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West Asia
President Obama welcomes Syrian refugee in a Humans of New York comment
In a report published by Mic news, they reported on the personal message president Barack Obama wrote to a Syrian refugee currently living in Turkey whose story was told on the popular Humans of New York Facebook. “Over a series of seven portraits taken by Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind the…
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Successful women and Middle Eastern mentalities
A recent American study was conducted in a number of universities across the states, including Buffalo University and University of Texas, on whether men accept “superior women” or not. The study’s main focus was to find out whether certain characteristics of women could affect their status in society and even…
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Iranian newspaper condemns media censorship
Iran’s “Ettelaat” newspaper has objected to the state’s ban on publishing the name or images of the former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami. As the managing editor of the state-run newspaper, Seyed Mahmoud Doaei, wrote a front-page editorial in the form of a public letter addressed to President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday 9th December…
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Saudi Arabia reconsiders stoning sentence of Sri Lankan woman
A Saudi court has decided to reopen the case of a Sri Lankan woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, according to a Sri Lankan government minister. Harsha de Silva, the deputy foreign minister, told parliament on Tuesday 8th December that an appeals court in Riyadh, Saudi…
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Red Cross seeking permission to work in ISIS territory
The International Committee of the Red Cross has said it is trying to establish relations with ISIS in hopes of delivering aid to the 10 million people living under its control as ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord told AFP in an interview. “We have a very clear humanitarian vision. First, what we…
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Draft law fails to ensure disability rights in Morocco
A draft law on rights for disabled people that has gone before the Moroccan parliament has been criticized by civil society groups. Moroccan disability associations are being supported by Human Rights Watch, which recently wrote to the Moroccan parliament calling on lawmakers to ensure that the draft law accords full…
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International festival of visually impaired musicians in Tunisia
Starting on Thursday 3rd December and until Saturday 5th December, the first round for the International Festival for Blind Musicians will be held in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis. The festival chose for its first round to honor one of the icons of the Arab music, the late Sheikh Imam. This festival, the…
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UAE celebrates its 44th National Day in Seoul’s Silla Hotel
In it’s celebration of it’s National Day, UAE chose Silla Hotel to host that memorable event. Abdallah Khalfan Matar Al-Ramethy, United Arab Emirates’s ambassador in South Korea, celebrates the 44th National day of the United Arab Emirates, in the presence of notable figures of politicians and ambassadors. In the picture,…
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Al-Qaida in Syria releases 16 Lebanese prisoners in swap deal
Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, released Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive since August 2014 in a Qatari-mediated swap deal that also secured freedom for a jailed ex-wife of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. According to AlAraby AlJadeed, the sixteen Lebanese servicemen were captured by Nusra on the…
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Israelis convicted of burning Palestinian teen alive
Court finds two Israeli minors guilty of burning to death Mohammed Abu Khdeir but delays ruling over the accused ringleader, waiting for the results of a psychiatric evaluation. According to Alarabiya, the court said that the three of them admitted to kidnapping Mohammed Abu Khdeir, torturing him and burning him alive, in…
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