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Burqa, Hijab, Niqab or ‘Nothing’? – MENA’s Attitudes to Female Dress Code

The Pew Research Centre has recently compiled the results of its research on the opinions of people in different countries across the MENA region on the way women dress. Respondents from seven MENA countries – Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia – were asked which of the six styles of Muslim women’s […]

Libya: Tobruk attacks another ship for breaching war zone

Forces loyal to Tobruk have attacked a ship along the Libyan coast claiming that it had received information that it was allegedly bringing fuel for ISIS in Libya. The attack took place off the coast of Sirte and Saqr al-Joroushi, the head of the Tobruk air force, said the ship was carrying “mercenaries, weapons and […]

Zimbabwe’s new currency weakened by deepening trade deficit

Zimbabwe’s newly adopted gold-backed currency ZiG has been put to the test of increasing imports that depleted reserves, casting a shadow on the government’s plan to make it the only currency in the country by 2026. The currency was launched in April 2024 in an effort to mitigate monetary instability and hyperinflation that has plagued […]