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A cafe giving hope to women in Pakistan’s Lyari
Karachi, Pakistan - Set up in 2017, the Lyari Girls Cafe is located on the roof of a block of residential flats on a street called Phool Patti (petal) Lane. The bullet-poked walls of
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Trump misses Senate deadline to report on Khashoggi killing
US President Donald Trump declined to meet a Friday deadline to report to the Senate on whether the White House believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, also known as MBS, ordered the killing
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Birthday party on the street where every Arab child grew up
DUBAI: As “Sesame Street” celebrates its 50th anniversary, many Arabs are looking back on the influence that the show had on them throughout their childhood, particularly the Arabic version, “Iftah Ya Simsim,” which began
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Iran opposition group calls for regime change in Paris march
DUBAI: As “Sesame Street” celebrates its 50th anniversary, many Arabs are looking back on the influence that the show had on them throughout their childhood, particularly the Arabic version, “Iftah Ya Simsim,” which began
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Kurd forces prepare to attack last Daesh enclave
DUBAI: As “Sesame Street” celebrates its 50th anniversary, many Arabs are looking back on the influence that the show had on them throughout their childhood, particularly the Arabic version, “Iftah Ya Simsim,” which began
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Two Palestinian teens killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Two Palestinian youths were killed by Israeli fire on Friday during the weekly protest near the Israeli fence east of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian health ministry in the besieged enclave said. Hasan Shalabi,
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Sierra Leone’s president declares rape a national emergency
The brutal rape of a young girl by her uncle has become a rallying point in Sierra Leone for a campaign that has pushed President Julius Maada Bio to declare the prevalence of sexual violence a
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Khamenei’s ‘Death to America’ aimed at ‘US leaders, not people’
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the "Death to America" chants that are a standard fare at anti-US rallies across Iran, but said the slogan was aimed at American leaders and not
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Several killed in fire at Flamengo football club training centre
A fire at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro football club Flamengo has killed ten people and injured at least three others, firefighters have said. The fire broke out on Friday at Ninho
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Yemen’s cancer patients suffer as clinics are closing
The World Health Organization says 35,000 Yemenis have cancer, and 11,000 are diagnosed every year. But increasingly, cancer clinics have been closing, leaving patients without access to treatment and care. Already facing travel in


