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3 days ago · Veiling was historically not common in Bangladesh. Middle- and upper-class women dressed in modern clothing and working class women in traditional Indian garb, and veiling was seen by the middle class as a sign of low class and low education. [88] In the 1980s, veils were reportedly a rare sight in the capital of Dhaka. [89]
5 days ago · Middle East news, arts, culture, and politics. Updates on Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Iran, OPEC, and the Persian Gulf states NPR streaming audio. Subscribe to the Middle East RSS feed.
16 hours ago · DUBAI, UAE, Sept 23: As of September 21, 2024, countries across the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iran, have recorded a remarkable 26% increase in international tourist arrivals during the first seven months of 2024 compared to the ...
1 day ago · Lebanon (/ ˈ l ɛ b ə n ɒ n,-n ə n / ⓘ LEB-ə-non, -nən; Arabic: لُبْنَان, romanized: Lubnān, local pronunciation: [lɪbˈneːn]), officially the Republic of Lebanon, [c] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia, bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the country's coastline
Sep 6, 2024 · 20th-century international relations - Cold War, Middle East, Asia: Islāmic and South Asian nationalism, first awakened in the era of the first World War, triumphed in the wake of the second, bringing on in the years 1946–50 the first great wave of decolonization. The British and French fulfilled their wartime promises by evacuating and recognizing the sovereignty of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon ...
4 days ago · The firm has 22 offices across 12 countries and 6000+ employees from 35+ different nationalities working in the Middle East, pulling in $1.7B in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company
3 days ago · The Soviet Union also shifted its support in favour of the Arab cause against Israel during this time, leading most countries of the Eastern Bloc to sever diplomatic ties in 1967; these included the Soviet Union itself, as well as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Bulgaria.
