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In late June, the first Saudi women to legally drive a car in the kingdom started their engines and took off down the road.The lifting of Saudi Arabia’s…
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In late June, the first Saudi women to legally drive a car in the kingdom started their engines and took off down the road.The lifting of Saudi Arabia’s…
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The Kurds have played a key role in the Syrian war. With U.S. military aid, a Kurdish militia called the YPG has done a large share of the ground fighting…
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Conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere has fueled a booming trade in looted antiquities from archaeological sites and museums.Millions of dollars worth…
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Since the start of the Syrian war, a remarkable 100,000 people have gone missing - a distinct figure from the estimated 400,000 confirmed killed.Of the…
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In April, Syrian President Basharal-Assad's air force dropped bombs containing sarin nerve gas on a rebel area in northern Syria. Around 100 people were…
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Many groups around the world are involved in the battle against the Islamic State.But one group stands out: that’s a group of women guerrillas from the…
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One of the hardest regions of the globe to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender is the Arab world. In Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the punishment for the…
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The fight against the Islamic State isn’t just taking place on the ground or in the skies of Iraq or Libya. It’s also on the internet.The Islamic State…
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The sharp decline in oil prices over the past 18 months is good news for consumers in many countries. But in oil exporting countries in the Mideast it's…