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A watch that belonged to a former Islamic State (ISIS) fighter, bearing the group’s logo. (AFP)
Baghdadi evades capture as a new ISIS takes shape
Ed Blanche
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
Lamine Ghanmi
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
Tarek Guizani
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
Ed Blanche
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
Thomas Seibert
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
Lamine Ghanmi
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
Will of the people. Iraqi lawmakers attend a session of parliament in Baghdad. (AP)
We have had elections in Iraq, now we need democracy
Mamoon Alabbasi
Problematic support. A file picture shows Salafist leader Yasser al-Borhamy (C) walking with his supporters in Alexandria. (Reuters)
Why are Egypt’s Salafists backing Sisi?
Amr Emam