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News Articles: Middle East

Mohamad Dalli (as Wissam) and Gia Madi (as Joanna) in the film "1982."

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  • Movies

'1982' explores the complexities of love and war in Lebanon

1982 is a love story set against the backdrop of war, when Israel invaded Lebanon 40 years ago. Lebanese filmmaker Oualid Mouaness, inspired by his own memories, wrote the and directed the film.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Reena Advani,
  • and 1 more
Marat Gabidullin, a former Russian mercenary of the Wagner Group, poses during a photo session on May 11 in Paris.

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  • World

An ex-member of one of the world's most dangerous mercenary groups has gone public

The Wagner Group, known as "Putin's shadow army," has come to the world's attention because of the Ukraine war. Marat Gabidullin, who left Wagner after fighting in Syria, has written a book about it.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Marat Gabidullin, a former Russian mercenary of the Wagner Group, poses during a photo session on May 11 in Paris.

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  • World

An ex-member of one of the world's most dangerous mercenary groups has gone public

The Wagner Group, known as "Putin's shadow army," has come to the world's attention because of the Ukraine war. Marat Gabidullin, who left Wagner after fighting in Syria, has written a book about it.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
A baby receives care in the neonatal intensive care unit of the government hospital in Tripoli, Lebanon. Because of the lack of prenatal care amid the country's massive economic crisis, medical staff members say more newborns are born sick and weak. From time to time, when parents don't have the funds to pay for additional care, they go home — and leave their infant stranded at the hospital.

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  • Global Health

Lebanon's hospitals are running out of medicine and staff in ongoing economic crisis

Hospitals are running out of medicines. Staff members are leaving. And some parents will even leave a newborn stranded in the intensive care unit if they can't afford the fees for additional care.

June 05, 2022
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani
Ahmed Quraishi (second from left), a Pakistani TV news anchor, stands at the Western Wall prayer site in Jerusalem in May. His participation in the rare Pakistani visit sparked a backlash back home, prompting Pakistani state-run TV to fire him.

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  • World

A rare visit by Pakistanis to Israel has caused furor in Islamabad

Pakistan doesn't recognize Israel. After a delegation visited Israel and even met with its president, Pakistani senators were outraged and one visitor got fired.

June 01, 2022
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin and
  • Diaa Hadid
Ahmed Quraishi (second from left), a Pakistani TV news anchor, stands at the Western Wall prayer site in Jerusalem in May. His participation in the rare Pakistani visit sparked a backlash back home, prompting Pakistani state-run TV to fire him.

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  • World

A rare visit by Pakistanis to Israel has caused furor in Islamabad

Pakistan doesn't recognize Israel. After a delegation visited Israel and even met with its president, Pakistani senators were outraged and one visitor got fired.

June 01, 2022
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin and
  • Diaa Hadid
Members of Jewish youth movements dance and wave Israeli flags on the eve of Jerusalem Day an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of the Old City during the 1967 Mideast war, next to the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

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  • Middle East

Unrest erupts at Jerusalem site ahead of nationalist march

Jewish pilgrims visited early Sunday ahead of a nationalist parade through the Old City, prompting Palestinians to throw rocks and fireworks.

May 29, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • Global Health

Do restrictive abortion laws actually reduce abortion? A global map offers insights

Click to see how restrictive or liberal local abortion laws are — and to look at the rate of abortion. The data offers a sense of whether stricter abortion laws reduce the number of abortions.

May 27, 2022
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021. SIGAR, released its interim report Wednesday detailing why Afghanistan's government and military collapsed immediately after the U.S. withdrawal.

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  • Politics

The U.S. deal with the Taliban destroyed Afghans' military morale, a new report says

Morale across Afghanistan's military was "destroyed" when then-President Trump made a deal with the Taliban in 2020 and President Biden affirmed the U.S. exit in 2021, a new watchdog report says.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi speaks during a press conference about Sunday's parliamentary elections, at the interior ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Hezbollah and its allies lose their majority in Lebanon's parliament

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group and its allies lost their parliamentary majority, final elections results showed Tuesday, while more than a dozen independent newcomers gained seats.

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A mural in Gaza City of the Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot and killed.

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  • Middle East

An independent probe points to Israeli gunfire in the death of a journalist

One open-source research team said its initial findings lent support to Palestinian witnesses who said Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli fire.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
People line up to vote during parliamentary elections in Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, May 15, 2022.

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  • Middle East

Mired in crises, Lebanese begin voting for new parliament

Lebanese voted for a new parliament Sunday against the backdrop of an economic meltdown that is transforming the country.

May 15, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Israel's police chief orders an investigation into officers' conduct during Friday's funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while covering an Israeli arrest raid in a Palestinian refugee camp.

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  • Middle East

Israeli police investigate officers' use of force at a veteran journalist's funeral

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as well as the European Union and the United Nations secretary-general condemned Israeli police conduct in Jerusalem over the funeral for Abu Akleh.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
Rulers in the United Arab Emirates announced Saturday that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian Peninsula.

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  • Middle East

Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is named the UAE's new president

The ascension of Sheikh Mohammed, 61, had been expected after the death Friday of his half-brother and the UAE's president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the age of 73.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
GPB News NPR

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  • Middle East

Israeli police use stun grenades and hit mourners at procession for slain journalist

Israeli police fought to block a funeral march for Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh just outside of the Old City of Jerusalem.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
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