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Today 11:05 GMT Japan bank freezes Iran transactions after court order
Today 10:05 GMT Syria accused of new massacre as UN team is evacuated
Today 03:05 GMT Syria's Assad doomed, says Israel's Barak
Yesterday UN convoy attacked in Syria
Yesterday Kadhafi son refusing to accept defense lawyer
Yesterday Seven dead as gunmen raid Libyan oasis city
Yesterday Several wounded in renewed Lebanon clashes
Yesterday Hamas: New Palestinian cabinet strengthens the division
Yesterday US gas giant works to avoid Israel electric shortage
Yesterday Israeli intelligence head visited US for Iran talks
Yesterday At least 10 more people killed in Syria, says watchdog
Yesterday Syrians back regime, Assad tells Russia TV
Yesterday Iran calls for rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Yesterday Egypt presidential candidate Mohammed Fawzi Eissa pulls out to back Amr Mussa
Yesterday Egypt's military ruler vows fair election
Yesterday Yemen army is pushing AL-Qaeda back
Yesterday Bahrain activist says charge over tweets vindictive
May 15 Syria-linked clashes end in Lebanon but anger remains
May 15 Death toll in south Yemen anti-Qaeda offensive rises to 44
May 15 Iran says Saudi-Bahrain union plan deepens crisis
May 15 Dozens killed in Syria as Saudi Arabia expresses doubts about Annan peace plan
May 15 Israel braces for unrest ahead of Nakba Day
May 15 Iran-IAEA talks to resume on May 21
May 15 Witnesses testify in Iraqi Vice President al-Hashemi's death squad trial
May 15 12,000 soldiers and 19 countries in largest military exercises in the Middle East in 10 years
May 15 Burhan Ghalioun elected chief of Syrian National Council
May 15 Human Rights Watch urges Kuwait to sign detention reform bill
May 15 Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel and killing nuclear scientist
May 14 Palestinian hunger strikers debate Israel deal
May 14 Saudi Arabia's $109 billion solar energy plan
May 14 EU slams Israel over settlements and ill-treatment of Palestinians
May 14 Lebanon's Tripoli fears escalation of Syria spillover
May 14 At least 23 Syrian soldiers killed in clashes
May 14 Al-Qaeda suspects blow up Yemen gas pipeline
May 14 Gulf leaders in Saudi to discuss union
May 14 Saudi Arabia: Trust fading fast in Annan peace bid for Syria
May 14 Iranian MPs blast Saudi-Bahrain union plan
May 14 Iran tells West to "correct its manners" ahead of talks
May 14 Iran in fresh talks with UN nuclear watchdog
May 14 NGOs demand delay in proposed Gulf union
May 14 Bombings in central and northern Iraq kill six
May 14 NATO urged to probe 72 Libyan civilian deaths
May 14 Iran turns off tracking systems on tankers to circumvent sanctions
May 14 EU Palestinian aid projects destroyed by Israel, says aid groups
May 14 Cut Gaza power supply to boost Israel grid, says Israel minister
May 13 Raul to sign for Qatar's Al Sadd
May 13 Syria violence kills four even as UN mission grows
May 13 Election candidate murdered in south Libya
May 13 Abbas warns of national disaster over hunger strikers
May 13 Yemeni forces press assault on Al-Qaeda bastion
May 13 Egyptian presidential candidate Shafiq claims he shot down Israeli planes in war
May 13 Leading Egypt presidential candidate calls Israel a threat and racist state
May 13 Bahrain Prime Minister supports Gulf union, opposition wants referendum
May 13 Deadly sectarian clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli
May 13 Iran warns West not to pressure ahead of IAEA talks in Baghdad
May 13 US insists Iraq police training programme is not being scrapped
May 13 Jordan editor charged with anti-regime incitement freed on bail
May 13 Bomb attacks against security forces kill five people across Iraq
May 13 Bahrain extends detention of tweeting activist
May 13 Bulgarian ambassador escapes Yemen kidnap bid
May 13 Algerian Islamist threatens revolt over vote results
May 13 Philippine workers free to go to Iraqi Kurdistan
May 13 Bulgarian envoy escapes Yemen kidnap attempt
May 13 Iraqi police training program may end
May 13 Lebanese army exchanges fire with Islamists
May 12 Hamas says talks progressing on hunger strikers
May 12 Israelis demonstrate against cost of living
May 12 Abbas gets Netanyahu response over peace
May 12 Yemen troops launch offensive on Al-Qaeda-held city
May 12 Bahrain police disperse protests
May 12 Islamist sit-in demands Tripoli man release
May 12 Ahmadinejad: No need for war to destroy Israel
May 12 Iran curbs foreign-sourced email providers
May 12 Hamas official meets Iran diplomatic and security chiefs
May 12 Salehi hopes Hollande win will boost Iran-France ties
May 12 Putin and Ahmadinejad discuss future contacts
May 12 British WW II fighter plane found in Egypt desert
May 12 Egypt court says election to be held on schedule
May 12 Gulf leaders to discuss Bahrain-Saudi union
May 12 Iraq's Kurds deny hosting Mossad
May 11 US partially resumes military supplies to Bahrain
May 11 Syria set for protests after deadly attacks
May 11 Algeria ruling party wins vote
May 11 Egypt ends curfew around defence ministry
May 11 Egypt holds first ever presidential candidate debate
May 11 Internet allows virtual Giza tour in 3D
May 11 Famed Shiite clerics meet in wax in Iraq
May 11 Iraq's fugitive VP has medical checks in Turkey
May 11 Bahrain protesters clash with police
May 11 EU and Iraq sign first-ever partnership deal
May 11 Syrian regime trying to kill Annan plan, says opposition leader
May 11 Polls open for Egyptians abroad
May 11 Thousands remain in secret Libya militia prisons, says UN
May 11 US bomb plot double agent had UK passport
May 11 UN condemns Syria bomb attacks after 55 people are killed
May 10 Algeria votes in its first poll since Arab Spring
May 10 Saudi double agent had British passport
May 10 Syrian capital Damascus rocked by blasts, dozens killed
May 10 Ban Ki-moon speaks out on Palestinian hunger strikers
May 10 Damascus blasts push Syria ever closer to war
May 10 Mini-reshuffle in Egypt as Islamists demand new PM
May 10 Arab media struggle to adapt to new-found freedom
May 10 Iraqi Prime Minister says Turkish remarks do not show respect
May 10 US drone raid kills 8 Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen
May 10 Kuwaiti MP barred from parliament for spitting
May 10 Turkish generals put in custody in 1997 coup probe
May 10 Seven assassination victims found in central Iraq
May 10 Turkey refuses to extradite Iraqi vice-president
May 10 Jordan vows fair retrial of Abu Qatada if he is deported from Britain
May 10 Israel's Knesset meets to approve unity government
May 10 Kofi Annan: Last chance to avoid civil war in Syria
May 9 Clinton urges Bahrain to do more on human rights
May 9 Egypt lower court orders presidential election suspended, says judicial source
May 9 Bomber in Al-Qaeda plot was double agent
May 9 Palestinians demand UN action on hunger strikers
May 9 Libya court to be asked to revoke "regressive" laws
May 9 Syrian pound and stock market plummet
May 9 EU's Ashton briefs Israeli PM on Iran talks
May 9 European rights court clears way for Qatada extradition
May 9 Syria violence kills at least eight
May 9 Jordan king pushes for polls in "last test" for reform
May 9 Syria forces' cross-border fire kills Lebanese woman
May 9 UN chides blast as violence Syrians do not need
May 9 Lebanon tribunal allow 58 victims in Hariri case
May 9 US says 12,000 troops take part in Jordan war games
May 9 Israel's Netanyahu forms surprise coalition with Kadima
May 9 Canada rejects residency appeal from Ben Ali relative
May 9 Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal moves Rotana from Egypt to Bahrain
May 9 Libya ex-rebels in deadly raid on government headquarters
May 8 Al-Qaeda plot against US-bound airliner foiled
May 8 Former Libyan rebels attack interim government headquarters
May 8 Peace plan could be last chance to avoid Syrian civil war, says Annan
May 8 Amnesty urges Bahrain to free tweeting activist
May 8 Etihad says confident of Airbus A350 despite cancellation
May 8 EU asks Israel to let families visit hunger strikers
May 8 Iraqi demonstration over "anti-Islam" magazine turns violent
May 8 Annan fears torture violations intensifying in Syria
May 8 Turkish Prime Minister: UN must bolster observer mission to Syria
May 8 Western oil sanctions cost Syria $3 billion
May 8 Nearly 12,000 killed in Syrian revolt
May 8 Kurds boycott Iraq cabinet meeting in disputed city of Kirkuk
May 8 Abbas urges new Israeli government to seek peace
May 8 Al-Jazeera closes bureau after China bars reporter
May 8 UN nuclear inspector dies in Iran car crash
May 8 Iran optimistic but says there is a long way to a nuclear deal with West
May 8 Israel still seeks to try alleged hit-and-run killers
May 8 Saudi Arabia ready to boost oil output
May 8 Iran hails Syria vote as step towards reform
May 8 Palestinian negotiator Erakat suffers heart attack
May 8 India tells US that Iran is an important oil source
May 8 Interpol issues 'Red Notice' for arrest of Iraq's fugitive Vice President al-Hashemi
May 8 Afghan-US pact strains ties with Tehran
May 8 Race against time to stop full Syria war, says UN chief
May 8 Israeli and Palestinian leaders greet Hollande victory
May 8 Israel court rejects hunger strikers' appeal
May 7 US foils Al-Qaeda Yemen bomb plot against airliner
May 7 Israel's Peres discusses security with Canadian Prime Minister Harper
May 7 Hundreds expected at Tunisia's revived Jewish pilgrimage
May 7 Syria goes to polls as deadly unrest rages
May 7 Syrian regime can't last very long, says Turkish leader
May 7 Court orders Palestinians out of Jerusalem home
May 7 German president to make first state visit to Israel
May 7 Israeli court orders settler outpost to be razed by July 1
May 7 Al-Qaeda kills 20 Yemen troops after leader eliminated
May 7 Egypt riot police block highway
May 7 Kuwaiti MPs want to quiz finance minister
May 7 Four killed in attacks across Iraq
May 7 Iraq court orders release of Hezbollah commander
May 7 Israel's Netanyahu set to call early vote
May 7 Syrian opposition rejects elections "under gunfire"
May 6 USS Cole bombing suspect killed in Yemen raid
May 6 9/11 defendants charged in Guantanamo court
May 6 Deadly Syrian unrest on eve of vote
May 6 Palestinian president orders website bans lifted
May 6 Iran denounces US-Afghan strategic pact
May 6 Conservatives tighten grip on Iran parliament
May 6 Sky News Arabia goes on air
May 6 Lebanese protest against confessionalism
May 6 Egypt military announces third overnight curfew
May 6 Bahrain rights activist held over tweets
May 6 Israel's Lieberman heads for Berlin
May 6 Egypt MPs and military discuss government crisis
May 6 Kuwait's PM quizzed over graft case
May 6 Libya says 330,000 voters register for June poll
May 6 Israel's Netanyahu set to call early vote
May 6 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 9/11 plotters in court
May 5 Israel's Labour leader slams Netanyahu on Iran
May 5 Syrian troops tear-gas Damascus mourners
May 5 Medics: Libya interim leader in hospital but stable
May 5 Iranian traders to visit India as Clinton arrives
May 5 Iran slams Google for leaving Gulf nameless
