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Action Wanes at UN to Isolate Russia Almost Six Months into Ukraine War

On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission in New York, dozens of UN ambassadors from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia attended a reception to mark the country's national day - less than four months after its forces invaded neighboring Ukraine. "We thank…

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Article on ‘Fat’ Arab Women Sparks Uproar over Body-Shaming

To Enas Taleb, the headline felt like a spiteful punch line. "Why women are fatter than men in the Arab world," it read in bold, above a photograph of the Iraqi actress waving onstage at an arts festival. The Economist article ran through possible explanations of the obesity gap of…

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Analysis: Action wanes at U.N. to isolate Russia almost six months into Ukraine war

On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission in New York, dozens of U.N. ambassadors from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia attended a reception to mark the country's national day - less than four months after its forces invaded neighboring Ukraine.

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The Apprentice star travelled 4,000 miles from Manchester to the Middle East to track down AirPods he left on a flight

Lewis Ellis took two flights and hired a car on a mission to get his earbuds back

Manchester Evening News

A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in US

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of Afghans have made new homes in the U.S. in the year since the fall of Kabul, after a harrowing evacuation from the Middle East and a months-long resettlement process.

Tribune News Service

Viewer’s Guide for This Year’s World Cup in Qatar

A last chance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappé back on the biggest stage of all. Brazil bidding for a record-extending sixth title. One of the most eagerly anticipated World Cups in memory is just around the corner in Qatar and excitement is building after the qualification period…

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‘Avoid Driving’: Dust Alerts as Storms Return to UAE

Large parts of the United Arab Emirates were hit by dust and sandstorms on Sunday as authorities urged caution on the roads and battened down for expected heavy rain. Homes and landmarks in major cities were caked in a fine layer of brown dirt and visibility plunged in the latest…

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Turkey safety update from UK Foreign Office as some areas no longer have to be avoided

Travel advice for the popular Tourist destination has been updated to reflect the security situation in the Middle East.

Daily Record

Rose of Tralee 2022: Meet the Co Antrim woman bidding for the crown in this year's competition

Dubai Rose Aileen McAllister has been bringing her passion for Irish dancing to the Middle East with her very own fitness class

Belfast Live

Canada seeks to boost foreign aid for food security - minister

An international food crisis exacerbated by the Ukraine war has spurred Canada to boost an over $6 billion annual foreign aid budget to help the most hard-hit countries in Africa and the Middle East, Canada's aid minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Russia Launches New Iranian Satellite Amid Spying Concerns

This is the moment Russia launches an Iranian space satellite that U.S. officials believe could allow Iran to spy on its neighbors in the Middle East and help Russia in Ukraine.

Zenger

Oleksandr Usyk skill level is “far greater” than Anthony Joshua, says UFC legend

Usyk will defend his unified heavyweight titles for the first time in a rematch with Joshua next weekend in the Middle East, with the winner likely to set up a shot at becoming undisputed champion against Tyson Fury

Daily Mirror

Abu Dhabi Conference Offers Opportunity to Reshape World Food System

The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) Conference 2022, which will be held in the Middle East for the first time in October, offers an important opportunity to reshape global food systems, according to organizers and attendees. WUWM Abu Dhabi 2022 will take place on October 19-20 at Abu Dhabi…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Security Council Meets over Gaza Fighting

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel after three days of deadly conflict. Speaking via video at the start of the meeting, UN Middle East envoy Tor…

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At flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, whispered prayers defy unwritten accord

JERUSALEM Reuters) - After weeks of relative calm in Jerusalem, friction between Israel and Palestinians over unauthorized prayers by Jewish visitors in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound is raising the stakes at one of the Middle East's most volatile holy sites.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Iran’s robust protest culture has deep roots in an idealistic revolution more than a century ago

Friday is the 116th anniversary of the Persian Constitutional Revolution, the first democratic revolution in the Middle East. And the protest culture spawned by that revolution is alive and well in Iran today.

Daily Record

Hibs escalate Martin Boyle transfer return as Easter Road chiefs make offer

Boyle switched Leith for the Middle East in January but could be set for a return to Scotland.

Daily Mirror

16 US cities at risk of becoming just as hot as the Middle East in 80 years

Temperatures in many US cities could rise to those currently experienced in the Middle East if global emissions aren't cut

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The Independent UK

World one step from `nuclear annihilation,' UN chief warns

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions

The Guardian - US

Hotter than Dubai: US cities at risk of Middle Eastern temperatures by 2100

Unchecked global heating will bring once unthinkable heat extremes, with 16 US cities to rival summer highs seen in Middle East

The Hindu

Six arrested for making extortion calls to Haryana MLAs

The phone calls to the MLAs were made between June 24-28 and traced to Middle East

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Lebanese Face Long 'Insulting' Queues to Buy Bread

In bankrupt Lebanon, Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and some days he can't afford any. In a country which once boasted the nickname "Switzerland of the Middle East" for its thriving banking sector before financial crisis hit in 2019,…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Iran is trying to play the Saudis against the US. It won’t work

With President Joe Biden having departed the Middle East, the region’s two prime antagonists are thinking about just getting along. Iran and Saudi Arabia, having completed five rounds of talks in Iraq over the past year, both said recently that they were moving toward higher-level negotiations on reconciliation. Paradoxically, this…

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Survivor TV star and former SAS commander Mark Wales opens up about childhood sexual abuse

Mark Wales describes reporting the childhood sexual abuse he and his brother suffered as the hardest thing he has ever had to do, taking more courage than walking through minefields in the Middle East.

The Hindu

Two monkeypox cases in India not linked to Europe

The genetic sequences of monkeypox virus strongly suggested that there were two distinct monkeypox outbreaks

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