Trash from Beirut's landfills is being dumped into the sea, ending up on beaches and in fishermen's nets.
Interview with Constanze Flamme

Photographing Beirut’s Waste Crisis

by zenith Staff

Lebanon’s Sea Is a Trash Pile

Lebanon’s Waste Crisis
A fisherman in Beirut watches as dumped waste floats past his line.
Lebanon likes to advertise its Mediterranean lifestyle to lure in tourists, but the reality is that trash dumps around Beirut are leaching toxic chemicals and dumping refuse straight into the sea, killing marine life and contaminating beaches.
A view of the skyline in Doha, Qatar's capital.
Pyrrhic Manoeuvres Among the Gulf States

Saudi and UAE Stumble Over Tiny Qatar

by Stian Overdahl
The Library Bus in Abo Mangog, a small settlement in the Nile Delta.
Reading in Egypt
Culture

A Bus Full of Books

by zenith Staff
The female inpatient department at MSF cholera treatment center in Khamer, north of Sana'a in west Yemen.
The Humanitarian Cost of the War in Yemen

Cholera Hits Hard in War-Torn Yemen

by Michael Cruickshank
Exhibition opening in the gallery Athr in Jeddah.
The Art of Transforming Saudi Arabia

Saudi’s Artists Lead the Charge

by Arsalan Mohammad
An elderly couple relax on Gleem Beach.
Identity and Corruption in Alexandria

Alexandria’s Vanishing Sea Shore

by Nahla El Nemr
Sarah Seliman made a 40 minute documentary with women living in Cairo - both Egyptians and foreigners - talking about the harassment they face on the street on a daily basis.
Harassment in Egypt

A Week Walking Free

by zenith Staff
Holiday of a Lifetime?
A man working on the coast

Islands, Worlds Apart

by Philipp Spalek
A drift race in Benghazi.
Drift Racing in Libya

Benghazi Drift

by Suliman Ali Zway