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Faiza Zeerak, 22, decided to wear the chadari as a kind of self-censorship. Photo: Faiza Zeerak
Afghanistan: Adjusting to life beneath the veil

A young Afghan woman in Kabul expresses her fears for future and concerns about hard-won freedoms

WorldSeptember 17, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Afghan women listen to female speakers before a pro-Taliban rally outside the Shaheed Rabbani Education University in Kabul. EPA
A chadari isn’t Afghan dress, say women enraged by Taliban restrictions

Many took to social media after a group of pro-Taliban women in black burqas protested in support of strict dress codes

AsiaSeptember 16, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Afghan money changers count banknotes at the currency exchange Sarayee Shahzada market in Kabul. AFP
With the Taliban in power, what’s next for Afghanistan’s struggling economy?

George W Bush's former assistant national security adviser tells 'The National' how militants might address Afghanistan's economic crisis

AsiaSeptember 16, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Moroccans watch a television broadcast of Morocco's Minister of the Interior Abdelouafi Laftit announcing the results of the country's parliamentary and local elections in Rabat. AFP
What’s next for Morocco's Islamists after crushing electoral defeat?

Members of the Islamist Justice and Development party urge senior leaders to step down

MENASeptember 09, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Moroccan business man and agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch of the RNI party, holds a rally in Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, days before the upcoming legislative and regional elections. Millions of Moroccans head to the polls on Sept. 8 to cast ballots in pivotal legislative and regional elections amid strict safety guidelines as the north African country is grappling with a new wave of COVID-19, driven mainly by the Delta variant. (AP Photo / Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Morocco elections: The billionaire tycoon who unseated Islamist incumbents

The party of billionaire tycoon and agriculture minister Aziz Akhannouch sees itself as the answer to growing public frustration after a decade of Islamists' rule

MENASeptember 08, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Fahim Dashti, spokesman of the anti-Taliban resistance in Afghanistan, was killed in Panjshir province on Sunday.
Fahim Dashty: Remembering the man who was critical of the US and Taliban alike

The daring Afghan journalist who became a spokesman for the resistance against the Taliban

WorldSeptember 07, 2021
Ahmed Maher
A line of US military vehicles in Syria's northern city of Manbij. AFP
US denies claims of 'Afghan-style' withdrawal from Syria

Syrian Democratic Forces say they won’t collapse even if the US pulls out its last remaining troops

MENASeptember 02, 2021
Ahmed Maher
A Taliban fighter guards a consultative meeting on the group's general higher education policies at the Loya Jirga Hall in Kabul on August 29, 2021. AFP
Osama bin Laden’s top aide returns to Afghanistan

The return of Amin ul-Haq has fuelled concerns about the resurgence of the central core of Al Qaeda

WorldAugust 30, 2021
Ahmed Maher
People fleeing Afghanistan board a Boeing 777 bound for the US from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, on August 28, 2021. Reuters
Afghan folk singer shot dead in his village

Villagers and family members have accused Taliban militants of killing the well-known singer

AsiaAugust 29, 2021
Ahmed Maher
A picture taken on August 3, 2021 shows the tanker MT Mercer Street off the port of Fujairah in the UAE. AFP
How will the US and UK respond to deadly attack on ship in Arabian Sea

Countries will weigh options carefully but analysts warn Israel may not wait long to act alone

GulfAugust 04, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Egyptian actor and singer Mohamed Ramadan speaks to The National at the Palazzo Versace hotel in Dubai on July 8, 2021. Pawan Singh / The National
Egypt's biggest star Mohamed Ramadan talks rags to riches

Egyptian actor and singer speaks to 'The National' about how he became a star of the Arab film and music worlds

EgyptAugust 02, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Former CIA director retired Gen David Petraeus says the US decision to withdraw from Afghanistan is ignominious. AP
Afghanistan’s ‘endless war’ will continue after US pullout, former CIA director says

Retired General David Petraeus says the US withdrawal plays well into the hands of the Taliban

WorldAugust 01, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Activists launched a campaign under the title 'End Impunity in Iraq', demanding those who are responsible for killing protesters and doctors and abducting activists and journalists are put on trial
Iraqi doctors fear fury of families as Covid deaths surge

Attacks and demands for blood money from bereaved families have left medical practitioners vulnerable

IraqJuly 28, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Tunisia's sacked Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi shared a message on Facebook on Monday.
Tunisia's sacked prime minister says he won't cling on

Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi was fired by the president on Sunday as part of a major shake up

TunisiaJuly 27, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Tunisia's President Kais Saied, right, receives Ennahda leader and parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi at the presidential palace in November 2019. Tunisian Presidency / AFP
What is Article 80 of Tunisia’s constitution?

President cited ‘imminent danger’ to the country to dismiss prime minister and suspend Parliament

MENAJuly 26, 2021
Ahmed Maher
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