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{jcomments on} Five nationals deny charges of insulting rulers of the UAE, threatening state security A pro-democracy blogger, a university lecturer and three others denied charges on Tuesday of insulting the UAE’s rulers, in a case gauging... Read more
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{jcomments on} Billions of dollars of funds earmarked for rebuilding war-torn country missing in what may be record theft Almost $7bn of Iraqi oil funds earmarked for the war-torn country’s reconstruction may have been stolen, according to a... Read more
Events and Activities
{jcomments on} Afghanistan, DR Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia are the world’s most dangerous countries for women due to a barrage of threats ranging from violence and rape to dismal healthcare and “honour killings”
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{jcomments on} Official accuses newspaper of ‘defamatory and premeditated media campaign’ against Gulf state and Saudi Arabia
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Art and Culture
{jcomments on} AFGHAN ACTRESS: Actress Marina Golbahari, achieved global fame from her role as a young girl dressed as a boy in the Afghan film ‘Osama’ (Getty Images) A young bride silently sobs on the floor watching her mentally... Read more
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{jcomments on}The first edition of Facts for Life by UNICEF had been launched on Wednesday 15th of June 2011 in the Bristol Hotel, Beirut. UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Singer and Lebanese artist Mrs. Nancy Ajram, Dr. Salim Sayegh... Read more
Events and Activities
{jcomments on} Libyan women and girls who become pregnant through rape risk being murdered by their own families in so-called “honour killings”, according to aid workers. Rape is a sensitive topic worldwide, but in this country... Read more
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{jcomments on} Salma Al Baloushi operates flight as a first officer on flight EY 091 from Abu Dhabi to Athens Etihad Airways said on Monday that it had operated its first flight with an Emirati female pilot on board
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Opinion
{jcomments on} One aspect of the so called Arab Spring that has found little favour in the British press is the slight improvement it has brought to the lives of women in countries that have managed to oust their tyrants. Repressive regimes... Read more
Opinion
{jcomments on} Hijab wearing television presenters are back on Egyptian television screens after years of exclusion In what was described as one of the fruits of the revolution of January 25, the Federation of Egyptian Radio and TV... Read more