Middle East

Virginity Still a Commodity in Iran

Increasing numbers of women have premarital sex and then undergo surgery to conceal the fact from their husbands.

Iranians and the Cult of Death

Mundane spectacle of executions coupled with morbid fascination with sacrifice and retribution.

TV Output Boosts Rights Awareness

New Media Conference Highlights IT Role

Disabled Overlooked

Municipalities do not appear to provide enough support to help those with physical handicaps.

Growing Up in a Graveyard

Several generations of families now live in the Al-Ghuraba due to a lack of affordable housing in Tripoli, with no solution in sight.

Cinemas in Tripoli: Decline of a Golden Age

Bustling cinemas were once a central part of Tripoli’s cultural life, but the current sorry state of the cinema scene reflects how much the city has lost its lustre.

Turmoil in Lebanon

Devout Shia Spoil Baghdad Football Party

Their offence at celebration of Asia Cup victory points to worrying intolerance of secular way of life.

Sanctions Dull Tehran's Image

Blank billboards betray lack of investor confidence.