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Great places to live and not to live

Reality Check: The Middle East, Malta and Iceland - among the places you may or may not want to make your home.

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Netanyahu calls a halt to settlement building

In a reversal of his recent policy, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered a halt to construction of 24,000 new homes in the West Bank. Middle East analyst, Michael Lüders, explains why Israel seems to be making a u-turn on its usual position.

Hind Shoufani

Hind Shoufani

Hind Shoufani

The Palestinian film maker and writer, Hind Shoufani, talks about her vision for the future of the Middle East, and explains why she believes a single state solution is the only way a sustainable peace can even be achieved in the region.

Malta selling citizenships

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Become Maltese - residency not required!

Malta has announced it will sell Maltese citizenship to raise funds to support the economy, but with no requirement to live in the country. The decision is drawing criticism both from people who think people buying citizenship should be obliged to live in, or at least invest in, the country, and from those who think citizenship should not be sold.

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Narcotics are destroyed outside Kabul

Afghan opium trade reaches record high

The lastest UN figures show opium cultivation in Afghanistan is at its highest level ever. Despite international efforts to control drug production in the country, the illegal industry is growing steadily.

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Birgitta Jonsdottir

Iceland and gender equality

Politician Birgitta Jonsdottir explains why Iceland leads the world in women's rights and gender equality.

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