million needy and oppressed people around the world this year." https://t.co/2YfFMnzPJ1

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

President #Erdogan reacting PASSIONATELY to controversies over Turkey's expanding role in #Syria https://t.co/aUh63tiuJU

[Habertürk @Haberturk]

Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: Utanmadan DEAŞ ile işbirliği yaptığımızı söylüyor. AK Parti'nin DEAŞ'a destek olduğunu ispat et ben bu makamda durmam, çekilirim https://t.co/dcZM2Wx52Q

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

France has concerns about the reported or unreported goings on in the Maldives https://t.co/2veCYF3tB6

[France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @francediplo_EN]

France is concerned by the suspension of public freedoms and by the arrests following the declaration of the state of emergency in the #Maldives.
We call for a swift return to the normal functioning of the institutions and for respect for the rule of law.
https://t.co/mDdTIuI0bW

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

Interesting, this fraternal or rather sisterly exchange in 'American' between these two Europeans https://t.co/C9hwICRj2h

[William Spindler @SpindlerWilliam]

Rallies against Israel's refugee removal plan expected @AJENews https://t.co/ua2TKsfDtr

[MiddleEastinEurope @meenetinfo]

How many of us had heard of this? So many young #Iraqi children in peril in #Mosul and surrounding areas of #Iraq https://t.co/EjXLGqr9wc

[UNICEF Iraq - يونيسف العراق @UNICEFiraq]

Unacceptable.

As many as 750,000 children in #Mosul and surrounding areas in #Iraq are struggling to access basic health services.

#ChildrenUnderAttack