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WhatsApp is jihadists' recruitment tool

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

Morocco

An elderly Moroccan woman is seen near the village of Imilchil in central Morocco’s high Atlas Mountains. (AFP)

Report raises alarm over rural Moroccan women’s access to education and health care

Egypt

A doctor checks an X-ray image of a patient’s breast at a hospital in the Giza province. (Saeed Shahat)

In Egypt, women battle breast cancer and social stigma

Hassan Abdel Zaher

UAE

A view of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park south of Dubai. (Reuters)

New Dubai city pushes for green revolution in the desert

environment

Visitors look at screens displaying images of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Solar Park at the solar plant in Dubai. (AFP)

Hot Sahara sun could ensure cleaner future

Egypt

Breaking barriers. Participants pose at the end of discussion session.(Courtesy of Taboo Talk)

Taboo Talk offers Egyptians an offline space to engage in hard conversations

Marwa al-A’sar-98740

Women

A woman wears an Algerian flag during a protest over fears of plot to prolong the Algerian president's rule, in Paris, March 17. (AFP)

Soft sharia smothers Muslim women in France

Morocco

Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni (R) is greeted after leaving a prison in Sale near Rabat, October 16. (AFP)

Moroccan journalist released but debate over women rights continues to escalate