Middle East

Israel

Rights groups challenge controversial new Israeli settler law

Rights groups in Israel have petitioned the country’s Supreme Court against a new law which legalises settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West…

08/02/2017

Turkey

Mass sackings in latest Turkish government purge

Thousands of public workers sacked in Turkish government crackdown.

08/02/2017

Israel

Abbas says Israel is building a single, apartheid state

Abbas pours scorn on Israeli settlement vote

07/02/2017

West Bank

The West Bank reacts to Israel's settlement legislation

Israel’s move to retroactively legalise thousands of settler homes in the West Bank has proved contentious.

07/02/2017

Syria

Airstrikes kill dozens in Syrian rebel-held Idlib

Dozens dead in Idlib airstrikes

07/02/2017

Syria

'Human Slaughterhouse' - Amnesty report on a Syrian jail

As many as 13,000 people most of them opposition supporters have been executed at a military prison near Damascus.

07/02/2017

Israel

Israeli Knesset votes in favour of legalising 4,000 settler homes

The Israeli parliament has approved a controversial bill to “legalise” some 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West…

06/02/2017

Syria

Syria: ISIL stronghold of al-Bab 'surrounded', supply routes 'cut off'

ISIL stronghold of Al-Bab is surrounded, a monitoring group says. The UN issues a report claiming the jihadist group is 'militarily on the defensive.'

06/02/2017

Israel

Britain and Israel seek closer ties as diplomatic winds change

New year, new opportunities.

06/02/2017

Syria

Watch: What have these child refugees 80 years apart got in common?

They were born on different continents more than three quarters of a century apart but are united by one common thread – escaping war.

06/02/2017

Turkey

Hundreds detained in Turkey anti-ISIL raids

In the biggest round-up in Turkey's efforts to thwart ISIL, close to 450 people are detained nationwide in an overnight operation.

05/02/2017

Sport

Marcel Kittel does the double in Dubai

Kittel punches the peloton with victory in Dubai

04/02/2017

Target

3D printing for medical purposes highlighted at Dubai's 'Arab Health'

Dubai's 42nd Arab Health exhibition focuses on automation and innovation technology

03/02/2017

Israel

Israeli settlement expansion ''may not be helpful" to peace, says new US administration

The White House has said the construction of new Israeli settlements “may not be helpful” in achieving peace with the Palestinians.

03/02/2017

Turkey

Merkel attempts to smooth relations with Turkish leader

The German Chancellor is making her first visit to Turkey since a failed coup attempt there last July

02/02/2017

West Bank

West Bank: last home cleared in illegal Amona settlement

Authorities reported at least 32 police officers have been injured during the planned evacuation which lasted two days.

02/02/2017

Syria

Syria says army plans more anti-ISIL offensives near Aleppo

The Syrian army has said that recent advances against the self-proclaimed Islamic State northeast of Aleppo are a starting point for further operations against the extremist…

02/02/2017

Sport

Cycling: Kittel maintains perfect start at 2017 Dubai Tour

Marcel Kittel continued his perfect start to the defence of his Dubai Tour title when he won a sprint finish for his second win from the opening two stages.

01/02/2017

Israel

Clashes as Israeli soldiers enforce eviction of Amona settlement

There have been clashes as Israeli security forces began the eviction of more than 300 Jewish settlers from the outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank.

01/02/2017

Israel

Israel says it will build 3,000 more settlement homes in West Bank

Israel has announced plans for 3,000 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank.

01/02/2017

Syria

Syria: Anti-ISIL forces close in on Raqqa

The US-backed campaign against ISIL is closing in on Raqqa, the Syrian capital of the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate.

31/01/2017

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