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The satirical signs from the heart of Syria are going down a storm with young activists everywhere.

On 8 March, International Women’s Day marks a time for the world to celebrate its fairer-sex.

The latest series of X Factor Arabia might have only kicked off last month but round one of the show has already crammed in enough thrills and spills to last a series.

A fatwa, meaning religious declaration, is usually reserved for the important issues in history. But nowadays more and more clerics are turning to freaky fatwas to get their faces in the public eye.

For Palestinian West Bankers, the term “Third Intifada” is bandied around almost every week so for a resident to take the idea seriously, all the right ingredients need to be present.

The new Iranian electoral race ahead of the summer poll date in June looks set to see even more conservative candidates vie for the prize of the Persian state.

Popular TV talent contests Arab Idol and X Factor have returned to screens bigger and better than ever before this year and with both shows ready to do what it takes to rake in the ratings and be named the viewers’ favorite, the war is on!

In a region traditionally thought of as conservative when it comes to revealing glimpses of the female form, women are increasingly getting their kit off. Today we take a look at the Middle Eastern ladies who have bared it all for fun, self-promotion and protest.

News reports on the Syrian crisis are filled with explosions, executions and extreme suffering. But there is another side to the protracted conflict, which has paralyzed the country for more than 23 months. Few reports show how boring and isolating the war can be.

Are the region's young girls in peril as pre-teens are veiling and adolescents are getting married.