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When the world-renowned architect Kenzo Tange designed the Syrian Presidential Palace in 1979—often referred to as the People's Palace—he envisioned…
Iran and Russia have significantly deepened their strategic ties in recent years, moving beyond a relationship based on convenience to one of direct…
The standoff between Tunisia’s President Kais Saied and the International Monetary Fund came to a head this month, just days after he sacked his…
Street art, zombie marathons and Ramadan preparations
A street performer covered in silver paint takes a break to eat in Jakarta on February 23, 2025.
A zombie actor ahead of the Zombie Run Festival, a 5-kilometre-long race where participants must protect three plastic tags attached to their waists from zombies until they reach the finish line, in Jakarta on February 22, 2025.
Fatih Municipality teams cleaned the Suleymaniye Mosque as part of the disinfection work carried out before Ramadan in historical mosques in Istanbul, Turkiye, on February 25, 2025.
A man sells dates at the market in the Sayyida Zeinab district in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan on February 21, 2025, in Cairo, Egypt. The Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins on February 28.
Visitors stand next to a makeshift memorial paying tribute to Ukrainian and foreign fighters with flags at the Independence Square in Kyiv on February 23, 2025, ahead of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Mourners attend the funeral of slain Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium on the outskirts of Beirut on February 23, 2025.
General view of the mass and ordinations to the diaconate carried out by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, instead of Pope Francis, inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, February 23, 2025.
A Ruepell's griffon vulture perches on a branch at a bird sanctuary where it is prepared for release after receiving care by volunteers from Tunisia's Wildlife Association (ATVS) in Sidi Thabet on February 22, 2025.
Children spin rings of fire during rituals in celebration of Mesni Zagovezni, the second Sunday before Great Lent, in Lozen, Bulgaria, February 23, 2025.
"The Egypt of the Pharaohs from Kheops to Ramses II" exhibition at the "Bassin des Lumieres", the largest digital art centre in the world, in Bordeaux, Germany, on February 20, 2025.
Syria's national dialogue conference kicked off on Tuesday, 25 February, at the presidential palace in Damascus. It marks the start of a crucial…
On 12 February, interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa took an initial step toward organising the much-anticipated National Dialogue Conference by…
Today, the US dollar is the most prominent currency in the world. This is tied to the fact that the US has the largest economy, along with the dollar…
Kuwait celebrates its National Day on the 25th of February every year, coinciding with the anniversary of the accession of the late Abdullah Al-Salim…
Katharine Halls is an award-winning translator who brings Arabic books to English audiences. Her work on Ahmed Naji’s prison memoir Rotten Evidence…