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Mohammad is five years old, Areej six and Dalaa 10. Syrian refugees in Turkey, these children have inherited a yearning for a country they know little to nothing about.

As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to … Read More

The Armenian government said the dismissal of a top army general at the centre of a political crisis had come into force on Wednesday almost two weeks after Prime Minister … Read More

Women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released last month after three years in prison, said on Wednesday she hoped a Saudi court would amend her sentence as she headed … Read More

The Lebanese pound fell on the black market Wednesday, hovering just above last week’s record low as anger grew over the country’s political deadlock and financial meltdown.

Young Syrians have suffered heavy personal losses in a decade of war and still have to face rebuilding their shattered homeland, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said … Read More

The Lebanese Army Wednesday cleared roadblocks eight days after protesters burned tires and parked vehicles to block highways across the country in anger over the country’s economic meltdown and political … Read More

Atop his humble wooden dovecote overlooking the majestic Giza pyramids, Abdel-Rahman Gamal released 20 homing pigeons sending them soaring up into the Cairo sky reddened by the setting sun.

Political reform, racism, transgender rights — the audio app Clubhouse has unleashed unbridled debates about topics deemed dangerously sensitive in Saudi Arabia, but surveillance fears have spooked users in the … Read More

Tunisia received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday – 30,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V – and will start inoculations Saturday.