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Egypt

A step towards opening societal debate. Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayeb at the headquarters of al-Azhar in Cairo. (AFP)

Al-Azhar grand imam sparks polygamy rethink

ISIS

Zulfi Hoxha, a senior ISIS commander known as Abu Hamza al-Amriki. (Video grab)

New ISIS leaders emerge on the internet

ISIS

Baghdadi evades capture as a new ISIS takes shape

tunisia

Election officials count the results of the municipal vote at a sorting centre in Tunis, on May 7. (AP)

What to know about Tunisia’s municipal elections

tunisia

Tunisians look at lists of candidates for the upcoming municipal elections in the city of Ariana, on April 14. (AFP)

Why Islamists around the region are watching local elections in Tunisia

North Korea

Sayyad-3 air defence missiles on display at an undisclosed location in Iran, last July. (Iranian Defence Ministry)

Iran boasts tripling missile output, raising concerns about North Korean factor

Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and his wife meet Pope Francis at the Vatican, on February 5. (AP)

Erdogan tries to boost Islamic credentials by meeting with Pope Francis over Jerusalem

tunisia

Getting out the vote. Employees of the ISIE election body work at an outreach booth at a shopping mall in Tunis, last August. (AFP)

Tunisia’s long-delayed municipal vote turns focus to local politics

Evolving landscape. Lebanon’s State Minister of Women’s Affairs Jean Oghassabian speaks during a conference on women’s participation in politics at Kempinski Summerland Hotel in Beirut, on January 17. (AP)

In Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, independent candidates hope to shake up the political status quo

Kareem Chehayeb