Drug production and abuse have wreaked havoc in all corners of the world. Today, the drugs that derive from the poppy create an industry worth around…
Grace Russell
If you were to cut an opium poppy seed pod, it would exude a latex or creamy emulsion from the seed capsules. If you were to dry that latex, you…
While serving as the French Consul General in Jeddah in 2012, Louis Blin began compiling an encyclopedia of French literature that referenced the…
There is a narrative wafting out of Lebanon at the moment that many within Lebanon dare not veer away from. The party line is that "Israel’s war has…
Lebanon continues to suffer from Israeli air strikes, leaving a trail of destruction of property and infrastructure, not to mention the human cost. A…
At Hatzerim Airbase on 23 October, Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli pilots that “after we strike Iran, everyone will understand…
Living in Beirut, I had heard whispers of the “dawn raiders"— armed state security forces who arrive at your home at dawn— but never did I imagine…
Destruction, displacement tear through Gaza and Lebanon
AFP
A flock of pigeons flies away as a smoke cloud erupts after a rocket fired by an Israeli warplane hit a building in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah on October 22, 2024.
REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
A person walks at the ruins of al-Omari mosque, which was destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, as Palestinians perform Friday prayers, in Gaza City.
Avichay Adraee/ REUTERS
Drone image shows displaced people in Jabalia, in this picture obtained from social media on October 21, 2024.
REUTERS/Yara Nardi
A woman reacts as members of security forces attempt to evict displaced people from an old hotel amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in the Hamra neighbourhood of Beirut, Lebanon, October 21, 2024.
REUTERS
China Railway workers assemble a pipe jacking machine at the construction site of an underground railway station in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 17, 2024.
Mohd RASFAN / AFP
Crew members of the German navy replenishment ship Frankfurt am Main stand on deck as they approach Port Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2024.
Atif ARYAN / AFP
Afghan youths play volleyball at a field during sunset in Chimtal district of Balkh province on October 16, 2024.
JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP
Cyclists of team China compete during the women's team pursuit qualifying of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, on October 16, 2024.
MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
Workers take part in a march against the reform of the pension system in Panama City on October 17, 2024.
AP /Charles Krupa
A bald eagle flying past autumn leaves startles a flock of ducks and geese floating on Adams Pond, Friday, October 18, 2024, in East Derry, New Hampshire, US.
Youth unemployment is becoming a hot topic in Morocco as the country drafts its 2025 budget, which will be presented in parliament on 20 October. It…
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