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Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches
Middle East

Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in Qatar said Monday that the airport police officers who ordered forced vaginal…
Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza’s first woman taxi driver
Middle East

Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza’s first woman taxi driver

GAZA (Reuters) – For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking…
Saudi golf Ladies European Tour kicks off with prize of $1M
Middle East

Saudi golf Ladies European Tour kicks off with prize of $1M

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s leg of the Ladies European Tour kicked off Thursday with a prize…
Egypt’s Information Ministry encourages victims of domestic violence to file complaints through ‘Shakwetek’ platform
Egypt

Egypt’s Information Ministry encourages victims of domestic violence to file complaints through ‘Shakwetek’ platform

The Egyptian Ministry of Information reminded the public on Monday of its recently-launched Shakwetek (Your Complaint) platform, on which victims…
A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women
Middle East

A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women

MARIB (Reuters) – When Um Feras realised there were no leisure spaces for women in her city in Yemen, she…
Soccer star becomes first woman to coach a men’s pro team in Egypt
Egypt

Soccer star becomes first woman to coach a men’s pro team in Egypt

GIZA, Egypt, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Faiza Heidar grew up playing soccer in the streets with the boys and went…
Egyptian designer tailors clothing brand for people with disabilities
Life & Style

Egyptian designer tailors clothing brand for people with disabilities

CAIRO (Reuters) – When Ashgan al-Abhar’s wheelchair-using friend said she dreamed of wearing a dress that did not obstruct her…
Egypt #1 country in Middle East to support women during coronavirus: UN Report
Society

Egypt #1 country in Middle East to support women during coronavirus: UN Report

Egypt has come first place in a report by UN Women and the United Nations Development Program regarding the measures…
Could Egypt’s #MeToo movement be the tinder for a ‘feminist revolution’?
Egypt

Could Egypt’s #MeToo movement be the tinder for a ‘feminist revolution’?

In just two months, Egypt’s burgeoning #MeToo movement has exposed sexual assaults, spurred legal reform and emboldened hundreds of abuse…
In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change
Middle East

In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change

While traffic seethed elsewhere in the city, crowds of angry people moved through central Beirut in protest at a government…
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