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Abductions raise Lebanon tension | Tue, 22 May 2012 20:40:03 GMT |
Tensions rise after rebels in northern Syria kidnap 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims on their way home from visiting holy sites in Iran. More ... |
Bahrain activist attends retrial | Tue, 22 May 2012 12:50:39 GMT |
Leading Bahraini political and human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja appears in court in the capital, Manama, for his retrial. More ... |
Jail for Egyptian protest police | Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:43 GMT |
Five Egyptian policeman are sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for their roles in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising. More ... |
Nuclear watchdog eyes Iran deal | Tue, 22 May 2012 10:56:30 GMT |
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says it is close to signing a deal with Iran on an investigation into its atomic activity, after talks in Tehran. More ... |
Yemen holds sombre national day | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:11 GMT |
Yemen's national day parade passes off without incident, but in a sombre atmosphere, a day after a bomber killed 96 soldiers in the capital, Sanaa. More ... |
Iraq warns Turkey over pipelines | Tue, 22 May 2012 15:54:49 GMT |
Iraq's government warns Turkey it needs Baghdad's permission to build new oil and gas pipelines from the Kurdish autonomous region in the north. More ... |
Anti-Assad Lebanese cleric bailed | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:10:46 GMT |
An anti-Syrian Sunni cleric whose arrest sparked sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli is released on bail. More ... |
Iran sacks 'pool abuse' diplomat | Mon, 21 May 2012 18:50:30 GMT |
The Iranian Foreign Ministry announces it had dismissed a diplomat accused of molesting girls at a swimming pool in Brasilia. More ... |
Kuwaiti denies Twitter blasphemy | Mon, 21 May 2012 17:18:18 GMT |
A Kuwaiti man pleads not guilty to charges that he insulted the Prophet Muhammad and the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in messages on Twitter. More ... |
UN condemns Yemen suicide bombing | Mon, 21 May 2012 23:37:40 GMT |
The UN condemns as "heinous" a suicide attack in Yemen that killed more than 90 soldiers, which al-Qaeda said it carried out. More ... |
US targets tougher Iran sanctions | Tue, 22 May 2012 03:41:18 GMT |
The US Senate approves a bill to tighten sanctions against Iran in a bid to force Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme. More ... |
Clashes over Syria reach Beirut | Mon, 21 May 2012 10:47:18 GMT |
At least two people are killed and 18 injured in clashes overnight in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the first there since the Syrian conflict began. More ... |
Algeria profile | Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:30:49 GMT |
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Algeria More ... |
Bahrain country profile | Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:29:23 GMT |
Provides an overview of Bahrain, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state which has become a financial services centre More ... |
Egypt profile | Mon, 14 May 2012 10:02:27 GMT |
Iran country profile | Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:48:27 GMT |
Provides an overview of Iran, including key events and facts about this country whose supreme leader is an Islamic cleric More ... |
Iraq country profile | Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:48:26 GMT |
Provides an overview of Iraq, including key events and facts about the home of some of the earliest civilisations More ... |
Israel profile | Tue, 08 May 2012 07:43:45 GMT |
Provides an overview of Israel, including key events and facts about the world's only state with a majority Jewish population More ... |
Jordan profile | Thu, 17 May 2012 10:52:41 GMT |
Provides an overview of Jordan, including key events and facts about this small country in the Middle East. More ... |
Kuwait profile | Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:06:18 GMT |
Lebanon profile | Sun, 20 May 2012 10:39:47 GMT |
Provides an overview of Lebanon, including key events and facts about a country which has often been at the centre of Middle Eastern conflicts More ... |
Libya country profile | Wed, 09 May 2012 09:13:34 GMT |
Provides an overview of Libya, including key events and facts about this major oil producer which was ruled by Colonel Gaddafi for 42 years. More ... |
Mauritania profile | Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:10:03 GMT |
Morocco country profile - Overview | Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:36:13 GMT |
Provides an overview of Morocco, including key events and facts about this mountainous kingdom at the far end of the Maghreb More ... |
Oman profile | Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:33:23 GMT |
Provides an overview of Oman, including key events and facts about the oldest independent state in the Arab world More ... |
Qatar profile | Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:42:07 GMT |
Provides an overview of Qatar, including key events and facts about this small country which has become a major oil producer. More ... |
Saudi Arabia profile | Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:09:53 GMT |
Provides an overview of Saudi Arabia, including key events and facts about the birthplace of Islam More ... |
Sudan profile | Tue, 01 May 2012 10:18:17 GMT |
Syria profile | Mon, 14 May 2012 11:54:24 GMT |
Provides an overview of Syria, including key events and facts about this influential Middle Eastern country. More ... |
Tunisia profile | Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:22:08 GMT |
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Tunisia More ... |
United Arab Emirates profile | Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:56:15 GMT |
Provides an overview of the United Arab Emirates - known as the UAE - including key events and facts about this federation of seven states. More ... |
Yemen profile | Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:01:08 GMT |
Provides an overview of Yemen, including key events and facts about one of the poorest countries in the Middle East More ... |
Golan Heights profile | Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:17:24 GMT |
Provides an overview of the Golan Heights, including key events and facts about this strategically important Syrian territory occupied by Israel. More ... |
Palestinian territories profile | Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:09:45 GMT |
VIDEO: Could rural votes decide Egypt vote? | Tue, 22 May 2012 05:25:45 GMT |
Egyptians are preparing to go to the polls in the first leadership vote since the toppling of President Mubarak. More ... |
VIDEO: Sandstorm blots out Baghdad sky | Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:32:29 GMT |
Drought conditions and strong winds brought chaos to the Iraqi capital as sand blocked out daylight. Traffic congestion deteriorated and shops remained closed as visibility dropped to only a few metres. More ... |
VIDEO: Jordan treating victims of Mid-East violence | Mon, 21 May 2012 22:57:44 GMT |
Six years ago a group of surgeons opened a temporary clinic in Jordan to operate on Iraqis with injuries untreatable in their home country, but recent violence in Libya, Yemen and Syria has led to the project being extended and expanded More ... |
VIDEO: Could Egypt elect an Islamist president? | Thu, 17 May 2012 17:39:55 GMT |
Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential elections since the uprising will take place on the 23rd and 24th of May. What could be in store for the country? More ... |
VIDEO: Push for Arabic internet content | Sun, 20 May 2012 18:40:36 GMT |
While the number of people using the internet in the Middle East is rising rapidly, Arabic still only makes up just 2% of all content on the web. More ... |
VIDEO: Suicide bomb kills scores in Yemen | Mon, 21 May 2012 22:46:50 GMT |
At least 96 people have been killed and many more have been injured in a suicide bombing in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. More ... |
Egypt viewpoint: Democracy under military boots | Tue, 22 May 2012 13:49:40 GMT |
Egypt elections: The challenge of appealing to women | Tue, 22 May 2012 12:17:16 GMT |
Settlers filmed shooting at Palestinian protestersı | Mon, 21 May 2012 17:41:46 GMT |
Fixing bodies broken in years of Arab world violence | Mon, 21 May 2012 10:09:12 GMT |
Egypt vote: The Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty | Mon, 21 May 2012 14:03:47 GMT |
Dialogue eludes fragmented Syria | Sun, 20 May 2012 06:36:30 GMT |
Beirut divisions over Syria emerge in graffiti | Sat, 19 May 2012 13:43:21 GMT |