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Iran

An Iranian woman works on her laptop in Tehran. (Reuters)

Tehran tangled in web of disinformation

Jordan

A view of the city of Amman (Backgound) from the citadel. (Roufan Nahhas)

Amman Citadel standing guard atop city since antiquity

Jordan

Princess Rym Ali, the festival president, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Cannes.(Courtesy of The Royal Film Commission)

Amman’s International Film Festival set for April 2020

Saber Ben Amer-43217

Iraq

Iraqi TV drama star Mahmoud Abu al-Abbas, center, and actors prepare to perform their roles in "The Hotel, at a filming location in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)

TV drama ‘Al Funduq’ stirs controversy in Iraq

Turkey

People cast their shadows on a wall as they look at a view of the Bosporus from the courtyard of the Ottoman-era Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. (Reuters)

Deficient restoration a problem for Turkey’s heritage

Constanze Letsch

Eid

Palestinian children attend an event organised ahead of Eid al-Fitr holiday in Rafah. (AFP)

Eid al-Fitr spirit unbeatable despite economic strains in the region

Lebanon

A view of Citerne Beirut space for performing arts. (Citerne Beirut)

Citerne Beirut injects new life into performing arts

Ahwazi

Ahwazi writer Yousef Azizi. (Al Arab)

The Ahwazis’ struggle is also cultural

Mohamed Hemamsi

Morocco

Moroccan actress Lubna Azabal (L), Moroccan film director Maryam Touzani (C) and Moroccan actress Nisrin Erradi pose during a photocall for the film “Adam” at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival, May 20. (AFP)

Moroccan film tackles taboo of unmarried mothers

Fiachra Gibbons-43143