- The suffering of the Iraq war is being depicted in an opera that can be seen on the Internet and may one day be in American opera houses.
- A clarification after the International Red Cross adjusts its designation of the bloody conflict in Syria.
- The United Nations says tens of thousands of children in Yemen are facing starvation, while another one million are acutely malnourished.
- The new fashion magazine “Ala” targets the young Islamic professional woman.
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