May 5 Palestinian protest for prisoners in Israeli jails
May 5 Yemen president vows to unite army and fight Al-Qaeda
May 5 Mass arrests in Egypt after deadly Cairo clashes
May 5 Iraq aims to double power provision in a year
May 5 Kadhafi son's defence seek ICC prosecutor disqualified
May 5 9/11 mastermind and co-plotters to be arraigned
May 5 Calm returns to Cairo after deadly clashes
May 5 Syrians mourn slain protesters
May 5 Yemen's new president moves to assert control
May 5 Blasts rock Syrian capital and second city
May 5 Bahrain blast injures four policemen
May 5 Blasts rock Damascus as Syria toll mounts
May 4 Hamas warns Israel against hunger strike deaths
May 4 Egypt military vows fair election after deadly clash
May 4 UN monitors claim they have calming impact as 22 Syrian troops die
May 4 Libya's ex-oil minister buried in Tripoli
May 4 Sarkozy denies as "grotesque" claims that Libya funded 2007 campaign
May 4 Saudi king orders reopening of mission in Egypt
May 4 Iraq Kurd leader warns against culture of violence
May 4 Iraq's fugitive VP fears for his life
May 4 Annan plan for Syria is "on track", spokesman says
May 4 Sadrists in Iraq protest against Koran burning
May 4 Iran urges West to help end nuclear dispute
May 4 Iran holds parliamentary election run-off
May 4 Accomplice in Rabin killing freed from prison
May 4 World powers will stop nuclear Iran, says German Foreign Minister
May 4 Bin Laden ex-driver's appeal heard in US court
May 4 Letters reveal anxious bin Laden and divided Al-Qaeda
May 3 Kadhafi regime funded Sarkozy 2007 campaign, says lawyers for former Libyan premier
May 3 Bahrain court keeps two Shiite minors in custody
May 3 Bahrain amends constitution, but opposition unimpressed
May 3 Iran to holds second round of parliamentary elections
May 3 Libya grants immunity to 'revolutionaries'
May 3 Accomplice in Rabin killing to be freed on May 4
May 3 Israel high court hears hunger striker appeals
May 3 World powers stress Iran cooperation with IAEA
May 3 48% of Israelis back Netanyahu for Prime Minister, according to poll
May 3 Two sons of Syrian activist Fayez Sara arrested
May 3 Second Saleh-related Yemen general quits post
May 3 Fatah and Hamas unity meeting ends without deal
May 3 Baghdad hit by attacks as fugitive Vice President death squad trial opens
May 3 Yemen kills eight Al-Qaeda militants in Abyan
May 3 Iran's attitude on Gulf islands unacceptable, says Saudi
May 3 Maradona to see out Al Wasl contract
May 3 Palestinian hunger striker moved to Israeli hospital
May 3 Campaigning on hold after 20 dead in Cairo clash
May 2 Netanyahu bloc wants September 4 election, according to Israeli media
May 2 Syrian rebels kill 15 regime troops in Aleppo
May 2 UN observers meet with rebels and regime forces in Homs
May 2 Libya bans 'glorification' of Moamer Kadhafi regime
May 2 Jordan king swears in new transitional government
May 2 20 dead after attackers storm Cairo protest
May 2 Top US senator visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon
May 2 Libya drops ban on religion-based parties
May 2 UN Syria mission head says observers are having a calming effect
May 2 Yemen to ask for $10 billion from donors
May 2 Jordan warns Israel over East Jerusalem hotel rooms
May 2 Libya says Sarkozy campaign funding letter appears to be fake
May 2 Obama gives Netanyahu condolences over father's death
May 2 Iran denies sharp cut in oil exports to China and Japan
May 2 Syria economy faces significant contraction, says IMF
May 2 Japan urges Israel to exercise patience on Iran sanctions
May 2 Five dead after attackers storm Cairo protest
May 2 Jordan's King Abdullah urges political solution in Syria
May 2 FBI chief and Scottish prosecutor in Libya on Lockerbie investigation visit
May 2 US envoy: Worst not over in Yemen
May 2 Verdict due in trial of Tunisia TV chief
May 2 Libya regrets Abbas decision to delay visit
May 2 Media rights deteriorating in Iraq, says local NGO
May 1 Israel military closes file on 2009 Gaza family deaths
May 1 Gaza militant killed in Israeli border firefight
May 1 Nine from one family among 10 dead in Syria
May 1 Palestinians see backlash if hunger strikers die
May 1 IMF rejects call to cut ties with Iran
May 1 Frenchman wounded and soldier killed in Yemen attack
May 1 Israel pushes plan for 1,100 East Jerusalem hotel rooms
May 1 Abbas says Arab Spring will impact Palestinians
May 1 Iran plot to kill Saudi envoy in Cairo foiled
May 1 Bahrain's Khawaja tells BBC to stay on hunger strike
May 1 Fired Bahrain protesters demand jobs back on May Day
May 1 Japan FM warns on Iran strike at start of Israel visit
May 1 Libya opens registration for assembly vote
May 1 Libya asks war crimes court to drop Kadhafi son's case
May 1 Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood waiting for reshuffle of cabinet
May 1 Israel security boss meets EU brass over Iran talks
May 1 Israel ex-opposition leader Livni quits parliament
May 1 Iraq April oil exports highest since 1989
May 1 Iraq death toll rises in April
May 1 Etihad Airways takes 3% stake in Aer Lingus
May 1 Bahrain denies entry to European parliament MP Gomes
May 1 Israel prepares for potential early elections
May 1 Israel challenges Egypt over Sinai security chaos
April 30 US deploys F-22 fighter jets to UAE
April 30 UN peacekeeper issues call to halt Syria killings
April 30 Bahrain orders retrial of hunger striker
April 30 Radical Egypt group to back moderate Islamist candidate
April 30 18 Al-Qaeda militants killed in Yemen fighting
April 30 Baghdad violence leaves six dead
April 30 Ex-Libyan minister drowned
April 30 Report claims Sarkozy and Kadhafi in 'secret' nuclear deal
April 30 Fears for Palestinian hunger strikers as protest grows
April 30 Israel starts building wall along Lebanese border
April 30 Israel Prime Minister's father dies aged 102
April 30 Lebanon skier hit by gunfire from Syria
April 30 Egypt presidential campaign begins in earnest
April 30 Rights groups urge release of 9 UAE Islamists
April 30 Baghdad talks won't solve all issues, says Iran aide
April 30 UN Palestinian agency staff in Jordan strike over pay
April 30 Iraq VP and guards charged with killing six judges
April 30 FIFA Vice President: Let women in hijab in Olympics
April 30 Israeli Prime Minister considers early election
April 29 UN urges respect for Syria truce as toll mounts
April 29 Palestinian hunger striker hospitalised
April 29 Israel arrests crew of Gaza fishing boat
April 29 Bahrain hunger striker emerges as uprising idol
April 29 Egypt parliament suspended in row with military
April 29 Hamas chief takes prisoner hunger strike issue to the UN
April 29 Jordan weighs two offers to build nuclear plant
April 29 Iran hopes for success in next nuclear talks
April 29 Canada closes visa section in Tehran embassy
April 29 Al-Qaeda frees 73 Yemen soldiers
April 29 Kuwait finance minister testifies over graft case
April 29 90 wounded in Cairo clashes
April 29 Lebanon says it seized shipment of arms bound for Syria rebels
April 28 Suicide bomb rocks Damascus as thousands protest
April 28 Egypt hardliners to back moderate Islamist for top job
April 28 Abbas greeted in Tunisia with military honours
April 28 Saudi recalls ambassador to Egypt in lawyer row
April 28 PLO official slams Palestinian censorship of websites
April 28 Tehran police in new dress code crackdown
April 28 Top Iraq politicians demand greater democracy
April 28 Israelis being fooled on Iran, says ex-security chief:
April 28 Jordan sees Egypt resuming gas supplies early May
April 28 Libya struggles with illegal migrants and arms trafficking
April 28 Egypt's ElBaradei unveils new party
April 28 IAEA confirms talks to resume with Iran
April 28 Dubai World subsidiary to get full control of Atlantis
April 28 Libya must clarify status of Kadhafi-era supporters, says NGO
April 28 Saudi Arabia lets bin Laden's widows and children in on humanitarian grounds
April 27 Anti-regime protests in Syria amid wavering truce
April 27 Iran-IAEA talks to resume mid-May, says Tehran envoy
April 27 Possibility of war "very, very weak," says Iran official
April 27 Jordan king tells new Prime Minister's success depends on reform
April 27 Sadr against fall of current Iraqi government
April 27 Obama signs waiver to lift Palestinian aid barrier
April 27 Clashes in Jerusalem over occupied Palestinian homes
April 27 Israel asks court to delay outpost demolition
April 27 Bin Laden widows in Saudi according to Yemeni NGO
April 27 Bin Laden's Yemeni wife now in Saudi
April 27 Bahrain insists it allows peaceful protests
April 27 Iran orders elderly opposition head to jail, says Human Rights Watch
April 27 Blast hits court house in Libyan city of Benghazi
April 27 Iraq at a "crossroad", says fugitive VP
April 27 Iraqi mother, three children gunned down
April 27 Gaza PM tops Hamas poll but Meshaal still boss
April 27 Egyptian civil society protests "oppressive" draft law
April 27 Likud would be largest party in election, according to poll
April 27 Erakat says Israel hiking book incites violence
April 27 UN leader says Syria in contravention of peace plan
April 26 Vogue profile of Syrian leader's wife disappears
April 26 Syria presses crackdown as France considers action
April 26 Twelve killed in Iraq bombings
April 26 Experts: Iran mobilizing for cyberwar with West
April 26 Jordan's prime minister Awn Khasawneh resigns
April 26 Bahrain hunger striker's fate concerns wife
April 26 Iraqi farmer marries two cousins in one night
April 26 Peres dismisses Netanyahu's comparison between Holocaust and Iran threat
April 26 Israeli Arabs mark Nakba in march
April 26 Syrian transitional government set up in Paris
April 26 Egypt announces list of presidential candidates
April 26 Iraq's Sadr makes historic Kurdistan visit
April 26 Hamas chief to visit Cairo for reconciliation talks
April 26 Ban Ki-moon raises fears over Bahrain hunger striker
April 26 Egypt poll body reverses ban on last Mubarak-era PM
April 25 Annan urges fast deployment of Syria monitors
April 25 Egypt's Brotherhood makes its presence felt in Zagazig
April 25 Libyan interim prime minister accuses NTC of blocking election efforts
April 25 Iraq West Qurna-2 field to hit 150,000 barrels per day in 2013
April 25 ICC rejects Libya appeal on Kadhafi transfer request
April 25 Kurdish rebels kill four Iran Guards
April 25 Israel court rejects hunger striker's appeal
April 25 Islamist UAE sheikh held without charge
April 25 Syria peace plan seriously compromised, says France
April 25 EU urges Israel to reverse settler outpost decision
April 25 Brazil wants to strengthen ties with Arab world
April 25 Top Shiite cleric offices in Iraq attacked
April 25 Libya's ex-rebels arrive in Jordan for training at police centre
April 25 Experts sceptical of UN mission to Syria
April 25 Israel court rejects hunger striker's appeal
April 25 Jordan denounced for charging journalist
April 25 Annan calls for quick deployment of Syria observers
April 25 Bahrain blast wounds four policemen
April 25 Israel military chief says Iran undecided on bomb
April 25 Bahrain police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
April 25 Netanyahu says Iran must stay under biting sanctions
