According to the World Health Organization, 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). Over in Egypt, the figures are alarmingly high: some 87 percent of married women between the ages of 15 and 49 have suffered FGM. The practice can of course lead to long-term physical and psychological consequences. We hear the harrowing account of one survivor in Cairo and speak to Dr. Reham Awwad, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon whose centre is helping victims.
Also, Iran is developing two homegrown Covid-19 vaccines. The country has also approved the Russian Sputnik V jab for use. However, there is little public trust in the Islamic Republic's campaign to beat the disease, as our correspondent Reza Sayah reports.
And while most countries have closed their borders to non-essential travel during the pandemic, Dubai has opted for a different, more risky strategy. Restaurants, shopping centres and beaches are well and truly open. Our UAE correspondents Sophie Guignon, Nicolas Keraudren, Sylvain Lepetit and Josh Vardey report.
