Middle East
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Women with hijab found to face bias in Egypt
Women wearing hijabs (Muslim headscarves) are being discriminated against by businesses in Egypt, a BBC Arabic investigation has discovered. The…
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US strikes Iran-backed groups in Syria twice in 24 hours after attacks
The US says it conducted two rounds of air strikes in eastern Syria in one day against groups affiliated with…
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Four ways the Ukraine war has impacted the Middle East
Wednesday marks six months since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine. As Russia bombs its neighbor, what has become the biggest European…
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Forty years on, Hezbollah is isolated but more powerful than ever
Hezbollah capped off the 40th anniversary of its founding on Monday with large-scale celebrations on a stage in southern Beirut that…
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Biden offers Palestinians warm words but deep rift remains
The US President Joe Biden came to Bethlehem with sympathy, strong rhetoric on the need for peace between Israel and…
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Shireen Abu Aqla: Palestinians to refer journalist’s killing to ICC
The Palestinian president says he will immediately refer the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla to the International…
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An Egyptian TikTok star has been sentenced to three years in prison after a court convicted her of human trafficking…
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Exiled Yemen president steps aside amid hopes over truce
Yemen’s exiled president has stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council as international and regional efforts to…
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Neom: What’s the green truth behind a planned eco-city in the Saudi desert?
Glow-in-the dark beaches. Billions of trees planted in a country dominated by the desert. Levitating trains. A fake moon. A…
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West Bank: Three Palestinian militants killed in Israeli operation
Three Palestinian men accused by Israel of carrying out a spate of attacks have been shot dead in an Israeli…
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