Megan O'Toole

1 month ago | thespec.com | Megan O'Toole

LONDON, ONT.—A sleek black cat darts in through the open front door and flops down at the foot of a curved staircase, demanding belly rubs. “Alina is the queen of the house,” SJ Swartz says with a laugh. The tiny cat is roundly adored by Swartz and the three other women who share this rental home on a quiet London cul-de-sac: Christine Dafoe, Jo-Anne Muchan and Holly, who declined to use her surname for privacy reasons.

2 months ago | therecord.com | Megan O'Toole

As the skies above Athens opened and rain cascaded onto the marble columns of the Parthenon, Dorothy “Dee” Lay, 95, began her ascent. The elevator was out of service that morning, and security guards warned her not to attempt the slippery stairs. But this would likely be her only chance to see the landmark temple. “They said I was too old,” Dee recalled defiantly.

2 months ago | thespec.com | Megan O'Toole

As the skies above Athens opened and rain cascaded onto the marble columns of the Parthenon, Dorothy “Dee” Lay, 95, began her ascent. The elevator was out of service that morning, and security guards warned her not to attempt the slippery stairs. But this would likely be her only chance to see the landmark temple. “They said I was too old,” Dee recalled defiantly.

May 11, 2023 | middleeasteye.net | Megan O'Toole

Smotrich criticises Lapid's call for restraintIsrael's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday slammed opposition leader Yair Lapid, who called for the end of the military operation against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. "He is mainly making fun of himself, on what basis [is he] calling for the operation to be stopped?" said Smotrich. "What intelligence picture [does he] know?

May 11, 2023 | middleeasteye.net | Megan O'Toole

Politicians divided over elections in Turkey Ahead of the presidential elections in Turkey, Farsi media have speculated whether the victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival would benefit Iran's economy and hegemony in the region. On Tuesday, the Khorasan daily published a photo of the Turkish opposition's joint presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu holding a map showing his proposed highway and railway project, connecting Turkey to China through Iran.