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Smog forces schools shut in Iran

 Air pollution forced schools to close Sunday in parts of Iran including Tehran, as the capital lay under a thick cloud of smog considered hazardous to health. The pollution level in the capital was "unhealthy for sensitive groups" and officials warned the young, elderly and people...

Inked at the uprising: Iraq's teenage tattoo artist

At 16, Maram is as old as the political system she and fellow Iraqi youth are railing against. But the spunky teen has her own way of protesting: inking tattoos. In the blue-tinged light inside a tarp tent, the petite teenager carefully moves her mechanised tattoo pen across the left...

Tension escalates among protesters, police in Lebanon

Protesters and police were injured as a result of clashes in Lebanon's capital as demonstrators continue to demand a change in government.  A large group of protesters tried to march to parliament Saturday where talks about establishing a new government are to begin Monday. But...