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PROFILE - Mahmoud Darwish: Poet of Palestine

The literary world on Monday commemorated the 13th anniversary of the death of Palestinian poet and resistance icon Mahmoud Darwish, who informed the international community about the struggle of his people through his works. "Mahmoud Darwish is important for Palestinian people’s cultural...

Displaced Syrian children hold ‘Tent Olympics’

Hurling a javelin, leaping over hurdles and sprinting beyond rows of tents to win gold, displaced children in the northwest of war-torn Syria have staged their very own Olympics. As the Tokyo Olympics wrapped up at the weekend, 120 boys from 12 different camps excitedly gathered late on...

Pandemic-era Olympics 'proved doubters wrong'

Britain's Olympic chief has told AFP the staging of the Tokyo Games in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has proved the doubters wrong while a former IOC executive claims it was a "miracle". The first Olympics ever to be postponed took place a year late and in stadiums where spectators...