Middle East
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:46
Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at them in central Cairo, hours after hundreds of opponents of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi rallied peacefully in the streets denouncing his rule and demanding early presidential elections.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:16
Violence in Iraq has killed 12 people, including a police officer, his wife and two children, while gunmen kidnapped 10 security force personnel, officials said.
Friday, 17 May 2013 13:02
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have protested in Jerusalem against plans to enlist men from their community into the army.
Friday, 17 May 2013 12:55
The website and Twitter feed of the Financial Times (FT) have been hacked, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of online activists who say they support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Friday, 17 May 2013 12:48
A member of Iran's constitutional watchdog group has said women cannot be presidential candidates, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election.
Friday, 17 May 2013 12:38
The Israeli government says it is taking steps to approve four new settler outposts in the Occupied West Bank, in a decision condemned by Palestinian officials.
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At least 76 people have been killed in bombings in majority Sunni districts in Baghdad and surrounding areas in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months have officials said.
Thursday, 16 May 2013 09:01
Twelve people have been killed in an attack on a Shia place of worship, or husseiniyah, in the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk, the AFP news agency reports.
Thursday, 16 May 2013 08:56
A group of unidentified gunmen have kidnapped seven Egyptian security officers in the Sinai Peninsula, near the border with Israel, security and Bedouin sources have said.
Thursday, 16 May 2013 08:53
Three Red Cross workers who were kidnapped by armed men in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan have been safely released, the organisation has said.
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