Tag: BBC

Will Russia ever leave fossil fuels behind? (Angelina Davydova, BBC)

The small West Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, home to just over 100,000 people, is Russia's unofficial capital of oil. The town is surrounded by...

Beirut blast: UN ignored plea for port disaster evidence (BBC)

The BBC has learned that the UN has repeatedly ignored requests from bereaved families for information to help the official investigation into the Beirut...

Sudan’s military reinstates ousted civilian PM Hamdok (BBC)

Sudan's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been reinstated following last month's coup when he was put under house arrest. Sudan's military reinstates ousted civilian...

Afghanistan: Taliban unveil new rules banning women in TV dramas (BBC)

Women have been banned from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under new rules imposed by the Taliban government. Afghanistan: Taliban unveil new rules banning...

Somali spy agent death: Probe exonerates officials (BBC)

A team investigating the disappearance and subsequent death of a female Somali spy agent, Ikran Tahlil, has “found no evidence” that senior officials in...