Slideshows

As we revisit the region after Palestine's second successful bid for enhanced access to the UN, we ask who is the pariah now? As Israel grows more and more isolated in the international arena, it even looks likely Hamas stands a chance of re-entering the international fold, if it plays its cards right. Is Israel being left out in the cold, as traditional cheer-leaders to the Jewish state start to dis-band and consider defecting to the other side?

We put two of the region's music pop queens to the man-competition in a face-off. Not their music collection but their men and husband count. Could Haifa Wehbe pose a challenge to our Sabah's supremacy as the leading lady in musical hits and husbands?

A look through the archives of Iraq's forgotten war in the damage toll wreaked by violence and strife. Lives have been lost and cultural heritage has been wasted on account of Iraq's ongoing crisis.

When the Muslim Brotherhood and the celebrity world collide, drama is inevitable.

How will the economic policies of this international fund, the notorious IMF, affect a region with so many revolutions?

For many, the impression remains that the Arab League has sold Palestine down the river because of the international risks of rocking the boat. An overview of the history of the Arab League's activity for the Palestinian people.

There is a new form of war afoot between Gaza and Israel - the modern propaganda war cyber-war or Twitter war as some are calling it. It uses a different kind of weaponry than the missiles, bombs and rockets on the ground. This is a propaganda war of words and taunts, 140 characters long.

Has Islam had a 'Happy' Hijri year that passed? A review of 1433 for the Islamic faith to discover how the religion fared in terms of 'successes' and 'losses'.

The Arab world is seeing a new breed of music that is something a little different to the run of the mill Haifa Wehbe and Elissa pop or George Wassouf anthems. Alternative rock bands are breaking the surface, and they may not be received with open arms by a region - while open to political shifts- still wary of social change and the influence lurking in the lyrics of these avant-garde artistes.

The fashion-forward and daring pitch up in an empty car showroom to watch the glamor of the Middle Eastern catwalk.