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The horses are gradually introduced to the cabin, which fits snugly around their bodies leaving their heads and necks free
Dubai first to use cryotherapy for racehorses
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Human rights groups say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are held in a network of internment camps in China
Egypt aids China Uighur crackdown
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Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars and devised effective strategies to better develop haj facilities
Saudi Arabia succeeds in mammoth task of organising haj
Iman Zayat
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At the peak of Mount Arafat, numerous Muslim pilgrims were absorbed in Koranic verses displayed on their smartphones
Hajj takes high-tech dimension
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Beyond the religious souvenirs, visitors to Mecca can pick up highly-coveted Saudi gold, watches, clothes and more
Mecca stall vendors ready to cash in on hajj
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The Middle East already hosts two races, at Sakhir in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina, with lucrative long-term contracts in place
Saudi in talks to host Formula One race
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Syrians who opted to settle in Sudan enjoy equivalent rights to nationals, including access to healthcare and education
Mouthwatering smell of Syrian eateries fill Khartoum’s air
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Before civil war erupted in 2011, Ali worked as an art teacher at a private school in Idlib so she could "be close to the field that I love"
Syrian cartoonist depicts Idlib’s bloody state
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Across Syria, more than 10 million people live in areas contaminated by explosive hazards, the United Nations says
Mines riddle post-war areas of Syria
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Children at Zaatari Refugee Camp wear jerseys of their favourite Spanish teams to celebrate being part of La Liga Zaatari Social Project
La Liga Zaatari using football to help young refugees
Roufan Nahhas
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Waste pickers say the work often puts their safety and wellbeing at risk and earns them between 10 and 40 Tunisian dinars ($3.50-$14) a day
Tunisia’s waste pickers seek government recognition
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Large bundles of totora reed were lashed together with ropes to form the main body of the vessel before it was equipped with a wooden mast
Adventurers to test Egyptian Black Sea route theory
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More than 4,400 Syrians have been sent back via Bab al-Hawa this month
Syrians deported from Turkey back to unrecognisable home
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Unlike Syrian and Iraqi women who are allowed to roam the camp freely, these high-risk prisoners are escorted by armed guards
Wives of IS members terrorise Syria camp authorities
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Polish artist Mario, sculptor of St. Simon the Tanner Monastery complex
Biblical art adorns Egyptian cave church
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Herve Renard
Morocco coach Renard calls it a day
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