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It is no secret to anyone who has followed the Syrian crisis closely that the regime has responded violently to the protests ever since their inception.

As for Iraq, while the hijab law has received less criticism than it has in Iran, it is nonetheless enforced with the same rigor, and perhaps more so in the Shi'a holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

The IMF considers this particular issue as one of the most important challenges Tunisia must face as part of any economic reform strategy agreed upon with the Fund.

The Israeli military portrays itself as the "World's most LGBT friendly," although LGBTQ+ Palestinians are not spared its indiscriminate bombings, nor arbitrary arrests and checkpoint breaches.

June is Pride Month, a month dedicated to honoring LGBTQ+ people all around the world.

Biden claims his visit - which includes stops in the West Bank, Israel and Saudi Arabia - is about Israel, but the soaring cost of oil due to the war on Ukraine will surely be at the forefront of the Biden administration’s mind.

It appears that the vast majority of Lebanese politicians have entrenched interests that encourage them to trade Lebanon's oil resources for personal profit.

All commerce, enterprises, and industries that once made Aleppo Syria's economic engine, came to a standstill as a result of the protracted conflict.

Since coming to power, Egypt’s Sisi, has used prison as a political tool and means of punishment for thousands of critics and opponents.

Algerian-Turkish relations are based history and the mutual economic and political interests.

Western-style detached buildings, massive water-features, and outdoor green spaces (terraformed at great material cost), cement Dubai’s reputation as having transcended the technical limitations of its desert environment, thanks to its immense …

Israel is taking concrete steps toward becoming a rightist, nationalist, religious and extremist state.

Although Riyadh and Ankara may compete extensively, reality casts a looming shadow over this competition.

Her interest in Sufism began roughly 25 years ago, when she felt a magnetic pull toward Sufi poet Rumi, despite the fact that her family was neither spiritual nor religious.

The courts are now overseeing the trial of Mohamad Adam, a 17-year-old boy that goes by the nickname ‘Tupac.’ Adam is one of four suspects that stands accused of killing a senior policeman who mysteriously died on January 13.

Sisi starts the national dialogue initiative before updating his standards.

Libya is on its way back to the chaos witnessed before signing the UN-sponsored agreements.

The crisis in Syria directly hampered the operations, forcing it into complete shutdown. The pipelines connecting the Sinai Peninsula were also heavily damaged in 2012 due to instability and security incidents.

When Iraq became oil-rich in the 1950s, it opted to import Western influences by contracting several key projects from some of the world's best architects, like Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Frank Lloyd Wright, to mention a few.

The relevance of representation can extend beyond race and religion to the minutiae, such as exhibiting Middle Eastern traits that Hollywood has not previously normalized.