Shadi Ghanim is away on leave. While he is on holiday, The National is publishing a selection of his best work over the past year. Today’s cartoon, originally published in September last year, refers to the impasse in Lebanon over filling the vacant presidency.
Shadi Ghanim is away on leave. While he is on holiday, The National is publishing a selection of his best work over the past year. Today’s cartoon, originally published in September last year, refers Show more

Best of Shadi Ghanim 14/8/15



German intelligence warnings
  • 2002: "Hezbollah supporters feared becoming a target of security services because of the effects of [9/11] ... discussions on Hezbollah policy moved from mosques into smaller circles in private homes." Supporters in Germany: 800
  • 2013: "Financial and logistical support from Germany for Hezbollah in Lebanon supports the armed struggle against Israel ... Hezbollah supporters in Germany hold back from actions that would gain publicity." Supporters in Germany: 950
  • 2023: "It must be reckoned with that Hezbollah will continue to plan terrorist actions outside the Middle East against Israel or Israeli interests." Supporters in Germany: 1,250 

Source: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

A Cat, A Man, and Two Women
Junichiro
Tamizaki
Translated by Paul McCarthy
Daunt Books 

THE LIGHT

Director: Tom Tykwer

Starring: Tala Al Deen, Nicolette Krebitz, Lars Eidinger

Rating: 3/5

Cryopreservation: A timeline
  1. Keyhole surgery under general anaesthetic
  2. Ovarian tissue surgically removed
  3. Tissue processed in a high-tech facility
  4. Tissue re-implanted at a time of the patient’s choosing
  5. Full hormone production regained within 4-6 months

THE SPECS

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Transmission: Seven-speed auto

Power: 165hp

Torque: 241Nm

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The specs

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