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For the first time in the off-road endurance race’s history, the Dakar rally features an all-female team this year. The event is taking place in Saudi Arabia, and given the kingdom’s track record on women’s rights, it has attracted the attention of international human rights activists
Aid workers estimate that two to four children are abandoned every month in Idlib, the last Syrian province held by armed rebels fighting the Assad government. Poverty and terror, they claim, are pushing desperate parents to abandon their children in the hopes of finding a better future with strangers
Farmers in Lebanon have been hit particularly hard by the country’s ongoing economic crisis, and their condition has deteriorated since Saudi Arabia banned agricultural imports from the country. The Saudi prohibition is aimed at drug trafficking, notably the amphetamine Captagon, which is produced in Hezbollah-controlled areas of Lebanon and frequently smuggled out of the country through farm exports
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has pledged to raise a “pious generation” of young Turkish nationalists who will uphold traditional Islamic values. However, political analysts believe that capturing the support of young people will be his greatest problem ahead of the 2023 elections
Mali is recognised for its mudbrick Sudano-Sahelian architecture, which can be found in buildings throughout the country, including the capital, Bamako, which is one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities
A Uyghur historian and editor who was arrested by authorities in Beijing was handed over to police in China’s far-western Xinjiang region, where he has been detained for three years, Uyghur sources and police said
The Oscars race officially starts with the new year. Film direction, cinematography, and acting are among the categories where Oscar nominees stand out. These films’ messages are also important, especially in light of the current time
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that this year has seen a surge in egregious abuses of children’s rights in both long-running and new conflicts.
Thousands of children have paid a terrible price as armed conflict, intercommunal violence, and insecurity have continued from Afghanistan to Yemen, Syria to northern Ethiopia, UNICEF said in a statement on December 31
Some Afghan refugees in Turkey are turning to shepherding as a source of income
Take a look back at some of the year’s major health headlines, such as global efforts to stop COVID-19 from spreading. In the new year,offering some suggestions for living a better lifestyle