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      Bahar Elias, from Iraq's Yazidi community, and her son and daughters hold pictures of family members kidnapped by ISIS. AFP
      Nine years on: Yazidi survivors still haunted by ISIS massacre

      More than 6,000 were kidnapped in Sinjar as terrorists swept through Yazidi towns and villages in 2014

      IraqAugust 03, 2023
      Police officers cordon off the scene of a stabbing near a subway station in Seongnam, South Korea. AP
      One dead and 12 injured in stabbings in Seoul

      Four hit by car before suspect stabbed passers-by near the South Korean capital

      AsiaAugust 03, 2023
      Antony Blinken conveyed “unwavering support” to Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum (pictured in 2021). AFP
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      US voices support for Bazoum as Niger crisis deepens

      Washington says it stands with Niger and Economic Community of West African States, which imposed sanctions on the military junta on Sunday

      AfricaAugust 02, 2023
      A woman holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey. AFP
      'I did this for my country': Iran's blinded protesters proud of their sacrifice

      Activists tell The National more than 400 people were shot in one or both eyes

      IranJuly 24, 2023
      Iranian soldiers participate in military manoeuvres in Sistan and Baluchestan province, 50km east of Zahedan. Fars News via AP
      Four police officers killed in attack in southern Iran

      Group shot dead on patrol in Zahedan near border with Afghanistan and Pakistan

      MENAJuly 23, 2023
      Mannequin heads dressed with head scarves at a shop in a commercial district in downtown Tehran. AP
      Iranian actress given suspended sentence for not wearing hijab

      She was also ordered to attend weekly therapy sessions to treat 'anti-family personality'

      IranJuly 19, 2023
      Al Saraji mosque minaret being demolished in Basra on Friday. Photo: Mustafa Al Hussaini, director of Basra's antiquities department
      Outrage over destruction of 300-year-old minaret in Iraq

      Built in 1727, Al Saraji mosque was demolished on Friday

      IraqJuly 14, 2023
      While some charities try to discourage poorer people from selling their organs, financial help is limited and not sufficient to dissuade many from taking the plunge. AFP
      Iranians sell kidneys on Instagram to survive economic hardship

      Social media users are also offering bone marrow, livers and corneas on social media

      MENAJuly 14, 2023
      A Taliban fighter stands guard along a blocked street ahead of the council meeting of tribal and religious leaders in Kabul. AFP
      Taliban dismiss almost 500 female nursery teachers

      Decision slammed as 'shameful' by father of Malala Yousafzai

      AsiaJuly 13, 2023
      An Iranian police officer speaks with a woman after she was detained over "inappropriate" clothes during a crackdown to enforce the dress code in Tehran. AFP
      Iranian women use phone app Gershad to evade morality police

      Women have reported being barred from shops and even graveyards for not wearing the hijab

      IranJuly 13, 2023
      President Ebrahim Raisi Kenya shakes hands with President William Ruto at the Statehouse in Nairobi. EPA
      Iran aims to rekindle African ties as President Raisi visits Kenya

      Warmer ties between Riyadh and Tehran may relieve potential allies on the continent

      MENAJuly 13, 2023
      Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to more than six years' imprisonment on Monday. Photo: @OfficialToomaj / Twitter
      'Nothing lawful' about Iranian rapper's trial, says German MP

      The singer was reportedly tortured in solitary confinement amid fears he would face the death penalty

      IranJuly 11, 2023
      Toomaj Salehi, a critic of the Iranian regime, has been sentenced to jail. @OfficialToomaj / Twitter
      Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi jailed for six years

      Fans fear outspoken rapper could be executed for supporting protest movement

      MENAJuly 10, 2023
      Mourners at the funeral of Khairi Shaheen and Hamza Maqbool, killed by Israeli forces during a military raid in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
      Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Nablus

      Military operation came days after 12 people were killed in Jenin refugee camp

      MENAJuly 07, 2023
      Smoke rises in Kfarshouba, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon. Reuters
      Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket attack near border

      Army confirms retaliatory action after projectile was launched near Ghajar

      LebanonJuly 06, 2023
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