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Turkish women decry state inaction in the face of femicide
LONDON: Late on Tuesday last week, 20-year-old art student Ceren Ozdemir left her ballet class in the Black Sea province of Ordu to start her walk home. She was followed. The man keeping up
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Gaza Christians face Christmas travel ban
LONDON: Late on Tuesday last week, 20-year-old art student Ceren Ozdemir left her ballet class in the Black Sea province of Ordu to start her walk home. She was followed. The man keeping up
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What lessons can the US learn from the British election results?
The style of the UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is frequently compared with that of US President Donald Trump. And now that Johnson has won a resounding victory in the UK's general election -
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Thousands protest against crackdown in Lebanon’s capital
Thousands of Lebanese people took to the streets in Beirut on Sunday to protest against the potential nomination of Saad Hariri as prime minister and in defiance of the violent crackdown on demonstrators by
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Ahlam Al-Nasr: Daesh poet of poison
LONDON: “There is no life but through jihad and its honor … jihad is our life and our victory It is what the soldiers of the enemy fear … and it is what created
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Turkey seeks more EU funds for refugees’ upkeep
54 injured as Lebanese security forces and Hezbollah supporters clash in central Beirut BEIRUT: Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Lebanese protesters in central Beirut on Saturday in clashes that went
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Mexico holds assemblies to consider controversial Maya Train plan
Mexico City, Mexico - The future of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ambitious Mayan Train project hangs in the balance this weekend as the communities on the train's proposed route express their thoughts
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Street battles in Beirut as counter-protesters clash with police
Riot police in Lebanon's capital have fired tear gas to disperse men who tried to attack a key anti-government protest camp, setting off street battles that lasted for hours. The clashes on Saturday marked
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How Middle East cities can meet the sustainability challenge
DUBAI: As the cities of today grow into those of the future, they will encounter daunting sustainability challenges. Arguably, the most significant factor that all urban centers will have to take into account is
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Appointment of a new Lebanese PM rests on upcoming 48 hours of re-consultation
DUBAI: As the cities of today grow into those of the future, they will encounter daunting sustainability challenges. Arguably, the most significant factor that all urban centers will have to take into account is


