Archives for November, 2022

Muhammed Faris (R) is seen during the spaceflight aboard the Soyuz TM-3, July 1987.

Culture

Syria's first astronaut reflects on his journey to space 35 years ago

The COP27 climate conference enters its second week with countries still far apart on key issues

UN climate talks enter home stretch split over money

Agence France-Presse

Some Arab supporters say the Qatar World Cup is prohibitively expensive

Arab fans' World Cup fever cooled by Qatar costs

Agence France-Presse

The city of Doha, capital of 2022 World Cup host nation Qatar

Handshakes, shoes and coffee cups: Qatar etiquette essentials

Agence France-Presse

Alaa Abdel Fattah, a major figure in the 2011 revolt that toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak, is currently serving a five-year sentence for "broadcasting false news", having already spent much of the past decade behind bars

Lawyer of Egypt hunger-striker denied access for 2nd time

Agence France-Presse

A Bahraini woman casts her ballot at a polling station in the city of Jidhafs, about 3km west of the capital Manama, during parliamentary elections on Saturday

Results arrive in Bahrain poll held without opposition

Agence France-Presse

A tramway drives through a crowd in Istiklal avenue on Jan. 25, 2019 in central Istanbul.

Suspected terror attack in central Istanbul kills six, wounds dozens

At least six people were killed and dozens wounded in an explosion on one of Istanbul’s busiest streets.

At the launch in 2013, organisers of the Al-Hamada rally had envisioned an annual event, yet this year's episode is only the third to get beyond the starting line

Desert rally a rare tranquil escape in chaotic Libya

Agence France-Presse

A giant replica of the World Cup trophy stands in front of the Al-Bayt Stadium where the tournament kicks off on November 20

Fans, trophy and teams arrive in Qatar for World Cup countdown

Agence France-Presse

Members of the activist group Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) stage a protest during the COP27 climate conference in the Egyptian restort town of Sharm el-Sheikh

Let the court decide: Vanuatu's climate push raises hopes

Agence France-Presse

Shocking images over the last days have emerged of the arrest of freedom of expression activist Hossein Ronaghi when he presented himself at a prosecutors' office last month

Jailed Iran dissident hospitalised, 'life in danger': brother

Agence France-Presse

Israeli ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu, on the left, was mandated with forming a new government by President Isaac Herzog

Israel's Netanyahu tapped to form next government

Agence France-Presse

The 2017 deal has faced renewed scrutiny since far-right Italian leader Giorgia Meloni's government took office

'We'll shoot you': violence stalks EU-Libya migrant deal

Agence France-Presse

Brazilian politician and environmentalist Marina Silva

Brazil will regain its climate 'leadership': ex-minister

Agence France-Presse

Macron had on Friday held a previously unpublicised meeting with four prominent women campaigners as anti-regime protests sweep Iran

Iran dissidents praise 'groundbreaking' Macron talks, urge action

Agence France-Presse

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, pictured at Charles de Gaulle airport in 2004

Iranian exile who got stuck for years in French airport dies

Agence France-Presse