Singer Umm Kulthum (1898-1975) is regarded by many as one of Egypt’s greatest cultural gifts to the Middle East over the past century. She left an…
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A member of the royal guard helps another one arrange his costume near the residency of the Emir of Dutse before the Durbar horse procession in Dutse on March 31, 2025.
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Muslims pray on Laylat al-Qadr believed to be when the Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on March 26, 2025.
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A Muslim devotee with her hands adorned with henna paste offers prayers during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Badshahi Mosque in Lahore on March 31, 2025.
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Iraqi Kurdish Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at Saido mosque in the city of Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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Rescue workers stand on the top of the rubble at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on April 1, 2025.
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A mosaic called "Treasures saved from Gaza: 5000 years of history" is on display at Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris on March 31, 2025.
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Visitors walk past an artwork titled "Social Network" by Elmer Borlongan at Art Basel in Hong Kong, China, on March 28, 2025.
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A drone view shows Mont Saint-Michel partially covered by early morning fog in the western French region of Normandy, France, on March 31, 2025.
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A French Republican Guard on horseback waits in formation for the arrival of King Frederik X of Denmark prior to a meeting with France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on April 1, 2025.
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Salvadoran prison guards escort alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gangs recently deported by the US government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison on March 31, 2025.
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Four financial giants, BlackRock, Vanguard, Charles Schwab, and State Street, have emerged as the silent powers behind many of the world's largest…
In mid-March, the EU convened its ninth international Syria donor conference, but it was the first time the Syrian government participated, with…
Writing a novel is hard, but writing a novel for the first time is naturally daunting, given the lack of experience. For some, writing is the easy…
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is wielding a scythe across the American state. At the behest of its master,…
Nearly three months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), now Syria's interim…
At best, Iran’s interventions in several Arab countries in recent decades have posed questions and sparked concern. At worst, it has triggered wars,…
The fall of the Syrian regime on 8 December was met with widespread relief—not only among Syrians but also among others in the region who were tired…
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