Formerly a resident of Basra, Ameer Al-Banoun fled Iraq more than 20 years ago and now resides in Minnesota. Since then, he has made it his mission to keep the memories of his culture alive.

Across the world, protests against corruption, repression and economic inequality are taking place. And students are a major driving force in all of them.

Despite yesterday's resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, protesters in Lebanon say that they will continue their demonstrations until the political elites are removed from power.

Hundreds of people in Beirut have taken to the streets to protest deteriorating economic conditions and the high cost of living, which prompted the central bank to issue a new measure aimed at easing the currency crisis.

Deputy Prime Minister Ramtane Lamamra on Tuesday promised “open and transparent” steps to resolve the political crisis in Algeria.

Algeria - Analysts say the government's stubbornness in sticking with ailing president even amid protests is under-estimation of shockwave already in motion.

Tensions stemming from the disappearance of Musa al-Sadr over 40 years ago have resurfaced between Lebanon and Libya before the Arab Economic and Development Summit.

Heavily indebted and with a stagnant economy, Lebanese leaders are under pressure to find a solution that ends the current political deadlock.

Teachers in Deir ez-Zour are doing their best to provide students with an education despite the numerous challenges they face, including lack of support and equipment.

Tunisia's latest anti-corruption effort is an ambitious new law requiring powerful state figures and staff to declare their financial profits and interests.

Mohamed Oussama Houij, a 27-year-old Tunisian sanitary engineer is on two-month trek to walk 300km of coastline, cleaning 30 beaches of trash. Houij hopes that his trek will convince the government and Tunisians that the sea should be maintained and cleaned and not used for garbage disposal.

Russia's showpiece congress begins in Sochi despite Syria's main opposition groups and Kurdish minority boycotting event

IS militants murdered Yazidis in their thousands in 2014 and abducted thousands of women.

Abadi warned that the fight against the “mafia” of corruption would be more difficult than the war on the Islamic State

Across the Aleppo controlled by patchwork of factions, many displaced Syrians remain unable to return to their homes.

Tikrit: Iraq’s military backed by air strikes from a US-led coalition on Thursday seized the centre of Shirqat, a northern...