Armed groups are using high-quality cameras and videos to recruit members and build support in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq.
![Fighters in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and other countries are sharing high-quality videos on social media [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201471410172798734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Armed groups are using high-quality cameras and videos to recruit members and build support in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq.
![Fighters in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and other countries are sharing high-quality videos on social media [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201471410172798734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The influx of Syrians has boosted the local economy but also heightened competition and social tensions.

A new clinic in the war torn region has provided amputees prosthetic limbs and medical aid.

After being freed from smugglers in the Sinai, refugees face a new set of challenges in Egypt’s capital.
![The geography of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula makes it difficult to monitor trafficking rings [Leyland Cecco/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/201312811185154621_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Persecuted Oromo demand UN protection in Egypt amid dam dispute.

First-ever West Bank marathon attracted 650 runners and highlighted the Palestinian plight.
