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The Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, Abdullah Ali Fadhel Al-Saadi, addresses before United Nations Security Council about the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).
The fastest-growing sport in the US is pickleball. All age groups enjoy playing it because it’s easy to learn and can be done in a short space. But not everyone finds it appealing.
Hundreds of thousands of survivors of the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and Syria on February 6 sought refuge in the neighboring Turkish city of Mersin. The city administration claims they urgently need more assistance to handle the inflow.
The 85th anniversary of Michigan’s oldest mosque is being commemorated. One of the country’s oldest mosques, the American Moslem Society Mosque in Dearborn offers both religious and recreational activities to the younger generation.
A Ghanaian activist is swimming the nearly 500-kilometer-long Volta River, which includes Lake Volta, to raise awareness of the problem of growing water pollution. In order to check for contamination, Yvette Tetteh is also taking water samples along the way.
A View of two young participants at the Geneva commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Millions of survivors are still living in tents more than two months after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which claimed more than 50,000 lives. There is little hope that they will be able to return home any time soon.
It can be difficult in some American classrooms to receive a well-rounded education while upholding one’s religious identity. But there are 140 recognized Islamic-based schools in the United States that work towards achieving that goal.
With food costs in Turkey skyrocketing, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan provides some relief by providing free meals to break the day of fasting. The biggest danger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reelection campaign, according to analysts, is inflation.
Four years have passed since a popular uprising in Sudan prompted the military to depose President Omar al-Bashir, but the hopes for civilian rule have not materialized. The pro-democracy movement in Sudan has struggled for control with the armed forces.