Ahmad Mustafa,a field operations manager with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG),a UK-based charity clearing land across Lebanon (Picture: Gergana Krasteva)
Metro’s foreign correspondent Gergana Krasteva travelled to south Lebanon where MAG is currently carrying out demining operations (Picture: Gergana Krasteva)
Thousands of women ran a marathon on Kish Island,in Iran – without a hijab – in what many saw as a sign of the social and cultural shift in the country.
Lithuania – a strategically important Nato-member for securing the Baltic – has declared a state of emergency over security posed by Russia-allied Belarus.
Shymkent, a city in southern Kazakhstan, has thrived thanks to the concerted efforts of China and Kazakhstan to upgrade the local oil factory into a modern and environmentally-friendly refinery.