Crazy (un)rich Arab$ 💸

We have some of the poorest countries in the world. In the top 10 list of poor nations, 2 nations from the Middle East made the cut: Yemen and South Sudan

Akhbaar Team
August 01, 2024

9 Israeli soldiers are being held for questioning after allegations of aggravated sexual abuse of a Palestinian prisoner. Israeli politicians said the case should be thrown out and they will withhold future government votes if the soldiers aren’t released— saying any kind of torture, even rape, is acceptable if it’s against “terrorists” (the detention center for these Palestinians is exclusively for civilians). Protests have erupted to free the soldiers 🪧🪧🪧
Palestinian martial arts fighter, Bilal Mohammad, was crowned the NEW middleweight UFC champion in Manchester after beating British champ Leon Edwards!! 🥊
Almost 50 Shia Muslims and fewer than 10 Sunni Muslims were killed in Parichinar, Pakistan, in what is being reported as a pro-Taliban targeted attack. Other sources claim that this started as a Sunni-Shia property dispute between 2 tribes a week ago, which then unraveled into military violence. Elders and govt officials have been called to intervene 😔

Gold prices are sky rocketing and nations with large reserves are benefitting! The UAE’s gold reserves have reached a record $5.54 Billion, but that is far less than Saudi Arabia’s at roughly $21 Billion which makes it the 16th highest in the world! 🤑🤑

On one side, we have the crazy rich. On the other side, we have some of the poorest countries in the world. In the top 10 list of poor nations, 2 nations from the Middle East made the cut: Yemen and South Sudan 🫨🫨

The Qatar Olympics and Sports Museum is hosting the 321 Summer Olympics Festival to get everyone involved with the competition fun! The opening ceremony kicked off July 28th, but you can catch more medals and sports workshops until August 4th! 🤾🏾
UAE Neon Brush has its workshop in Dubai for 2 days only again!! Sip & paint in the dark with friends (but pls dip those brushes in the right cup frendzzz). Get tix for Aug 17th or 18th 🖌️
KSA The ESports World Concert has hit PLAY in Saudi! American rappers and Swiss DJs have already graced the stage, but you local artist DJ Cosmicat will be dropping her beats on August 15th! See the schedule HERE 🪩

We’re ALL IN on the UAE. Huge change is coming up for the Arab nation, who just awarded their first lottery license to legalize casinos! Yep, they’re first in the Mid East to do so. No doubt it will be a huge tourism boost, but will other Gulf states follow suit?? 🎰

What does a Brazilian football star, 9 Aussie news channel employees, and the Argentine football team have in common? They were all mugged/attacked in Paris during the Olympic games… With big sporting events previously being loudly criticized in the news (e.g. FIFA World Cup in Qatar), we wonder if this should be flagged as an issue, too #banmuggingsnothijabs 👛 🧕🏾
In the midst of airstrikes and countries telling their citizens to leave Lebanon, we had the ray of sunshine that was the Miss Lebanon pageant where Nada Koussa nabbed the coveted crown!! 👑💄

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