Author: ALJAZEERA

Engineer alleges that aircraft giant took unsafe shortcuts in the production of the 787 Dreamliner.US aviation authorities have begun investigating new whistleblower claims accusing Boeing of poor safety standards, the latest in a series of safety-related controversies at the beleaguered aircraft giant. Sam Salehpour has accused Boeing of retaliating against him after he identified engineering flaws that affected the structural integrity of the company’s wide-body 787 Dreamliner and 777 jets. Salehpour, who has worked at Boeing as an engineer for more than a decade, alleges that the aircraft maker took shortcuts in the production of the 787 Dreamliner, resulting in…

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A refugee from Iraq looks into his family’s past and wonders if his childhood trauma will affect his young son.When filmmaker Wiam Al-Zabari was a young boy, he fled with his mother and siblings in the middle of the night to escape Iraq in the mid-1990s. His ex-diplomat father had left Baghdad months earlier and was waiting for them to join him in the Netherlands where he sought asylum. Ever since, no one in the family has talked about their escape and why they had to leave Iraq. Now that Wiam is a father with young children, he reflects on…

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German legal team tells court 98 percent of arms exports to Israel since October 7 were general equipment like vests, helmets and binoculars.Germany has denied accusations that it was aiding genocide in Gaza by selling Israel arms in a case at the top UN court brought by Nicaragua – a case that reflects a mounting legal action in support of Palestinians. Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, legal adviser for the German Foreign Ministry, told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday that Nicaragua’s case was rushed, based on flimsy evidence and should be thrown out for lack of jurisdiction. Arms exports…

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British government is coming under growing pressure to halt weapons supplies to Israel as it continues its war on Gaza.The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said. Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has come under heavy pressure to revoke licences that allow arms exports to Israel. “The latest assessment leaves our position on export licences unchanged. This is consistent with the advice…

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Nicaragua alleges Germany violated UN Genocide Convention by supplying Israel while aware there was a risk of genocide.Nicaragua has asked the International Court of Justice to order Germany to stop supplying Israel with weapons. The case joins two others involving Israel already before the court. Nicaragua’s case is more broad, drawing on both the Genocide and Geneva Conventions, and is notable for being the first to involve two countries not directly involved in the alleged atrocities. Governments around the world will undoubtedly take notice. So, what does this case mean for other countries that contribute to Israel’s extensive military network?…

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This year, the shadow of continued Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip looms large over Palestinians as they prepare for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, despite the UN Security Council’s demand for an immediate ceasefire and the International Court of Justice’s order for Israel to allow humanitarian relief and prevent genocide, has placed a pall over Eid celebrations. Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed about 33,360 people and wounded 75,993 others, according to Palestinian authorities, has taken a massive toll on the holiday…

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