36 days ago

Lawyer who represented Hamas in court says UK police falsely listed him as member of group ⊖

found 2026 › May › 05 (Tue) @ 11:54 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Fahad Ansari says it was ‘chilling’ that police ‘equated him with his client’ after he was stopped on return from family holiday in Ireland

A lawyer who filed Hamas’s challenge to proscription in the …

64 days ago

Government shutdown enters eighth week as Johnson faces GOP revolt over DHS funding deal – US politics live ⊖

found 2026 › Apr › 07 (Tue) @ 10:39 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The partial government shutdown has now lasted eight weeks with Congress on recess until 13 April

Voters in northwest Georgia go to the polls on Tuesday in a congressional race between a moderate Demo…

85 days ago

Sanctioned Iranian businessman 'who is close associate of new ayatollah' is given green light to build 33 luxury flats in London ○

found 2026 › Mar › 16 (Mon) @ 23:12 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Ali Ansari, who was added to the UK sanctions list in October, received the green light for his investment project at the exclusive Bishops Avenue in Barnet.

4 months ago

Sanctioned Iranian banker amassed €400mn European property empire ⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 26 (Mon) @ 05:25 UTC

a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times

Ali Ansari, accused of financing Revolutionary Guards, owns Mallorca golf club and Frankfurt hotels via offshore companies

6 months ago

I’m vegetarian, he’s a carnivore: what can I cook that we’ll both like? | Kitchen aide ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 18 (Tue) @ 13:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Mushrooms again come to the rescue for that meaty mouthfeel, but our panel also recommends the savoury flavours of Asia to sate those umami cravings

I’m a lifelong vegetarian, but my boyfriend is a de…

The man who owns Britain billionaire's row: How Iranian businessman being slapped with sanctions leaves 11 overgrown plots in limbo ○

found 2025 › Nov › 16 (Sun) @ 16:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Aliakbar Ansari, also known as Ari, owned properties on the once-glamorous The Bishops Avenue in leafy Hampstead, north-west London.

7 months ago

Aziz Ansari's tentative comeback with the 'nicest guy in Hollywood': Controversy plagued star casts Keanu Reeves as an angel in his new film - but will Good Fortune come his way after sexual assault claims and that ill-advised comedy show in Saudi Arabia? ⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 18 (Sat) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Unlike his leading man, Ansari is viewed rather differently after clawing his way back from a series of career threatening allegations, among them unsavoury accusations of sexual assault.

8 months ago

Lawyer who brought Hamas case claims he was unlawfully detained by police ○

found 2025 › Sep › 17 (Wed) @ 14:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Fahad Ansari launches legal action against UK home secretary after his phone was seized at Holyhead port

A lawyer who filed Hamas’s challenge to proscription claims he was unlawfully detained under t…

9 months ago

Democrats say Trump is illegally blocking them from visiting Ice detention: ‘The goal is to bully us’ ○

found 2025 › Aug › 13 (Wed) @ 16:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Confrontations are playing out nationwide as lawmakers conduct checks of facilities where thousands are being held

The Arizona representative Yassamin Ansari toured a detention facility in May where i…

15 months ago

Israel increases “unlawful detention” of Palestinians ○

found 2025 › Feb › 20 (Thu) @ 19:35 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Milena Ansari talks about the unlawful detention of Palestinians