Archive: May 2013
- Today 14:05 GMT Israel targeted in Syrian cyber attack
- Today 13:05 GMT Hezbollah losses in Syria steep, but morale high
- Today 13:05 GMT Guantanamo's Yemenis may see light at end of tunnel
- Today 13:05 GMT Qusayr battle rages as Syria regime presses assault
- Today 11:05 GMT Saudi says Assad should not have role in Syria talks
- Today 11:05 GMT Al-Qaeda gunmen kill two in Yemen attack
- Today 11:05 GMT Syrian opposition say regional power games stall meeting
- Today 11:05 GMT Palestinian-Israeli peace deal still possible, says Abbas
- Today 10:05 GMT 28 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes
- Today 06:05 GMT Syrian opposition peace talks enter second day
- Yesterday Tunisia's state of emergency must be extended, says defence minister
- Yesterday Syrian opposition demands goodwill gestures from Assad
- Yesterday Peace efforts leave Syrian refugees in Jordan cold
- Yesterday US worried Syrian war spilling into Lebanon
- Yesterday Al-Qaeda seizes territory in Yemen's Hadramawt
- Yesterday Syrian army says rebels trapped in Qusayr's north
- Yesterday Saudi to send animal samples to US in coronavirus probe
- Yesterday US, Turkey and Qatar seek urgent UN rights debate on Syria
- Yesterday Lebanese president cautions Hezbollah over Syria
- Yesterday Kerry: Israel and Palestinians must take hard decisions
- Yesterday Syria regime agrees to attend peace conference
- Yesterday Kerry back in Israel for peace push
- Yesterday Clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli kill at least 23
- Yesterday Yemen welcomes US decision on Guantanamo prisoner transfers
- May 23 Syrian opposition to mull peace talks
- May 23 US adds 20 individuals and firms to Iran blacklist
- May 23 Middle east peace a priority, says Hague
- May 23 Lebanese children sleep rough as Syrian war spills over
- May 23 Iran stacks poll with safe Khamenei men
- May 23 Unions seek probe of Qatari buyout of famed French store
- May 23 Obama to lift ban on sending Guantanamo inmates to Yemen
- May 23 Syria-linked clashes kill six in Lebanese city
- May 23 Tunisian Femen activist to face pepper spray charge
- May 23 SARS-like virus patent complicating diagnosis
- May 23 Arab League to submit Syria proposals to UN council
- May 23 Dozens of Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria
- May 23 Syria opposition's Khatib proposes Assad safe exit
- May 23 UAE to ban anabolic steriod use in horse sports
- May 23 Gunmen kill four Iraqi soldiers
- May 23 Tunisia making progress against terror groups
- May 23 Not ours, says Iran of drone found off Bahrain
- May 23 Iran speeds up installation of nuclear equipment
- May 22 Major powers urge Assad to commit to peace
- May 22 US formally takes responsibility for killing Awlaki
- May 22 France seeks to brand Hezbollah as terrorist group
- May 22 Israeli general sees increased risk of surprise war
- May 22 40 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
- May 22 Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad brothel
- May 22 Al-Jazeera leads Arab news channels
- May 22 Mostly Asian expat workers end rare UAE strike
- May 22 Tunisia Salafist spokesman released on bail
- May 22 Top Syrian official due in Moscow for talks
- May 22 Iranian drone found in Bahrain near Saudi
- May 22 Fighting displaces 70-80% of Palestinians in Syria
- May 22 Golan stability undamaged, says Israeli defence official
- May 22 US and Oman talk $2.1 billion defense deal
- May 22 Sinai kidnappers free Egyptian security personnel
- May 22 Ahmadinejad slams decision to bar ally from Iran vote
- May 22 Hezbollah fighters killed in battle for Syria's Qusayr
- May 22 Morsi appeals to Egyptian opposition for unity
- May 22 At least 11 dead as clashes rage in Lebanon's Tripoli
- May 22 Syrian opposition urges rebels to join Qusayr battle
- May 22 Iran's Rafsanjani barred from standing for president
- May 22 Canada warns of possible Iraq civil war
- May 21 Egyptian troops sweep Sinai before possible rescue operation
- May 21 Iraq apologises to Jordan after Saddam supporters beaten