April 24 Don't let nukes overshadow Iranian human rights, says Ebadi
April 24 Religious parties banned under new Libya law
April 24 Syria car bomb hits capital amid ceasefire
April 24 Israel legalises 3 settler outposts, angering Palestinians
April 24 Egypt poll organisers bar last Mubarak-era PM
April 24 Egyptian protesters urge Saudi to free activist
April 24 Egypt court upholds conviction of top Arab actor
April 24 Israel wants minute's silence for Munich dead
April 24 Iraq cuts anti-Qaeda militia pay
April 24 Yemen president and FBI chief discuss Qaeda
April 24 Iraqi president gifts Kuwait envoy Saddam's gun
April 24 Iran says new US sanctions could affect talks
April 24 Iran halts cyber attack on its oil servers
April 24 Syria car bomb wounds three amid ceasefire
April 24 Sacked Yemen general finally quits post
April 24 Nearly 60 people killed in Syrian violence despite ceasefire
April 24 Israel legalises three settlement outposts
April 24 New Pentagon spy agency to focus on Iran and China
April 24 Regime fire kills 28 civilians in Syria's Hama
April 23 Bahrain Grand Prix exposes kingdom's deep divisions
April 23 Iraqi Prime Minister must not obtain F-16s, says Kurdistan leader Barzani
April 23 The US unveils technology sanctions aimed at Iran and Syria
April 23 Interpol rejects Egypt call for NGOs staff arrest
April 23 Israel to start work on Lebanon border wall
April 23 500 Syrians flee to Jordan after ambushes
April 23 Regime fire kills 28 civilians in Syrian city of Hama
April 23 Egypt offers to sell gas to Israel at new price
April 23 Bahrain delays final verdict for 21 activists
April 23 17 Al-Qaeda militants killed by Yemen air raid
April 23 EU targets Assad couple's high-end lifestyle
April 23 Syria regime fire kills 28 civilians in Hama
April 23 Saudi diplomat kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in Yemen to be freed
April 23 Iranian foreign minister optimistic on nuclear talks
April 23 Israel court rejects Palestinian prisoners appeals
April 23 Iran oil sector hit by cyber attack
April 23 At least sixteen Al-Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen
April 23 Israel shrugs off impact of Egypt nixing gas deal
April 23 Saudi boy aged 4 kills father over PlayStation, according to media report
April 23 Seven injured in Lebanon restaurant blast
April 23 UN monitors tour Syria towns as violence persists
April 23 British journalist arrested in Bahrain
April 23 Obama to announce technology-related sanctions
April 23 Seven injured in Tyre restaurant blast
April 22 Israeli court orders settlers out of Hebron house
April 22 Egypt's Mussa warns over presidential experiment
April 22 Egypt scraps Israel gas accord
April 22 Israel's Lieberman visiting Azerbaijan and Switzerland
April 22 Iraqi Prime Minister meets Ahmadinejad at start of visit
April 22 UN observers tour Syria hot spots
April 22 Iran says it is copying US drone and reveals "codes"
April 22 Netanyahu tasks panel to solve settlement row
April 22 Bahrain protester dead amid F1 security lockdown
April 22 UN says Israel destroys Palestinian Bedouin homes
April 22 Vettel wins Bahrain Grand Prix
April 22 Google launches Street View in Israel
April 22 Israel holding 1,350 hunger-striking Palestinians
April 22 Qatar sovereign fund exceeds $100 billion
April 22 Israel forces ready to hit Iran if ordered
April 22 Wealthy Iranians spark luxury car boom
April 22 Iraq PM in Iran for 2-day visit
April 21 IMF says loan programs for Arab nations in works
April 21 UN Council passes Syria monitors resolution
April 21 Dead man found after Bahrain protest, says opposition
April 21 3 killed in south Libya clashes
April 21 Egypt court cannot rule on poll ban for ex-regime leaders
April 21 Iraq to pay ex-coaches 400,000 euros
April 21 Blast rocks Syria airbase
April 21 EU condemns Palestinians' eviction in east Jerusalem
April 21 Syria opposition urges UN intervention
April 21 Leaders urge investments for poor nations
April 21 Tunisian town's outrage over unemployment
April 21 Bombings kill three as Iraq governor targeted
April 21 ICC envoy: Libya building up case against Seif
April 21 Israelis told to leave Sinai over attacks fears
April 21 Rare Egyptian scrolls found in Australian collection
April 21 Yemen air raids kill 8 Al-Qaeda militants, says defence ministry
April 21 Syria frees 30 detained over unrest, says state media
April 21 Bahrain protesters and police clash near F1 circuit
April 21 UN Council to vote Saturday on Syria force
April 20 Two killed in south Libya clashes, says tribal leader
April 20 International Criminal Court wants to investigate taboo topic of rape in Libya
April 20 UN sanctions against Iranians over smuggling
April 20 Force India withdraw from second F1 practice
April 20 Hamas: any peace deal with Israel would be truce
April 20 Egypt Islamists join protesters for mass rally
April 20 Syria activists call protests in new truce test
April 20 Iraqi Prime Minister: Turkey is becoming a hostile state
April 20 Yemen says 20 killed in clashes with Al-Qaeda militants
April 20 Libya government takes control of Tripoli airport
April 20 State TV: At least 18 Syrian troops killed in new attacks
April 20 Iran urges Bahrain to end supression
April 20 Israeli gunfire wounds Palestinian shepherd
April 20 Iraq's second Gulf oil terminal comes online
April 20 Assads' luxury lifestyle is target of new EU sanctions
April 20 Iraq bombings kill at least 30
April 20 Clashes in Bahrain ahead of Grand Prix
April 20 Britain mired in row over cleric's deportation to Jordan
April 19 US and Israeli defense chiefs meet at the Pentagon
April 19 UN leader wants expanded ceasefire mission in Syria
April 19 France says Syria faces civil war if UN plan fails
April 19 Wave of arrests ahead of Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix
April 19 European rights court opposes Qatada deportation
April 19 Israeli Jew stabbed in east Jerusalem
April 19 Persepolis trial of TV station chief resumes in Tunisia
April 19 Bahrain denies visas to foreign journalists for F1
April 19 Iraq's Kurdish leader meets fugitive countryman
April 19 IMF needs solid Cairo support for loan to Egypt, says Lagarde
April 19 Syria troops kill civilian a week into ceasefire
April 19 Egypt grand mufti visits Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque
April 19 Force India team caught in Bahrain firebomb blast
April 19 Bahrain unrest intensifies ahead of Grand Prix
April 19 Iraq's Sadr calls for Bahrain F1 race boycott
April 19 Israel remembers Holocaust with 2-minute silence
April 19 De la Rosa confident of security at Bahrain GP
April 19 Protocol for UN Syria observer mission signed
April 19 Yemeni troops kill seven Al-Qaeda suspects in the south
April 19 Libya prime minister to reshuffle cabinet
April 19 Arab energy subsidies waste billions, says UN report
April 19 Turkey stops ship with suspected arms headed for Syria
April 19 CIA wants more drone strikes in Yemen
April 18 Top Egypt Islamist says military seeking to keep power
April 18 Netanyahu denounces Iran threat on Holocaust anniversary
April 18 UN admits tough task as Syria post-truce death toll mounts
April 18 Egypt vote boils down to consensus candidates
April 18 Warcrimes prosecutor arrives in Libya
April 18 Holocaust survivor finds haven as Muslim in Israel
April 18 Egypt Salafists protest president candidate's ban
April 18 Iraq's Sadr calls for Bahrain activist's release
April 18 Tunisians kidnapped by armed Libyan group released
April 18 Libyans sue UK ex-minister Jack Straw over rendition claims
April 18 Iran thanks Saudi officials for sparing death row citizens
April 18 Foreign firms say times tough in Iran's energy sector
April 18 Russia says Syria rebels trying to stir up violence
April 18 Radical cleric Abu Qatada arrested in UK, to be deported to Jordan
April 17 Huge tyre fire causes "environmental catastrophe" in Kuwait
April 17 Egypt confirms 10 barred from presidential vote
April 17 Palestinians and Jewish settlers clash in Hebron
April 17 Saudi show jumpers in doping probe
April 17 Two die in Syria violence after UN monitors land
April 17 Israel defence minister hails Colombia ties
April 17 Amnesty questions Bahrain reforms as F1 concerns deepen
April 17 Hundreds protest as F1 teams land in Bahrain
April 17 Palestinians mark Prisoners' Day
April 17 Ahmadinejad vows to defend territorial integrity
April 17 Palestinians hand letter to Israeli Prime Minister
April 17 Assange interviews Hezbollah chief Nasrallah in TV debut
April 17 Bahraini hunger striker to refuse intravenous fluids and drink only water
April 17 Yemen militants killed in suspected US drone raid
April 17 Armed Libyans kidnap 100 Tunisians, says rights group
April 17 Defendants plead not guilty in Egypt football case
April 17 Only hunger strikes get results, says ex-Palestinian prisoner
April 17 Protests and uncertainty dampen Middle East economies
April 17 Video: Israeli officer hit a foreign activist in the face with his gun
April 17 Syrian foreign minister to visit China
April 17 Israel readies to block Palestinian 'flytilla' activists
April 16 UAE says Gulf island spat threatens global security
April 16 Lockerbie bomber in critical condition
April 16 Iran wants sanctions eased, hints on enrichment
April 16 Libyan leader Abdel Jalil: Algeria will not host those who threaten Libya
April 16 Protesters scale Bahrain embassy in London
April 16 Crown prince wants Bahrain to emerge Formula One winner
April 16 Iran summons Saudi envoy over jail treatment
April 16 Thousands rally ahead of Palestinian Prisoners' Day
April 16 More than 11,100 killed in Syria in 13 months
April 16 Oil prices drop after Iran nuclear talks
April 16 PA has lost its raison d'etre, Abbas to tell Israeli PM
April 16 42 Syrians held over parliament demonstrations
April 16 Syrian FM to visit China for peace plan talks
April 16 Iran starts billion dollar project to bring water to desert
April 16 UN chief urges maximum restraint from Syria regime
April 16 Israel suspends officer who hit protester with gun
April 16 Israel PM: Talks have given Iran a freebie
April 15 First UN monitors now in Damascus
April 15 Israel probes officer striking protester with gun
April 15 Iraq electoral officials released on bail
April 15 Palestinian inmates plan mass hunger strike Tuesday
April 15 Journalists under attack as Tunisians protest against the Ennahda government
April 15 Egypt ruler meets politicians amid election turmoil
April 15 Yemen air strike kills three Al-Qaeda leaders
April 15 Gulf Cooperation Council to meet on Iran-UAE island spat
April 15 Bahrain opposition starts F1 protests week
April 15 Jordan king orders release of jailed activists
April 15 Iraq frees the last of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction scientists
April 15 Opposition calls for week of protests in Bahrain over F1 race
April 15 Iraq bombing kills three members of same family
April 15 Gunmen kill two policemen in Egypt's Sinai
April 15 Kuwait daily urges end to royal infighting
April 15 Israeli defence minister heads to Colombia and US
April 15 Iran and world powers set for in-depth talks in Baghdad
April 15 Formula One chief Ecclestone: "What Bahrain protests?"
