Archives for August, 2023

A United Nations vehicle in Pyla, a bi-communal village in the buffer zone that divides Cyprus

Tense calm in divided Cyprus after UN says peacekeepers attacked

Agence France-Presse

Xi Jinping at BRICS

BRICS summit: which Middle East states could join powerful bloc?

China and Russia are seeking to expand the group and their global influence, and several MENA countries are in line to apply.

Ethiopians at the Bole Airport in Addis Ababa, on March 30, 2022, after their repatriation from Saudi Arabia

Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants: HRW

Agence France-Presse

About 1,400 people died in the 2013 Syrian regime's chemical attack on Eastern Ghouta and Moadamiyet al-Sham

Syrians recall 'apocalypse' chemical attack, 10 years on

Agence France-Presse

Members of Israeli security forces and emergency services stand at the site of a reported attack south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank

Israeli settler shot dead in West Bank attack

Agence France-Presse

Only Russia, the US and China have landed safely on the Moon's surface

One giant step: Moon race heats up

Agence France-Presse

Several screens in Baghdad that usually show advertisements for household goods or political candidates before elections were switched off on Sunday morning

Baghdad shuts advertising screens after porn screening

Agence France-Presse

Brazilian superstar Neymar was unveiled by Al-Hilal on Saturday

Saudi football rise 'long-term project', says top official

Agence France-Presse

Israeli security forces stand guard at the site of Saturday's attack in the town of Huwara in the occupied West Bank

Schools shut as troops hunt for West Bank shooting suspect

Agence France-Presse

Many Iranians have embraced the trend of pet ownership

Iran realtor in dog house over sale to canine

Agence France-Presse

A woman on a donkey carrying wood from trees cut at the Mount Abdulaziz nature reserve outside Hasakeh

Illegal logging turns Syria's forests into 'barren land'

Agence France-Presse

With its burnt-brick tower-houses, the UNESCO-listed Old City of Sanaa is one of Yemen's architectural gems but since a Saudi-led coalition intervened against Iran-backed rebels in 2015 it has been classified as "in danger"

'Losing Old Sanaa': historic city reels from Yemen war

Agence France-Presse

Iran's "Fattah" missile.

Iran claims to have produced key engine for supersonic missile tech

The announcement was the latest in a chain of advancements Iran has claimed in its missile technology in defiance of Western criticism and amid regional tensions.

Fever pitch: fans pack the stands for the final

Football fever hits rebel-held northwest Syria

Agence France-Presse

Israeli security forces stand guard at the car wash in the West Bank town of Huwara where two Israeli civilians were shot dead in an attack

Israeli father and son killed in West Bank shooting

Agence France-Presse

Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the past decade behind bars, gestures following his release from prison

Egypt activist Ahmed Douma freed after presidential pardon

Agence France-Presse