The war has forced Israel’s Arab citizens to explain that no, they are not Hamas
Haifa and Jerusalem CNN — When 20-year-old Aya Najame, an Arab Muslim, was a little girl growing up in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, she would go on…
Lina Mukherjee: Indonesia jails woman who recited Muslim prayer on TikTok before eating pork
CNN — A Muslim woman has been sentenced to two years in prison under Indonesia’s blasphemy law over a video she shared on TikTok which showed her reciting an Islamic…
Iranian women face 10 years in jail for inappropriate dress after ‘hijab bill’ approved
CNN — Iran’s parliament on Wednesday passed draconian new legislation imposing much harsher penalties on women who breach hijab rules, days after the one-year anniversary of mass protests sparked by…
Winemaker dies in Italy while trying to save colleague who fainted in wine vat
CNN — A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in wine vat, according to Italy’s fire brigade. Authorities responded to the…
Dubai police seize over $1 billion of captagon drug smuggled inside furniture
Abu Dhabi CNN — The United Arab Emirates foiled an attempt to smuggle 13 tonnes of the addictive amphetamine captagon – worth more than $1 billion – hidden in a…
Drunk driving campaign gets motorists tipsy before putting them behind the wheel
Tokyo CNN — Police in Japan have implemented an unusual strategy in order to prevent drunk driving: encouraging people to consume alcohol and then letting them loose on a driving…
France and EU to spend $215 million shoring up struggling wine producers
Paris CNN — The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country’s wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling…
Fukushima nuclear waste water: China bans all seafood from Japan after release begins
CNN — China announced Thursday it was banning all seafood from Japan in response to Tokyo’s decision to begin releasing treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, dramatically escalating…
Italian man dies after being crushed by thousands of wheels of cheese
Rome CNN — An Italian cheesemaker died on Sunday after being crushed by thousands of rounds of Grana Padano cheese in the aging room of his factory in Bergamo, northern…
Fine dining in Budapest: How the city has become a culinary force
CNN — While Budapest may be primarily known for its architecture, geothermal springs and communist heritage, the city’s gastronomy scene has been gaining considerable travel attention in recent years. New…