Umar Farooq

Senior Producer @AJEnglish | Future Security Program Fellow @newamerica | Formerly Bloomberg, ProPublica, Reuters, LA Times.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

US country music star Zach Bryan wore a 'Free Palestine' shirt while performing at Gillette Stadium, owned by US businessman Robert Kraft.

The pro-Israel billionaire recently prevented Macklemore from performing there on Ed Sheeran’s tour over his pro-Palestine remarks.

[Umar Farooq @UmarFarooq_]

Just before dawn on Tuesday, October 6th, there will be a rare occultation of Jupiter by the crescent Moon, visible for much of the east coast of the US.

[Sky & Telescope @SkyandTelescope]

Jupiter disappears then returns in a blaze of glory at the Moon's dark rim before dawn.
Read more: https://t.co/1GI2lC48cv

[Umar Farooq @UmarFarooq_]

If true, this would be the largest foreign deployment of Pakistani troops in a long long time:

A Pakistani defense official tells Reuters Pakistan has deployed between 30,000 and 40,000 troops to Saudi Arabia to help defend the country, ahead of a planned offensive on the Houthis in Yemen.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold https://t.co/ZKBtH1lV4N https://t.co/ZKBtH1lV4N

[Laiken Jordahl @LaikenJordahl]

BREAKING: WE JUST WON!! All border wall/road construction across the entire Big Bend region is halted. What a massive, historic victory for everyone across Big Bend—the toughest, most beautiful souls I know. I’m a speechless puddle of tears. More to come soon.

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

A studio promising “art so epic it will raise the birthrate” gifted a huge bronze Prometheus to Musk’s Starbase.
https://t.co/lMqBB41Bfe

[Cameron Hudson @_hudsonc]

My recent interview with @AJEnglish on the latest in Ethiopia, who's to blame and the response from across the region. A very dangerous moment unfolding.

[Molly O'Toole @mollymotoole]

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[Uzbekistan Ambassador @UZAmbassador]

The most beautiful ceiling in the world? I think so. This is the restored Ak Seray Mausoleum in Samarkand.

[Forensic Architecture @ForensicArchi]

NEW ANALYSIS —
In Gaza, Israel’s ongoing destruction during the so-called ceasefire is desecrating the bodies of Palestinians which remain beneath the rubble.

Our analysis of videos and satellite imagery finds military practices of demolition, compaction and removal of rubble. These risk making the recovery of Palestinian remains impossible in the 65% of Gaza under Israel’s control.

[Umar Farooq @UmarFarooq_]

Kabul says fresh airstrikes by Pakistan killed 9 women and children in Kunar and Helmand provinces, as Pakistan says 22 fighters killed https://t.co/lSFkIogI7b via @AJEnglish

[Umar Farooq @UmarFarooq_]

Leaked documents appear to show the UAE funded a campaign to manufacture ties between the Muslim Brotherhood and the largest Muslim organizations in the US, including ISNA and CAIR, report @MazMHussain and @Emran_Feroz https://t.co/M3qlV04PPy

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

Extraordinary scene in the Atacama desert of South America.

Historically one of the world's driest locations has been completely transformed by heavy El Nino rain, leading to the proliferation of stunning flowers from long-dormant seeds.

[Umar Farooq @UmarFarooq_]

Saudi-led coalition says Houthis attacked power station supplying Medina. Houthis deny https://t.co/JzKbbTUsDz

[Faisal @FaisalAHAli]

Ethiopia has closed its embassy in Eritrea over what it calls “direct & indirect acts of hostility & belligerence” by Asmara against it.

Close to a dozen Eritrean diplomats based in Addis have also been PNG’d for alleged participation in acts which threaten Ethiopia.

[Seth Binder @seth_binder]

For the 2nd year in a row, the State Department completely ignored the human rights crisis in Egypt and provided the entire $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt, including the $320 million Congress conditions on human rights improvements.

[Dave DeCamp @DecampDave]

Did you know the US has bombed Somalia 86 times this year

[Wassim Nasr @SimNasr]

🔴An exclusive look on the integration of Uyghur fighters in the ranks of the Syrian armed forces, how many are they and what is their status since the dissolution of TIP, what about their families and what were the obstacles? With « moral guidance » committee, clerics and officers in the heart of the process since Idlib and HTS days @france24_en https://t.co/YkUN7tFL1I

[Amnesty Iran @AmnestyIran]

Four years ago today, security forces in Iran unlawfully killed 87 protesters and bystanders from the persecuted Baluchi ethnic minority in Zahedan in what became known as “Bloody Friday” during the 2022 Woman Life Freedom uprising. https://t.co/4yVYhORjkC 1/2

[Wladimir van Wilgenburg @vvanwilgenburg]

Coalition withdrawal: "Leader of the National Shiite Movement, Sayyid Muqtada Al-Sadr, announced on Wednesday the dissolution of the Promised Day Brigade."

“We announce Iraq’s independence and the definitive end of the era of the U.S. presence and the Global Coalition. Thanks be to Allah, and thanks to the efforts of the early resistance fighters, the mujahideen and the supporters.”

https://t.co/QLSIs3XvbE