Middle East

Israel

Israel shoots one man dead on Gaza border

Israeli forces shoot dead one Palestinian man who was part of protests at the border with Gaza.

09/03/2019

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Ultra-Orthdox Jews try to block women's rally in Jerusalem

The woemn were praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall but ultra-Orthodox protesters tried to stop them.

09/03/2019

Syria

Shamima Begum's mother pleads for mercy for her daughter

The British government has received widespread criticism in the wake of news that the newborn son of exiled ISIS bride Shamima Begum has died

08/03/2019

World

Male, Muslim and feminist, UN’s Mohammad Naciri talks women’s rights in the Middle East

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Mohammad Naciri, a regional director for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, spoke to Euronews about the current state of the women’s rights cause amongst Arab states.

08/03/2019

World

Breast cancer awareness in focus in the UAE

Dressed in pink, volunteers took part in a horseback parade across the UAE to raise awareness for breast cancer.

08/03/2019

World

Turbo women: cyclists show their endurance in BikingMan Oman

Cyclists from across the world have come to compete in an unsupported ultra-cycling race taking place along Oman’s rugged terrain.

08/03/2019

Turkey

Murder case highlights problem of violence against women in Turkey

Large demonstrations expected in Istanbul for International Women's Day

08/03/2019

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Turkey's biggest mosque opens for Laylat al-Raghaib

Turkey's biggest mosque opened its doors to worshipers on Thursday on the Camlica hill on the Asian side of Istanbul.

08/03/2019

Sport

Rights groups criticise Formula One over Bahrain stance

Rights groups criticise Formula One over Bahrain stance

07/03/2019

Syria

Homesick artist fills artworks with scents from Syria

Syrian artist Sara Naim is in exile in Paris. Although she cannot go back to her home country, she incorporates its scents in her art with the help of olive oil soap bars.

03/03/2019

Israel

Rival Tel Aviv protests over Bibi corruption charges

Rival Tel Aviv protests over Bibi corruption charges

03/03/2019

World

Life coach Tony Robbins shares top career advice: Self-education

Best-selling author and life coach Tony Robbins, famous for helping people like President Clinton and Serena Williams in times of personal and professional crisis, came to the UAE to share his advice with an audience which included parliamentarians.

01/03/2019

World

Artists and locals make-over Beirut suburb of Ouzai

Ouzai, a once neglected neighbourhood near Beirut, is being transformed by passionate painters.

01/03/2019

Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption charges: what's next? Euronews answers

Netanyahu faces three possible charges on bribery, breaching trust and fraud. It could be his downfall.

01/03/2019

Israel

Netanyahu dismisses corruption charges as 'witch hunt'

Netanyahu has denied the allegations and denounced "an unprecedented witch hunt intended to topple the right-wing government."

28/02/2019

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Dipping into Dubai's melting pot with Gary Rhodes

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Taste met up with Michelin star chef Gary Rhodes who now calls the United Arab Emirates home.

28/02/2019

Egypt

Euroviews. EU indulgence of Sisi’s brutal tactics is fueling instability ǀ View

Time and again, Western leaders have chosen either to endorse Sisi’s régime or to accept it implicitly. The result is the endorsement of brutal tactics which are fuelling instability in Sinai.

28/02/2019

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Evacuation of civilians from final ISIS stronghold in Syria continues

Men, women and children continued to be evacuated on Wednesday out of Baghouz, the only remaining territory under the control of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria.

28/02/2019

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Hundreds of Syrian civilians arrive at screening centre

Hundreds of men, women and children, including supporters of the so-called Islamic State, continued to arrive at an open-air medical screening centre in the Syrian desert on Tuesday.

27/02/2019

World

Turkish Cypriots return Greek artworks in goodwill gesture

Talks on future of island resume, but fundamental differences remain.

27/02/2019

Egypt

Train station fire kills at least 20, injures dozens in Cairo

"I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming, 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes' before he jumped out."

27/02/2019

Syria

Russia and Syria call for US troops to leave Syria

In a joint statement, Russia and Syria called for US troops to leave Syria and allow people from the Rubkan refugee camp to leave.

27/02/2019

Egypt

Dozens killed and injured in Cairo train station fire

At least 25 people were killed and 50 injured in the accident, state television reported.

27/02/2019

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Hundreds of people evacuated from last ISIS stronghold in Syria

Syrian Kurdish fighters released footage of hundreds of men, women and children being evacuated on Monday night from the last stronghold of the Islamic State group in Syria.

26/02/2019

Cyprus

Greek and Turkish-Cypriot leaders discuss a resumption of peace talks

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades talked of a positive atmosphere after meeting with Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to discuss peace talks

26/02/2019

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A.I. and world trade take centre stage at 7th World Government Summit

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A.I. advances and potential world trade developments take entre stage at 7th World Government Summit

25/02/2019