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Many countries ban pornography outright—lists compiled by trackers cite dozens of states in the Middle East, Asia and parts of Africa where production, distribution or online access is illegal (exampl...
George H. W. Bush explicitly used the phrase in a high‑profile address to a joint session of Congress on September 11, 1990, and again in speeches during the Gulf War era to describe a post‑Cold War v...
There is no single, authoritative list in the provided sources that names every country that has “completely lifted” legal restrictions on adult pornography; instead the sources describe a patchwork: ...
Several countries currently bar entry to Israeli passport holders or do not recognize Israel — commonly meaning Israelis (often but not always Jews) cannot visit. Sources list core bans including Iran...
Most countries that mandate fingerprinting at immigration offer little or no formal "opt-out": the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) requires four fingerprints and a facial image on first entry to 29 Schen...
Around 40–43 countries are commonly listed as having bans or near-total prohibitions on pornography; listings compiled from privacy/VPN experts and data aggregators name most Middle Eastern states (Sa...
The sources present two competing tallies: a cluster of 2024–2025 summaries that count and a different set that reports a much larger footprint of . Both portrayals are current to mid-2025 but rely on...
The question “Who started the war in Iran?” can point to different conflicts; the largest historically is the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), which began when Iraqi forces invaded Iran in September 1980 . ...
The Abraham Accords formalized diplomatic ties between Israel and four Arab states—United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan (though Sudan’s deal remained troubled)—but many regional states hav...
Several countries explicitly bar Israeli passport holders; reporting lists at least a dozen — commonly Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Yemen, and others — and some bans are partial or...
A mature date palm’s annual water need varies widely by climate, soil and irrigation practice — reported ranges run roughly 115–306 m3 (115,000–306,000 L) per tree per year in MENA surveys and 73–95 m...
Pew Research’s widely cited projection puts the UK Muslim population at about 5.5–5.6 million by 2030, roughly 8–8.2% of the population under its medium scenario (Pew 2011 projections) as reported by ...
House Democrats’ Oversight report and related filings say Trump businesses took at least $7.8 million from 20 foreign governments during his presidency, with the largest single-country totals tied to ...
Chris Gentry is identified in multiple contemporary news accounts as a involved in a high-profile confrontation with a federal agent during an immigration enforcement action, and older military biogra...
Human research probing two protozoan suspects— and Toxoplasma gondii—in prostate tissue from men with benign prostatic hyperplasia () has produced substantive but uneven results: multiple PCR and anti...
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) shows clear signs of capable operational management — expanding drilling programs, notable additions to production, and large service contracts — but internal reviews and indu...
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has repeatedly appeared in corruption probes and internal referrals over the last decade, with senior officials referred to prosecution and at least one director accused of em...
Outstanding unpaid awards to foreign oil companies do exist in several historical and ongoing contexts — most notably legacy compensations arising from the 1990s Iraqi UN Compensation Commission (UNCC...
The Daily Mail has been forced to correct or retract multiple migration-related claims over the years, including a front‑page correction that misidentified the origin of migrants found in a lorry (cor...
Ford Motor Company’s recent public controversy centered on a December 2024 X/Twitter post and the company’s long-running commercial ties across the Middle East; reporting notes Detroit’s large Arab‑Am...