Authorities in Sulaimani announced that the bonfires for the annual Newroz celebrations will be lit by the police to uphold traditions while protecting the public from the coronavirus outbreak.
A new generation of Algerian women are finding inspiration in female freedom fighters from the country's past.
Sesame Workshop, the non-governmental organization behind series like "Sesame Street," teamed up with the International Rescue Committee to produce a new show for Middle Eastern children affected by war and displacement.
Every other week since 2016, dozens of near-strangers gather at the Shams Community house in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to discuss hot topics, from sex to religion.
Alarmed by both the government's lacklustre response to the coronavirus crisis and the lack of awareness of the Iraqi people of how to prevent the outbreak, Iraqi artist, Ahmed al-Mandnawi, has taken on himself to publish a series of caricatures and illustrations to raise awareness on both these issues.
Young Syrians in Turkey are using social media to preserve the culture and heritage of the Euphrates region while they are displaced.
A theatre performance inspired by the Hirak movement has been staged to depict the realities of the Algerian protests that have been running for a year.
Maryam Ishaq is the last Christian remaining in the city of Khanaqin after a massive outflow of Christians following the Iran-Iraq war.