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Iran

An elderly man holds a newspaper as he walks on a sidewalk in Tehran. (Reuters)

Ageing Iran is a bit like a Greek tragedy

UAE

A photo of late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan (background) is seen on screen during a workshop of the World Tolerance Summit in Dubai. (Twitter)

Dubai’s World Tolerance Summit embraces diversity

UAE

A 2017 file picture shows people taking a picture with the world’s first operational police robot near the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. (AFP)

UAE sees future in artificial intelligence

UAE

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (R) browses through a booklet during the launch of the Madrasa portal in Dubai. (WAM)

UAE establishes the largest free e-learning platform in Arab world

Saudi Arabia

A Saudi fashion designer shows one of her creations at her shop in Jeddah. (Reuters)

Cinemas and fast fashion: Reforms change Saudi shopping habits

Iraq

An Iraqi man holds a cockatiel for sale at the Al-Ghazel animal market in Baghdad. (AFP)

Birds are fleeing Iraq’s devastation

Salam al-Shammaa

Iraq

A view of a water stream in the Iraqi city of Basra. (Mohammad Dylan)

Basra’s water woes reflect lack of political will

UAE

Dr Maryam Matar, founder and chairwoman of the UAE Genetic Diseases Association. (Twitter)

Maryam Matar aims to be the first Arab woman to be awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

Education

An illustration shows a USB device being plugged into a laptop computer. (Reuters)

E-learning reforms facing major challenges in Egyptian schools