Arab Israelis let out of Gaza recount ‘terrifying’ journey
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Eid holidays in Abu Dhabi: ITC won’t charge for Darb or parking
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More Saudi men go for ‘Misyar’ marriages
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DEWA water pipeline extension project worth $69.7 million is 96.4% complete
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Sharjah Police arrest 6 for smuggling drugs worth $9.5 million
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Lebanon crisis plunges women into period poverty
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Aries Group to make dowry-takers leave, face legal action
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Arab Israelis let out of Gaza recount ‘terrifying’ journey
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Sharjah Consultative Council reviews districts and villages department’s work
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At least 35 dead in Iran protests: new state media toll
Amini died after spending three days in a coma after her arrest by Iran's morality police, a unit responsible for...
- Demonstrators have taken to the streets of major cities across Iran, including Tehran, for eight straight nights since the death of Mahsa Amini
- The 22-year-old Kurdish woman was pronounced dead three days after her arrest in the Iranian capital for wearing the hijab headscarf in an "improper" way
Mahsa Amini death exposes rival faces of Tehran
For the past week since the 22-year-old's death, protesters have taken to the streets each evening in various parts of...
- For the past week since the 22-year-old's death, protesters have taken to the streets each evening in various parts of the capital
- According to images spread on social media, women demonstrators have even taken off their headscarves and burned them in protest
Death toll mounts in Iran protests as online services cut
Amini, 22, died last week after her arrest by the Islamic republic's feared morality police for allegedly wearing a hijab...
- Protesters have been heard shouting "death to the dictator" and "woman, life, freedom" in video footage shared widely online
- The US Treasury placed the morality police on its sanctions blacklist, holding it responsible for Amini's death