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Egypt

People ride a small boat past an oil spill in the Nile River in Cairo. (AFP)

Cairo needs more awareness, strict regulations to protect environment

Hassan Abdel Zaher

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

Lebanon

A student takes part in a workshop at The Little Engineer centre in Beirut. (The Little Engineer)

Beirut-based technology initiative propping future generations

Egypt

A fragile ecosystem. Fish swimming off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada. (AFP)

Egypt's rebounding tourism threatens Red Sea coral

Jordan

Wheelchair-bound Ali Sawalmeh raising the Jordanian flag on Mount Kilimanjaro. (Provided by Roufan Nahhas)

Jordan’s disabled struggle for acceptance and opportunities in society

Tunis

Visitors look at books at the 35th International Book Fair in Tunis, April 7. (Tunis International Book Fair)

Tunis International Book Fair highlights principles of individual rights, equality

UAE

A driverless vehicle at Masdar City, on the eastern outskirts of Abu Dhabi. (AFP)

‘Artificial intelligence’ becoming buzz phrase in Arab world

Morocco

A 2017 file picture shows state-employed medical professionals demonstrating outside the health ministry,in Rabat. (AP)

Heated debate in Morocco over brain drain

Mohamed al-Alawi-88326

Iraq

Doctors and patients at a Baghdad hospital. (AFP)

Medical doctors, a disappearing profession in Iraq