April 14 Iran has nowhere to hide in Baghdad talks
April 14 10 candidates disqualified from Egypt presidential race
April 14 Expectations low for crunch Iran nuclear talks
April 14 Syria forces shell Homs as UN votes on observers
April 14 'Flytilla' tickets cancelled on Israel objections
April 14 Iraq political blocs accuse PM of dictatorship
April 14 Libya tests DNA in search for missing imam
April 14 Iraq probes possible Arab summit corruption
April 14 Saudi denies any Swedish deal to build arms plant
April 14 Holy fire lights up Jerusalem church for Orthodox Easter
April 14 UN vote on Syria mission faces Russia doubts
April 14 Lockerbie bomber critical in Libya hospital
April 14 Islamists win Jordan teachers' union election
April 14 222 killed in five days in Yemen
April 14 Bahrain mourner shot amid mounting F1 concern
April 14 Nearly 40% of Egyptians undecided ahead of vote
April 13 Iran discouraged on eve of nuclear talks resumption
April 13 Iraq poll officials held over suspected corruption
April 13 Calls for UN monitors as Syria ceasefire holds
April 13 Egypt Islamists denounce Mubarak-era leftovers
April 13 Amnesty joins calls to free Saudi hunger striker
April 13 Toll hits 200 in battle with Al-Qaeda for Yemen town
April 13 Gulf states to meet on Iran-UAE island spat
April 13 Annan calls for humanitarian access in Syria
April 13 Iraq's Saddam-era culture minister released
April 13 Uranium enrichment key focus of Iran talks
April 13 Bahrain Grand Prix cleared despite safety fears
April 13 Syrians demonstrate to test ceasefire
April 13 Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead, says Ecclestone
April 12 Ceasefire in Syria put to the test
April 12 UAE recalls envoy to Iran in islands row
April 12 Five dead in north Iraq ambush
April 12 Egypt MPs bar ex-regime members from standing for office
April 12 Jordan says Libya owes $140 million in medical bills
April 12 Toll hits 177 in south Yemen battle with Qaeda
April 12 Palestinians frustrated over Quartet statement
April 12 Egypt Islamist groups to hold mass protest Friday
April 12 Iran vows no atomic retreat, ahead of talks
April 12 Iraqi dinar casualty of Iran and Syria sanctions
April 12 Iraqi's homemade plane lands him in jail
April 12 European Roma to attend Holocaust Day in Israel
April 12 Israeli group wants 'flytilla' activists put on trial
April 12 Pressure mounts over Bahrain Grand Prix
April 12 Kuwait MPs okay death penalty for cursing God
April 12 Good morning Tehran! Israel beams a message to Iran
April 12 Israel Prime Minister to seek direct talks with Abbas at Fayyad meet
April 12 Major powers warn Syria as deadline nears
April 11 Egypt court clears way for Salafist in the presidential race
April 11 Israeli and Palestinian premiers to meet next week
April 11 US and Saudi defense chiefs focus on Syria crisis
April 11 Syria pounds protest hubs but peace envoy hopeful
April 11 New clashes mar leadup to Bahrain Grand Prix
April 11 Al-Qaeda militants kill eight Yemen soldiers
April 11 Eyeing nuclear talks, Iran plays hard ball over oil
April 11 Grass hits out at Israeli move to bar him over poem
April 11 Turkey steps up pressure on Damascus after border crisis
April 11 Israel army arrests activists in Hebron
April 11 Pro-Palestinian 'flytilla' will go ahead, says organisers
April 11 Bahraini prisoner weak but conscious
April 11 Clashes near Egypt-Libya border leave two dead
April 11 Israel and Finland in talks over nuclear-free Mideast
April 11 Syria declares halt to military operations from Thursday
April 11 Radical Saudi cleric jailed 5 years for incitement
April 11 Cockfighting in Iraq: a different kind of battle
April 11 Annan sees hope to salvage Syria peace plan
April 11 UN Council facing Syria moment of truth
April 10 Foreign Minister Muallem: Syria has started implementing Annan plan
April 10 Envoys try to lay groundwork for restarting Mideast talks
April 10 Egypt judiciary suspends constitution panel
April 10 Israeli forces gear up for pro-Palestinian "flytilla"
April 10 Israeli human rights group: Palestinian hunger striker in danger
April 10 Danish PM: Bahraini prisoner in very critical condition
April 10 Palestinians seek UN condemnation of settlements
April 10 Iraq parliament approves human rights commission
April 10 German politicians and Israeli writers call to muzzle Grass
April 10 Iran says Israel-linked sabotage ring busted
April 10 11 Al-Qaeda members arrested in Iraq
April 10 Syrian opposition says Damascus terms are unacceptable
April 10 At least three generals among Syrian military dead
April 10 Syria violence kills 17 on deadline day
April 10 Syria accuses Turkey of undermining Annan plan
April 10 Iran commander denies report of US drone overflights
April 10 Iran vows to defend rights ahead of nuclear talks
April 10 Six Syrian troops killed as shelling resumes
April 10 Annan to send letter on Syria to UN Security Council
April 10 No sign of peace as Syria troop withdrawal deadline dawns
April 10 Iran denies plans to cut Internet access
April 10 US keeps carriers near Gulf ahead of Iran talks
April 9 Opposition ups pressure to halt Bahrain Grand Prix
April 9 White House: No change in US stance on freeing Israeli spy
April 9 Jailed Bahrain hunger-striker feared dead
April 9 Syrian helicopters hit Hama
April 9 Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Hashemi arrives in Istanbul
April 9 Lebanese TV says Syrians shot dead cameraman
April 9 Tension escalates at Turkey-Syria border before Annan visit
April 9 11 die in Al-Qaeda attack on Yemen barracks
April 9 Syria peace plan in jeopardy over regime demands
April 9 Syria shelling kills at least 35 civilians in Hama
April 9 UN sends four electrical transformers to Gaza
April 9 Jordan new electoral law scraps contested system
April 9 Clashes kill 12 Syria regime force members, says NGO
April 9 Mubarak spy chief and Muslim Brothers spar on presidency
April 9 Kuwait mulls plans to deal with Hormuz closure
April 9 Syrian rebel army ready to respect truce
April 9 Iran urges honesty in crucial nuclear talks
April 9 Mubarak spy chief Suleiman attacks the Muslim Brotherhood over presidency
April 9 World powers to hold nuclear talks with Iran on April 14
April 9 Formula One teams ready to quit Bahrain Grand Prix
April 9 Japan tells off ex-PM Hatoyama over Iran visit
April 8 Third Qatar woman qualifies for London
April 8 US and Libya probing oil firms
April 8 Syria unrest widens Sunni-Shiite divide, says experts
April 8 Bahrain refuses to send hunger striker to Denmark
April 8 Israel warns negotiators to be tough with Iran
April 8 Main Yemen airport closed after threat by military
April 8 Iran opposes nuclear weapons, Ahmadinejad tells Japan ex-PM
April 8 Palestinian leader to send Israel PM letter on peace talks
April 8 Israel bars German author Grass over poem
April 8 Iraq Kurd leader accuses PM Maliki of dictatorship
April 8 Late drama as Egypt closes registration for top job
April 8 Israel PM urges US to free ill spy Pollard
April 8 Fugitive Saddam-era Iraq Vice President shown in online video
April 8 Yemen air force and US drone kill 24 Qaeda suspects
April 8 Turkey warns of "steps" if Syria mayhem doesn't end
April 8 Gaza rockets hit Israel after drone attack
April 8 US and Europe to demand Iran close nuclear facility
April 7 Egyptian court stops opposition figure from presidential run
April 7 Lorenzo takes Qatar pole
April 7 Tens of thousands in anti-regime marches in Syria
April 7 Denmark seeks custody of Bahraini hunger striker
April 7 Saudi opens trial of 50 Al-Qaeda suspects
April 7 Two Gazans hurt in Israeli drone hit
April 7 Iran non-oil exports surge 29% despite sanctions
April 7 Hamas hangs Gazan for collaborating with Israel
April 7 Iran tells ex-Japan PM it will stand by nuclear rights
April 7 Nearly 700 Syrians flee to Turkey in single day
April 7 OIC: Syrians need $70m of humanitarian aid
April 7 Baath party backers rally in Damascus
April 7 Iraqi minister holds talks for progress in Turkey ties
April 7 Iraqi head of controversial TV station to be tried
April 7 Iran minister hails Gunter Grass's Israel poem
April 7 Ban says Syria violating Security Council demands
April 6 China freighter hijacked by pirates in Gulf of Oman
April 6 Yemen leader sacks two military chiefs close to Saleh
April 6 Suicide blast near Yemen intelligence
April 6 Bahrain unrest continually monitored, says FIA
April 6 Stoner fastest for second day in Qatar
April 6 Fighting rages as activists urge Syria protests
April 6 Egypt ex-spy chief to run for president
April 6 Jordan demonstrators want jailed activists free
April 6 Bahrain opposition rallies for hunger striker
April 6 Israel tightens West Bank access ahead of Passover
April 6 US will accept Iran civilian nuclear program
April 6 Syria's Muallem to discuss Russia ties in Moscow
April 6 Thousands rally for Salafist in Egypt vote
April 6 Syria says UN rights chief ignores terrorism
April 5 Fierce clashes in Douma, near Syrian capital, reports monitors
April 5 2,350 Syrian refugees flee to Turkey in single day
April 5 ICC: Kadhafi son physically assaulted in Libya detention
April 5 US tie could bar Salafist from run for Egypt presidency
April 5 Interpol issues arrest alerts for two Libya officials
April 5 Palestinians hold man over Hebron house sale
April 5 Ex-champion Hill urges Bahrain GP rethink
April 5 Rocket hits Israel resort town of Eilat, no injuries
April 5 Turkey PM tells Iran to act honestly
April 5 Israel derides "shameful" Gunter Grass poem
April 5 Cash shortage stops Gaza kids' summer camps
April 5 Sabean graves desecrated in Iraq's Kirkuk
April 5 Fugitive Iraq VP accuses Maliki of targeting Sunnis
April 5 Blasts temporarily shut down Iraq-Turkey pipeline
April 5 Egypt's ex spy chief rules out presidency bid
April 5 Egypt Brotherhood's Shater registers candidacy
April 5 Obama joins meeting with Iraqi Kurd leader
April 5 Saudi rules out sending women athletes to London
April 5 Annan to visit Tehran on April 11
April 5 Kuwait-Iraq flights to resume after 20 years
April 5 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet in Jordan
April 5 Israel's Netanyahu to meet Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad
April 5 US doubts Assad compliance with peace plan
April 4 Clashes in west Libya kill two
April 4 Fierce clashes in Syria as regime reinforces
April 4 Jordan prince visits Jerusalem's Aqsa mosque
April 4 Ankara summons Iran envoy over Syria conference remarks
April 4 Israel PM seeks to legalise three settler outposts
April 4 Lebanese opposition leader says he escaped assassination attempt
April 4 Venue disaccord over Iran nuclear talks
April 4 Rally marks year since Jewish-Arab theatre director's murder
April 4 Iraq fugitive Vice President leaves Qatar for Saudi
April 4 Arab sports council boycotts Adidas over Jerusalem event
April 4 Gunter Grass says Israel plotting to wipe out Iran
April 4 Egypt presidential candidate will push for sharia
April 4 Car bomb kills five near the Iraqi town of Dhuluiyahin
April 4 Israel police evict settlers from Hebron house
