Asia

Europe Decoded

Beirut's collapsing silos and the fading memory of a tragedy

Beirut's collapsing silos and the fading memory of a tragedy

16/08/2022

Korea

South Korea offers aid in return for North's denuclearisation

South Korea has offered a large-scale aid package in return for North Korea's denuclearisation, a proposal thought unlikely to be welcomed by Pyongyang.

15/08/2022

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years in prison for corruption

Analysts say the charges are an attempt to legitimise the military’s seizure of power.

15/08/2022

Partner content

Meet the first Jordanian woman to climb Mount Everest

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

In this episode of Meet The Locals, we meet Dolores Al Shelleh, a Jordanian adventurer and an impact influencer living in Dubai. Dolores became the first Jordanian woman to summit Mount Everest, and the first Arab woman to accomplish this feat from the northeast ridge.

15/08/2022

India

Modi: 'I'll turn India into developed nation within 25 years'

Celebrating India's 75th anniversary of independence from British rule, Modi said he would encourage private investment in the country.

15/08/2022

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Rally in Kabul as Taliban mark first year in power

A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul's Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday.

15/08/2022

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Guards at India-Pakistan border perform ceremony on independence anniversary

Pakistani and Indian border guards take part in a daily ceremony at the Wagah border post as Pakistan celebrates the 75th anniversary of its independence.

15/08/2022

Culture news

Eurovision legend Svika Pick dies at 72

Svika Pick, a pillar of Israel's music industry who penned several tunes for the Eurovision Song Contest and was known as "the Maestro" in Israeli pop circles, has died.

15/08/2022

Iran

Iran denies any involvement in Salman Rushdie knife attack

Rushdie, 75, is said to be 'on the road to recovery' after the stabbing. The writer still has a bounty on his head, after a fatwa issued by Iranian clerics 30 years ago.

15/08/2022

My Europe Series

Five infographics showing impact of Taliban takeover on Europe

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan a year ago sparked an exodus - but how many Afghans ended up seeking asylum in the EU? And where did they go?

15/08/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban one year on: The disappearing daughters of Afghanistan

For most teenage girls in Afghanistan, it’s been a year since they set foot in a classroom.

15/08/2022

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Drought ravages Iraq's southern marshes

Iraq's swamplands have been battered by three years of drought and low rainfall

14/08/2022

Israel

Eight injured as gunman opens fire near holy site in Jerusalem

Two people, including a pregnant woman, are in a critical condition.

14/08/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban fire warning shots amid rare women's protest in Kabul

Chanting 'bread, work and freedom', around 40 women marched in front of the education ministry on Saturday

13/08/2022

Health news

Why are humans the only primates able to talk?

A new study suggests that humans are able to speak while monkeys and apes can’t because our vocal anatomy is actually simpler than other primates.

12/08/2022

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Israeli artist Sigalit Landau mades Dead Sea sculptures

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau wades into the warm, briny waters of the Dead Sea to inspect her latest creations

11/08/2022

Tech News

Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Flip4 and Fold4

Samsung's groundbreaking foldable phones will be available from the end of August in the United States, parts of Europe and South Korea.

10/08/2022

Afghanistan

Girls the 'biggest losers' after a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Girls are bearing the brunt of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, according to a new report by Save the Children.

10/08/2022

Qatar 365

Qatar’s emerging fashion industry

In partnership with Media City

From brand new talent at Qatar’s first fashion school, to a design incubator in the heart of Doha, Qatar 365 sees how the Gulf country is becoming a fashion hub in the region.

10/08/2022

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Clowns entertain Palestinian children following conflict with Israel

Clowns entertain Palestinian children amidst the rubble of a building in Rafah destroyed during the three-day deadly conflict between the Israeli military and Islamic Jihad militants in the coastal Palestinian enclave of Gaza

10/08/2022

Health news

Langya: What we know about the potentially fatal virus found in China

Less than three years after the outbreak of COVID-19 started in China, the threat of the new animal-borne LayV virus has been identified.

10/08/2022

Taiwan

China ramps up threat of military force to take control of Taiwan

The threatening moves were prompted by a visit to Taiwan last week by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chinese authorities say.

10/08/2022

Culture news

World-renowned Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands, has died. He was 84.

09/08/2022

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Heavy rain causes floods in Seoul region

At least eight people were killed and six others were missing in South Korea as heavy rainfall drenched the greater Seoul region, turning the affluent streets of Gangnam into a river of submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems.

09/08/2022

Destinations

Could Bangkok’s cannabis shops take Thai tourism to an all-time high?

Thailand’s new cannabis smoking rooms could help tourism recover before laws are tightened.

09/08/2022

Japan

Nuclear weapons a tangible crisis amid Ukraine war - Nagasaki's mayor

The comments came as Nagasaki marked 77 years since the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city.

09/08/2022