Offbeat

Far-right French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, who wants to ban Muslim names in France, has hailed an obsolete Moroccan prohibition of foreign names as "an excellent idea".

Veteran Egyptian actor Mohamed Sobhi claimed he had rejected millions of dollars to perform a play in Saudi Arabia after being described as an 'entertainer', sparking a social media war between Egyptians and Saudis

Lebanese security forces have arrested a man who claimed to be a prophet and started a social media war with Egyptian Twitter users.

A Taliban spokesman has said that fighter must not take their guns, wear military uniforms, or drive military vehicles, when visiting the funfair.

Mostafa Mohamed, a forward for Turkey's Galatasaray, is registered at the Cairo institution. But a campus official noticed that he wasn't the one sitting the exam and filed a judicial complaint.

A flight to Israel from New York was forced to turn around when two passengers snuck into business class and refused to return to their seats.

Arabic oud legend Naseer Shamma returns home to Iraq, aiming to to 'change soul' of his country- from which he was previously exiled- with music

The 55-face shape the jewel was cut into was inspired by the Middle East palm-shaped symbol of power and protection, the Hamsa, which is also associated with the number five.

Canadian doctor Aisha Khatib delivered a premature baby on a Qatar Airways flight to Uganda while it flew over Egypt at 35,000 feet.

An investigation has been opened into an incident where scantily dressed women performed a Samba dance in the street.