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Activists hail Kuwait abolishing ‘honour killing’ Penal Code, raising legal marriage age
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Activists hail Kuwait abolishing honour killing, child marriage

Men in Kuwait who kill their female relatives for adultery or indecent behaviour will now be prosecuted for murder, abolishing previous lighter penalties

Nadda Osman
18 March, 2025
Ahmed Sahhar (35) processes plastic waste to produce gasoline and diesel fuel in Sheikh Ridwan neighborhood in northern Gaza on March 12, 2025. Sahhar burns the plastics with a special method and separates the liquid that can be used as fuel and offers it to the Palestinians in the region to meet their daily needs. Israel's blockade of Gaza Strip and the rise in fuel prices have led the people of the region to find alternative solutions.
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Israel accused of 'genocidal acts' as Gaza blockade continues

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 March, 2025
Basij special paramilitary personnel are standing guard beside their motorcycles during a military rally in downtown Tehran, Iran
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Iran arrests student who stripped to underwear in protest

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 November, 2024
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The body of a missing student has been found amidst a wave of femicides in Turkey [Getty]
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Body of missing student found as Turkey grapples with femicides

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 October, 2024
Women hold Ikbal Uzuner's portraits during the demonstration against femicide in Izmir
Turkey
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Protests in Turkey over double murder, violence against women

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2024
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Egypt asks grand Mufti to ratify serial killer's execution

Thaer Mansour
25 August, 2024
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Ten years after the Sinjar massacre, Yazidi women fight back

Jessie Williams

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06 August, 2024
The TikTok logo is being displayed on a smartphone screen in Athens, Greece, on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The dark side of tech for gender inequality in the Middle East

Sophia Akram
17 July, 2024
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Egypt refers Uber driver to trial over allegedly attacking woman

Thaer Mansour
05 June, 2024
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Egypt announces details on 'the Fifth Settlement Murderer'

Thaer Mansour
29 May, 2024
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Uber Egypt asks for access to drivers' criminal records

Thaer Mansour
21 May, 2024
Egypt
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Egyptians outraged at Uber after new alleged assault

Thaer Mansour
15 May, 2024
Egypt
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Egypt jails Uber driver over attempted kidnapping of woman

Nabila El-Gaafary
16 April, 2024
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Egypt
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Egyptian Uber driver to face trial after death of woman

Nabila El-Gaafary
25 March, 2024
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#IWD2024: Gaza women experiencing 'darkest of days' amid war

The New Arab Staff
08 March, 2024
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Egypt renews detention of Uber driver accused of kidnap

Nabila El-Gaafary
28 February, 2024
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Egypt
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Egypt launches investigations of Uber driver kidnap attempt

Thaer Mansour
26 February, 2024
Women in Gaza have been exposed to horrific suffering as a result of Israel's war [Getty]
Gaza War
MENA
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Lack of hygiene products threatens Gaza women with disease

Sally Ibrahim
27 December, 2023
Turkey
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Turkey drops bid to shut down leading anti-femicide group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 September, 2023
Hisham Talaat Mustafa (left) was found guilty of ordering the death of his pop-star former lover Suzanne Tamim (right) [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian court 'clears name' of tycoon over pop star murder

The New Arab Staff
29 August, 2023