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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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      CALAIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 27: Tents at a migrant camp in on the outskirts of Calais on November 27, 2021 in Calais, France. There currently around 1800 migrants and refugees currently living outside in Northern France. At least 27 people including five women and a young girl died on Wednesday trying to cross the Channel to the UK in an inflatable dinghy in an incident in which the International Organisation for Migration described as the biggest single loss of life in the Channel since it began collecting data in 2014. (Photo by Kiran Ridley / Getty Images)
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      Migrants still determined to cross English Channel despite tragedy

      Police have stepped up patrols in recent days and the weather has worsened, making it a bad time to attempt a crossing

      UKNovember 28, 2021
      Isha call to prayer on Al Wasl dome
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      Watch: Al Isha call to prayer rings throughout Expo 2020 Dubai

      The call to prayer sound is accompanied by Islamic illustrations on Al Wasl dome

      Expo 2020November 28, 2021
      CALAIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 25: French Police patrol the coastline of Wimereux searching for migrant crossings on November 25, 2021 in Calais, France. At least 31 people including five women and a young girl died trying to cross the Channel to the UK in an inflatable dinghy in an incident in which the International Organisation for Migration described as the biggest single loss of life in the Channel since it began collecting data in 2014. (Photo by Kiran Ridley / Getty Images)
      Play14:32:10
      Iraqi people smuggler says boats that carry five people are modified to fit 20

      He makes '$100,000 a year' as part of an illegal network that takes migrants to Europe

      IraqNovember 25, 2021
      Ambulances and fire trucks are parked near the Listvyazhnaya coal mine out of the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometres (1,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. A fire at a coal mine in Russia's Siberia killed 11 people and injured more than 40 others on Thursday, with dozens of others still trapped, authorities said. (Governor of Kemerovo region press office photo via AP)
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      Fire in Siberia coal mine kills several and leaves others trapped

      An ongoing rescue operation said it has saved more than 200 people

      WorldNovember 25, 2021
      BRUNSWICK, GA - NOVEMBER 24: Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, arrives at the Glynn County Courthouse with Rev. Al Sharpton as the jury deliberates in the trial of the killers of Ahmaud Arbery on November 24, 2021 in Brunswick, Georgia. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan were found guilty in the February, 2020 fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. Sean Rayford / Getty Images / AFP
      Play23:44:42
      Here’s what Ahmaud Arbery’s parents said after three men convicted of murder

      Three white men were convicted of murder on November 24 for chasing and shooting Ahmaud Arbery as the Black man ran through their neighborhood

      USNovember 25, 2021
      Pakistan burnt a massive pile of 18 metric tons of drugs, worth $1.3 billion.
      Play10:26:50
      Pakistan burns drug pile worth $1.3 billion

      The country’s Anti-Narcotics Force said it seized 184 metric tonnes of narcotics this year

      WorldNovember 25, 2021
      What is Thanksgiving and why do we celebrate it?
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      What is Thanksgiving and why do we celebrate it?

      It is one of the most important holidays in the US, but the origins of Thanksgiving are steeped in controversy

      USNovember 24, 2021
      Israeli bulldozers demolish a Palestinian building in area A (under Palestinian Authority administrative and security control) near Sur Baher of east Jerusalem (background), in an area called Wadi al-Hummus in the occupied West Bank, on November 23, 2021. (Photo by Hazem BADER / AFP)
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      Israel bulldozes Palestinian building in the occupied West Bank

      The building is located in an area under Palestinian Authority control

      MENANovember 24, 2021
      U. S President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a holiday service project at DC Central Kitchen in Washington, D. C. , U. S. November 23, 2021. REUTERS / Evelyn Hockstein
      Play11:48:37
      Joe Biden and Kamala Harris prepare meals for Thanksgiving

      The US president and vice president were joined by their spouses

      USNovember 24, 2021
      Bulgaria bus crash kills 46, including 12 children
      Play12:55:28
      Bulgaria bus crash kills 46, including 12 children

      Seven people managed to escape from the burning bus and are being treated for severe burns

      WorldNovember 23, 2021
      A makeshift memorial is pictured in Cutler Park in Waukesha, Wisconsin on November 22, 2021, the day after a vehicle drove through a Christmas parade killing five people. - US authorities identified the driver suspected of plowing into a Christmas parade in the Midwestern city of Waukesha, killing at least five and wounding dozens, as media reported he was fleeing a knife fight. The Sunday evening chaos in Wisconsin, which saw a red SUV speed into a crowd of men, women and children raised immediate fears of a deliberate act -- in a state where tensions have spiked following a high-profile acquittal in a racially-charged trial. (Photo by Mustafa Hussain / AFP)
      Play16:00:00
      Vigil held for victims of Waukesha Christmas parade incident

      A car ploughed into a Christmas parade in Wisconsin, killing at least five and injuring 48

      USNovember 23, 2021
      Fireworks are set off from the Yas Bay waterfront to mark Eid Al Fitr on May 13, 2021. Victor Besa / The National. Reporter: None for News
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      Dubai safety, Black Friday, Wisconsin attack - Trending

      Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round up of today's trends

      Trending Middle EastNovember 23, 2021
      A robot waiter carries a payment bill to patrons at the "White Fox" restaurant in the eastern part (left bank of the Tigris river) of Iraq's northern city of Mosul on November 17, 2021. - From the rubble of Iraq's war-ravaged Mosul arises the strange sight of androids gliding back and forth in a restaurant to serve their amused clientele. The futuristic servers are the result of technology developed in part in the northern city, formerly the stronghold of the militant Islamic State group. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
      Play10:58:08
      Mosul restaurant uses robotic waiters

      The futuristic servers are the result of technology developed in the northern Iraqi city, a former ISIS stronghold

      IraqNovember 22, 2021
      Sudanese protesters lift national flags during a demonstration calling for a return to civilian rule in the capital Khartoum, on November 21, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
      Play17:11:28
      Sudanese protest after military deal with prime minister

      Sudan’s army chief and ousted prime minister signed a deal to end the political crisis that has engulfed the country since the military seized power last month

      MENANovember 22, 2021
      Police officers walk beside debris left from crowds attending a Christmas parade that lies scattered along the route after an SUV reportedly broke through a barricade and drove into people including children leaving several people dead and many more injured in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA, 21 November 2021. The vehicle was recovered by police and a person of interest is in custody. EPA / TANNEN MAURY
      Play14:05:30
      Deaths and injuries after car crashes into Waukesha, Wisconsin Christmas parade

      Waukesha police confirmed fatalities but did not give a figure

      USNovember 22, 2021
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