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Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW

Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW

  Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others…
Yemen pro-govt forces seize Hodeida airport from rebels: coalition

Yemen pro-govt forces seize Hodeida airport from rebels: coalition

  Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeida airport from Huthi rebels on Wednesday, the coalition said, in a major step…
Saudi soccer team land safely in Rostov after apparent engine fire

Saudi soccer team land safely in Rostov after apparent engine fire

  Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team landed safely in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on Monday evening, after an apparent engine fire on…
Battle rages for airport in key Yemen aid hub

Battle rages for airport in key Yemen aid hub

  Intense fighting erupted Tuesday around the airport in rebel-held Hodeida in western Yemen as Saudi-backed government forces mounted a…
Recycling rubbish into revenue – the scheme bringing hope to women in Jordan

Recycling rubbish into revenue – the scheme bringing hope to women in Jordan

  Sameera Al Salam folds a discarded piece of newspaper into a long strip then loops it round her finger…
Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul as Taliban end ceasefire

Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul as Taliban end ceasefire

  Dozens of peace protesters arrived in Kabul on Monday after walking hundreds of kilometers across war-battered Afghanistan, as the…
Taliban, roaming Afghan cities amid Eid euphoria, rule out ceasefire extension

Taliban, roaming Afghan cities amid Eid euphoria, rule out ceasefire extension

  Taliban militants headed into cities across Afghanistan on Sunday as they celebrated their Eid ceasefire with feasts and selfies,…
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says

Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says

  Turkish warplanes have struck a meeting of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq’s Qandil mountains, President Tayyip…
Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military

Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military

The Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in…
Arab forces poised to take airport of Yemen’s main port city

Arab forces poised to take airport of Yemen’s main port city

Forces from an alliance of Arab states fought their way to the outskirts of the airport in Yemen’s main port…
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