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Back to SearchIs Iraq ready for the new Syrian refugees?
On October 9 after months of warning, Turkey launched an offensive across their southeast border into Syria. The move came after US President Donald …
6 years, 11 months ago
Noura Al Kaabi on UAE's effort to re-build Al Nuri Mosque
The Iraqi city of Mosul lays in ruins. A three year campaign by the Iraqi army and international forces managed to push ISIS out of the country they …
6 years, 11 months ago
Songs of Revolution
A Beyond the Headlines extra. The Lebanese people have joined together with a single message, to stand against the government that they see as corrup…
6 years, 11 months ago
Politics, protests and partying in the streets of Lebanon
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Lebanon from the north to the south. The demonstrations have gone viral across social me…
6 years, 11 months ago
Where are Iraq's protests going?
On October 1st, young Iraqis took to the streets in Iraq’s southern provinces to demand basic services like clean water and electricity, job creation…
6 years, 11 months ago
Why Turkey is invading Northern Syria
On the afternoon of October 6, US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the more than 8 year Syrian civil war. …
7 years ago
As Hazza Al Mansouri returns, the UAE looks to Mars, the Moon and beyond
At 2.59pm UAE time on Thursday the 3rd of October 2019 Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati in space touched down on Earth after spending 8 days at t…
7 years ago
Hazza Al Mansouri and the UAE’s space ambitions
On the 27th of September 2019, Hazza Al Mansouri became the first Emirati to go to space. He did it from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, from the same spot tha…
7 years ago
UNGA special: Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump
The United Nations General Assembly is the pinnacle of global diplomacy. For one week every year more than 190 world leaders gather in New York City.…
7 years ago
Is the Israeli election Netanyahu’s final chapter?
What does Israel’s second election in 2019 mean for Netanyahu, the Jewish population and the Arabs and Palestinians? Deputy foreign editor, Jack Moor…
7 years ago