Children from the Muslim Uighur minority have started taking boxing lessons in Istanbul on August 29, 2019. China has cracked down on the Uighur community who are mostly of the Muslim faith in the northwestern Xinjiang region. Moreover, experts and activists say over 1 million Muslim Uighurs and ethnic minorities have been rounded up in internment camps in the tightly-controlled region in China.

Each year in the hamlet of Ait Amer, tribes celebrate the collective wedding of young Amazigh couples. Its about connecting the hearts of young people. About 30,000 people from all over the mountains arrive here and camp in tents with their horses and camels to participate in this epic event. Imilchil is located high up in the lake plateau of the Middle Atlas Mountains in Morocco. In this quaint village you will find primarily Berber tribal clans who have a strong sense of culture and tradition that has been preserved ...

El Gouna Film Festival in its 3rd edition witnessed a large number of celebrity couples who strutted down the red carpet. We also cannot forget Ahmed El Fishawy's steamy kiss to his Kim Kardashian look alike wife Nada Kamel, or Ahmed Dawood's dance with his beautiful wife Ola Roshdy. Check out celebrity couples at El Gouna Film Festival 2019!

UAE's first astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori is ready for his trip to space inside Soyuz rocket, the historic event will take a place on September 25. On the other hand, hundreds of people have gathered to watch how the Soyuz FG rocket rollout of a Baikonur Cosmodrome facility and to witness the process, where it was placed into lift-off position. Moreover, the roll-out of the rocket started at 6.30 am UAE time as the train moving the rocket travelled around 2kmph in order to ensure the 305,000kg launcher reaches the launch ...

Young Palestinian karatekas demonstrate their skills during a Karate promotion ceremony at a sporting center in the Rafah camp for Palestinian refugees in the southern Gaza Strip. Growing up amid Gaza’s endless and brutal conflicts with Israel is difficult enough for children with regular vision. For all the people in Gaza, the chaotic streets, broken pavements, lack of basic health care and the suffering brought about by the Israeli blockade make life is especially difficult. Inside the karate studio, the students find a sense of belonging.

Last night, stars stole the light on the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the third edition of El Gouna Film Festival, as they were keen to appear with a distinctive and attractive looks, but some chose the boldest designs. Albawaba will show you the boldest star looks at El Gouna Film Festival.

Thousands of Egyptian protesters have gathered across several cities calling President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to resign. During the rallies the demonstrators chanted slogans such as "the people demand the fall of the regime" and "Sisi leave". On the second day of demonstrations, Egyptian security forces clashed with the protesters in the port city of Suez, firing tear gas and live rounds. The police have also arrested a number of protesters. On the other hand, the protests were pushed by Mohamed Ali, who is an army-linked contractor after he released dozens ...

Do Pakistanis care about the ongoing climate crisis? Yes the do because they can no longer ignore the impact of changing weather systems on their lives. A citizen-led initiative of a "climate march" organized by Climate Action Now, is being held across Pakistan, marking the climate strikes in other countries to help stop global warming. More than 26 cities and towns are taking part in the march all over the country. Demonstrations are inspired by teenage Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. Across the country, the effects of climate change and environmental ...

In war-torn Yemen, the students of Al Kashar began a new school term without a building, tables or chairs. In the verdant highlands above the city, pupils in Al Kashar further their studies surrounded by goats grazing in nearby fields. The classes are given in a field outside the school which was under construction but was never completed when funding was stopped due to the war that broke out in Yemen in 2015. The city of Taez, overlooked by Al-Kashar, remains under the control of the internationally recognised government, but ...

After a year-long countdown, Arshi Nisar's wedding plans are in tatters, with the Kashmiri bride-to-be fearing for her guests' safety as an Indian security and communications clampdown on the Himalayan valley leaves residents on edge. The marketing manager had originally planned a three-day extravaganza, including a special make-up session, music, and a huge canopy to accommodate more than 700 guests, according to AFP. "I grew up dreaming about a grand wedding but there is not much to celebrate because of the situation," the 29-year-old told AFP. "Now we have decided ...

Currency fluctuations in Syria are "insane". The declining value of the pound is a sure sign of Syria's ailing economy. The civil war has battered the country's finances and depleted its foreign reserves. A flurry of international sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad's regime and associated businessmen since the start of the war in 2011 has compounded the situation. In the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeast Syria, governed by a semi-autonomous Kurdish administration, the situation is just as grim. The slide of the Syrian pound has impacted all the Syrian ...