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​At Villa Azad in Cairo, Yemeni artist Hakim Al-Aqel presented two collections of paintings. The exhibition, Between Endless Chants and Star…

Israelis voted on 27 October 2026 with their country at war on three fronts and their prime minister fighting for his political life. The result…

Less than a week before China’s revised National Defence Mobilisation Law took effect, Col. Jiang Bin, a spokesman for the Defence Ministry, urged…

They would turn up the television when they wanted to lower their voices. In Syrian homes, criticism had its own ritual. First, the sound of a…

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The dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea over the Red Sea port of Assab now extends well beyond that of a maritime facility or outlet for…

Most families who come to Mirwais Hospital in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province arrive because illness or injury has already struck. Abdul…

Israel’s 27 October election has left the battle for power unresolved, despite progress in the vote count and a clearer picture of the distribution…