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Rescuers search for survivors in the wreckage of a building in central Beirut hit by an Israeli airstrike

Middle East: Israeli airstrike kills several in Beirut

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Iran alarmed by treatment of students at Russian university

Middle East: Orban to defy arrest warrant, invite Netanyahu

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Iranian pop icon Googoosh (left) with Niloufar Taghizadeh, director of the film "Googoosh - Made of Fire"

Iranian pop icon Googoosh (left) with Niloufar Taghizadeh, director of the film "Googoosh - Made of Fire"

Googoosh — pop icon and voice of Iran's women

Googoosh — pop icon and voice of Iran's women

A documentary film tells the story of Iranian singer Googoosh.

Rescue search for victims of Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024

Rescue search for victims of Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024

Israeli strikes kill several people in Beirut

Israeli strikes kill several people in Beirut

Rescuers were searching for victims of the attack, which killed at least 11, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.

Displaced Palestinians in a makeshift plastic tent

Displaced Palestinians in a makeshift plastic tent

Egypt: New asylum law could badly impact refugee rights

Egypt: New asylum law could badly impact refugee rights

Egypt will likely get a new refugee and asylum law. But will it streamline legislation at the expense of human rights?

Celine Haidar celebrating with a tournament cup after a match in Jordan

Celine Haidar celebrating with a tournament cup after a match in Jordan

Bombs in Lebanon ending lives, dreams and football

Bombs in Lebanon ending lives, dreams and football

Footballers across Lebanon are hoping national player Celine Haidar recovers after she was wounded in an Israeli attack.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks at a briefing on November 21, 2024

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks at a briefing on November 21, 2024

Netanyahu, Gallant ICC warrants spark approval, condemnation

Netanyahu, Gallant ICC warrants spark approval, condemnation

The ICC arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and former DM Gallant have been met with mixed international reactions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, October 31, 2024.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, October 31, 2024.

Outrage in Israel over ICC warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

Outrage in Israel over ICC warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

Israelis have responded with outrage to the International Criminal Court's move, with the US also expressing concern.

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Iga Swiatek serves during a match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Iga Swiatek serves during a match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Women's sport in focus after latest HRW report

A new Human Rights Watch report shows how Saudi Arabia is using sports to paper over links to human rights abuses.

An Iraqi woman walks with her children back from school in central Baghdad on November 19, 2024.

An Iraqi woman walks with her children back from school in central Baghdad on November 19, 2024.

Could Iraq's census further destabilize the country?

As Iraq conducts its first census in 27 years, it could upset a political power-sharing system set up to prevent war.

A woman in a headscarf looks at Cairo's skyline

A woman in a headscarf looks at Cairo's skyline

'Gaza is my heart': Palestinians struggle with life in Egypt

More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled to Egypt to escape the war in Gaza. Mona and her children are among them.

Two men sitting on chairs and the Iranian and Saudi flags

Two men sitting on chairs and the Iranian and Saudi flags

Iran and Saudi Arabia pursue cautious rapprochement

After decades of rivalry, Iran and Saudi Arabia have understood that it is in their interest to normalize relations.

Lebanese army soldiers gather over the rubble of a levelled buildings as people flight the flames

Lebanese army soldiers gather over the rubble of a levelled buildings as people flight the flames

Israel, Hezbollah evacuation orders: '45 minutes to leave'

Human rights organizations have criticized evacuation orders from Israel and Hezbollah, saying they are not effective.

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers

Palestinians in Gaza tell of life amid bombings and famine

Two sisters living in Gaza shared with DW their accounts of daily life under threat of bombardment and lack of food.