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Turkey

Turkey: protests after teachers jailed over anti-purge hunger strike

Lawyers for two Turkish teachers who have been on hunger strike for two months in an anti-government protest said on Monday that they had been detained by…

24/05/2017

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Trump visits Western Wall

President Donald Trump made a historic visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Monday (May 22), standing before the holiest place where Jews are permitted to pray and saying a few words before inserting

23/05/2017

Israel

Trump to Abbas: Peace can't take root if violence is tolerated

Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas held a joint press conference after meeting on the last day of the US president’s visit to the Middle…

23/05/2017

Israel

Protests and violence around Jerusalem

A Palestinian was shot dead as he attempted a suspected knife-attack on Israeli forces just kilometres from where the US President's was visiting Jerusalem's Old City. Meanwhile, a general strike was

22/05/2017

Israel

Trump sees ''rare opportunity'' for Middle East peace

Donald Trump has said he believes he has a ‘‘rare opportunity’‘ to bring peace to the Middle East after arriving in Israel.

22/05/2017

West Bank

West Bank walk out supports hunger-striking Palestinians in Israeli prisons

Palestinians in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem have closed all shops in a general strike in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails whose mass hunger strike has entered its 36th…

22/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey's coup suspects go on trial

Among the 200 defendants are President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ex-aide-de-camp and the former head of Turkey's air force

22/05/2017

Israel

Trump touches down in Israel in search of the 'ultimate deal'

Trump in Israel for talks with Netanyahu and Abbas

22/05/2017

Sport

Fabulous Fenerbahce end Turkey's long wait for Euroleague crown

Fenerbahce are the new Euroleague basketball champions after beating Olympiacos Piraeus in the final in Istanbul.

21/05/2017

Turkey

Erdogan back as head of AK Party

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become the first president to lead a party since 1950. He took over the reins from Binali Yildirim, who will remain as Turkey's prime minister until elections set for 2019.

21/05/2017

Saudi Arabia

Trump tells Middle East: "Step up the fight against Islamic extremism"

The US President has called on Arab leaders to do their share to fight "Islamist extremism" in a speech that put the responsibility on the region to combat militant groups while urging unity among rel

21/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: constitutional change sees Erdogan back at head of ruling AKP

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has returned to lead the ruling AKP – the party he founded.

21/05/2017

Saudi Arabia

Trump signs big money deals on Saudi trip

It has been a good day in the office in the desert kingdom for Donald Trump.

20/05/2017

Syria

Syria and Russia condemn US strikes in Tanf

Russia labels US-led air strikes near Syria's border with Jordan 'unacceptable' and a violation of Syrian sovereignty.

19/05/2017

Israel

New US ambassador to Israel sworn in amid diplomatic row

The new US ambassador to Israel has been sworn in at a ceremony in Jerusalem.

16/05/2017

Syria

US accuses Syria of mass murder at prison dubbed 'human slaughterhouse'

The US has accused the Syrian government of murdering inmates on mass at a military prison.

16/05/2017

Israel

US new ambassador to Israel visits Jerusalem

It is highly unusual for a new envoy to visit the holy site just hours after arriving in Israel.

16/05/2017

Yemen

'Over 100' killed in cholera outbreak in Yemen capital Sanaa

At least 115 people have been killed by an outbreak of cholera in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, according to the local Saba news agency.

15/05/2017

West Bank

Hamas again leads Gaza boycott of Palestinian local elections

Palestinians go to the polls for the first time since 2012 today in the West Bank, again without the participation of Hamas, which is not allowing any vote in the Gaza Strip.

13/05/2017

Egypt

17 mummies found in Egypt

Archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in a complex of catacombs in Minya province, the first discovery of its kind since 1950

13/05/2017

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30 couples celebrate simultaneous wedding in Aleppo

Thirty couples paraded through Aleppo garbed in white and military uniforms before taking their vows, in what has been described as the city’s biggest wedding celebration in six…

13/05/2017

Turkey

US arming of Syrian Kurds will dominate Turkish president's visit to Washington

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he expects talks in Washington with Donald Trump next week will mark a new beginning in their troubled relations.

12/05/2017

Syria

ISIL lose control of Tabqa and its dam

In a key setback for ISIL Syrian free units and the Kurds have retaken Tabqa and its dam, opening the road to the final assault on Raqqa.

12/05/2017

Israel

14-year old neglected boy found in squalid Israeli home

Israeli police investigating why a 14 year-old was kept secluded and mostly indoors in his Hadera home said they no longer suspect the boy's parents.

12/05/2017

Turkey

Turkey: dozens detained and sought over alleged terror links

Turkish authorities detain dozens suspected of involvement in last July's failed coup attempt, following which thousands were taken into custody.

12/05/2017

Turkey

Turkish hunger strikers protest post-coup purge

An academic and a primary school teacher have been on hunger strike for over two months - they want their jobs back.

11/05/2017