Alaa Massri, 18, was arrested while protesting at the site of the statues of Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de León, which protesters have been asking to take down.
In-depth: Activists say Italy's $1.2 billion sale of warships to Egypt is a betrayal of murdered student Giuliu Regeni and thousands of Egyptian political prisoners, and vow to sue Rome
Women flooded the streets of Beirut to stand up against sexual violence, performing to the Chilean feminist anthem 'Un Violador En Tu Camino,' resonating with females around the world.
Political and economic difficulties affecting the region could mean that climate change is a low priority for many of its ordinary citizens, but things are changing, Gaia Caramazza has found.
Benjamin Redd, a Beirut-based American journalist, claimed he was fired from the newspaper after trying to organise a strike over salary non-payment. His colleagues have gone on strike in solidarity
