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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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Mass brawl breaks out in Armenian parliament
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Mass brawl breaks out in Armenian parliament

The country remains split following last year's defeat in the war with Azerbaijan for control of Nagorno-Karabakh.

WorldAugust 26, 2021
A video of Dubai residents rescuing a stray cat from a balcony has gone viral. RTA Bus driver Nazeer Muhammed (India, Kerala) who was one of the men that held the bedsheet that the cat landed in after jumping from a second story balcony, poses in front of the building/balcony where the cat escaped from. (Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National)
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Meet the men who saved the Dubai cat stuck on a balcony

Naseer Shihab and Atif Mehmood noticed the cat was struggling to jump down from the balcony and rescued it when it fell, spreading a sheet to catch it.

UAEAugust 25, 2021
FILE - Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. , on Feb. 9, 2020. Kanye just wants to be Ye. Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, to legally change his name. (Photo by Evan Agostini / Invision / AP, File)
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Kanye West files court documents to change his name to Ye

The American rap artist wants to get rid of his full name – Kanye Omari West – and register as simply 'Ye'.

MusicAugust 25, 2021
Fireworks illuminate over National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo / Kiichiro Sato)
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Watch Tokyo Paralympics kick off with fireworks and no spectators

The 2020 Paralympic Games kicked off in Tokyo with a series of fireworks at the opening ceremony. The Games are a year late due to Covid-19 pandemic.

SportAugust 25, 2021
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) speaking during an extraordinary session of parliament called to discuss the collapse of the Afghan government in the House of Commons in London on August 18, 2021. (Photo by Roger Harris / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / Roger HARRIS / UK Parliament"
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UK’s Johnson says Taliban should consider safe passage past August 31 due to G7 leverage

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the G7 had agreed to a plan to deal with the Taliban, with their number one condition being militants must allow safe passage to Afghans wanting to leave the country, even after the August 31 deadline.

WorldAugust 25, 2021
World's tallest observation wheel to open on October 21 in Dubai
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World's tallest observation wheel to open on October 21 in Dubai

Ain Dubai will provide 360-degree views of the city.

UAEAugust 25, 2021
Mai Hamed - before and after weight loss
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Meet the mother of two who lost 25kg and became a gym instructor during the Covid lockdown

Becoming pregnant with her two daughters made it particularly difficult for Mai Hamed to lose weight, but then Covid-19 hit, giving her the motivation she needed to change.

UAEAugust 24, 2021
Indian actor Mohanlal meets Covid-19 frontline nurses in UAE
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Indian actor Mohanlal meets Covid-19 frontline nurses in UAE

Indian actor Mohanlal visited nurses at Burjeel Medical City in Abu Dhabi to thank them for keeping others safe during the pandemic.

UAEAugust 24, 2021
Egypt brings home 40 citizens from AfghanistanEGYPT TV
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Egypt brings home more than 40 citizens from Afghanistan

Egypt has evacuated more than 40 of its citizens following the fall of Afghanistan back into Taliban hands.

EgyptAugust 24, 2021
Watch as fire rages on Saudi Arabia���s Makkah-Jeddah expressway
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Watch as fire rages on Saudi Arabia’s Makkah-Jeddah motorway

A road accident involving a tanker carrying petroleum started a big fire on the Makkah-Jeddah motorway in Saudi Arabia. Authorities said 10 vehicles caught fire, adding there were no injuries.

Saudi ArabiaAugust 24, 2021
ABU DHABI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 02APRIL2014 - Grade 4 student at a class room at Gems New Millennium school on Al Khail Road in Dubai. Ravindranath K / The National (to go with Roberta story for National)
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Dubai private schools, Pfizer-BioNTech full approval, Spider-Man movie - Trending

Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round up of what's happening today

Trending Middle EastAugust 24, 2021
Israel tests children aged 3 to 12 for Covid-19 antibodies ahead of schools reopening
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Israel tests children aged 3 to 12 for Covid-19 antibodies ahead of schools reopening

Israel is launching antibody testing for children aged as young as 3, seeking information on the number of unvaccinated youths who have developed protection against coronavirus ahead of the new school year.

CoronavirusAugust 23, 2021
Etihad Airways flies UAE paralympic team to Tokyo
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Etihad Airways flies UAE paralympic team to Tokyo

Etihad Airways has flown 32 members of the UAE paralympic committee and team to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

SportAugust 23, 2021
Sheikh Hamdan with his baby boy, Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan, at the Godolphin stables in England. Instagram / Faz3
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Sheikh Hamdan shares baby photos, birth on US military flight, Storm Henri - Trending

Thoraya Abdullahi gives a round-up of what's happening today

Trending Middle EastAugust 23, 2021
Abu Dhabi's Seha opens three new Covid-19 drive-through testing centres
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Abu Dhabi's Seha opens three new Covid-19 drive-through testing centres

Three new Covid-19 drive-through testing centres have opened in Liwa, Sila and Dalma in the Al Dhafra region.

UAEAugust 22, 2021
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