Reportage
Reports from around the region.
Reportage
Dubai's industrial areas
In the emirate’s once thriving industrial areas, labour camps now stand empty and the streets are dumping grounds for cars that cannot be sold.
Disaster increases pressure on Sanaa
Dogged by floods, water shortages, kidnappings and a spiralling population, Yemen is struggling to diversify its economy.
Egypt's poor
Despite Egypt’s strong economic growth, many sectors of society are yet to enjoy the benefits.
The Allenby Bridge crossing to Ramallah
Entering the West Bank from Jordan requires a degree of deception and inventiveness.
Algeria's lush hills a new home for zinc mines?
Nestled among the rolling hills that straddle the Soummam River in the Berber region of Kabylie, two small teams of men work 12-hour shifts searching for underground deposits of zinc. Around them, the hills are so lush, green and thick with woodland that it is difficult to believe this is Algeria, a country almost entirely covered by desert.In just a few years, the site could be transformed into one of the largest zinc mines in the world.
Saudi Arabia's tourism challenge
The kingdom has much to offer visitors, but is it doing enough to relax its rigid tourist policies to attract more people?
