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May 11, 2022

The Story of the Banned Book: Naguib Mahfouz’s Children of the Alley

Since it was first published in 1959, Naguib Mahfouz’s ‘Children of the Alley’ has drawn objections from scholars at Al-Azhar and instigated an attack on his life. Then in 1988...

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May 11, 2022

Iran to prosecute daughter of ex-president over controversial statements

The judiciary in Iran has announced that Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of the late former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, is to be prosecuted for opposing the removal of the...

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May 11, 2022

Nakba Day is when Palestinians remember the catastrophe of their land being stolen

On 15 May, 1948, the creation of the state of Israel was announced in Tel Aviv. That day is commemorated every year as Nakba Day by the people of...

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May 11, 2022

Tunisians accuse UAE firm of smearing Ghannouchi’s reputation

Tunisian activists yesterday took to social media to accuse an Emirati company of hiring agents to hail the country’s President, Kais Saied, and smear Ennahda movement leader, Rached Ghannouchi....

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May 11, 2022

Calls grow for investigation into death of Al Jazeera journalist in West Bank

The United Nations, US, UK and EU, on Wednesday called for a thorough investigation into the death of veteran Al-Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, during an Israeli raid in...

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May 11, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war jeopardising food security in the Middle East, Africa

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is jeopardising food security in low-income countries, especially in the Middle East and Africa, an expert said, and Anadolu News Agency reports. Eren Gunhan Ulusoy,...

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May 11, 2022

Iraq calls on international community to solve Syria refugee crisis

Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, yesterday called on the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the Syrian refugees in its territory. “Iraq hosts nearly 260,000 officially registered Syrians,...

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May 11, 2022

Lebanon gov’t, central bank’s ‘callous destruction’ impoverished people, UN report says

Lebanon’s government and its central bank have committed human rights violations by impoverishing people through the “callous destruction” of the country’s economy, an independent United Nations report said today, Reuters reports....

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May 11, 2022

Saudi megacity NEOM will be home to millions of ‘Neomians’ by 2030, says project Tourism Head

Saudi Arabia’s futuristic megacity, NEOM, will hold millions of “Neomians” by the year 2030, according to the project’s Head of Tourism. Speaking to the Emirati newspaper, The National, the...

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May 11, 2022

Qatar decries killing of Al-Jazeera journalist in West Bank

Qatar, on Wednesday, condemned the killing of a veteran Al-Jazeera journalist during an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu News Agency reports. Wearing a vest marking...

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