April 4 18 killed in Syrian clashes, mostly in Homs
April 4 Gulf NGOs warn Bahrain over jailed activist's health
April 4 Saudi Arabia beheads national guilty of murder
April 4 Fuel arrives in Gaza under new deal
April 4 Clinton warns of destabilizing Iran options
April 3 Israeli Prime Minister: Global sanctions on Iran not working
April 3 Syria sends in more troops despite peace deal
April 3 Jailed Bahraini activist on hunger strike may die, says NGO
April 3 ICC's Israel war crimes probe halted pending UN decision
April 3 Settlers remain in Hebron house as deadline expires
April 3 Hamas announces deal on Gaza electricity crisis
April 3 Lebanon frees ex-general jailed on Israel spy charges
April 3 Yemeni forces kill 38 Al-Qaeda suspects
April 3 Bomb kills TV presenter in central Iraq
April 3 Saudi and Qatar media attacks Iraq Prime Minister
April 3 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to hold talks
April 3 Qatar rejects Iraq demand to hand over VP Hashemi
April 3 Iranian ex-president Rafsanjani urges better ties with Saudi Arabia
April 3 UN advance team to begin Syria mission this week
April 3 IMF says Israel GDP grew 4.7% in 2011, but warns on poverty
April 3 Israel army orders settlers out of Hebron house
April 3 Court blocks appeal against Jerusalem settlers
April 3 Annan: Syria accepts April 10 peace deadline
April 2 Russia: No date or place yet for Iran nuclear talks
April 2 Annan: Syria agrees April 10 peace plan deadline
April 2 Iraq calls on Qatar to hand over fugitive vice president
April 2 'Friends of Syria' hit brakes to avoid conflict, says analysts
April 2 Iran suspends Reuters news bureau indefinitely
April 2 Israel closes new media network in Jerusalem Old City
April 2 Syrian forces kill 3 civilians in north, says monitors
April 2 Iran vows to stick to nuclear path
April 2 Russia rejects deadline for Annan's Syria peace plan
April 2 Afghan foreign minister heads to Qatar
April 2 Egypt's Coptic church to boycott constitutional panel
April 2 Yemen army kills six Qaeda suspects
April 2 Linde to invest $380 million in Saudi chemicals complex
April 2 Jailed Palestinian leader sanctioned, says Israeli radio
April 1 Three children burn to death as Gaza energy crisis bites
April 1 US looks to next steps as Syria says revolt is beaten
April 1 Israel sends Palestinian ex hunger-striker to Gaza
April 1 Iraq says death toll for March lowest since 2003 invasion
April 1 Bahrain youths protest against Formula One
April 1 Iraq hopes to plug electricity gap in 2013
April 1 Iraq seeks end to FIFA home ban
April 1 With parliament in the bag, Egypt Islamists eye presidency
April 1 Thousands mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem
April 1 Any Total deal with the Kurdistan regional government is illegal, says Iraq deputy PM
April 1 Fugitive Iraq Vice President leaves for Qatar
April 1 Iraq working on Strait of Hormuz tension, says deputy PM
April 1 Tunisia Islamist leader rules out normal ties with Israel
April 1 Tunisia extends state of emergency
April 1 Saudi arrests 681 alleged drug smugglers in four months
April 1 13 Jordan activists charged with insulting king
April 1 Kuwait keeps Iran flag burner behind bars
April 1 Iraq March oil exports highest since 1980
April 1 In Gaza, power cuts and rumours hamper reconciliation
April 1 Al-Qaeda suspects kill seven Yemen policemen
April 1 Iran backtracks on engineers release in Syria
March 31 US wants results at April 13 talks in Istanbul with Iran
March 31 Egypt Brotherhood says to field presidential candidate
March 31 Fighting rages in Syria as activists urge protests
March 31 Hundreds of Arab Israelis mark Land Day
March 31 Amnesty urges Jordan to free political activists
March 31 Dissent among 'Friends of Syria' dims hopes for talks
March 31 At least 29 killed in Yemen army and Al-Qaeda clashes
March 31 Tribal clashes kill 16 in Libya's Sabha
March 31 Hundreds of Tunisia's mosques held by extremists
March 31 Five Egyptian Copts crushed to death at Pope's tomb
March 31 US and Gulf Arabs states urge Annan to draw up Syria next steps
March 31 8,000 Libyans enlist to protect borders and oil
March 31 Egypt football disaster trial on April 17
March 31 Iraq may skip 'Friends of Syria' meet
March 31 Syria refugee crisis lands on Turkey's doorstep
March 31 Iraq anti-Qaeda fighter killed with wife and son
March 31 Regime gunmen kill Bahrain protester, says opposition
March 31 Gazan killed as Palestinians mark Land Day
March 30 Eight, including five suspected Al-Qaeda members, die in Yemen violence
March 30 Clinton in Saudi to push for end of crackdown in Syria
March 30 Israel says no decision on Middle East nuclear conference
March 30 Obama moves to choke Iran oil exports
March 30 Egypt protesters tear down wall near parliament
March 30 Israel police and army on alert for mass Land Day demonstrations
March 30 Libya tribal chief demands end to 'ethnic cleansing'
March 30 US Senate urges Iran to free Bahai leaders
March 30 Egypt Islamist registers for election amid fanfare
March 30 Arab summit a success for Iraq despite flaws
March 30 Border club shakes up Israeli league
March 30 UN Council concerned by new political troubles in Yemen
March 30 Syria opposition says they are abandoned by other Arab countries
March 29 Turkey voices support for Iran nuclear programme
March 29 Maradona blasts cowards after wife attack
March 29 Palestinian detainee ends 43-day hunger strike
March 29 Syria accused of ignoring peace plan
March 29 Arab leaders tackle Syria at landmark summit
March 29 Bahrainis protest against use of tear gas
March 29 Egypt's Azhar withdraws from constitution panel
March 29 Foundation stone laid at Real Madrid theme park
March 29 NATO faulted over Libya boat-people deaths
March 29 Sixteen football fans arrested after 'kill Arabs' rampage
March 29 Israel police gear up for mass Land Day demos
March 29 Israelis move into contested West Bank home
March 29 Red Cross says it will ship fuel to crisis-hit Gaza
March 29 Swedish defence minister quits amid Saudi arms scandal
March 29 Blast in Baghdad as Arab summit opens
March 29 Tunisia bans rallies on capital's main avenue
March 29 Azerbaijan denies giving Israel air base access
March 29 Swiss woman's Yemen captors want Osama Bin Laden's wives freed
March 29 Iraqi Kurd leader seeks Bulgarian investments
March 29 Landmark Arab summit in Iraq with Syria the focus
March 29 No gains for Israel opposition after primary
March 29 Kuwait condemns Sunnis for burning Iran flag
March 29 Saudi Arabia says will act to push down oil prices
March 29 Syria urged to follow peace plan as violence continues
March 28 Anti-Iran lobby hits GM-Peugeot deal
March 28 Spanish court halts rape probe against Saudi prince
March 28 Syrian forces storm central town
March 28 Israelis protest racist football attack in Jerusalem
March 28 Arab ministers to debate Syria draft resolution
March 28 Qatar opposes attack on Iran
March 28 Efforts to halt deadly tribal fighting underway in Libya
March 28 Kuwait returns 44 detained fishermen to Iraq
March 28 Israel opposition gets new chief, but future unclear
March 28 Saudi diplomat kidnapped in south Yemen
March 28 Islamist elected to head Egypt constitution panel
March 28 Syrian peace envoy Annan to visit Tehran next week
March 28 Iran and Al-Qaeda exploit Yemen uncertainty, says US envoy
March 28 Friends of Syria meeting will judge Assad on peace plan
March 28 Power crisis leaves Gazans in the dark
March 28 Syria rejects any Arab League initiative to end crisis
March 28 Iran nuclear talks set for April 13 says Foreign Minister
March 28 Syria accepts Annan peace plan
March 27 Syria opposition names SNC as sole representative
March 27 Exchange of fire along Israel-Egypt border, says army
March 27 Israel's opposition Kadima party in key leadership vote
March 27 Pentagon backs expanding Israel's anti-rocket defenses
March 27 Syrian forces on offensive as Annan pursues peace
March 27 Arab economy ministers meet before Baghdad summit
March 27 Late Uzbek winner shatters Syria's Olympic football hopes
March 27 Libya's Toubou tribal leader in separatist threat
March 27 100,000 Egypt cattle hit by foot-and-mouth
March 27 Egypt secularists pull out of constituent assembly
March 27 At least 13 killed in Syria violence
March 27 US envoy sees likely Syria crimes against humanity
March 27 Kuwait seizes three Iraqi boats and 26 fishermen
March 27 Tunisia's new constitution will not be based on Islamic law
March 27 UN says more than 9,000 dead in Syria unrest
March 27 Assad tours flashpoint Homs neighbourhood
March 27 Barghuti urges Palestinian Authority to end cooperation with Israel
March 27 Saudi king orders petroleum aid to Yemen
March 27 Israel cuts contact with UN rights council
March 26 Syrian forces shell Homs as Russia warns of civil war
March 26 Sarkozy says influential Muslim cleric not welcome in France
March 26 Iraqi Kurdistan threatens to end oil exports if Baghdad keeps funds
March 26 Syria tops Arab agenda at Iraq summit
March 26 Britain in talks to sell RBS share to Abu Dhabi
March 26 Yemen's Hadi in Riyadh on first foreign trip
March 26 Syria imposes travel ban on men under 42
March 26 Somali pirates hijack Iran cargo ship in Maldives
March 26 10 killed in tribal clashes in Libya
March 26 Political clash between Egypt, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority leaves Gaza without electricity
March 26 Egypt's ex-intelligence chief Omar Suleiman mulls presidency
March 26 China says it supports Annan's Syria mediation efforts
March 26 Ahmadinejad tirade on Afghanistan prompts US walkout
March 26 Israelis prefer preemptive strike to nuclear Iran
March 26 Russia says Annan offers last chance for Syria
March 25 US raises concerns over Yemen transition
March 25 Blasts shake Homs as Syria rebels hit back
March 25 Gaza hit by power crisis as fuel runs out again
March 25 Egypt military lashes out at Muslim Brotherhood
March 25 Israel court rejects settlement demolition delay
March 25 Arab League chief arrives in Iraq for summit
March 25 Ahmadinejad urges unity against aggression
March 25 Israel court rejects Palestinian hunger strike appeal
March 25 Syria survive Oman scare to draw in Olympic football qualifiers
March 25 US and Turkey agree to send 'non-lethal' aid to Syria rebels
March 25 Israel weighs UN rights council boycott
March 25 Thousands rally in Tunis to demand Islamic law
March 25 Saudi mulls sending woman to Olympics
March 25 Al Qaeda gunmen kill Yemeni officer
March 25 Iraq VP demands probe into bodyguard's torture
March 25 Egyptian Islamist-dominated panel to draft charter
March 25 Sudan's Bashir to attend Arab summit in Baghdad
March 24 Young Jordanians demonstrate for reform
March 24 US envoy headed for Yemen and Qatar
March 24 Tear gas kills two Bahrainis
March 24 Syria troops bomb towns and clashes with rebels in several regions
March 24 Egypt parliament elects panel for new constitution
March 24 French defence minister holds Saudi talks
March 24 Libya ex-PM says West has abandoned his country
March 24 Egypt Islamists warn military over government backing
