Middle East
Wednesday, 23 April 2014 10:04
Amnesty International, the UK-based human-rights group, has accused Qatar for failing to protect migrant domestic workers, saying they are exposed to a greater extent of abuse than construction workers and are trapped by employers.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014 09:34
A meeting of Palestinian leaders in Gaza has reached a milestone reconciliation pact that will see rival Palestinian groups form a national consensus government in five weeks - after seven years of operating under separate administrations.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 15:50
![Peace talks were revived last July after nearly a three-year hiatus [AFP]](/images/stories/middle-east/pal/3/abbas-q.jpg)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that Israel must take on Palestinian governance if peace talks with Tel Aviv fail.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 09:04
Three Al Jazeera English journalists have appeared in a court in Egypt for a sixth time, accused of spreading news and belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 08:57
The US has indications that a toxic chemical, probably chlorine, was used in Syria this month and is examining whether the Syrian government was responsible, according to the US State Department.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 07:28
![The West Bank delegation is expected to meet with Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Tuesday [Reuters]](/images/stories/middle-east/pal/3/ismail-haniyeh.jpg)
A delegation sent by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to arrive in the Gaza Strip for a new round of Palestinian reconciliation talks with rival political faction Hamas.
Monday, 21 April 2014 15:09
Iran will start cutting petrol subsidies this week, an official said on Monday, a move that will test President Hassan Rouhani's public support as higher petrol prices add to inflation in a country already squeezed by economic sanctions.
Monday, 21 April 2014 15:07
A Saudi court has sentenced eight people to death and 77 others to prison on charges related to attacks against expatriate residential compounds in the country's capital more than a decade ago, the official press agency said.
Monday, 21 April 2014 14:59
![A destroyed vehicle is removed from the site of a car bomb explosion in Suweirah where 12 people died [AFP]](/images/stories/middle-east/iraq/2/destroyed-vehicle.jpg)
Suicide bombings and other attacks across Iraq have killed at least 33 people and wounded another 80, in a surge of violence as the country counts down to parliamentary elections.
Monday, 21 April 2014 11:28
Bahrain's interior minister has ordered the dismissal of the country's prisons chief after two inmates escaped from a main jail, his office said.
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