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Residents of Syria's al-Raqa and Tal Abyad describe difficulties and tensions in the area since Jabhat al-Nusra moved in.
These are the achievements of Iraqi government which we have been looking for; we congratulate Iraqis for that wonderful achievement because the declining of poverty ratios is considered to be grea...سلطان برجس
![Dr. Mansour al-Nubi Mansour says his centre gives out scholarships to help Yemeni students study at Egyptian universities, and vice versa. [Faisal Darem/Al-Shorfa]](/shared/images/2013/05/22/Yemen-egyptian-councellor-240_154.jpg)
![Amendments to Egypt's income tax law come amid a slew of measures to boost the country's economy. Above, traders work at the Egyptian stock exchange building in central Cairo. [Khaled Desouki/AFP]](/shared/images/2013/05/22/egypt-income-tax-240_154.jpg)
![Actor Rafic Ali Ahmad (left), festival president Noura Jumblatt, singer Abir Nehmeh, maestro Loubnan Baalbaki and composer Charbel Rouhana take part in a pre-festival press conference. [Nohad Topalian/Al-Shorfa]](/shared/images/2013/05/22/Lebanon-noura-joumblatt-240_154.jpg)
![Syrian army troops inspect a house as they advance on a village near Qusayr in Homs province. Hizbullah fighters are backing regime forces in Qusayr. [Joseph Eid/AFP]](/shared/images/2013/05/21/syria-hezbollah-jan-240_154.jpg)
![Saudi hospitals have confirmed 26 cases of the new Coronavirus (NCoV). Most cases are concentrated in the eastern part of the country, where the King Fahd Specialist Hospital is located. [AFP/SPA/HO]](/shared/images/2013/05/21/saudi-arabia-hospital-240_154.jpg)
!['Arab Idol' contestants sing a medley of songs by Fairuz. [Photo courtesy of MBC Group]](/shared/images/2013/05/21/lebanon-arab-idol-240_154.jpg)
![A torn poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs in the northern Syrian city of al-Raqa on March 5th following days of fierce fighting. [Mohammad al-Hussein/AFP]](/shared/images/2013/04/19/Syria-assad-raqaa-90_58.jpg)
![Director Qassem al-Maamoury displays the first-place medal and certificate he won at the First International Baghdad Festival for Cinema and Television. [Photo courtesy of Qassim al-Maamoury]](http://mawtani.al-shorfa.com/shared/images/2013/05/24/Iraqi-movie-director-90_58.jpg)
![Iraqi beekeepers work on their hives. [Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP]](http://mawtani.al-shorfa.com/shared/images/2013/05/24/iraq-honey-bees-90_58.jpg)
![Thousands of Iraqi soldiers are participating in a campaign to tighten security on the border with Syria. [Mohammed al-Qaisi/Mawtani]](http://mawtani.al-shorfa.com/shared/images/2013/05/23/iraq-borders-syria-90_58.jpg)
![Iraqi patrols have increased along the Iraq-Syria border. [Mohammed al-Qaisi/Mawtani]](http://mawtani.al-shorfa.com/shared/images/2013/05/22/iraq-border-cell-90_58.jpg)
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These are the achievements of Iraqi government which we have been looking for; we congratulate Iraqis for that wonderful achievement because the declining of poverty ratios is considered to be grea...سلطان برجس