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Niyazi G. Atay

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Niyazi G. Atay is a freelance researcher and journalist in Beirut. His focus is political, social and cultural issues in the Middle East, particularly sports, art and food. Atay, who has completed his graduate and post-graduate studies at the Middle East Technical University's Department of International Relations, has been capturing with his camera everyday life in Beirut for more than two years.

Lebanon | Sep 27, 2018

Damascene confectioners gain pounds in Beirut

The sweet delights of Damascus, from cookies to pistachio-covered ice cream, are now available on Beirut's Hamra street, but not all of Lebanon is nuts about the Syrian offerings.

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Syria | Aug 4, 2016

Despite war, Syrian athletes ready for Olympics

All athletes struggle and sacrifice to reach the Olympics, but Syrian athletes have faced more than the usual trials.

Syrian swimmer Baean Jouma trains for the 2016 Rio Olympics with posters of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad hung in the background, in Damascus, Syria July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki         SEARCH "SYRIANS OLYMPICS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - RTSKZVR

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US lawmakers seek FBI probe into Palestinian journalist's death

A van driver holds a portrait of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as he passes the spot where she was killed while covering clashes in Jenin in the occupied West Bank
Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 20, 2022

Lebanon cabinet passes financial recovery plan during last session

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun (C-R) and Prime Minister Najib Mikati (C-L) headed the outgoing government's final cabinet meeting at the governmental palace in the capital Beirut
Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 20, 2022

Key Iraq irrigation reservoir close to drying out

An Iraqi rides a donkey across the dried out lake bed that is all that is left of Lake Hamrin, in normal years a key irrigation reservoir
Agence France-Presse | AFP | May 20, 2022
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