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      Leen Alfaisal

      Leen Alfaisal

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      Leen is a video producer and a documentary filmmaker. She has previously worked with Al Arabiya English, CNN Arabic and won awards for her documentary “The Borrowed Dress” in Dublin and Beirut. She majored in journalism in the American University in Dubai, where she also minored in Middle Eastern studies.
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      WorldApril 12, 2022
      Screengrab taken from PA Video of Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivering a statement at his country residence Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, following the announcement that he and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined as part of a police probe into allegations of lockdown parties held at Downing Street. Picture date: Tuesday April 12, 2022.
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      UKApril 12, 2022
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      Watch the rescue operation of a horrific cable car accident in India

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      Moon dust from Apollo 11 mission up for auction
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      USApril 12, 2022
      In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 10, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
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      WorldApril 12, 2022
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      WorldApril 11, 2022
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      Joe Biden and Narendra Modi hold online talks on Russia and Ukraine

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      USApril 11, 2022
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      Thieves steal 500-tonne bridge in India

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      WorldApril 11, 2022
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      Play14:24:42
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      USApril 08, 2022
      Beyti Kebab meal at Ottoman Taverna restaurant in Washington. Leen Alfaisal / The National
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      LifestyleApril 08, 2022
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      USApril 08, 2022
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      Drug trafficking has been rising in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein

      IraqApril 06, 2022
      How the Ukraine-Russia war impacted Egypt's food supply
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      EgyptApril 06, 2022
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