Qatar's stadiums for the 2022 World Cup speak to its future ambitions on the world stage. Yet each, also, captures and embodies the problems and […]
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Dozens killed in crush at a mass religious event in Israel
Dozens of people have been killed in a crush at a mass religious gathering on Mount Meron in northern Israel, emergency responders say. An estimated […]
Continue readingInside the only children’s Down syndrome support center in Syria’s Idlib
CNN's Arwa Damon visits the only Down syndrome support center for children in Syria's war-torn Idlib province, where volunteers strive to give some of the […]
Continue readingWar has taken a toll on his body but his spirit endures
In 2011 a peaceful uprising in Syria quickly turned violent, and eventually grew into a civil war. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced. An entire […]
Continue readingViolence in Arab-Israeli towns intensifies
Arab-Israeli leaders are calling for greater involvement from police and Israeli intelligence service Shin Bet to combat a wave of violent crime that's hit Arab-Israeli […]
Continue readingMan-made famine set to overrun Yemen, United Nations warns
The United Nations is warning that the situation in Yemen is so bad that it is on the verge of sliding into a famine not […]
Continue readingWorld’s worst humanitarian crisis deepens after US aid cuts
The world's worst humanitarian crisis is deepening in Yemen after its three major donors, the US, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, dramatically reduced aid to […]
Continue readingUAE official calls normalization of ties with Israel ‘historic’
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Reem Al Hashimy, the United Arab Emirates Minister of State for International Cooperation, discuss the upcoming White House signing ceremony that […]
Continue readingLebanon’s government steps down in wake of Beirut blast
Lebanon's government stepped down on Monday night, less than a week after a massive explosion in Beirut killed more than 160 people and sparked days […]
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