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Tunisia Inside Out

Activism JR started out as a graffiti artist in Paris. Having won the prestigious TED Award in 2011, he went on a journey that would allow unheard voices to be seen.

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Syrian refugees in Egypt return home to fight

War in Syria Many young Syrians who have arrived in Cairo as refugees want to get back to fight the Assad regime, reports Abdulhamid...

Resistance Recipes: Daily struggles and triumphs under occupation

Film Through stories centred around food and organic agriculture, this film gives the viewer an insider's view of how...

Tel Aviv’s exhibition scene

Art Three enjoyable exhibitions that all deal in different ways with the notion of space and issues relating to politics,...

Syria and Iraq – will the newfound friendship last?

War in Syria Iraq is the only Arab state supporting Assad. But it is not too daring to predict that a Sunni-Islamist regime...

My favourite neighbourhood in Benghazi

Neighborhoods In another part of our favourite neighbourhood series, Hoda Emneina describes the area of Libya’s second largest city where her mother grew up and which she could discover after the fall of Gadaffi.

Is there a new Yemen on the horizon?

Arab Spring Southerners in Yemen passionately believe Aden is their capital city, and some of them want an independent state. But Sana Uqba says they are not ready.

News

Clashes at Cairo demonstration calling on Morsi to resign

Demonstrators calling for Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo. Hundreds of people had marched on Cairo's Tahrir Square...

Opinion

Wladimir van Wilgenburg: Barzani and Öcalan

Kurdistan “It is in the interests of the KDP, PKK and Turkey to come to an agreement over the Kurdish issue”

Garret Pustay: US must take the lead in Syria

War in Syria How much more evidence do you need, Mr. President, that the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad is a destabilizing force, a threat to peace in the...

Culture

Art – a new tool for Hezbollah

Art In a city described by its inhabitants as a “paradise of concrete”, graffiti in Beirut is improving the eyesight by adding more colors to the walls. Colorful paintings have spread all over...

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JR started out as a graffiti artist in Paris. Having won the prestigious TED Award in 2011, he went on a journey that would allow unheard voices to be seen.

Business

Qatar buys into billion-dollar Milan skyscraper project

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has bought a 40-percent stake in a new 290,000-square metre skyscraper project near the centre of Milan with a commercial value of 2.0 billion euros ($2.6 billion), the companies...

Travel

Hidden gems of the Middle East

Photo Essay Leave the world of fast food chains and mass tourism, we have found the places you can enjoy without the fuzz.

Bahrain’s culinary scene goes back to basics

Middle Eastern Food A number of new cafes have opened up across the island, championing Bahrain’s traditional cuisine among both the local community and expatriates.

A local’s guide on foot through Alexandria

Photo Essay Egypt’s second city is a unique fusion of past and present. Our insider Yara Ahmed knows how to best experience it.

The Middle East’s most unusual flight routes

Funny Middle East New York, North Korea, Paris and Mogadishu sounds like an odd combination. Take a look at these unexpected flight routes.

Features

Uncompromising hope, inspired by Ghassan Kanafani

Israel-Palestine Blogger @WomanUnveiled remembers the Nakba and finds hope in the words of Ghassan Kafanani, who was assassinated in Beirut 1972.

The Syrian crisis in Jordan

War in Syria To help or not to help? Resource-strained Jordan finds itself in a dilemma between aiding more Syrian brothers and sisters and prioritizing its...

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“It is in the interests of the KDP, PKK and Turkey to come to an agreement over the Kurdish issue”

Wladimir van Wilgenburg: Barzani and Öcalan

”It’s hard not to feel upset, dismayed and bewildered at the Obama administration's approach toward Syria”

Garret Pustay: US must take the lead in Syria

“As Qatar’s investments grow, Europe, and in particular Britain, needs to consider the risks that such dependence entails”

Adra El Azzouzi: Qatar and the UK – friends with benefits

“There is not one law in Saudi Arabia that regards violence toward women as an illegal activity“

Mohamed Hemish: Saudi ad against domestic violence

"Will the Muslim Brothers remain in power beyond 2013?"

Mervat Diab: Egypt's state of no-rule

"My friend from Homs, one is inclined to say, don't waste your tweets on Israel coming to your rescue"

Victor Argo: Syrian Open – advantage Israel!

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100 Years of Middle East History

Your Middle East has compiled a list of the events that have shaped the Middle East and North...

The Gulf – a global travel hub in the making?

Will the Gulf countries’ massive bet on turning the region into a global travel hub result...

Construction in Beirut

The Lebanese construction industry has been booming in the past decade, and new high-rises...

Doing business in Iraq

Although the security challenges remain massive, there are great opportunities for foreign...

A glimpse into Yemen, a nation chaotic

A photo report that gives a unique look into Yemen by Kit Weaver, who spent the summer in Sana’a....

Egypt's IT and communication industry

Following the January 25th 2011 revolution, deteriorating economic conditions devastated many...

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Women of the Middle East Bringing you the stories of strong, independent women as well as those who have no voice, this... The most dangerous myths about women and war		A changing Iran? Iran is a country in conflict; between the modern and the traditional, between a theocratic... Press TV reporter too sexy for the Islamic Republic

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