You are here: Homepage Tag Arabian Peninsula Articles Adeeb al-Janani, a reporter for the private Yemeni television station Belqees TV, was killed at the airport in Aden on 30 December 2020 while reporting on the return of the Yemeni government from negotiations in Saudi Arabia. A large crowd of people attended his funeral in Taizz Photo: Hussam Al-Qoliaa Freedom of the press | Yemen Assassinated, imprisoned, exiled A complex civil war with international involvement has been raging in Yemen for years. It is extremely dangerous for journalists to pursue their profession, Yemeni journalists still pay a heavy price for the civil war. Many have left the country and young reporters with no training are taking their place By Samia al-Aghbary 10/17/2024 Kuwaitis celebrate their bank holidays with the so-called kite festival in Subiya Photo: Gabriele Cecconi Day trip | Kuwait The kite festival in Subiya Kuwait City locals flood the desert landscape to fly kites of all shapes and sizes on their national day By Gabriele Cecconi 06/01/2023 In 1969, Frauke Heard-Bey was one of the first Western women to travel overland to Liwa Oasis in the south of the UAE Photo: Heard-Bey private archive Personal history | Abu Dhabi Archivist in the Gulf Historian Frauke Heard-Bey moved from Berlin to Abu Dhabi in 1967 for love. More than fifty years later, she calls the Emirates her home - and has helped build up an entire national archive. By Frauke Heard-Bey 01/07/2022
Adeeb al-Janani, a reporter for the private Yemeni television station Belqees TV, was killed at the airport in Aden on 30 December 2020 while reporting on the return of the Yemeni government from negotiations in Saudi Arabia. A large crowd of people attended his funeral in Taizz Photo: Hussam Al-Qoliaa Freedom of the press | Yemen Assassinated, imprisoned, exiled A complex civil war with international involvement has been raging in Yemen for years. It is extremely dangerous for journalists to pursue their profession, Yemeni journalists still pay a heavy price for the civil war. Many have left the country and young reporters with no training are taking their place By Samia al-Aghbary 10/17/2024
Kuwaitis celebrate their bank holidays with the so-called kite festival in Subiya Photo: Gabriele Cecconi Day trip | Kuwait The kite festival in Subiya Kuwait City locals flood the desert landscape to fly kites of all shapes and sizes on their national day By Gabriele Cecconi 06/01/2023
In 1969, Frauke Heard-Bey was one of the first Western women to travel overland to Liwa Oasis in the south of the UAE Photo: Heard-Bey private archive Personal history | Abu Dhabi Archivist in the Gulf Historian Frauke Heard-Bey moved from Berlin to Abu Dhabi in 1967 for love. More than fifty years later, she calls the Emirates her home - and has helped build up an entire national archive. By Frauke Heard-Bey 01/07/2022