Residents of the Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid, crucible of the pro-democracy movement, are more concerned about an explosion of new Islamist political parties in their country than the threat of Al Qaeda. WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Thousands of blue-collar jobs in Jordan and in wealthy Persian Gulf nations where Jordanians were once employed are going to guest workers from East Asia willing to make lower wages. WSJ's Don Duncan reports from Amman.

The great recession has triggered yet another wave of Irish emigration. WSJ's Don Duncan reports on how that is playing out in the national election.

Jordan faces a demographic dilemma. Palestinians here, most of whom were born in the West Bank but are now naturalized Jordanians, are starting to outnumber the country's indigenous tribes and it's causing tensions. WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Lebanon shares many of the hardships that sparked uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. But the government's rigid quota system for representation of each of the country's 18 sects may make it difficult for a people's movement to coalesce. WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Israel's recent discovery of offshore gas fields has Lebanon, its northern neighbor, looking to do the same to help feed its growing electricity demands. WSJ's Don Duncan reports from Lebanon.

Don Duncan travels to the West Bank and Syria to talk to Palestinian musicians who are finding their political voices through rap music

War rages in the south and east, but relatively stability has returned to the Afghani capital of Kabul. With it have come kite-fighting and the so-called "kite runners." WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited a town in southern Lebanon just six kilometers from the border with Israel. His presence bolstered Iranian influence in a community already loyal to Hezbollah for protection. Don Duncan reports.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got rockstar treatment on a state visit to Lebanon. Crowds in Shiite neighborhoods cheered the Iranian president and his country for their moral and financial support during years of turmoil. WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Hong Kong-born, Dublin-based fashion designer John Rocha brings us around the Irish capital.

Portuguese film director Joao Pedro Rodrigues brings us around his native city: Lisbon

Historic walking tours of one of the Middle East's most-interesting cities are taking off. WSJ's Don Duncan follows tour guides around Beirut

Taliban attacks and intimidation kept many voters away from Afghanistan's elections. But the elections have nevertheless been deemed a success, though electoral fraud looms. From Kabul, WSJ's Don Duncan reports

After several attacks by the Taliban, security ramps up ahead of the Afghan elections. But as WSJ's Don Duncan reports, many are choosing to stay away from the polls.

Every year the little-known island of Inis Oírr attracts drummers from all over the world to its bodhrán summer school, for a unique insight into Ireland's traditional music

Sixty-six feet under the City of Light's scenic streets, people are gathering each weekend to explore Paris's true underground arts scene. The 160 miles of centuries-old tunnels have become a unique gallery for artists.

After over two years of construction at a cost of $4 million, Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamist political party and militia, has opened its first permanent museum in Mlita, Lebanon. WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Syria is liberalizing its economy, foreign capital is flooding into the country, and the contemporary art here is booming. The expansion of the once-closed Syrian art scene is producing a new breed of artists who aim to produce art that is sellable beyond the country's borders. Don Duncan reports.

An Israeli human rights group has distributed 150 cameras to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, turning young protesters into documentary filmmakers

In the old souk of Damascus, shops have sprung up to sell sexy lingerie, catering mostly to men and tourists from elsewhere in the Middle East.

Damascus and Aleppo in Syria are becoming hot tourist destinations. Rundown or abandoned 17th- and 18th-century Arabic houses have been renovated into charming, boutique hotels. WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Dubai's real-estate agents have shifted from selling to leasing as a way to counter a 50% drop in property sales. With 25% of the emirate's residential units empty and financing hard to find, there are also some cash bargains to be had, WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Hard economic times have stunted some of Dubai's largest construction projects and devastated its real-estate markets. Residents of the Middle Eastern city may be forced to leave if they can't find work, but many remain hopeful for recovery.

A film movement is underway in Doha, Qatar, sparked by the presence of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival. WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

Asylum-seekers from as far away as Afghanistan try to get to Britain but face a new immigration crackdown in Calais, France.

Funds that would go toward clearing a 205-square-kilometer danger zone have been diverted.

Matchmaker Willie Daly is the most sought-after man at the Matchmaking Festival held every September in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland

The face of HIV/AIDS infection in Lebanon is changing and the government is struggling to adapt.

Arab electro-pop duo Y.A.S. thinks their latest album can bring in Western fans, despite the album's Arabic lyrics. Front woman Yasmine Hamdan says that language barriers in the West will fall aside if the music is strong enough. Don Duncan reports from Beirut.

A pink taxi car service, for women and by women, is seeing great success in Beirut, Lebanon. As WSJ's Don Duncan reports, some women feel safer in the pretty pink cars.

In a vote seen as a proxy battle between the West and Iran, the West won in Lebanon. [Reporter: Chip Cummins, Producer: Don Duncan]

News package on 2009 Lebanese elections, aired across the US on PBS

A Christian rocker politician who supports Hezbollah vies for a seat in Lebanon's parliament.

[4'28] Youths in Kabul have turned an empty swimming pool - built during the Soviet occupation - into a skateboarding park.

(Shot, written and edited by Don Duncan)

[6'45] About one in ten Afghans is disabled, a legacy of decades of war and poor health care. Dost Khairy is one of them but he is also one of 9,000 Afghans given refuge in the US since Sept 11. There, he established an organization to help the disabled in his native country. Recently he made his first trip back.

[5'49] A disabled
Afghan refugee returns to Afghanistan to
advocate for greater services for the
country's disabled population.
[Produced, shot and edited by Don Duncan]

[3'05]
Nahr al Bared is destroyed and many of
its residents move into school rooms in the neighboring Beddawi camp. But what happens to the schooling?

[2'58]
Correspondent Don Duncan reports on efforts to help Palestinian refugees return to Nahr al-Bared.

[6'16] In Miami, non-Cuban Latino voters are more concerned with health care than with the Castros. And unlike the Cubans, they tend to vote Democratic—when they vote.

Could the votes of Nicaraguan, Colombian, and Cuban immigrants who've recently been sworn-in as US citizens swing Miami-Dade county this November?

[2'37] Development has changed much of Afghanistan for the better since the Taliban fell in 2001. But one disabled Afghan now living in the United States returns home to find that not everyone is enjoying the benefits.

[2'15] Underneath the pristine surfaces of Columbia University is a network of secret tunnels - a play ground for the college's bold... and brave.