Asia

Destinations

Iraq opens its doors to tourists with free guided tours

With a stunning array of marketplaces and 12th-century architecture, the scars of war are starting to heal in this historic part of the Middle East.

06/04/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban announce ban on harvesting poppies

In desperately poor Afghanistan the ban seems certain to further impoverish its poorest citizens at a time when the country is in an economic free fall.

06/04/2022

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Sri Lanka: Protesters joined by priests and nuns

Sri Lanka's Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith is leading around 700 priests and nuns in a protest against the government's handling of the economic crisis.

05/04/2022

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Muslims attend the lighting of giant lanterns in Jerusalem

Muslim worshippers gathered in Jerusalem on Monday evening to witness the lighting of a giant lantern as part of the month of Ramadan.

05/04/2022

Earth News

Euroviews. Shein: The $100 bn fast fashion brand where staff work 75-hour weeks

A review of the exploitative online fashion giant, based in China, from the perspective of a slow-fashion writer.

05/04/2022

Work

Look inside Zaha Hadid's 'office of the future' in the UAE

The office, built to house the headquarters of environmental management group BEEAH, has been designed to resemble the desert dunes that encircle it.

04/04/2022

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Ramadan: How is the month observed in the UAE, Egypt and Malaysia?

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We explore Ramadan traditions in three very different countries: the UAE, Egypt and Malaysia.

04/04/2022

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Muslims in Karachi break the fast on the first day of Ramadan

Thousands of Muslims broke the fast at mosques in Karachi on Sunday night as the holy month of Ramadan began in Pakistan.

03/04/2022

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Indonesians pray for Ramadan in Southeast Asia's largest mosque

Indonesian Muslims pray at the Istiqlal Mosque in the capital Jakarta to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

03/04/2022

Pakistan

Pakistan president dissolves Parliament at PM's request

Pakistan’s president dissolved Parliament on Sunday setting the stage for early elections after the prime minister sidestepped a no-confidence move earlier in the day.

03/04/2022

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Iranians flock to parks to celebrate nature day

Iranians flock to parks to celebrate nature day and North Koreans enjoy hot springs at a resort in Yangdok, some 120 kilometres from Pyongyang.

02/04/2022

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Mumbai welcomes new year with music, dancing and traditional costumes

Huge crowds pack the streets of a southern Mumbai neighbourhood to watch women motorbike riders, singers, dancers and drummers take part in a parade for "Gudi Padwa" which marks the new year in the western state of Maharashtra, with many wearing traditional dress.

02/04/2022

Qatar

Qatar World Cup draw whets sporting and political appetites

Alongside eye-catching fixtures such as Germany v Spain, the draw in Doha pits Iran against both the USA and England — who could also face an internal UK clash against Scotland or Wales.

01/04/2022

Azerbaijan

EU to host talks between rivals Azerbaijan and Armenia

With Russia bogged down in Ukraine, observers say Azerbaijan has sensed an opportunity and has stepped up its incursions in Nagorno Karabakh.

01/04/2022

Sport

World Cup draw: Line-up for Qatar football tournament revealed

The draw is complete -- find out who will play who in the group stages of the football World Cup in Qatar later this year.

01/04/2022

Qatar

World Cup draw: FIFA and Qatar slammed over LGBTQ and worker rights

On the eve of the World Cup draw the head of Norway's FA criticised Qatar's record on protecting the rights of migrant workers and its criminalisation of homosexuality.

01/04/2022

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Indonesian amputees pursue footballing dreams

One-legged Indonesian keeps football dream alive.

31/03/2022

Europe News

Euroviews. China and the EU should be partners | View

Today’s world, battered and bruised by unilateralism, protectionism, and the pandemic, call for China and the EU to set aside their differences.

31/03/2022

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Dubai's thriving art scene attracts top talent

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In this episode of City Scenes, we explore Dubai's booming art scene, from its thriving annual fairs to its established art hubs. We also talk to locally based artists about why they've made Dubai home. Among them is Sacha Jafri who has created the first-ever artwork set to be displayed on the moon.

30/03/2022

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NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonauts return to Earth

On Wednesday, the record-breaking US NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov returned to earth from the International Space Station onboard a Soyuz MS-19.

30/03/2022

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Tsuyoshi Shinjo makes grand entrance aboard hoverbike

Ex-MLB star Tsuyoshi Shinjo makes grand entrance aboard hoverbike at Sapporo Dome

30/03/2022

Mobility

This helmet could tell us what space does to the human brain

An Israeli start-up, which studies data on brain activity, has developed the device which will be tested in orbit by astronauts to monitor changes in brain activity in space.

30/03/2022

Art

Seoul museum refuses to return Russian artworks

After South Korea sanctioned Russia due to Putin's war against Ukraine, a Seoul museum has been subject of a demand to return its Russian art early.

30/03/2022

Israel

Gunman 'kills four' in mass shooting in Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak

Police shot the gunman dead. The killings in a Jewish ultra-Orthodox town follow other fatal attacks in recent days that were claimed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

29/03/2022

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Shanghai experiences its second day of lockdown

China's largest city on Tuesday entered the second day of the lockdown's first phase.

29/03/2022

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Deadly rockslides in Oman

At least six workers were killed and four injured after rockslides engulfed a quarry in northern Oman on Sunday, emergency services said.

29/03/2022