March 24 Deadly protest after Egypt football ban
March 24 Turkish forces kill 15 women Kurd rebels
March 24 Syrian forces pummel rebel bastions
March 24 Annan takes Syria peace plan to Russia
March 24 Iraq detains 22 policemen after jailbreak
March 23 Syrians flee town of Binesh for safety in Turkey
March 23 Syria troops bomb towns as EU grounds First Lady
March 23 Crisis-hit Gaza gets 450,000 litres of fuel
March 23 Jordanians protest procrastination on reform
March 23 Thousands march in Bahrain for reforms
March 23 Clinton to clear way to resume aid to Egypt
March 23 Palestinian hunger-striker risks death, says Amnesty
March 23 Summit lockdown frustrates Baghdad residents
March 23 Iraq must probe claims that Vice President's guard was tortured, says NGO
March 23 Austrian bishops slam Saudi cleric call to destroy churches
March 23 Tension with Iran adding $20-30 to oil prices, Obama said
March 23 Saudi arrest suspect in Shiite province shooting
March 23 Hijab-wearing policewomen cause stir in Lebanon
March 23 Israeli experts criticise French handling of siege
March 23 Norwegian Yara reports suspect payments over Libya
March 23 Two detained after attack on Iran's Ankara embassy
March 23 EU slaps travel ban on Assad's British-born wife
March 23 Libya restores diplomatic ties with Iraq
March 23 Clashes in Syria's north as rebels set their sight on Damascus
March 23 Sweden's Bildt warns against blowing up talks with Iran
March 23 19 detainees flee north Iraq prison
March 22 Towns hit as rebels eye Damascus after UN peace call
March 22 Interpol issues red notices for Iranians in Indian bombing
March 22 UN rights council orders first probe of Israeli settlements
March 22 Netanyahu: Israel founded as a haven for Jews under threat
March 22 Israel and EU agree on aviation deal
March 22 Assad's wife faces EU travel ban
March 22 Turkey: Survival of Syria regime almost impossible
March 22 Egypt petrol shortage causes long queues
March 22 Al-Qaeda gunmen kidnap and kill Yemen intelligence officer
March 22 Inferno awaits Syria troops if they invade Binesh, says rebel commander
March 22 Egypt faces major foot-and-mouth outbreak
March 22 Iraq insists VP's dead bodyguard not tortured
March 22 Yemen's Saleh party hampering transition, says opponents
March 22 Iraq oil income drops sharply due to bad weather and sabotage
March 22 Lukoil and Samsung in deal to up Iraq output
March 22 Palestinians urge donors to cough up promised funds
March 22 Riyadh eases ban on single men in shopping malls
March 22 Swedish prosecutor probes Saudi arms deal
March 22 Libya vows trial for Kadhafi spy chief before polls
March 22 Erdogan launches Turkish bid to host Euro 2020
March 22 Threat of strike on Iran is working, says Israel's Barak
March 22 Russia and China join UN demand for Syria peace move
March 22 UN Council agrees on Syria statement
March 21 Mauritania agrees to Kadhafi spy chief handover, says Libya
March 21 Abbas and Clinton to discuss upcoming Quartet meeting
March 21 Donors urged to help Palestinians avoid a fiscal crisis
March 21 Three Filipino sailors kidnapped in Yemen
March 21 Donor concern mounts ahead of 'Friends of Yemen' meet
March 21 Kurds hold New Year demonstrations in Syria
March 21 Dubai to build opera house and museum
March 21 Israel hold Gaza Hamas man over planned attack
March 21 Spate of Iraq attacks kill 26
March 21 Homs toll up, Syria activists fear new Baba Amr
March 21 Japan pledges to cut Iran oil imports considerably
March 21 Israel begins burying victims of France shootings
March 21 Prime Minister Fayyad: Stop using the Palestinian cause to justify terror
March 21 Bodies of French shooting victims land in Israel
March 21 Syria toll rises as Russia says Assad made mistakes
March 20 Russia joins Syria truce calls as fighting rages
March 20 Russia says Assad is making a lot of mistakes
March 20 Bahrain's king pledges to press on with reforms
March 20 Iraq Kurdish leader accuses Prime Minister al-Maliki of monopolising power
March 20 Ashton: Window closing to kick off talks with Iran
March 20 Egypt police accused of killing get light sentence
March 20 Iran will produce nuclear weapons if attacked, says Russia
March 20 Egypt prepares to bury Coptic Pope Shenuda III
March 20 IMF warns of oil risk from Iran
March 20 EU official remarks on Toulouse spark Israel flap
March 20 Bodies of French school victims bound for Israel
March 20 Iran says will hit back at any attack by Israel or the US
March 20 Same hand behind Iraq and Syria blasts, says Damascus
March 20 Yemen's Saleh threatens to pull loyalists from cabinet
March 20 Obama assails electronic curtain in Iran
March 20 US sees perils of Israeli strike on Iran
March 20 Shocked Israel calls for action after France attack
March 20 Israel media decries anti-Semitism after France attack
March 20 Journalists held in Libya return to Britain
March 20 Iran greets New Year with cannon fire and vows to fix the economy
March 19 Iranian smugglers thrive as sanctions tighten
March 19 Israel university upgrades Einstein archive
March 19 Palestinian prisoner hunger striker hospitalised
March 19 Fierce clashes in Syrian capital
March 19 Libya determined to try Senussi in home courts
March 19 Grieving Copts bid farewell to Pope Shenuda
March 19 Palestinians back unity but are split on chances of success
March 19 Israel "horrified" by France school attack
March 19 Egypt court acquits Zawahiri brother in new trial
March 19 Thousands of Sadr loyalists attend south Iraq demonstration
March 19 Two more Syrian generals defect, according to Turkish diplomat
March 19 Yemen tightens security after American killed
March 19 Rebels eye border launchpad to liberate Syria
March 19 Aid drop hurts Palestinian financial stability
March 19 Gulf sand storm closes schools, disrupts air traffic
March 19 Israel using Gaza as trial run for Iran strike, says Hamas leader
March 19 Settlers taking over Palestinian springs, according to UN report
March 19 Syrian state television: Four killed in Damascus clash
March 19 Amnesty: NATO must probe and pay for errors in Libya
March 19 Egypt confirms release of Brazilian hostages
March 18 Two British journalists held in Libya freed
March 18 Annan warns of regional fallout after Damascus blasts
March 18 Israel's Barak makes $3 mn profit on property sale
March 18 Egypt Bedouin kidnap two Brazilian tourists
March 18 "Egypt Weeps" as Coptic Pope Shenuda III dies
March 18 American is shot dead in Yemen
March 18 Kuwait Airways workers threaten to expand strike
March 18 Bahrain security forces clash with youths, witnesses said
March 18 Freed American was in Iraq privately
March 18 Iran football great Daei seriously hurt in car crash
March 18 Iraq moves to diversify oil export options from Hormuz
March 18 Israeli cabinet approves housing reforms
March 18 Iran will not give up nuclear advances, says key lawmaker in the country
March 18 Israeli troops wound boy in Gaza
March 18 Iraq offers oil to Sri Lanka to avert Iran ban
March 18 Mossad agrees with US on Iran nuclear goals
March 17 Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda III dies
March 17 Former Kadhafi spymaster Abdullah al-Senussi arrested in Mauritania
March 17 Syrian state TV: Two bombings rock Damascus
March 17 Iraq's Sadrists say they have freed US soldier
March 17 Pelosi: Women and youth vital to Libya's future
March 17 IMF: More aid needed to avoid Palestinian cuts
March 17 Egypt's military struggles with Sinai, its white elephant
March 17 Iraq backs idea of Arab peacekeepers
March 17 Al-Qaeda claims Iraq police academy attack, says US monitoring group SITE
March 17 Five Syrian opposition groups form new coalition
March 17 Saudi sends arms to Syria rebels
March 17 Exxon tells Baghdad Kurdistan deal is frozen
March 17 UN team to leave for Syria Monday
March 17 Armed clashes erupt in south Yemen port city
March 17 Yemen hunts abductors of Swiss woman
March 17 Hopes riding on talks to defuse tense Iran situation
March 16 Clashes over federalism kill one in Libya
March 16 Israel and Palestinians trade fire, testing Gaza truce
March 16 UN envoy Annan slams Syrian response to peace bid
March 16 Court rejects bid to add charge to Hariri murder indictment
March 16 Palestinian protester bitten by Israel army dog
March 16 Lebanon Druze head throws lot in with Syria rebels
March 16 Egypt Bedouin call off siege of peacekeepers camp
March 16 Islamic Jihad seeks "balance of terror" with Israel
March 16 Rights groups: Iraq must investigate emo killings
March 16 Al-Qaeda suspects kidnap Swiss woman in Yemen
March 16 Jordan demonstrators want jailed activists freed
March 16 Thousands brave rain and wind for Jerusalem marathon
March 16 Pro-Assad rallies as revolt enters second year
March 16 Amnesty: US must clarify destination of arms headed to Egypt
March 16 India seeks Interpol warrants for Iranians
March 16 Al-Qaeda claims deadly west Iraq police attack
March 15 US to step up minesweeping in Gulf
March 15 All six Arab Gulf states to close embassies in Syria
March 15 Israel and Palestinians trade fire but fragile truce holding
March 15 Libya tweaks constitution in concession to regions
March 15 Syria revolt enters second year with regime on offensive
March 15 1,000 Syrian refugees flee to Turkey in a single day
March 15 SWIFT to cut services for Iran firms blacklisted by EU
March 15 Top Hamas official visits Tehran
March 15 Palestinians ask Israeli court to halt DNA tests
March 15 US congress minority leader meets Egypt military ruler
March 15 "Freedom Convoy" blocked at Syrian-Turkish border
March 15 Syria to push on with war of attrition, say analysts
March 15 Woman soldier stabbed by Palestinian in east Jerusalem
March 15 Iraqi Kurdistan claims central government owes $1 billion for oil pumped in 2011
March 15 Newspaper claims to publish private Assad emails
March 15 UN agency: 1.4 million risk hunger in Syria
March 15 Huge rallies across Syria in pro-Assad show
March 15 Egyptians design faster and cheaper hepatitis C test
March 15 Egypt prosecutes 75 over football disaster
March 15 Red Crescent: 500,000 Syrians may flee crackdown
March 15 Syria setting border mines to stop refugee flight
March 15 France against arming Syrian opposition
March 15 Iranians named by India for Israel attack
March 14 Gaza truce holds as Israel warns of Iran influence
March 14 Protesters block Uruguayan peacekeepers in Sinai
March 14 Syrian army overruns Idlib, rebels flee
March 14 Obama warns Iran window of diplomacy shrinking
March 14 Militia hands Britons to Libya government
March 14 Iranian minister slams using oil as political tool
March 14 Syrian athletes on war crimes watch
March 14 Rebel chieftain: Assad deserves worse fate than Kadhafi's
March 14 Wounded and tortured Syrians carried to freedom
March 14 Iran asks for talks with world powers to be set
March 14 UN warns 1.4 million risk hunger in Syria
March 14 Syrians on Turkish border to mark year of unrest
March 14 Two Turkish journalists missing in Syria
March 14 World Food Programme: A quarter of Yemenis urgently need food aid
