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Arab women entrepreneurs defy odds with leap into sportswear

March 8, 2022March 10, 2022 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on March 8, 2022]

BEIRUT, March 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nathaly Daou zigzags through an underground fabric store in Beirut, pulling out bolts of neon Lycra and patterned polyester before settling on a roll of white cotton.

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Gulf energy giants pledge net zero – but plan to stick with oil

October 28, 2021 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here October 28, 2021]

A surge of new net zero pledges from the Middle East’s oil producing nations has raised expectations ahead of the United Nations COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow starting Sunday – but campaigners say the promises fall far short of what is needed.

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Haj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming

July 20, 2021August 1, 2021 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here July 20, 2021]

BEIRUT, July 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As thousands of devout Muslims flock to Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia for the annual haj pilgrimage this week, scientists warn the sacred rite is under threat due to deadly rising heat.

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Less than a week ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the main roads and roundabouts in the country’s north are splattered with slogans and self-confident smiles - but few seem to have won over voters in Sunni-majority districts. That’s cause for concern for anti-Hezbollah candidates, who fear that widespread disillusionment and the splintering of the traditional Sunni political leadership could pave the way for Hezbollah-aligned candidates to score. What does that mean for the makeup of Lebanon’s next parliament, and the major decisions the body will take in the months ahead? Full @reuters story in the link in my bio.
This is retired judge Nadim Abdelmalak, the head of Lebanon’s election supervisory committee, a body with the seemingly impossible task of ensuring integrity in candidates’ campaigns. Despite a sub-par law, few enforcement mechanisms and myriad opportunities for bribes given Lebanon’s economic crisis, Abdelmalak is determined to do his job.
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