Middle East

Israel

West Bank teen, Ahed Tamimi, gets eight months in prison

West Bank teen, Ahed Tamimi, gets eight months in prison for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers after a plea deal that helped her avoid more serious charges.

22/03/2018

Egypt

Egypt 2018 Presidential Elections: Top 10 Facts

Egyptians go to the polls on March 26 and for three days, they will cast their votes to elect the country's president, in a race pitting the incumbent president Abdel Fattah el Sisi against little kno

22/03/2018

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Turkey's garbage men make music from trash

Playing rubbish containers with brooms, bin men in the Turkish capital Ankara have formed a music group called 'Tin Band'.

21/03/2018

Syria

Kremlin claims Putin - Trump meeting is officially on

Announcement added foreign ministers would "speed up" preparations for face-to-face between two men.

21/03/2018

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Syrian White Helmets release video of Ghouta destruction

Syrian opposition Civil Defense known as While Helmets released footage showing widespread destruction in Douma, eastern Ghouta, caused by ongoing fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels.

21/03/2018

Israel

Pre-Christian story of Noah and other figures on public display

Israel Museum shows fragment of story expanding on material in Biblical book of Genesis

21/03/2018

Israel

Israel admits to destroying a nuclear reactor in Syria in 2007

The admission is being seen as a veiled threat to Iran

21/03/2018

Turkey

4 million refugees sheltering in Turkey

Hear how the Red Crescent in Turkey is supporting people who've left Syria

20/03/2018

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The Western Wall in Jerusalem gets a spring clean

Twice a year, the Rabbi of the Western Wall oversees the collection of thousands of notes to ensure there's always room for more

20/03/2018

Turkey

European human rights court condemns Turkey over jailed journalists

The European Court of Human Rights says Turkey violated the rights of two journalists to liberty, security and freedom of expression, after they were detained for alleged terrorist links.

20/03/2018

Saudi Arabia

Orange`* is the new black (*or pink, green, blue, yellow...)

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sulman says women need no longer wear full-length black robes as long as their dress is "decent and respectful".

19/03/2018

Syria

Bashar al-Assad filmed driving to the Syrian civil war's front line

The Syrian leader met government troops fighting the remaining rebel groups in eastern Ghouta

19/03/2018

Turkey

Turkey's Erdoğan signals further military operations in Syria

A day after the capture of Afrin, the president lists other Kurdish areas in Syria that could be targeted next

19/03/2018

Turkey

Turkish newspapers celebrate ousting of Kurdish fighters from Afrin

The Syrian town and surrounding province have seen heavy fighting over the past eight weeks

19/03/2018

Israel

Israel arrests French citizen 'smuggling weapons to Palestinians'

The man was working for the French consulate in Jerusalem and was allegedly using his diplomatic vehicle to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip.

19/03/2018

Syria

Assad visits troops in Ghouta as civilians flee

Assad visits troops in Ghouta as civilians flee the besieged region in their tens of thousands.

19/03/2018

Israel

An Israeli has been stabbed in Jerusalem

Israeli police spokesman confirmed the attack, near the Western Wall, and says the assailant was "neutralised" but gave no further details

18/03/2018

Syria

Turkey takes control of Afrin in Syria

The north western Syrian city of Afrin is now in control of the Turkish and Free Syrian Army forces after Kurdish YPG forces pulled out

18/03/2018

Syria

Turkey, Free Syrian Army now in control of Afrin, Erdogan says

Turkey's president says town is now 'entirely under control'

18/03/2018

Syria

Turkey denies hitting Afrin hospital killing 16 people

According to Syrian Kurdish forces, Turkish troops and allied rebels struck the main town

17/03/2018

World

Food for thought: Literature and gastronomy festivals in Dubai

Inspire Middle East celebrates the region’s love for the written word at the 10th anniversary of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, by spotlighting some of the regional and international talents on the ground.

16/03/2018

Syria

Refugees flee Eastern Ghouta

Syrian forces are trying to reclaim the region

16/03/2018

Syria

Afrin Syrians flee

It's estimated around 10,000 Syrians are having to flee the region

16/03/2018

Syria

At least 31 civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta – monitoring group

Backed by Russia and Iran, government forces have thrust deep into Eastern Ghouta, splintering the area into three separate enclaves and trapping up to 400,000 people

16/03/2018

Syria

Syria: dangerous new conflict within a conflict

Richard Engel has an exclusive report for our partners at NBC on a dangerous new conflict within Syria: involving US troops fighting Russian nationals.

16/03/2018

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More than half a million dead as Syria's war enters eighth year.

No sign of end to fighting as war has evolved from a regional conflict into an international one involving Russia, the US and Israel.

15/03/2018