Because the region's tech industry is still relatively new, there is no legacy of it being male-dominated. Female entrepreneurs are working hard to keep it that way.

Kelly Ommundsen and Khaled Kteily 16 Jul 2018

Education, Gender and Work

This Libyan food delivery service is getting women into work

Just one in four Libyan women are employed, according to the World Bank.

Lee Mannion · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Jul 2018

Gender Parity

Saudi women are now legally allowed to drive

The state ban ended on Sunday, marking the end of the world's last ban on female drivers.

Stephen Kalin and Sarah Dadouch · Reuters 25 Jun 2018

Migration

These charts show where the world's refugees came from in 2017 - and where they're heading

Developing nations take in the overwhelming majority of the world's refugees - 2.7 million of them in the last year alone.

Emma Charlton 20 Jun 2018

Migration

1% of the world's population are now refugees

Global peace has declined for the fourth year in a row contributing to an increase in displaced and stateless people.

Alex Gray 20 Jun 2018

Education, Gender and Work

Working Muslim women are a trillion-dollar market

An unprecedented number of women, particularly millennial women, are joining the workforce of the Muslim world, in a movement where economics appears to trump culture.

Saadia Zahidi 23 May 2018

International Security

The strategic fallout of US withdrawal from the Iran deal

The consequences of President Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal are likely to be dramatic, and far outlive his time in office.

RAND Corporation 13 May 2018

Nuclear Security

This is what you need to know about the Iran nuclear deal

A guide to the nuclear disarmament deal with Iran, following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US support.

Adam Jezard 09 May 2018

Middle East and North Africa

3 striking trends shaping start-ups in the Middle East

In a region facing geopolitical turmoil, a lack of jobs and a shift away from oil-based economies, small businesses are leading the way towards growth and reform.

Khaled Kteily and Kelly Ommundsen 07 May 2018

Middle East and North Africa

The world’s fastest-growing populations are in the Middle East and Africa. Here's why

Rapid population growth in the Middle East and Africa will create challenges as well as opportunities.

Callum Brodie 03 May 2018

Migration

Meet the Syrian refugee chef whose food is helping save lives back home

Imad Alarnab is a chef living in London. He is also a Syrian refugee. Here's how he is using his culinary skills to raise money to help others fleeing his home country.

David Knowles 03 May 2018

Future of Energy

Morocco is building a giant thermosolar farm in the Sahara Desert

Morocco is well on the way to achieving its 52% renewable energy target by 2030, with help from a new $9 billion solar power plant.

Adam Jezard 01 May 2018

2/16