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Iraqi Kurds

Iraq’s Kurds waiting for dust to settle before placing bets

Iraqi Kurds

Not a single Kurdish lawmaker attended the federal parliament's vote to oust foreign troops, declining to take a stance on the controversial issue.

Iraq’s Kurds waiting for dust to settle before placing bets

Uighurs

Uighur students pray after lessons on November 29, 2019 at Silivri district in Istanbul

The Uighur refugee children of Turkey

Syrian War

A sack of pistachio shells is seen at a workshop specialised in building pistachio-powered heaters in al-Dana town, Idlib

As cold bites, Syrians turn to pistachio shells for heat

Al-Dhafra Festival

Prize money for camel racing, which was attended by a record number of camel owners, totalled AED16 million alone.

Al-Dhafra Festival 2019 combines past, present and future

Saudi Modernisation

Promoting the extravaganza were a slew of skin-baring celebrities and Instagram "influencers", including Victoria's Secret Angel Elsa Hosk and British supermodel Jourdan Dunn

Saudi music festival highlights shift to openness

Lebanon Economy

Lebanon is suffering its worst economic crisis, rooted in decades of state corruption and waste, since the 1975-1990 civil war

Lebanon remains frugal over Christmas as crisis bites

Art

A new Christmas-themed artwork dubbed the "Scar of Bethlehem" by secretive British artist Banksy is displayed at his Walled-Off Hotel in Bethlehem

Secretive artist Banksy unveils dark nativity in Bethlehem

Climate Change

Tourists walk through columns at the site of Luxor Temple in Luxor, Egypt

Egypt's monuments face climate change threat

Arabian Saluki

The race prizes soared to a total of AED 320,000

97 Salukis participate in Qualifying Race of Traditional Arabian Saluki Competition

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