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Kenyan author, LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48
World
May 23, 2019
Kenyan author, LGBT activist Binyavanga Wainaina dies at 48
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Africa’s best-known authors and gay rights activists, Binyavanga Wainaina, has died at age 48,…
Report links vast online disinformation campaign to Iran
Middle East
May 14, 2019
Report links vast online disinformation campaign to Iran
LONDON (AP) — When an attractive young Middle Eastern woman contacted Saudi dissident Ali AlAhmed over Twitter last November, he…
South Sudan opposition seeks 6-month extension on peace deal
Middle East
April 22, 2019
South Sudan opposition seeks 6-month extension on peace deal
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s opposition is calling for a six-month extension to implement next steps in a…
Powerful Emirati crown prince entangled by Mueller report
Middle East
April 21, 2019
Powerful Emirati crown prince entangled by Mueller report
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the most powerful leaders in the United Arab Emirates has found himself…
Egypt’s Maggie Michael and Nariman El-Mofty win Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Yemen crisis
Egypt
April 17, 2019
Egypt’s Maggie Michael and Nariman El-Mofty win Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Yemen crisis
A team of three Arab journalists — among them Egyptian reporter Maggie Michael and Egyptian photographer Nariman El-Mofty — won…
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world
Middle East
April 15, 2019
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world
BAGHDAD (AP) — After decades of conflict, Iraq is seeking to reclaim a leadership role and status in the Arab…