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China

A supporter of the Muslim Uighur minority protests to denounce China’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs in front of the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, last July 5. (AFP)

China’s Middle East policy runs into problems

culture

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) gives a speech at the 17th Francophone countries summit in Yerevan, on October 11. (AFP)

Does Francophonie matter for the Arab world?

Gulf

Two Saudi men take a selfie at a commercial movie theatre in Riyadh. (Reuters)

MENA Cinema Forum highlights Gulf prospects

Terrorism

An Iraqi man holds an Iraqi flag as he celebrates his country’s victory over the Islamic State at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, last December. (Reuters)

Number of terrorism deaths dropped in 2017; Iraq experienced most attacks in MENA

Terrorism

A 2017 file picture shows a member of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) removing an Islamic State group flag in the town of Tabqa. (AFP)

The global threat of terrorism

Health

A view of Shuaiba oil refinery is seen in Basra, southeast of Baghdad September 21, 2015. (Reuters)

Rising carbon dioxide levels poses added risk to the Middle East

MENA

This file photo taken on May 10, 2012 shows a view of and Apple iPhone displaying the Facebook app's splash screen in front of the login page. (AFP)

The saga of Facebook Arabic on the iPhone

Khadija Hamouchi

mental health

A Sympaticus poster that shows mental health is always at hand. (Sympaticus)

MENA’s mental health start-ups navigate minefields

Khadija Hamouchi

Netherlands

Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag during an interview in Beirut. (Reuters)

Dutch minister advocates 'preventive' policies to address MENA unrest