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Arab

Iraqi actor Alla'a Shaker (L) and Saudi actor Abdulmohsin Al Nimir (R) are seen at a shooting set during filming of MBC's Ramadan Arabic series "Umm Haroun." (Reuters)

Ramadan TV series mired in Mideast tensions

Iraq

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr carry placards depicting U.S. President Donald Trump at a protest against what they say is U.S. presence and violations in Iraq, duri in Baghdad, Iraq January 24. (dpa)

What is the future of US-Iraq relations?

Morocco

A house on the outskirts of Marrakech. (AFP)

Marrakech a magnet of foreign investment in real estate

tunisia

A Palestinian farmer checks the palm tree fruit to make sure it is disease-free. (Culture & Arts Association, Palestine)

Date palm heritage in Arab World celebrated by UNESCO

Spain

Santiago Abascal, leader of far-right Vox Party, waves to supporters as fireworks go off outside the party headquarters after the announcement of the general election first results in Madrid, November 10. (AP)

Vox reinvents history to claim ‘Reconquista’ of Spain

society

This file photo shows Roman ruins at an archaeological site in the Lebanese costal city of Tyre, on September 28, 2016. (AFP)

New study shows genetic similarity between populations of ancient Rome and Middle East

Egypt

A man touches an icon tracing the flight of the Holy Family in Egypt on display at the entrance of the Church of the Holy Virgin Mary in Al Muharraq. (Marc Espanol)

A rare spiritual experience at Egypt’s oldest monastery

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Makawir

The ruins of the Makawir fortress where John the Baptist was said to be imprisoned. (Hasan Tamimi)

Makawir attracts Christian pilgrims, despite dark past

Lebanon

A view of the St Vartan’s Armenian Cathedral. (Living Lebanon)

Bourj Hammoud, the little Armenia in the heart of Beirut