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Food & Drink

Understanding the Middle East's passion for pomegranates

Hailed as a superfood for its antioxidant properties, the ruby red seeds of this remarkable fruit have been savoured for centuries, and hold a special religious and cultural significance
Refugees
Syrian refugees in Jordan contemplate return home as UN cuts aid
Inside Egypt
The crumbling ‘bride of the Med’: How pencil and paper preserve Alexandria
Culture
Baghdad's lord of the dance keeps troupe alive through war and chaos
Economy
Resist or leave? Meet the young Jordanians facing hard choices
Film
A tale of two film mavericks: Jocelyne Saab and Oussama Fawzi
Refugees
Unwanted guests: The arts confront Turkey's treatment of Syrian refugees
Inside Iran
Tehran's little secret: The cafe where disability is no barrier to talent
Food & Drink
Liquid gold: The price of Oman's sweet success
Religion
Algeria's Trappist monks still spreading message of peace even after death
Inside Egypt
This Egyptian tried to kill himself due to bullying. Now he is fighting against it
Culture
Portraits in coffee: Jordanian artist draws life from the cup
Culture
'A gunshot, a speech, a whisper': The art detectives exposing Middle East crimes
Heritage
The write stuff: Ancient Arabic scripts are coming back to life
Sport
Coptic Christian football academy fights against discrimination in Egypt
Refugees
The Choose Love pop-up shop in London where you can buy gifts for refugees
Film
Middle Eastern film in 2018: Why it was a milestone year
Religion
Early Christian mosaics at Bethlehem's Church of Nativity revealed
Inside Jordan
War is hell for animals too: In Jordan, these bears have found a sanctuary
Environment
The ecologists rescuing the natural wonders of Libya's Farwa island
Syria War
'Get out and tell the world': Marie Colvin's life and death in Syria's war zone
'Maybe the devil got into my mind': Tackling depression in Palestine
Film
Qatar's Ajyal Film Festival: The good, the promising and the unspoken