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Sudanese journalist Ali Farsab finds himself perched on Red Sea shores, immersed in a painful reflection on the nation’s grim circumstances. Military conflict in Sudan, now in its ninth month, has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians without any of the warring parties securing a decisive victory. Shifting to the stark reality encountered by reporters amidst the chaos of war, Farsab said: “Conflict has created a divide between journalists and their pens and papers.”

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Many girls and women have started weaving carpets in northern Balkh province after the ban on their high and university education remains imposed.

IFEX's Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah reflects on a year in the MENA region with more than its share of dark stories, but shares reasons for hope grounded in the work of civil society - persistent, collaborative, strategic - and effective.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Almond yield has increased in northern Balkh province compared to last year’s harvest, but the dried fruit prices and its export to foreign

‘Historic’ move sees media professionals claim rights after years of persecution under Omar al-Bashir and crackdown after 2021 coup