Middle East

Gaza

UN Gaza agency forced to suspend aid to refugees

A shortfall in funding has forced the UN agency in Gaza (UNWRA) to suspend aid to tens of thousands of Palestinians for repairs to homes damaged in

28/01/2015

Jordan

Jordan 'ready' to swap jihadist bomber for pilot held by ISIL

Jordan has said it is willing to hand over an Iraqi would-be suicide bomber – if a Jordanian pilot captured by the so-called Islamic State is freed

28/01/2015

Israel

Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire near Lebanon border

Exchanges of fire have been reported between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters near the Lebanese border. Israeli media say an army vehicle was

28/01/2015

Cinema

Luxor Film Festival honours Arab and French cinema

The third edition of the Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival is underway. Screened at the opening ceremony, 'The Loves of Pharaoh' by

27/01/2015

Syria

Kurdish forces 'drive ISIL out of Kobani' in Syria

Kurdish forces took control of the Syrian town of Kobani after driving out Islamic State fighters, a monitoring group and Syrian state media said, although Washington said the four-month battle was no

27/01/2015

Egypt

Mubarak sons walk free from jail after Egypt marks revolution anniversary

Freed from jail on Monday, the sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, are said to have visited their father in the military hospital where

26/01/2015

Egypt

Mubarak sons released from jail in Egypt pending retrial

The sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were freed from jail on Monday, a day after the violent fourth anniversary of the uprising that

26/01/2015

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At least 17 dead in protests on Egypt uprising anniversary

26/01/2015

Egypt

Violent protests mark Egyptian uprising anniversary

Gunfire and sirens were heard on the streets of Cairo as security forces once again used lethal force against protesters who were marking the anniversary of Egypt's uprising.

26/01/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Protests to mark 2011 uprising anniversary turn deadly

Several protesters were killed during bloody protests to mark the 2011 uprising

25/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah death: World leaders gather in Riyadh to offer condolences

World leaders have been gathering in Saudi Arabia to pay their respects after the death of King Abdullah. The visiting officials met Abdullah’s

24/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

World leaders arrive in Riyadh for King Abdullah tributes

Kings, presidents and prime ministers arrive in Saudi Arabia to pay their respects in person to the late King Abdullah.

24/01/2015

Yemen

US counter-terrorism campaign 'paralysed' by Yemen turmoil

24/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

Activists pile pressure on Saudi Arabia's new king to clean-up human rights record

Activists say they fear Saudi Arabia’s new king will not do enough to clean up the kingdom’s human rights record. As King Salman took up power

24/01/2015

Yemen

Yemen protests in wake of president's resignation

Protests have swept across Yemen in the wake of the president’s resignation which has left a gaping political void. In the south of the country

23/01/2015

Yemen

Yemen on edge after leader resigns

Yemen teeters on the edge of chaos following the resignation of the embattled president on Thursday. Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi blamed the Houthi

23/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

Late Saudi King Abdullah receives simple, traditional burial

The body of Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah, one of the richest men in the history of the world, was carried to his funeral in a simple shroud in

23/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

Factbox - The all Saud dynasty

The House of Saud is Saudi Arabia’s ruling royal family. It is estimated to have some 15,000 members but the majority of wealth and power is

23/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

What now for Saudi Arabia after the death of King Abdullah?

23/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

New Saudi King Salman appoints half-brother Muqrin as crown prince and heir

The new Saudi Arabian King Salman has named his half-brother Muqrin as successor to the throne. Salman, who is believed to be 79, has already

23/01/2015

Saudi Arabia

Tributes paid to late Saudi King Abdullah

US President Barack Obama is among those paying tribute to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, who has died. He had been in hospital for several weeks

23/01/2015

Yemen

Yemen's president resigns after standoff with Houthi rebels

Yemen’s embattled president has resigned, giving up on his two year mission to steer the country to stability. Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said he had

22/01/2015

Yemen

Shi'ite Houthi rebels keep pressure on Yemen president despite tentative deal

Shi’ite rebels are keeping up the pressure on Yemen’s beleaguered president. They stayed put outside Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s residence on Thursday

22/01/2015

Turkey

Ten year jail sentence for Turkey policemen over student protester's death

Two Turkish policemen have been jailed for ten years for their part in beating a teenage student to death during anti-government protests in 2013

21/01/2015

Yemen

Yemen sinks deeper into chaos as Shi'ite Hoothi rebels seize presidential palace

Shi’ite rebels in Yemen have taken over the presidential palace, strengthening their stranglehold on the capital Sanaa as the country falls deeper

21/01/2015

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Tensions run high in Yemen capital 

21/01/2015