The festival in the Iraqi Kurdish province of Sulaymaniyah was held to mark the International Day of Peace with participation from local and international musicians and artists.

Displaced Iraqis from other regions of the country to the northern Duhok Province have made a positive contribution to the local economy.

In response to the Tunisian Governments plans to freeze public wages as part of the measures it is undertaking to control the budget deficit, the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) has threatened to call for a general strike.

Only in Qader al-Ayoubi’s home basement can a Kirkuk cinemagoer experience whirring of film reel, purring of projector's fan.

In 2014 Tunisia set up the "Truth and Dignity Commission" (IVD) which has the mandate to investigate human rights violations between 1957-2014. The first court case concerns forced disappearance of Kamel Matmati, who was arrested in 1991.

A Kuwaiti-backed medical campaign in the city of Erbil provides prosthetic limbs for Iraqis who were injured during the war against ISIS.

In an uncommon move China has sent two units from its Special Ops Forces - the "Tigers of Siberia" & the "Night Tigers" - to Syria