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Marwa Koçak

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Marwa Koçak’s Biography

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Marwa Koçak is a journalist and translator with an interest in Middle East affairs

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18 Days

18 Days

On 11 February 2011 President Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt for 30 years, stepped down from power. It wa…

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Meet the Turkish municipality leader saving dozens of girls from child marriage

Meet the Turkish municipality leader saving dozens of girls from child marriage

The New Arab Meets: Dilek Demir who has been working tirelessly to end the abusive practice of child marriage…

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'We will not let anybody harm Turkey's interests' - An interview with former Deputy PM Cevdet Yilmaz

'We will not let anybody harm Turkey's interests' - An interview with former Deputy PM Cevdet Yilmaz

Over the past decade, Turkey has found itself at the fore in some major conflicts in the Middle East, causing…

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Meet Turkey's headscarf-wearing football club president

Meet Turkey's headscarf-wearing football club president

The president of Adiyaman 1954 Football Club has attracted attention for being the first woman in such a posi…

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Besieged and starved: How 'the wheel of life' has stopped in Syria's Daraa

Besieged and starved: How 'the wheel of life' has stopped in Syria's Daraa

As the people of Daraa al-Balad area remain at loggerheads with the Syrian regime and Russian forces, the res…

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Egypt: An opposition in exile whose loved ones pay the price

Egypt: An opposition in exile whose loved ones pay the price

Aly Hussin Mahdy ignored his father's text messages for quite some time. As a politically outspoken Egyptian …

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‘Robbed’: Egypt-Argentina match sparks accusations of World Cup bias

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By Marwa Koçak
| Middle East Eye Verified
Argentina’s 3-2 win over Egypt in the World Cup round of 16 has triggered controversy on and off the pitch, after Egypt’s players, coaching staff and supporters questioned several key decisions in the match. Egypt had led 2-0 and appeared on course for a place in the quarter-finals before conceding three late goals.
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Istanbul, Ankara take action on HPV vaccination, as government delays promised national programme

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By Marwa Koçak
| Cancer World Verified
The two largest cities in Türkiye have stepped in to promote HPV vaccination at a local level, including free inoculation for young people from the poorest families, as the state fails to deliver on its commitment to add HPV to the national vaccination programme. On International HPV Awareness Day, March 4th, the Turkish government faced renewed calls to add HPV vaccination to the list of inoculations provided free to all citizens under the national vaccine calendar.
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Uncovering the ugly truth of Italy's migrant pushback tactics

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By Amy Addison-Dunne, Marwa Koçak
| The New Arab Verified
Recently, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her country's efforts in combating trafficking. He stated, “You have made remarkable progress, working with other countries along migration routes as equals.” He also noted that “irregular arrivals to Italy by sea are down by 60% since 2023.” To achieve this, Italy and the European Union (EU) have invested millions in the Libyan coastguard.
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