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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.

We take a look at what the day of love will look like around the region.

Long gone are the days when a celeb’s success was based on actual work. While movies and albums might help Arab celebs make a name for themselves, there’s no need for them to worry their pretty little heads about a repeat performance when there are more important things to be focusing on...like themselves!

With the region in chaos, the Kurds have found a way to turn the situation to their advantage and get closer than ever before to their dreams of a united Kurdistan.

Getting their claws out on Twitter, Facebook and the press, these Arab celebs are not to be messed. Let their cat-fights speak for themselves!

The enormity of the human tragedy that has engulfed Syria since March 2011 cannot be underestimated. Tens of thousands have been killed, perhaps a million imprisoned and abused. Peace remains elusive, even as new proposals are put forth from all sides.

At the beginning of their careers, desperate Arab celebrities often turn up the heat with sex and controversy. But as soon as they've made it big they drop their scandalous ways faster than you can say "fame whore". Here are some of our favorite stars who went X-rated to go A-list.

Seven years after he first slipped into a coma, former Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has begun to show evidence of brain activity. What would Sharon be greeted by if he was to wake up in the winter of 2013?