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Saudi astronaut and cancer researcher Rayyanah Barnawi forming a heart with her hands

Saudi astronaut and cancer researcher Rayyanah Barnawi forming a heart with her hands

Saudi women break the glass ceiling

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DW met some of the Iranian women defying the laws they say are limiting their freedom.

DW met some of the Iranian women defying the laws they say are limiting their freedom.

Iranian women defy laws limiting their freedom

Iranian women defy laws limiting their freedom

While mass protests have become less common in Iran, resistance against the Islamic leadership is visible everywhere.

A mother and father hold two children in their arms while looking out a window

A mother and father hold two children in their arms while looking out a window

Lebanon struggles with high suicide rates

Lebanon struggles with high suicide rates

Added to a political and economic crisis, Lebanon confronts a troubling rise in the number of suicides.

Golfer Brooks Koepka completes his swing on the 18th tee of the PGA

Golfer Brooks Koepka completes his swing on the 18th tee of the PGA

Koepka hands LIV Golf — and Saudi Arabia — first major win

Koepka hands LIV Golf — and Saudi Arabia — first major win

Despite the boos, Brooks Koepka's PGA Championship win was a major boost for Saudi-backed LIV Golf.

Iraqi people stage a protest against the depreciation of the local currency, the dinar, against the US dollar, at Tahrir square in Baghdad.

Iraqi people stage a protest against the depreciation of the local currency, the dinar, against the US dollar, at Tahrir square in Baghdad.

Why the dollar's dominance is declining in the Middle East

Why the dollar's dominance is declining in the Middle East

Iraq banned the US dollar, the Saudis plan to sell oil without it, and there are plans for a new currency to bypass it.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Arab League summit in Jeddah

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Arab League summit in Jeddah

Syria: Bashar al-Assad returns to the international stage

Syria: Bashar al-Assad returns to the international stage

Syria's President Bashar Assad joined fellow leaders at an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia.

DW REV | REV Explains: Lebanon

DW REV | REV Explains: Lebanon

Mercedes in Lebanon

Mercedes in Lebanon

The Lebanese are car crazy. Especially old Mercedes models make their hearts beat faster.

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Sarina Salehi training in Krefeld

Sarina Salehi training in Krefeld

Everything for wrestling: Sarina Salehi's Olympic dream

As a girl in Iran, wrestling was forbidden. So Sarina Salehi fled with her family to Germany to follow her dream.

Protests featuring nooses and the Iranian flag in Iran

Protests featuring nooses and the Iranian flag in Iran

Death penalty: Executions at highest rate in five years

At least 883 people were executed worldwide in 2022, says Amnesty International — many of them in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

An Israeli flag flies with a glass dome of the German Bundestag in the background

An Israeli flag flies with a glass dome of the German Bundestag in the background

Five lessons from Meron Mendel's 'Talking about Israel'

"Talking about Israel," a book by Israeli professor Meron Mendel, analyzes how Israel is discussed in German society.