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Hundreds of Iraqi ISIS child suspects arrested: HRW
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Hundreds of Iraqi ISIS child suspects arrested: HRW
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation…
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
Middle East
March 4, 2019
Hopes for missing Yazidis dim as Islamic State defeat looms
DAHUK, Iraq (AP) — Baseh Hammo was 38 when she was enslaved by militants of the Islamic State group along…
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – Hareth Najem fled Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The…
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Middle East
March 1, 2019
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist “caliphate”,…
Egypt’s Health Ministry launches childhood disease treatment initiative for school students
Health & Fitness
February 17, 2019
Egypt’s Health Ministry launches childhood disease treatment initiative for school students
Health Minister Hala Zayed announced the launch of a campaign for the detection and early treatment of various diseases among…
AI system spots childhood disease like a doctor
Technology
February 12, 2019
AI system spots childhood disease like a doctor
An artificial intelligence (AI) programme developed in China that combs through test results, health records and even handwritten notes diagnosed…
Yemeni conjoined twins die in blockaded Sanaa: rebels
Middle East
February 10, 2019
Yemeni conjoined twins die in blockaded Sanaa: rebels
Newborn Yemeni conjoined twins whose plight sparked a plea for urgent medical treatment overseas died in Sanaa Saturday, rebels in…
Tahya Misr fund establishes 1000 kidney dialysis units for children
Health & Fitness
January 29, 2019
Tahya Misr fund establishes 1000 kidney dialysis units for children
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced the establishment of 1,000 kidney dialysis units for children, funded by the “Tahya…
In wartime Yemen, children find solace in music
Middle East
January 27, 2019
In wartime Yemen, children find solace in music
The sound of music fills the halls at a school in the Yemeni city of Taez, where little Nazira…
Near-blind ex-boxer puts troubled kids on right path
Life & Style
December 31, 2018
Near-blind ex-boxer puts troubled kids on right path
In some ways, says Portuguese ex-boxer Jorge Pina, the loss of most of his sight was the making of…