For most of the 1,000 or so participants of Gay Bowl -- who include several college football players and even some ex-pros -- the long weekend represents a celebration of football, the sport they love, which in many ways shaped their lives.

Ten years ago, Behan and Jamie Gifford plotted to set sail around the world with their three young children. Nearly 50 countries and 58,000 miles later, they're on a short break to drop their son at college ... before starting all over again.

The WWE's major push into Saudi Arabia is a prime example of the complicated clash between long-held Saudi values and the desire among many younger citizens -- who suddenly include women -- to embrace more elements of Western culture.

It’s not every day that a director auditions 2,000 goats to find his lead actor. That was the plight of Sherif El Bendary, who took on the herculean task of directing Egyptian feature film Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim.

Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution of 2011 promised sweeping reform for the North African country. That notion was quickly put to the test by the explosive case of police rape victim Meriem Ben Mohamed. Now, a Tunisian film which debuted in Cannes revisits the case under controversial circumstances.

Although Rishikesh is the self-styled "yoga capital of the world," there's lots more to do there than simply run through vinyasas mouthing "Om Shanti."

Kuwaiti artist Shurooq Amin has returned home four years after a ban on a previous show labelled as "anti-Islamic".

Less than 10 minutes into his London performance last week, Bassem Youssef's plea for calm fell on deaf ears to the few who came to badger- not laugh -  at the Egyptian political satirist.

It took a breathtaking span of 26 hours in London for more records to fall in the thriving global art market.

Historic UK studio used by Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin and Queen is being torn down and turned into luxury flats

Hollywood stereotypes tend to portray Middle Eastern characters in negative light.