Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 73 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to security issues, health risks and legal differences with the UK.

Jennifer Flowers is an award-winning journalist and the senior deputy editor of Afar, where she oversees hotels and hospitality coverage. She has close to 20 years of experience in magazines, daily ...

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We are back in Barclays Women's Super League action on Tuesday against Leicester City at Emirates Stadium. The match kicks off at 7.30pm BST. In the UK and around the world, the game will be available ...

Every Thursday on Unpacked by Afar, we tackle a new tricky topic in travel. Because the travel world is complicated. We’re here to help you unpack it.

Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex ...

There are various ways to assess body weight, including body mass index (BMI), but even this assessment is considered imperfect. What’s considered a healthy weight for women isn’t one-size-fits-all.

The directors of the British junior mining company Shiraz Resources were able to put forward a solid argument when submitting a request for three gold exploration permits in the Afar region of ...

Women with disabilities are at least two to three times more likely than other women to experience violence, including by family, intimate partners, caregivers, and institutional facilities [5].

Worldwide, women only make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. As a result, there’s a lifetime of income inequality between men and women and more women are retiring into poverty. This stubborn ...

Around the world, we are witnessing increasing pushback against women's autonomy, from reproductive rights to freedom of expression, reminding us that what once seemed secure can also be taken away.