- May 21 Israeli army warns Syria of Golan unrest "consequences"
- May 21 Iraqi prime minister orders changes in security commands
- May 21 Israeli troops shoot Palestinian boy in West Bank clash
- May 21 Iranians joining Hezbollah in key Syria battle
- May 21 Iraqi violence kills eight
- May 21 Stadium access for Saudi women under debate
- May 21 Tunisian Salafist group calls for Friday demonstration
- May 21 Dubai seizes 259 smuggled African ivory tusks
- May 21 Protesters rally for south Yemen independence
- May 21 Damascus opponents demand guarantees Assad will quit
- May 21 Abbas to attend World Economic Forum in Jordan
- May 21 EU poised to put Hezbollah on terror list, say diplomats
- May 21 Israel extends Gaza fishing zone
- May 21 UNICEF decries desperate situation in Syrian Qusayr
- May 21 UN calls for credible Syrian players at Geneva talks
- May 21 Israeli troops in Golan return fire from Syria
- May 21 Saudi arrests 10 Iranian spy suspects
- May 21 SARS-like virus victim dies in Tunisia
- May 21 Syria submits five names for possible peace talks
- May 21 Kerry to help ink $2.1 billion defense accord with Oman
- May 21 Saudi executes five Yemenis for murder
- May 21 Iran to list approved presidential candidates
- May 21 Iran wants in on Syrian peace conference
- May 21 Australia hits out over lengthy UAE court case
- May 20 Car bombs kill at least 15 in Iraqi capital and south
- May 20 SARS-like virus claims new life in Saudi
- May 20 Tunisia arrests 200 in Salafist crackdown
- May 20 Syria's Raqa opposition chief kidnapped
- May 20 Father of shot Gaza boy disputes Israeli report
- May 20 Tunisian Femen activist arrested for "immoral gestures"
- May 20 Radical cleric Abu Qatada denied bail in Britain
- May 20 Five dead in botched Israel bank robbery
- May 20 Syrian military pounds rebel town killing at least 13
- May 20 Egypt strengthens Sinai police as camp hit
- May 20 Iraqi prime minister insists some fake bomb detectors work
- May 20 Syrian pharmaceutical production slashed by war
- May 20 Syrian opposition meets in Madrid over conflict
- May 20 Qatari emir slams international inaction over Syria
- May 20 Vandals target Western Wall woman activist
- May 20 Iranian pilgrims killed in Iraqi blasts
- May 20 Drone strike kills two Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen
- May 20 Car bomb kills at least 12 in Shiite area of Baghdad
- May 20 Iraqi prime minister to overhaul security strategy after attacks
- May 20 Israel cancels UNESCO mission to Jerusalem
- May 20 Tunisian Salafists clash with police in Kairouan
- May 20 Syrian gunfire hits Israel-occupied Golan
- May 20 Oxfam warns of health risks to Syrian refugees
- May 19 At least four police killed in Iraq violence
- May 19 Egypt's Morsi rules out talks as hostage video appears
- May 19 Iraq PM calls for joint Sunni-Shiite prayers after attacks
- May 19 Israel rejects France 2 findings on Dura affair
- May 19 Israel acts to deny Hezbollah arms, says Netanyahu
- May 19 Tunisian salafists clash with police
- May 19 Saudi man spared paralysis sentence
- May 19 Egyptian police shut passage to Israel
- May 19 Kuwait deports hundreds for traffic offences
- May 19 Saudi vies to avoid Afghan-style blowback from Syria
- May 19 Internet in "coma" as Iranian election looms
- May 19 Saudi woman climbs Everest in first for the Kingdom
- May 18 Damascus car bomb kills three and wounds five, says state TV
- May 18 Tunisia boosts security as Salafists vow to defy ban
- May 18 Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won't step down
- May 18 Iraqi violence kills eight
- May 18 Saudi Arabia more tolerant, says woman film maker
- May 18 Gunmen abduct father of Syrian deputy foreign minister
- May 18 Iran's Ahmadinejad to join Thai water summit
- May 18 Palestinians clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem
- May 18 Bomb explodes near three embassies in Tripoli
- May 18 Yemeni general denounces sabotage of air force
- May 18 Gaza tunnel collapse kills Palestinian
- May 18 Syrian rebels seize Alawite villages in Hama, says NGO
- May 18 Turkey softens opposition to Syria conference
- May 18 Gunmen mass at Iraqi security command headquarters
- May 18 New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi
- May 18 Al-Qaeda kills Yemeni intelligence officer
- May 18 Syrian actress released
- May 18 Libyan soldier wounded by bomb in Benghazi
- May 18 Clashes at Cairo demonstration calling on Morsi to resign
- May 18 Iraq blasts near Sunni mosque
- May 17 Tribal violence hits Jordanian university system
- May 17 Sanctions-hit SyrianAir booked out as war imperils roads
- May 17 Syria opposition in dire straits and regime scores points
- May 17 France wants "decisive sanctions" against Iran
- May 17 Israeli troops wound 9 Palestinians in West Bank clash
- May 17 Israeli taxpayers bankroll Netanyahu home
- May 17 Turkey arrests prime suspect in Hatay blasts
- May 17 No peace deal without Palestinian unity, warns Turkey
- May 17 German foreign minister reaffirms Israel friendship
- May 17 France opposed to Iran attending Syria conference
- May 17 Bahraini forces raid home of top Shiite cleric
- May 17 Hundreds march in Cairo demanding Morsi ouster
- May 17 UN chief urges Russia to drop support for Syria's Assad
- May 17 Israeli justice minister slams Russian arms to Syria
- May 17 Iranian women cannot stand for presidency, says cleric
- May 17 Britain's Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
- May 17 Syrian refugee tally tops 1.5 million, says UN
- May 17 Bodies of Iraqi Shiites killed in Syria war arrive home
- May 17 Evidence of torture by regime in Syria's Raqa, says Human Rights Watch
- May 17 Egyptian police shut Rafah crossing to protest abductions
- May 17 Russia dismisses uproar over Syrian arms sales
- May 17 Israeli rabbi speaks out on being gay and Orthodox
- May 17 Iran's Ahmadinejad to join Thai water summit
- May 17 Obama and Erdogan meet as Syrian war rages
- May 17 3 peacekeepers briefly abducted in Golan Heights
- May 16 Iran's Jalili says Istanbul nuclear talks "long and useful"
- May 16 Suicide bombing against Iraqi Shiites kills at least 12
- May 16 Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest over military service draft
- May 16 Erdogan plans Gaza visit for June and will also go to West Bank
- May 16 Iran should take part in Syria conference, says Russia
- May 16 CIA chief in surprise Israel trip over Syria
- May 16 Israeli police limit non-Muslim visits to Jerusalem mosque
- May 16 KFC to go comes to Gaza... by tunnel
- May 16 Ban presses Netanyahu over Jerusalem holy sites
- May 16 Security forces detain Syrian actress
- May 16 French school survives in war-rattled Damascus
- May 16 Humanitarian crisis could sink Yemen's political transition
- May 16 Syria jihadists executed regime supporters, according to video
- May 16 Israel to legalise wildcat settler outposts, says NGO
- May 16 US-led navies press Gulf manoeuvres amid Iran tensions
- May 16 Iraqi prime minister blames surge of violence on sectarian hatred
- May 16 Tunisian Salafists vow to meet in defiance of ban
- May 16 Egyptian gunmen kidnap police and soldiers in Sinai
- May 16 Beware the "birds": Palestinians decry jailhouse informers
- May 16 Syria's Banias massacre toll up to 145
- May 16 Putin to meet UN chief Ban amid Syria crisis
- May 16 Senior US general visits Iraq for security talks
- May 16 Rights group blasts Kuwait's proposed tough media law
- May 16 Kuwait bars expats from morning treatment at hospitals
- May 16 Clashes mark Nakba Day in West Bank
- May 16 Five hostages freed in Yemen
- May 16 UN assembly slams Assad's "escalation" of Syria war
- May 15 Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna and Istanbul
- May 15 Small amount of chemical arms used in Syria, says US
- May 15 Car bombs hit Shiite areas of Baghdad
- May 15 Cell plotted attacks on US and French missions in Egypt
- May 15 First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of SARS-like virus
- May 15 Tunisia bans Salafist group congress
- May 15 Syrian projectiles hit Israel-occupied Hermon
- May 15 Syrian rebel heart-eating video condemned
- May 15 Deadly attack adds to Iraqi alcohol sellers' fears
- May 15 Gaza militants fire into southern Israel
- May 15 Fierce fighting erupts at Syria's Aleppo prison
- May 15 Iraqi bombings kill 12
- May 15 Bahraini court jails 6 tweeters for a year
- May 15 Internet and telecoms cut across Syria
- May 15 Russia calls on Syrian opposition to back peace conference
- May 15 Fatah and Hamas agree to form Palestinian unity government
- May 15 Arab Israeli Nakba descendants return to village
- May 15 Push for Syrian peace talks as death toll mounts
- May 15 Israeli prime minister and Putin to meet Tuesday for Syria talks
- May 14 ICC prosecutor opens initial probe into Gaza flotilla
- May 14 Benghazi blast possible accident
- May 14 Egypt to try Coptic teacher for insulting religion
- May 14 Syrian village breathes easier as army advances
- May 14 Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad alcohol shops
- May 14 Arabs and Turkey see no role for Assad in future Syria
- May 14 Kuwaiti government shuns parliament after grilling bid
- May 14 First Kurdish fighters from Turkey arrive in Iraq
- May 14 94,000 dead in Syrian conflict
- May 14 Red Cross says Yemen captive staff are fine
- May 14 Iraqi province to ditch fake bomb detectors
- May 14 Syria ready for joint inquiry on Turkey attacks
- May 14 Death toll in Turkey car bombings rises to 51
- May 14 Syrian opposition warns of danger to Qusayr residents
- May 14 Syria seeking to pull us into "quagmire," says Turkish prime minister
- May 14 Saudi detects four new SARS-like cases
- May 14 Casualties as bomb hits Benghazi hospital
- May 14 Panic grips Saudis amid fears of SARS-like virus
- May 13 Israeli defence and finance chiefs wage battle over budget
- May 13 Abandoned arms as Syrian rebels pull back near Qusayr
- May 13 Yemeni gunmen kidnap Swiss Red Cross worker
- May 13 Iranian foreign minister warns of Syria breakup
- May 13 Nigerian court convicts Iranian of illegal arms shipment
- May 13 Turkey to press harder for Assad ouster after blasts
- May 13 Yemeni army jet crashes in Sanaa and kills pilot
- May 13 Red Cross seeks to more than double Syrian aid budget
- May 13 Jerusalem clerics slam brutal police acts at Easter
- May 12 Damascus denies responsibility for Turkey bombings
- May 12 Gulf navy drill not directed at Iran
- May 12 Saudi jails Lebanese man for helping woman to convert
- May 12 SARS-like virus in Saudi has killed 15
- May 12 Turkey protect Syrian refugees after bombings backlash
- May 12 Israel opens Gulf mission
- May 12 Saudi-Yemen talks focus on security
- May 12 EU warns Syria crisis at breaking point and boosts aid
- May 12 Yemeni police dismantle Al-Qaeda cell and kill militant
- May 12 Gunmen kill seven people in Iraq
- May 12 UN praises Qatari role in release of Golan peacekeepers
- May 12 Kabul protests to Iran over 10 migrants shot dead
- May 12 More than 80,000 killed in Syria conflict, says NGO
- May 12 Mubarak appears in fresh trial over protester deaths
- May 12 Iranian press divided on presidential hopefuls
- May 12 West Bank settlers clash with Palestinian neighbours
- May 12 BP pulls some staff from Libya amid security concerns
- May 12 Syrian Christian village breathes easier as army nears
- May 12 Syrian rebels free Philippine peacekeepers
- May 12 Dozens dead in Turkey car bombings blamed on Syria
- May 12 Iran condemns use of chemical weapons
- May 12 Halting Israeli settlements vital for talks, says Palestinians
- May 11 Israelis march against austerity budget
- May 11 Twin blasts rock Turkish border town
- May 11 Egyptian military chief rules out move in politics
- May 11 Libyan gunmen lift ministries siege
- May 11 Egypt foils Al-Qaeda-linked plot against Western embassy
- May 11 800 Tunisian Islamists fighting in Syria
- May 11 Iran says Reuters can reopen Tehran bureau
- May 11 Prominent Egyptian youth activist released
- May 11 Iranian nuclear negotiator enters presidential race
- May 11 Netanyahu to meet Putin amid Syria missile concerns
- May 11 Rafsanjani seeks return to Iran's political limelight
- May 11 Syrian army fights to retake key road to north
- May 11 Experts doubt US-Russia common ground on Syria
- May 11 At least 40 dead in Turkey car bombings near Syria border
- May 11 Turkey says Syria among suspects after deadly bombing
- May 11 Iraqi bomber targets senior intelligence officer
- May 11 Iranian ex-president Rafsanjani to stand again
- May 11 Iraqi Kurds wary of PKK fighters coming from Turkey
- May 11 Syria peace talks unlikely in May, says Russian diplomatic source
- May 11 Strong quake causes damage and injuries in southern Iran
- May 11 Syrian Islamists to be added to UN sanctions list
- May 10 Cameron meets Putin in new push to end Syria war
- May 10 Strong evidence Syria used chemical weapons, says US
- May 10 Thousands in Bahrain protest against alleged torture of regime opponents
- May 10 Prominent Egypt youth activist jailed
- May 10 Finnish and Austrian hostages freed, says Yemeni official
- May 10 Syria army warns civilians to leave Qusayr
- May 10 Cameron in Russia to discuss Syria with Putin
- May 10 US envoy holds border talks with rebels
- May 10 Saudi warns illegals face jail after July 3
- May 10 Britain withdraws some embassy staff from Libya
- May 10 Hundreds protest against terrorism in Tunis
- May 10 Arrests as women pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall
- May 10 Syria massacres must spur world action, says UN rights chief
- May 10 Qatada to return to Jordan if it backs torture pact
- May 10 Turkish prime minister says Syria used chemical weapons
- May 10 Palestinian olive trees targeted in hate crime
- May 10 Philippines may pull peacekeepers from Golan
- May 10 "Political, not military" solutions needed in Middle East
- May 10 Kerry pursues Syria and Middle East peace plans in Rome talks
- May 9 Haunted by Iraq war, US cautious on Syria
- May 9 France fears more cases of deadly SARS-like virus
- May 9 Hezbollah says Syria to supply game-changing arms
- May 9 Iran unveils new attack drone
- May 9 Top Muslim cleric against ceding any of Palestine
- May 9 Libyan with explosives arrested in Tunisia
- May 9 Russian missiles in Syria would be destabilising, says Kerry
- May 9 Israel approves 296 West Bank settler homes
- May 9 US places sanctions on Iran-Venezuela bank
- May 9 Israeli apology after police rough up Egyptian dignitaries
- May 9 Syria to "respond immediately" to any new Israeli strike
- May 9 Syrian troops and Hezbollah advancing on Qusayr
- May 9 Syria welcomes US-Russia proposal
- May 9 American stabbed outside Cairo embassy
- May 9 Khatami unsure about standing in Iran election
- May 9 France seeks to name Syria's Nusra a terrorist group
- May 9 Yemeni officer killed in Al-Qaeda-style attack
- May 9 Netanyahu meets Chinese president in Beijing
- May 9 Jordanians protest after Israel holds Jerusalem mufti
- May 9 US is warned of Russian arms sale to Syria
- May 9 Syrian refugees could hit 40% of Jordan's population in 2014
- May 9 Jihadist Al-Nusra chief wounded near Damascus
- May 9 Assad says Hezbollah a model for Syria
- May 8 US diplomat cites Benghazi security deficiencies
- May 8 Obama and Netanyahu speak after Israel's Syria raids
- May 8 Libya to reshuffle government within days, says prime minister
- May 8 Influential Muslim cleric Qaradawi visits Gaza
- May 8 Brahimi hails US-Russia accord on Syria
- May 8 Lebanon liberal for Middle East, but gays still targeted
- May 8 Visiting Egyptian leader seeks closer trade ties with Brazil
- May 8 UN pulls back Golan peacekeepers after abductions
- May 8 Israel detains Jerusalem's top Islamic cleric
- May 8 Al-Qaeda suspects kill three Yemen generals
- May 8 Stephen Hawking to boycott Israel conference
- May 8 Syrian opposition insists on Assad out before any deal
- May 8 Syria Internet blackout enters second day
- May 8 Syrian Internet restored after blackout
- May 8 Suicide bombers target Kurds in north Iraq
- May 8 Two Indian Red Cross staff kidnapped in Yemen
- May 8 Tunisian Al-Qaeda groups will be defeated, says prime minister
- May 8 Egyptian court upholds camel battle acquittals
- May 8 Jordanian MPs demand Israeli envoy's expulsion
- May 8 Netanyahu meets Chinese premier in Beijing
- May 8 Three Emiratis held after Tanzanian church bombing
- May 8 Russia and US agree joint push for peace in Syria
- May 8 Four UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights
- May 7 Five years on, Bahais appeal for release in Iran
- May 7 Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear
- May 7 Israel not getting involved in Syria civil war, says Yaalon
- May 7 Obama: US has moral obligation in Syria
- May 7 Iranian foreign minister meets Assad
- May 7 Israeli prime minister freezes tenders for new West Bank settler homes
- May 7 Nine new ministers in Egypt's cabinet reshuffle
- May 7 80% of East Jerusalemites live below poverty line
- May 7 Two Egyptians kidnapped in Yemen
- May 7 Libyan defence minister resigns amid siege crisis
- May 7 Prisoner X sabotaged spy mission to recover bodies
- May 7 No travel restrictions despite Saudi SARS-like virus
- May 7 Turkey's prime minister says Israeli raids on Syria "unacceptable"
- May 7 Number displaced inside Syria hits 4.25 million, says UN
- May 7 Iran warns against "provocation" in Gulf anti-mine drill
- May 7 Bahrain arrests four over police checkpoint attack
- May 7 Regional players openly engaging in Syria war
- May 7 Israeli leader visits Shanghai's old Jewish ghetto
- May 7 Iran begins registering presidential hopefuls
- May 6 Libya gunmen besieging ministries demand government quits
- May 6 Israel raids on Syria killed at least 42 soldiers
- May 6 Israelis in Haifa vigilant of attack from Lebanon
- May 6 One hurt as shots fired around Egyptian prime minister's motorcade
- May 6 Naval forces in Gulf for massive anti-mine exercise
- May 6 Egyptian cabinet reshuffle by Tuesday morning, says prime minister
- May 6 No conclusive proof chemical weapons used in Syria, says UN
- May 6 Turkey and Israel hold fresh flotilla compensation talks
- May 6 China criticises Syrian raid as Netanyahu and Abbas visit
- May 6 Kuwaiti court upholds life term on 4 for Iran spying
- May 6 Syrian rebels used sarin gas, says UN rights investigator
- May 6 Any arms Israel targeted in Syria not Iranian, says general
- May 6 SARS-like virus kills two more in Saudi, says health ministry
- May 6 Palestinian leader Abbas meets China's Xi
- May 6 Palestinian health minister visits Israeli hospital
- May 5 UN chief urges restraint after Israeli air strikes in Syria
- May 5 Bahrain hands 31 long jail terms over police attack
- May 5 Hezbollah: powerful pro-Syria, Iran-backed Lebanon force
- May 5 Turkey and Israel to meet Monday on raid compensation
- May 5 Bahrain seeks to end US envoy "interference"
- May 5 Syrian rebels seize parts of military airport
- May 5 Syria: Israeli strike opens door to all possibilities
- May 5 Turkey delivers harshest attack yet on "butcher" Assad
- May 5 Iraq took steps on fake bomb detectors says PM
- May 5 At least 10 killed in attack on Qatari officials in Somalia
- May 5 Egypt and Arab League condemn Israeli attacks in Syria
- May 5 Saudi Arabia allows some schoolgirls to play sport
- May 5 Dubai repays $910 million of matured bonds
- May 5 Brahimi's 'mission impossible' in Syria
- May 5 Palestinian leader Abbas in China for state visit
- May 5 Israel behind Syria strike on Iran missiles, says Israel source
- May 5 Syria: Israel attacked Damascus research centre
- May 5 Israel PM to visit China to enhance ties and trade
- May 4 PLO slams Israel over treatment of Palestinian Christians
- May 4 Israeli air strike hits Syria
- May 4 Israel right to guard against Hezbollah arms, says Obama
- May 4 Denmark and Finland to upgrade Palestinian diplomatic status
- May 4 Syrian rebels training for long and drawn-out conflict
- May 4 Yemen separatist quits national dialogue over "plot"
- May 4 Iraqi prime minister's list leads in 7 of 12 provinces
- May 4 Orthodox Christians mark Jerusalem Holy Fire rite
- May 4 SARS-like virus kills 5 Saudis
- May 4 Children killed in violence at Iraqi April protest
- May 4 Israel silent on reports it bombed Syria
- May 4 Hundreds flee Syria's Banias fearing massacre
- May 4 Egyptian mob lynches teenage son of an Islamist leader
- May 4 Assad makes appearance in Syrian capital
- May 4 Obama does not foresee US troops in Syria
- May 4 Australia halts cattle exports to Egypt
- May 4 Israel bombed Syria, reports US media
- May 3 Syrian rebels rocket Damascus airport
- May 3 Three new cases of SARS-like virus in Saudi Arabia
- May 3 US reporter believed held by Syrian intelligence
- May 3 Army deploys around Libyan capital amid sieges
- May 3 Syrian army bombards Sunni areas of Banias, says watchdog
- May 3 Syrian Orthodox Easter marred by bishops in captivity
- May 3 At least 13 killed in Iraq violence
- May 3 Securing Syria's chemical arms would carry huge risks
- May 3 Breakthrough on Tunisian constitution talks
- May 3 Israel questions Google over Palestine
- May 3 Bahraini Shiites protest to demand prisoners be freed
- May 3 Tunisian army continues to hunt for jihadists
- May 3 Iraq still using phony bomb detectors at checkpoints
- May 3 Disabled Syrian rebel returns to the front line
- May 3 Pope calls for greater aid for Syrian refugees
- May 3 US reconsidering whether to arm Syrian rebels, says Hagel
- May 3 First clashes in Syria's Banias, says watchdog
- May 2 Arab move gives hope for peace talks, says Israel's Livni
- May 2 Israel frees Palestinian former hunger-strikers
- May 2 Seif al-Islam appears in court in Libya's Zintan
- May 2 Egyptian Salafists protest outside security headquarters
- May 2 Kerry and Israel's Livni talk Middle East peace
- May 2 Egyptian dissident to stand trial for insulting Morsi
- May 2 Fresh round of Iran nuclear talks in Istanbul May 15
- May 2 Hamas arrests Salafists in Gaza
- May 2 Israeli army doubts third intifada but on alert
- May 2 Japan signs nuclear cooperation deal with UAE
- May 2 Tunisia hunting armed groups near Algerian border
- May 2 Tunisian dean acquitted of veiled woman assault
- May 2 Libyan gunmen reject government demands to end sieges
- May 2 Briton jailed for 10 years over fake bomb detectors
- May 2 Syrian artists exorcise demons of war
- May 2 Israel's ex-foreign minister accused by former deputy
- May 2 Kenya finds Iranians guilty of possessing explosives
- May 2 Israeli prime minister says any peace deal will go to referendum
- May 2 Bahrain's Sheikh Salman voted new Asian football boss
- May 2 April deadliest month for Iraq since June 2008, says UN
- May 2 Syrian forces tighten noose on Homs rebels
- May 2 Australian held on terror charges in Saudi Arabia
- May 1 US releases pictures related to Benghazi attack
- May 1 Syria's other war: intra-rebel skirmishes
- May 1 Israeli prime minister says territory not root cause of Mideast row
- May 1 Anti-Qaeda fighters among 11 killed in Iraq bombings
- May 1 Iraqi Kurdish ministers and MPs to end boycotts
- May 1 Archangel Gabriel features in Jerusalem exhibit
- May 1 Tunisian forces clash with 50 armed jihadists
- May 1 Brahimi on verge to quit as Syria peace envoy, says diplomats
- May 1 Egyptian police arrest Islamist show host over slander
- May 1 Flash floods in Saudi kill at least 13
- May 1 Libyan gunmen press siege of ministries
- May 1 Egypt's Morsi critic detained, says lawyer
- May 1 Japan and Saudi condemn Syrian regime's "grave" violations
- May 1 Kuwait plans high public service charges for expats
- May 1 Syria's Assad makes rare public visit to power plant
- May 1 Hezbollah taking part in Syria fighting, says Nasrallah
- May 1 Wave of Iraqi violence kills 460 in April
- May 1 British prime minister to press UAE president on torture claims
- May 1 Israel will not talk on basis of 1967 lines, says minister
- May 1 Jordan warns UN of "crushing weight" of Syrian refugees
- May 1 "Quiet man" Kerry's strategy for Middle East peace
- May 1 Obama: Syrian chemical strike would force US "rethink"
