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AL-BAB has been in existence since the early days of the internet. Originally intended to be a website about Yemen, it began in February 1998 as "Yemen Gateway". Al-bab is a blog that focuses on news and commentary related to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The blog covers a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, society, religion, and human rights.
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4M ago
One of the most horrific moments of the Syrian conflict came in August 2013 when rockets laden with the nerve agent sarin hit Ghouta, a rebel-held ..read more
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5M ago
At the height of the AIDS epidemic millions of people, especially in the world’s poorest countries, faced illness and death without access to proper treatment ..read more
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6M ago
An accident involving a Palestinian rocket is the most likely scenario but exactly what happened is still far from clear ..read more
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6M ago
For several days now, one of Elon Musk’s favourite customers on X/Twitter has been posting updates about Israel-Gaza every few minutes. At a ..read more
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7M ago
Following Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, British prime minister Margaret Thatcher advocated using banned chemical weapons against ..read more
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7M ago
Thirteen people charged in connection with the world's worst crane disaster have gone on trial in Saudi Arabia for a third time, after previously ..read more
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7M ago
A few years ago Egypt's Supreme Council for Media Regulation decreed that gay people must not appear in print or audio or visual media "except in ..read more
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8M ago
More information is gradually emerging about the mysterious private jet impounded at Lusaka airport in Zambia after a flight from Cairo, and enough is now known ..read more
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1y ago
Since its first appearance in 2012, the "crisis actors" conspiracy theory has become a popular way of denying reality. ..read more
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1y ago
The Egyptian authorities have got themselves in a tangle over photography. They want the country to be seen as an attractive tourist destination and if ..read more