March 14 Hamas walked fine line in Gaza conflict
March 14 Azerbaijan says arrests Iran-backed attack plotters
March 14 Ahmadinejad defends record before Iran parliament
March 14 Anti-Assad front under fire as three break away
March 14 Israel court to rule on "Jesus' brother's" casket
March 14 Russia criticises Assad for big delay in reforms
March 14 Annan receives Syrian response, seeks further answers
March 14 IEA: Iran oil exports to slump, demand steady
March 14 Saudi oil minister vows to cover future shortfalls
March 14 Saudi crown prince test results reassuring
March 14 Assad replies to UN proposals to end bloodshed
March 14 Iran conducting cyber-war with BBC
March 14 Briton and two US citizens charged in Iraq kickback scheme
March 13 Iranian released from US prison to be deported
March 13 Israel confirms reaching understanding on truce
March 13 Syria's Assad sets May 7 for parliament vote
March 13 Israel says it backs Gaza Strip desalination plant
March 13 EU calls on Iran to release rights lawyer
March 13 Qatar and Saudi Araba in talks over female athletes
March 13 Israeli troops re-arrest Palestinian freed in Shalit deal
March 13 French Total seeks business in Iraqi Kurdistan
March 13 Kuwait Petroleum Corp. signs refinery agreement with Total and China
March 13 Egypt budget deficit not as bad as announced, says the finance minister
March 13 Israeli warships pass though Suez canal
March 13 France to cut 400 troops from UN contingent in Lebanon
March 13 Damascus fights back in media tug-of-war
March 13 China and Arab League agree on political settlement in Syria
March 13 More than 35 killed in Syria violence
March 13 Mideast tensions and speculators cause oil price rise, says oil ministers
March 13 CIA chief meets Turkish Prime Minister on Syrian crisis
March 13 Israel sees Gaza rocket fire as part of Iran threat
March 13 Deadly clashes between Yemen separatists and police
March 13 Scores flee Syria's Homs to Lebanon
March 13 Israel says "Iron Dome" proving itself against Gaza rockets
March 13 US-Russia wrangling widens UN Council divide on Syria
March 13 Egypt brokers Gaza truce after days of bloodshed
March 12 New air strikes on Gaza after Israel Prime Minister's warning
March 12 Al-Qaeda chief buying arms in Libya says security sources
March 12 Libyans rally against former rebels
March 12 Clash over Syria looms at UN council
March 12 Quartet meets as Israeli-Palestinian clashes intensify
March 12 Syrian former defence minister Tlass in France
March 12 Israel says "Iron Dome" proving itself against Gaza rockets
March 12 West steps up pleas to Russia and China over Syria
March 12 Clinton asks UN members to back Syria effort
March 12 Tehran Oscar ceremony for Iran director cancelled
March 12 Nobel laureates urge UN action on Syria
March 12 Iraq considering shutting down Baghdad for Arab League summit
March 12 Syria blames terrorist gangs for Homs killings
March 12 Syrian army bombards Idlib, two dead
March 12 Annan briefs top Qatari officials after Syria trip
March 12 Iraq jewellery attack kills six, 11 dead nationwide
March 12 Annan to brief Turkey after Syria trip
March 12 Oil price volatility in focus at world energy forum
March 12 China says Russia, Arab plan on Syria is positive
March 12 Hundreds flee Syria's Homs
March 12 10 die in Egypt while digging for ancient treasures
March 12 Israeli army denies killing teen in north Gaza
March 12 Iran stands by Syria, blames US for unrest
March 11 Israeli government and settlers agree to disband oldest illegal outpost
March 11 World powers set for Syria clash at UN
March 11 Israeli air strikes kill 17 in Gaza in less than 48 hours
March 11 Libyan capital prepares to elect local council
March 11 US air raids strike Qaeda arms caches in Yemen
March 11 Egypt army doctor cleared in virginity tests case
March 11 Hamas: For Gaza truce, Israel must hold fire first
March 11 German Foreign Minister urges political solution to end Syria violence
March 11 Gunmen kill five family members in Iraq
March 11 Annan gives Assad concrete proposals to end crisis
March 11 Iraqi gays under threat amid brutal killings
March 11 Jordan slams Israel's barbaric strikes on Gaza
March 11 Iran calls Israel's Gaza raids war crimes
March 11 Syrians flee into Turkey after Idlib assault
March 11 Israel says Gaza strikes to go on as long as necessary
March 11 Iran tells West to drop bullying tone
March 11 EU ministers: No military solution in Syria
March 11 Israeli air strikes kill 12 in Gaza
March 10 Annan heads for Syria in crux bid to end bloodshed
March 10 Germany ready to help Yemen transition
March 10 UN urges Iran to reconsider death penalty
March 10 Gaza power plant shuts down for third time in a month
March 10 India: more Iran-India trade would boost ties
March 10 Russia opposes crude interference in Syria
March 10 Arab League condemns Gaza "massacre"
March 10 Hundreds of women call for Islamic governance in Tunis
March 10 16 rebels killed in Syria ambush
March 10 Saudi Foreign Minister: UN veto on Syria is prolonged brutality
March 10 Activists to launch fresh Syria aid mission
March 10 EU frets at latest Gaza violence
March 10 Assad has positive talks with Annan reports Syria's state TV
March 10 New Israeli air strike kills two in Gaza
March 10 Yemen air strikes kill 23 suspected Qaeda militants
March 10 Oscar winner: I love Iran but am filming abroad
March 10 Syria pounds protest city hours before Annan visit
March 10 Qatar Foreign Minister calls for Arab, foreign troops in Syria
March 10 Israeli strike kills Gaza militant leader
March 9 Syria activists fear new assault on Annan visit eve
March 9 Libyan PM says Russia welcome in Libya
March 9 Egypt protesters, police clash near US embassy
March 9 Thousands rally against federalism across Libya
March 9 Tens of thousands rally in Bahrain urging reform
March 9 Saudi police break up protest at women's campus
March 9 Thousands rally in Iraq over Bahrain crackdown
March 9 China sending envoy to discuss Syria peace plan
March 9 List of Libyan violators to be handed to UN
March 9 At least 19 civilians killed in Syria
March 9 UN investigators seek probes into NATO Libya strikes
March 9 Amnesty: Saudi Arabia must free six held for planned demonstration
March 9 UN atomic agency pressures Iran over Parchin site
March 9 Turkish jets strike north Iraq
March 9 Saudi crown prince in US for medical tests
March 9 Russia opposes "unbalanced" new UN draft on Syria
March 9 Annan to visit Syrian refugee camps in Turkey
March 9 Israel economy grew 4.7% in 2011
March 9 Egypt Islamists want family not women's council
March 9 Palestinian 'killed after stabbing soldier'
March 9 India on diplomatic tightrope as traders head to Iran
March 9 Jews are people of the Facebook, Peres jokes
March 9 Peres: Israel won't debate publicly before Iran action
March 9 Libya brigades promise to turn over strategic sites
March 9 Don't attack Iran, urges Israel's ex-spy chief
March 8 US military could hit Iran harder than Israel, says Panetta
March 8 Netanyahu reiterates objection to Iran nuclear arms
March 8 Al-Qaeda says leading figure in Yemen dead
March 8 Syrian deputy oil minister joins rebel ranks
March 8 Peres joins Facebook, heads to Hollywood
March 8 Women deplore restrictions in male-dominated Iraq
March 8 Egyptian women demand to co-write constitution
March 8 World powers want serious dialogue with Iran
March 8 Syria envoy Annan in Cairo ahead of Damascus visit
March 8 US offered Israel new arms to delay Iran attack
March 8 New NGO trial begins in Cairo
March 8 Palestinian rallies mark Women's Day
March 8 Iran's Khamenei hails Obama caution on war
March 8 Hamas: we will not be drawn into any Iran-Israel conflict
March 7 UN sends aid chief to Syria, US rejects military force
March 7 Leading Egyptians accused of harming military's image
March 7 Eastern Libya leaders declare autonomy
March 7 Refugees flee for their lives from Syria's Homs
March 7 Al-Qaeda claims huge Yemen attack and plane blast
March 7 Jordan pushing for fresh Israeli-Palestinian talks
March 7 Obama meets Libyan PM, stresses need for June election
March 7 Twin Iraq car bombings kill seven
March 7 US says Iran general key in Afghan heroin trade
March 7 Indian police arrest man over Israel car bombing
March 7 Yemen policeman shot dead in restive south
March 7 UN atomic agency adjourns Iran meeting
March 7 Israel troops carry out Gaza incursion
March 7 Syria death toll almost at 8,500
March 7 Iranian parliamentary speaker: nuclear talks under pressure will fail
March 7 Iran jails top reformist for four years
March 7 Israeli leader leaves US with assurances on Iran
March 7 Most Australia graves in Libya cemetery vandalised
March 7 Netanyahu tells Obama Israel is master of own fate
March 6 Sarkozy promises Middle East peace initiative if re-elected
March 6 Syria presses assaults ahead of Annan peace bid
March 6 EU's Ashton offers to restart talks with Iran
March 6 Egyptian tourism optimistic over future says minister
March 6 Syria's displaced blocked at Lebanon border
March 6 Four held after Iraq attacks kill 27 police
March 6 Yemen toll from Qaeda assault jumps to 185
March 6 Qatari investors take full control of Paris Saint-Germain
March 6 O'Leary takes Al Ahli case to FIFA
March 6 West Bank ordinance blast kills two children
March 6 Jerusalem graffiti targets Arabs and Christians
March 6 Kuwait urged to stop mistreatment of stateless
March 6 Syria army in major assault on Daraa
March 6 Iraq nominates ex-oil minister as next OPEC chief
March 6 Palestinians irked at being ignored in Obama talks
March 6 Israel's Peace Now head reports death threat
March 6 Sunni tribes mete out justice to curb Iraq unrest
March 6 Sweden helping plan secret arms factory in Saudi
March 6 Yemen soldier killed in new Qaeda assault
March 6 Iran human rights lawyer jailed 18 years
March 6 Saudi diplomat shot dead in Bangladesh
March 5 Libya PM to address nation on federalism
March 5 Canada enters nuclear talks with UAE
March 5 Syrian forces bombard rebel-held Rastan
March 5 Yemen army toll from Qaeda assault rises to 78
March 5 Libyans hold funerals for 163 from mass grave
March 5 21 policemen killed in western Iraq checkpoint attacks
March 5 New blast hits Egypt gas pipeline
March 5 Libya militia probes British Iran journalists over spying
March 5 Israel okays first Gaza-West Bank trade in 5 years
March 5 Conservatives to dominate new Iran parliament
March 5 UN atomic agency seeks new ideas in Iran stalemate
March 5 Netanyahu: Israel must remain master of its fate
March 5 Stop shielding Israel, Palestinians tell Obama
March 5 UN humanitarian chief says Syria approves visit
March 5 Iran court overturns US ex-Marine death term
March 5 UN-Arab League envoy Annan to Syria on March 10
March 5 Egypt carjacked MP had a nose job
March 5 British minister discusses Abu Qatada in Jordan
March 5 Palestinian student badly hurt in clash with Israeli army
March 5 Minister: Female PM for Iraq is decades away
March 5 South Korean group signs $2 billion oil deal with UAE
