Registered Only Middle East Mornings breakfast with US Rep Elissa Slotkin Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., lauded the protests that have swept Iraq in recent months and urged Baghdad to take steps to remove Iranian missiles from its territory during a Middle East Mornings breakfast interview with Al-Monitor president Andrew Parasiliti.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Swimming in Gaza Initiatives in Gaza is aimed at teaching younger children how to swim properly. The goal is to help young boys and girls develop physical strength and resilience in a challenging environment.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Al-Ula: Saudi Arabia's archaeological legacy Last year marked Saudi Arabia's entrance on the international heritage scene, and the kingdom can now boast of having several groundbreaking projects across the country. Nowhere is their investment in history more apparent than in pre-Islamic city of al-Ula.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Iraq's national culture: Babylon The archaeological site of Babylon is commonly referred to as the cradle of civilization. According to academics, the damage wrought on the site since the turn of the 20th century — from the construction of railroads, military bases, and oil pipelines — is part of its evolutional political significance to the Iraqi nation-state.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Protecting Beirut's "Street Children" A Lebanon-based NGO uses its mobile protection units to find and help children working in Beirut's streets. With help from the French government's aid agency, it is able to provide healthcare and other support. Around 90% of the children they find are Syrian refugees.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Gaza's woman cellphone technician Babel Qudaih taught herself how to fix mobile phones from the internet. Her burgeoning profession makes her very popular with women customers who wish to protect their privacy.
Egyptian band highlight ancient Pharaonic harp The simsimiyya - or traditional Pharaonic lyre -- is the center piece of Port Said's Sohba band. The instrument has deep roots in Egypt's history, from ancient Phaoronic times to more modern nationalist narratives of the Suez Canal.
Israelis head back to the polls Israel is having its second national election in six months, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tries to fend off a challenge from the centrist Blue and White party. But the bigger political threat may come from an ally-turned rival, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman.
Tunisia's presidential election Tunisia is holding its second presidential election since the 2011 overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, with the vote bringing together some of the biggest names in Tunisian politics.
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