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It鈥檚 less than a fortnight since elections in Kyrgyzstan triggered mass protests. Since then the prime minister has resigned, the president too, and a man who was in prison then is now prime minister and self-declared acting president. 大象传媒 Kyrgyz Editor Gulnara Kasmambet shares the view from Bishkek.

My Home Town: Byblos
In our series My Home Town, we revisit Byblos in Lebanon with Janay Boulos of 大象传媒 Arabic.

Giving Afghan mothers a name
Afghan women recently won a major victory; after a 3 year campaign mothers' names can now be recorded alongside fathers' on children's ID cards. Mahjooba Nowrouzi of 大象传媒 Afghan explains why this change is so significant.

大象传媒 Persian reports the US election debates
Iranians are following the US presidential election closely, with the candidates taking opposite positions on US sanctions. 大象传媒 Persian鈥檚 Siavash Ardalan and Nicholas Niksadat talk about the challenges of simultaneously interpreting the raucous, and occasionally rude, first presidential debate.

In praise of mahjong
The tile-based game has been played in China for centuries, but what鈥檚 the appeal? It's a question we posed to our 大象传媒 Chinese colleagues and mahjong aficionados, Howard Zhang and Suping.
Image: A rally in Bishkek in support of the former Kyrgyz president
Credit: EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO