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November, 2019
November 15

An amazing murmuration of starlings appears in the sky on November 6, 2019 in Gretna Green, Scotland. The spectacular displays take place during the winter months in the UK before the birds land to roost. (Getty)

November 15

A woman walks past WWII-era artillery guns at the colonnade of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War at Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow on October 31, 2019. (Getty)

November 15

Iraqi protesters gather on al-Jumhuriya bridge which leads to the high-security Green Zone, during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the capital Baghdad. (Getty)

November 15

Medical volunteers help wash spray paint from a woman's eye as people attend a singing rally in Tsim Sha Tsui district in Hong Kong on November 2, 2019. (Getty)

November 15

A wild elephant stops a car on a road at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province. (Getty)

November 15

Anti-government protesters place candles by razor wire outside the government headquarters in Riadh Al Solh square, on November 6, 2019 in Martyrs' Square, Beirut, Lebanon. (Getty)

Writer and Head of Institute of Kurdish Studies Berlin, Feryad Fazil Omar. (Majalla)
Culture & Social Affairs

Mem u Zin: A Cornerstone in Kurdish Identity

Every culture has a myriad of folktales that have been passed down from one generation to the next, mostly through oration…

Ali El Shamy 15 November , 2019
A Check on Blood Pressure

A Check on Blood Pressure

There are many important health markers: cholesterol levels, blood sugar levels, weight -- to name but a few. But men often fail to use one of the…

Harvard Men's Health Watch 15 November , 2019
The Rise and Fall of Lebanon’s Beleaguered Saad Hariri
Politics

The Rise and Fall of Lebanon’s Beleaguered Saad Hariri

Saad Hariri was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 18 April 1970, and is the son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and his first…

Al Majalla - London 15 November , 2019
Protesters walk on an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Causeway Bay area in Hong Kong on October 1, 2019, as the city observes the National Day holiday to mark the 70th anniversary of communist China's founding. (Getty)
Politics

Without Democracy, China Will Rise No Farther

China has been busy rising, and an alarmedUnited Stateshas been busy repositioning itself. Neither shows much interest in what is arguably the most…

Jiwei Ci 15 November , 2019
Let Russia Be Russia
Politics

Let Russia Be Russia

Since the end of the Cold War, everyU.S.president has come into office promising to build better relations with Russia—and each one has watched that…

Thomas Graham 15 November , 2019
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 74th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations on September 26, 2019 in New York City. (Getty)
Politics

Will there be Palestinian Elections after 14 Years?

While Israel has held two inconclusive elections this year, the Palestinian Authority could be heading toward its first parliamentary and…

Yasmine El Geressi 15 November , 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his decision to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room at the White House May 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Getty)
Politics

Iran’s Maximum Defiance Strategy

In perhaps his most symbolic breach of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said last week that his country had begun…

Yasmine El Geressi 15 November , 2019
British Tribes
Culture & Social Affairs

British Tribes

Scarlett Moffatt flanked by two Himba women Things here have become very tribal of late. The term has probably never been so…

Bryn Haworth 15 November , 2019
Iran Seeks to Exploit Political Disarray in Washington, But Trans-Atlantic Unity is Growing
Politics

Iran Seeks to Exploit Political Disarray in Washington, But Trans-Atlantic Unity is Growing

Iran seeks to capitalize on distraction within the White House by ramping up its defiance of the terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…

Joseph Braude 08 November , 2019
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
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President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R), in Tehran on 18 May 2025. Iranian Presidency / AFP
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