Yemen Two killed as Houthis attack Saudi warship off Yemen coast A Saudi warship has been attacked off the coast of Yemen, causing a large explosion on board. 31/01/2017
Africanews Female-only driving school aims to challenge gender stereotypes in Egypt A female-only driving school in Cairo is hoping to motivate more women to get behind the wheel and learn the basics of car maintenance. 31/01/2017
Cinema The life of Layla a Bedouin girl revealed in the movie 'Sandstorm' ‘Sandstorm’ the movie focuses on Layla, a young Bedouin who left her village to study in a nearby town. 30/01/2017
Israel Israel: rally ahead of vote on legalising West Bank settlements Israel is set to vote on a bill to retroactively legalise thousands of unauthorised settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank. 30/01/2017
Israel Netanyahu in hot water over US embassy and wall The Israeli prime minister has voiced support for Donald Trump's plan to move the embassy to Jerusalem. He has also sent a tweet in support of President Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the U 29/01/2017
Syria Work starts to repair vital Syrian spring Maintenance workers have arrived at the Ain al-Fija water spring. They will start work on repairing the damage caused by the fighting between rebels and government forces. 29/01/2017
Yemen US commandos launch major raid on al Qaeda stronghold At least one American soldier has been killed and three others wounded during a raid against an al Qaeda stronghold in central Yemen, the US military says. 29/01/2017
Turkey UK and Turkey sign mammoth defence deal Announced by May and Turkish Prime Minister Binaldi Yilidirim, it involves BAE systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries working together to develop the TF-X Turkish fighter programme. 28/01/2017
Turkey May talks trade in Turkey for a fresh Brexit boost Prime Minister Theresa May has left the US and flown to Turkey for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Insiders say it is part of a charm offensive to bolster her hand in negotiations to leave 28/01/2017
Yemen Yemen has 'only 3 months supply' of some key food stocks Yemen has only around three months supply of wheat stocks and could see similar shortages of other food grains such as rice. 27/01/2017
Turkey Turkey threatens to cancel the Greek-EU migration deal A row over the extradition of eight soldiers it says were involved with last year's coup means Ankara is threatening to cancel the Greek migration deal 27/01/2017
Israel Police probe Israeli PM Netanyahu again over alleged corruption Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again been questioned by police as part of an on-going corruption inquiry. 27/01/2017
Syria Russia says Syria peace talks in Geneva delayed Upcoming UN-backed Syria peace talks in Geneva have been pushed back until late February, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. 27/01/2017
Musica Oman - where bliss and music meet Beatrice Rana and Plácido Domingo speak with Musica from the Royal Opera House Muscat 26/01/2017
Syria Girl, 7, tells Trump: "Help Syria and I'll be your friend" A Syrian girl who became a global star tweeting updates from Aleppo has written an open letter to Donald Trump urging him to help the war-ravaged country. 26/01/2017
West Bank Israel plans 2,500 new West Bank settlement homes Israel has announced plans for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. 24/01/2017
United Arab Emirates Firefighters in Dubai to use jetpacks Dubai’s civil defence force showcased their futuristic new fire-fighting tools on January 20, which included a water-powered jetpack. 23/01/2017
Cyprus Euroviews. The EU offers all the guarantees Cyprus needs: Opinion By Nikos Christodoulides, Cyprus government spokesman The seemingly intractable Cyprus problem has been dubbed the ‘graveyard of diplomats’, an unforgiving label alluding to the failed attempts of the 23/01/2017
Israel Israel views Trump as "supportive of settlement building" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told senior ministers he is lifting restrictions on settlement building in East Jerusalem. 23/01/2017
Israel White House looks at moving US embassy to Jerusalem The White House says it is in the early stages of talks to carry out President Donald Trump’s pledge to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 23/01/2017
Israel Green light for hundreds of housing units in East Jerusalem settlements The approval for permits from the Jerusalem municipality comes just two days after the inauguration of President Trump 22/01/2017
Jordan Suspected car bombing in Jordan refugee camp At least four people are dead after an explosion in a refugee camp in Jordan on the border with Syria. 21/01/2017
Turkey Turkish parliament approves controversial constitutional reforms 339 MPs voted in favour of giving more executive power to the country's president, 142 were against, with no abstentions 21/01/2017
Turkey Turkish MPs approve bill to extend president's powers The bill would see changes in the system of government which would allow the president to keep ties with his party and restructure the country's highest judicial body. 21/01/2017
Israel Palestinians protest against Trump plan to move US embassy to Jerusalem Angry Palestinians says there will be 'no peace' if Trump's moves the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 20/01/2017