Syria's President Assad welcomes Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri at the Teshrin presidential palace in Damascus

Something Smelly is About to Hit a Lebanese Fan

A day after the deadliest Lebanese-Israeli border skirmish in years, Lebanese analysts say the war that may be brewing is not with Israel…

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Saudi Arabia Goes Hi-Tech in Control of Women

Any Saudi woman flying out of the country will now trigger an SMS text message to their male ‘guardian’.

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Syrian President Celebrates 10 Years in Power

In just a decade, the media-savvy Assad has effectively ended Syria’s international isolation at no cost.

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Israeli Cinema’s Latest Offer is an Admirable Letdown

Film review of The Golden Pomegranate, the world’s ‘first film told from the perspective of a Sephardi Israeli woman’, which debuts at the Jerusalem Film Festival this week.

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Iran Haircuts

Iran Haircut Wars

Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance issues a catalogue of approved hairstyles.

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Checkpoint Web Drama

Web animation game supports campaign to lift restrictions on Palestinian movement.

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Saudi Arabia Goes on a Sheikh Diet

Religious authorities launch campaign to curb the use of the title sheikh.

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Since When is Rania the Foreign Minister of Jordan?

Jordan’s queen raises a few eyebrows with highly critical comments on Israeli raid

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Peace Gaming

Peace Gaming

Social networks, games and virtual worlds are crossing unlikely boundaries.

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Saudi Arabia Reels Over ‘Menopausegate’

An off-the-cuff comment by a leader of Saudi Arabia’s religious police has led to dismissals, death threats and debates about menopause.

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Size Doesn't Matter

Size Doesn’t Matter

Israel’s advocates engage sexual puns in social media campaign to defend the Jewish state.

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Ambassador At Very Large

Arab states reject senior diplomat whose name refers to large male genitals in Arabic.

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