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Nazli Tarzi interviews the next generation of female Iraqi sports stars, their arduous journeys towards recognition, and the future of sport for women in Iraq.
Serum Institute has directly tweeted at US President Joe Biden to ask him to lift an export ban on materials needed to produce Covid-19 vaccines.
UN envoy says South Sudan has strong economic promise
The outgoing top UN figure in South Sudan believes that, with 'good governance' and an end to corruption, the nation could achieve economic prosperity.
How Turkish law empowers abusers and denies women justice
Comment: A toxic mix of pervasive misogyny and policies that roll back essential baseline protections has seen the state of women's rights in ...
Turkey and Libya commit to maritime agreement angering Greece
Turkey's president and Libya's prime minister have committed to a 2019 maritime border agreement, despite complaints from Greece and Cyprus.
Palestinians face ‘scandalous exploitation’ working in Israel, settlements: report
The general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation said an independent Palestinian state is required to achieve economic prosperity for the Palestinian people.
Iran says nuclear facility hit by act of 'terrorism'
Iran said that the "accident" at the Natanz nuclear facility was an "anti-nuclear terrorism".
Famed Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of 3,000-year-old ancient city
Brick houses, artefacts, and tools from pharaonic times among the treasures found at the 3,000-year old ancient city in Egypt.
Andrea Bocelli performs in Saudi Unesco World Heritage site
The singer belted out Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in a duet with his young daughter Virginia at UNESCO World Heritage site Hegra, in the ...
Goalkeeper, celibate millionaire, Gaddafi adviser vie for Peru presidency
Eighteen candidates will contest a first round of presidential elections in Peru.
Suez Canal blockage to weigh heavily on reinsurers
The blockage caused by the grounding of the Ever Given held up an estimated $400 million per hour in international trade. Insurers are expected ...
US Muslim rights group says drop 'Arab murder game'
CAIR has joined calls for game distributors to drop 'Six Days in Fallujah', which it slammed as an 'Arab murder simulator'.
Oil spill off Israel reaches south Lebanese beaches
The Lebanon Diving Center detail their efforts on cleaning up South Lebanon's tainted shoreline following a massive oil spill off the coast of ...
Egypt's first female ship captain accused of 'blocking Suez'
Egypt's first female ship captain was the topic of a false internet rumour that accused her of blocking the Suez Canal.
First pharmaceutical plant opens in rebel-held north Syria
The newly inaugurated pharmaceutical plant will be the first laboratory operating outside Syrian regime control.
Traffic jam eases further in Suez after ship unblocked
Around 200 ships are still waiting to transit through the canal.
EU condemns China media 'harassment' after BBC departure
BBC correspondent John Sudworth left China amid a 'full-on propaganda attack'.
Race and Ethnic Disparities Commission ignores Britain's racist reality
Comment: A new government report concludes that the UK is a model for other white-majority countries. That couldn't be further from the truth, ...
Exploring generational trauma with The Arsonists' City
Book club: The Arsonists' City is a gripping novel about an Arab-American family facing its trauma and demons after taking a reluctant trip to ...
Experts examine bottom of ship stuck in Suez
Divers are taking a look at the underside of the massive ship that blocked the Suez Canal last week.
BBC reporter leaves China, says 'too risky'
A BBC correspondent had to leave China for Taiwan after facing pressure from authorities over his reporting on Xinjiang rights abuses and the ...
US extends Iraq's sanction waiver ahead of talks
The US has granted Iraq a wavier for sanctions that will allow it to import oil and gas from Iran.
With ship now freed, probe into Suez blockage begins
Stuck for days across the canal, the ship's middle rose and fell with the tide, bending up and down under the tremendous weight of some 20,000 ...
Pakistani-American Uber Eats driver’s killing reignites driver safety debate
The shocking death of Pakistani-American Uber Eats driver Mohammad Anwar has renewed discussions about violence faced by minority-ethnic gig ...
The British government announced the UAE is increasing UK investment with a focus on life sciences.
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