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TikTok used to fuel anti-Syrian sentiment in Turkey

A trending video in Turkey inaccurately mocks Syrians for being lazy and living off handouts from the government.

Coronavirus to take shine off global luxury business

Chinese consumers account for between 33 and 35 percent of all luxury goods bought in the world in value terms. The Bain & Company consultancy predicts that share will grow to 45 percent within five years.

What is behind Turkey’s tourism boom?

Breaking records in the tourism sector, Turkey is keeping its pace to reach its 2023 targets. And every travel enthusiast must know what they are.

Online campaign to save malnourished lions at Sudan park

The five lions , held in cages at Khartoum's Al Qureshi Park have been suffering from shortages of food and medicine.

Five thousand feral camels killed in drought-hit Australia

Aboriginal leaders in South Australia state said non-native camels, brought over by British settlers in 1840, were driven towards rural communities by drought and extreme heat, threatening scarce food and drinking water while damaging infrastructure.

For the sake of its people, Iraq must remain neutral in US-Iran standoff

Iraq is far too fragile to find itself on a collision course with the US, for the sake of Iran.

My time with PMF fighters in Iraq: the proxy wars must stop

The proxy wars are being fought by countries over land that doesn't belong to them and its the Iraqis who are paying with their lives.

Russian forces enter former Daesh stronghold in Syria after US pullback

Raqqa was captured two years ago by US troops and their YPG/PKK allies but since US President Trump abruptly ordered a pull-out in October, Moscow has swiftly advanced into that territory.

Looming winter poses a threat to migrants stuck in Bosnia

The EU has described Bosnian refugee camps as a humanitarian disaster where a lack of coordination and potentially illegal action from Croatia has left migrants in the lurch in Bosnia.

Hong Kong readies for more chaos as violence spreads citywide

Police have increased security around Hong Kong and its university campuses as they brace for more violence after sharp clashes overnight with anti-government protesters.

Protesters are right, but govt cannot be dissolved - Iraqi PM

Iraqi authorities reportedly cut off Internet access for nearly all of Baghdad and the southern part of the country on Tuesday as the latest wave of protests resulted in casualties.

Why Zimbabweans want EU and US sanctions lifted

Instead of nudging Harare towards reforms, the targeted sanctions have become a lucrative cover for non-performance, incompetence and unbridled corruption by the ruling elites.