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June 16th, 2026 - 11:45 GMT

Sally Shakkour

LIP KISS in 'Hob Ala Waraq': Haya Maraachli, Anas Tayara spark criticism

ALBAWABA - Social media users were buzzed after a lip kiss in the third episode of "Hob Ala Waraq", the Arabic version of the Turkish series "Sen Çal Kapımı" [You Knock on My Door // Love is in the Air]. The unexpected kiss between stars Haya Maraachli and Anas Tayara dominated talks online after it became the biggest shock in the finale of the third episode of the romantic comedy ...

Manal al-Sharif, rose to fame, or infamy to some, for her bold and much publicized driving moves in Saudi Arabia
where women are banned from driving.

November 30th, 2011 - 03:16 GMT

Two Saudi Women make it into the top 100 Global Thinkers

Mark Twain, known by his famous pen-name, may have aged to the ripe age of 176 (posthumously) but his works will never
date and an find contemporary applicability in today's confused world.

November 30th, 2011 - 12:13 GMT

Mark Twain's Biting Humor could solve a Chunk of the Middle East

International Solidarity with Palestine Day, 2011. Picture used for illustrative purposes.

November 30th, 2011 - 06:50 GMT

Palestine 2011 on International Solidarity Day & Egyptian Elections Unravelled

Voting to keep Egyptian tourism flourishing may mean voting to keep out the Islamist parties, say the hotel industry of Egypt.

November 29th, 2011 - 07:27 GMT

Egypt Day 2: Keep Islamists out to keep Tourism In, say hoteliers

Egypt's elections with more people than ever lining up to vote, since the revolutionary year of 2011, may be a little more chaotic than usual.

November 28th, 2011 - 05:00 GMT

Google Tries to Make Sense of Chaotic Elections

People Visit Berlin Holocaust Memorial Information Center.

November 28th, 2011 - 11:25 GMT

The Jewish Question

How to reconcile the root of your best female friendships as a product of your best friend's womanizing.

November 27th, 2011 - 02:42 GMT

My Best Friend the Ladies Man: 'Leaves' the Girls, and me, with Pals!

Lebanon's Myriam Achkar loses her life at the hands of a rapist-murderer who happens to be Syrian.

November 27th, 2011 - 11:08 GMT

Lebanon gets Sectarian and Anti-Syrian Over Christian Rape-Murder

Arabic Twitter floods the Twittersphere.

November 26th, 2011 - 07:00 GMT

Arabic Takes Over Twitter

When Starbucks comes to a head with the Turkish Coffee House, the Guardian chooses the Arabian coffee tradition.

November 24th, 2011 - 04:00 GMT

Turkish Coffee House Beats Starbucks for Good Chats

In Part 2 of the Egypt Revolution back at Tahrir, it's not camels and horses that are out in force but motorbikes bearing Egyptian heroes rather than Mubarak's mafia.

November 24th, 2011 - 01:00 GMT

Tahrir's line-up: From Camels and Horses to Motorbikes

Horse-racing, traditionally a male sport, with its side-saddle options for the skirted ladies breaking into the sport,
is not the most obvious sport that Saudi Arabia would concede to choosing for their token female entry.

November 24th, 2011 - 11:49 GMT

Saudi Arabia's Sporting Revolution: Woman Entry for Olympics