Around 40 percent of children across Middle East and North Africa's 'crisis zones' are being denied their right to education due to ongoing war and violence.
London-based football club Arsenal have signed Egyptian Olympic footballer Mohammed Elneny, the latest Arab player to take part in top-flight English football.
Alan Rickman who died on Thursday directed a pro-Palestine play 'My Name is Rachel Corrie' telling the story of an American student killed by an Israeli bulldozer.
As Tunisia celebrates the fifth anniversary of the removal of Zine El Abedine Ben Ali, many are remembering the critical moment of the revolution that began the Arab Spring.
Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani has pardoned 50 foreigners held in Qatar's jails, as part of an annual attempt to maintain good relations with the overseas worker community.
