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April 30, 2013

Al-Azhar students protest early in April following first mass poisoning incident (Photo: Ahram Arabic0news website)
Questions asked after second wave of food poisoning hits Al-Azhar
11:58 GMT
Another mass food poisoning at Al-Azhar University re-opens debate over the relationship between Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayeb and Muslim Brotherhood
HALA’s academic qualifications include a B.Sc. in Weather Prediction and a rather cheeky Ph.D. in Rejecting Marriage Proposals. (Image courtesy: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar)
Introducing Qatar uni's latest member of staff: A multilingual robotic receptionist
10:04 GMT
A Qatar university has welcomed a unique new staff member; a robotic receptionist who talks in both English and Arabic.
Websites around the world have identified Dubai-based Iraqi-Emirati model, Omar Burkan Al Gala, pictured, as being one of the three.
The mystery of the man deemed too hot for the house of Saud
06:18 GMT
He caused a media buzz after being a identified as one of three men allegedly deported from Saudi for being too good looking. But was Omar Burkan Al Gala actually in Canada at the time of the incident?

April 29, 2013

Giza Plateau
Giza cleans up its act: Two year build-up of garbage and dung finally swept away
12:04 GMT
After two years of neglect, the world famous Giza Plateau is spruced up and cleared of garbage
Shereen El Feki examines the attitude towards sex in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Photo for illustrative purposes, courtesy of The Sunday Times
Sex and the Citadel: The revolution being waged in the Arab bedroom
11:35 GMT
Shereen El Feki, in her new book 'Sex and the Citadel', writes about sexual issues in the Middle East in the midst of revolutionary fervour in the region.
A team of mechanical engineering students from the American University of Sharjah have built the ultimate green machine and are all set to take part in the 2013 Shell Eco-Marathon.
Sharjah students set to flash their clean green paper machine at Eco-Marathon
11:03 GMT
A team of mechanical engineering students from the American University of Sharjah have built the ultimate green machine and are all set to take part in the 2013 Shell Eco-Marathon - if they can find a sponsor to get them to Malaysia.
The Saudi anti-domestic abuse advert.
Saudi campaign bravely uncovers domestic violence
06:36 GMT
“Some things can’t be covered,” reads the slogan of Saudi Arabia’s anti-domestic violence advert.

April 28, 2013

Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Khaleej Times)
His Royal Highness Hashtag Mohamed: Dubai Ruler reaches for the twittersphere
13:15 GMT
#ShkMohdJournal was set up by the UAE's Vice-President in a bid to share his experiences and serve up some classic wisdom-nuggets
Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri received a Golden Star Award at the Marrakech International Film Festival (VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)
Too hard to handle: Lebanese authorities ban award-winning film for being shot in Israel
11:42 GMT
Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri said his movie "The Attack" was banned from being screened in cinemas in Lebanon for being partly shot in Tel Aviv and using Israeli actors.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal as he adjusts his keffiyeh (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)
He's alive! Saudi Prince Saud al Faisal laughs off rumours about his death
10:56 GMT
Gossip about the death of Saudi Foreign Minister thrives after his blunt statements on regional issues. But according to the Prince himself, the news of his death should not be exaggerated.
Egypt’s royal turtle was allegedly the world’s second oldest animal. (Arabiya.net)
Egypt's 270-year-old royal turtle kicks the bucket under Morsi's rule
06:27 GMT
A turtle considered to be the world’s second-oldest animal has died in Egypt’s Giza Zoo aged 270.

April 27, 2013

A NYPD officer stands in front of the New York building where a piece of airplane, believed to belong to one of those hijacked on 9/11, was found twelve years on. AFP photo
Fragment of 9/11 plane found in New York
11:30 GMT
12 years on, NYPD find a five foot long fragment of metal that belonged to one of the airplanes from September 11 2001 between two Manhattan buildings
Blurry images show the Tsarnaev brothers at the Boston Marathon shortly before they planted the bombs that killed three people.
Mum's the word? Boston Marathon suspect's mother is new 'person of interest'
11:07 GMT
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, the mother of the men who planted the bombs at the Boston Marathon, is being investigated by US federal authorities to see if she played a role in 'radicalising her sons'
Don't get tyred! Somen Debnath at the Amman Citadel, Jordan. The round-the-world cyclist is undeterred by instability in Middle East
All Geared Up: Taliban and Syrian conflict no problem for Indian round-the-world cyclist
08:04 GMT
Despite being held captive by the Taliban when in Afghanistan, Somen Debnath vows to continue his journey cycling around the world, biking 191 countries in 16 years

April 26, 2013

The Lebanese couple Kholoud Sukkariyeh and Nidal Darwish, who conducted the first ever registered civil wedding in Lebanon. (Getty Images)
Lovers against all odds: Lebanese government approves first ever civil marriage administered in Lebanon
09:06 GMT
Lebanese Interior Minister signs first ever civil marriage conducted in Lebanon after the the Lebanese Supreme Council in the Ministry of Justice took an unanimous decision in February to consider legal all civil marriages conducted in Lebanon by people that do not have any religious affiliation.