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Ancient wells, Abbasid coin: Saudi Arabia unveils archaeological finds

Archaeologists work at Ra’s Qurayyah Port in Al-Ahsa Governorate, Eastern province. (Saudi Heritage Commission)

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Ramadan opens in Turkey as secular-conservative divide resurfaces

Turkish drama

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Beatrice Farhat

Associate Editor (Lebanon)

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Nazlan Ertan

In Izmir and Istanbul, reporting on culture

Danny Makki

In London, reporting on Syrian politics and culture

Naima Morelli

In Rome, reporting on Middle East culture

Rebecca Anne Proctor

In Dubai, reporting on culture

Fayruz

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In rare appearance, Fairuz mourns son Ziad Rahbani as Lebanon bids farewell

Legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz attended the funeral of her son, renowned composer and playwright, Ziad Rahbani, at a church in a town north of Beirut, in her first public appearance in years.

KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

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Copts, Nubians, and Berbers fight to keep Egypt’s endangered languages alive

Far from Cairo’s bustle, Egypt’s minority communities are fighting to preserve their ancient languages against the tide of Arabization and cultural loss.