March 5 Obama seeks to calm Israeli fears over nuclear Iran
March 5 Sanctions-hit Iran seeks to boost India ties
March 4 US Navy rescues stranded Iranian sailor in Gulf
March 4 Obama urges Iran to seek diplomatic way out
March 4 Energy watchdog gropes for way around Iran impasse
March 4 Israel offers aid to Syria via Red Cross
March 4 Israel and Cyprus in underwater electricity cable deal
March 4 Peres: Israel shall prevail if made to fight Iran
March 4 Five Yemen soldiers die as Qaeda attacks army post
March 4 Heirs of Qatari prince sue Swiss bank for $2.6 billion
March 4 UK says Libya sorry for desecration of WWII graves
March 4 Iraq ministry says vice-president may flee
March 4 Anti-Ahmadinejad MPs dominate new Iran parliament
March 4 Body of US reporter killed in Syria to go home
March 4 Libya army graduates first Tripoli-trained troops
March 4 Israel will decide on Iran for itself says Foreign Minister
March 4 China demands end to violence as Syria blocks aid
March 4 Iran increasing secret aid to Syria
March 3 Bodies of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik en route to Paris
March 3 Syrian army offensive near Turkish border
March 3 Libyan Muslim Brotherhood member picked to lead new party
March 3 Hamas not taking sides in Syria crisis
March 3 Egypt lawmakers to appoint constitutional panel March 24
March 3 Human Rights Watch: Homs blitz left 700 dead, thousands wounded
March 3 Al-Qaeda offshoot claims Algeria attack
March 3 More than 64% voted in Iran poll
March 3 India team to explore business deals in Iran
March 3 Suicide bombing at Yemen military camp
March 3 Egypt MPs to probe allowing foreign activists leave
March 3 Egypt MPs to probe allowing foreign activists go
March 3 Algeria suicide car bomb attack injures 24
March 3 Egypt court clears tycoon of Islam insult
March 3 India business team to visit Iran next week
March 3 Obama warns against premature Iran strike
March 3 Fears grow of brutal reprisals in Syria's Baba Amr
March 3 Photographer: Homs is medieval siege and slaughter
March 2 French journalists arrive home after Syria ordeal
March 2 Syrian forces overrun Baba Amr as rebels retreat
March 2 Obama: Don't allow Iran to play "victim"
March 2 Iran votes in polls focused on Ahmadinejad support
March 2 US still wants Egypt NGO case dismissed
March 2 Arab Spring fails to help women lawmakers
March 2 Murray beats Djokovic in Dubai semis
March 2 UN says findings on Kadhafi deaths inconclusive
March 2 Netanyahu says he won't set "red lines" for action on Iran
March 2 35 shot dead in Syria, including 10 in Homs
March 2 US ex-senators link Saudi government to 9/11 attacks
March 2 Assad's "days are numbered" says Obama
March 2 Campaign group Avaaz plays key Syria role
March 2 Dubai's Global Cricket Academy celebrates excellence
March 2 Bodies of reporter and photographer found in Syria
March 1 Syrian forces launch ground assault on rebel city
March 1 American NGO suspects at Cairo airport
March 1 Sarkozy: Wounded French journalists safe in Lebanon
March 1 Paris-Tel Aviv flight re-routed after bomb scare
March 1 150 Iraqis killed in February attacks
March 1 Iran to elect MPs amid tensions with West
March 1 US: Syrian regime under greater stress now
March 1 US teacher shot dead by student in north Iraq
March 1 FIFA probes Bahrain World Cup rout
March 1 France sentences Abu Nidal members in absentia over 1988 attack
March 1 Libya calls on neighbours to help plug porous borders
March 1 Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel
March 1 Man thought to be Al-Qaeda leader freed in Egypt
March 1 Pakistan vows to complete pipeline project with Iran
March 1 UN envoy Annan to visit Arab League before Syria
March 1 Israel says North Korea nuclear deal no model for Iran
March 1 Russia presses Syria to receive UN envoy
March 1 Chinese workers freed after Cairo kidnapping
March 1 Syrian National Council wants to deliver arms to Syria rebels
March 1 Yemen troops protest demanding army chiefs' ouster
March 1 Qatari Prime Minister wants all options explored in Syria
March 1 Australian charged over Iran military parts
February 29 Football: Egyptian Hassan becomes most capped player
February 29 Syria forces shell Homs amid assault fears
February 29 Second major cabinet reshuffle in a year in Oman
February 29 Egypt lifts travel ban on NGO trial defendants
February 29 Spanish journalist flees Syria, arrives in Lebanon
February 29 UAE Foreign Minister makes surprise visit to Iran
February 29 UN names Canadian as new Lebanon prosecutor
February 29 Iraq hails improving Saudi security ties
February 29 No World Cup for Saudi Arabia, Oman moves on to next round
February 29 Egypt will vote in presidential election on May 23-24
February 29 Qaeda claims deadly attack on a Yemen presidential palace
February 29 Senior Qaeda militant arrested in Cairo airport
February 29 Jordan Islamists want urgent Arab meet on Jerusalem
February 29 Libya government proposes $55 billion 2012 budget
February 29 Tribunal to probe alleged transfers by Kuwait ex-PM
February 29 Car bombs in Baghdad and northern Iraq kill six
February 29 Iran denies any atomic activity at suspect military site
February 29 Iran to supply Pakistan with 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day
February 29 Israel troops raid West Bank TV stations
February 29 Sanctions-hit Iran accepting gold for trade payments
February 29 Saudi to honour $3.7 billion aid pledge to Egypt
February 29 US drawing up new UN resolution on Syria
February 28 11 years on, Palestinian Dura case stirs emotions
February 28 British photographer moved from Syria to Lebanon
February 28 Iran warns Azerbaijan over Israeli arms buy
February 28 Egypt judges bow out of foreign NGO trial says court sources
February 28 Al Jazeera tipped to challenge Sky for EPL rights
February 28 Clinton hopes for solution on Egypt NGO standoff
February 28 Syrian delegation quits UN rights council debate
February 28 Syrian Kurds flee to Iraqi safe haven
February 28 Israeli settlers and Palestinians clash after outpost fire
February 28 Palestinians call for UN Council visit to occupied territory
February 28 Iran minister optimistic nuclear talks will go ahead
February 28 Israel kills armed infiltrator from Sinai
February 28 Clinton wary of declaring Assad a war criminal
February 28 Thousands protest in Syrian capital
February 28 Gaza electricity plant shuts down again
February 28 Red Cross quit Homs as evacuation talks fail
February 28 Egypt court dismisses Islam insult case against tycoon
February 28 Venezuela confirms sending oil to Syria
February 28 Amnesty: Iran ups repression of dissent ahead of vote
February 27 Netanyahu: Israeli leaders must guarantee Israel's existence
February 27 As Saleh hands over power, protesters gather across Yemen
February 27 Sarkozy: Wounded reporters evacuation from Syria in sight
February 27 More bloodshed as Syrians vote on new constitution
February 27 Thai police quiz three more Iranians over bomb plot
February 27 Weekend of violence in Palestine as protestors clash with police
February 27 Lockerbie bomber makes appeal claims in book
February 27 Iraq says it will not back Syrian regime at any cost
February 27 Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years
February 27 Iranians overjoyed at first Oscar win
February 27 Syrian interior minister: 89.4% votes yes for new constitution
February 27 Top Sunni Muslim body slams burning of Koran
February 27 Qatar in favour of arming Syrian opposition
February 27 Dozens of Syrian soldiers defect to Iraqi Kurdistan
February 27 France ready to see Syria dragged before court
February 27 Iranian film "A Separation" is given Oscar for best foreign language film
February 26 Clinton pledges US help for Tunisia reforms
February 26 Syria puts new constitution to vote in thick of unrest
February 26 Wife of photographer injured in Syria makes plea to Britain
February 26 Qatar: UN must probe "Judaisation" of East Jerusalem
February 26 Palestinian prisoner in isolation on hunger strike
February 26 Journalist Colvin killed trying to retrieve shoes
February 26 Clinton says every possibility of civil war in Syria
February 26 Egypt begins trial of democracy activists
February 26 Assad and his wife vote in Syria referendum
February 26 Iran and Lebanon talk defence ties and warn Israel
February 26 Egypt military calls for March 3 parliament session
February 26 Yemeni soldiers kill five Qaeda suspects
February 26 A strike on Iran would pose tough test for Israelis
February 26 Syrian protesters quit UAE after visas cancelled
February 26 Talks resume on evacuating wounded in Syria's Homs
February 26 Iraq seeks investment to upgrade transport network
February 26 Israel raids south Gaza after rocket attacks
February 26 Syrian security forces kill 16 civilians says NGO
February 25 Suicide bombing outside Yemen palace kills 20
February 25 Talks with Egypt to resolve activists case in days says US
February 25 Islamists dominate Egypt's upper house after vote
February 25 Israeli air strike wounds two in Gaza
February 25 Israel says IAEA report gives proof that Iran wants nuclear bomb
February 25 Saudi says Iran warships visited for training
February 25 Libya says relations with neighbours depends on judicial cooperation
February 25 Bahrain opposition says violations by authorities is on the rise since probe
February 25 Iraq's Sadr attacks Prime Minister Maliki as a dictator
February 25 Iran opposed to any military action in Syria
February 25 Iraq pledges curbs on foreign labour
February 25 Palestinian dies in fighting over Jerusalem
February 25 Two Yemen soldiers killed in Aden
February 25 Iraqis rally on deadly demonstrations anniversary
February 25 New Yemen president sworn in to replace Saleh
February 25 Pressure mounts on Assad as help reaches Homs
February 25 Red Cross in Syria's Baba Amr to evacuate wounded
February 24 IAEA: Major differences with Iran on nuclear drive
February 24 Angola's state oil company Sonangol pulls out of Iran
February 24 UN ex-chief Kofi Annan named envoy as pressure mounts on Syria
February 24 Yemen's Saleh to hand power to successor Monday
February 24 Putin says West is seeking regime change in Iran
February 24 State TV wages war on "enemies of Syria" meeting
February 24 Hamas's Prime Minister salutes heroic Syrians
February 24 Tunis police beat back protesters at Syria meeting
February 24 Russia backs Annan appointment as Syria envoy
February 24 Iran's Press TV says journalists held in Libya
February 24 Libya tribe offers olive branch to Misrata
February 24 Turkey's hard line on Syria questioned back home
February 24 Friends of Syria meeting to demand aid access
February 24 Kofi Annan to be Syria crisis envoy
February 24 Egypt presidential candidate wounded in apparent robbery
February 23 Wounded British photographer in Syria calls for help
February 23 IAEA to explain failed Iran mission on Friday
February 23 China again refuses to commit to Syria meeting
February 23 US says Assad regime's assault on Syrians heinous
February 23 Iraq parliament approves 2012 budget
February 23 At least 38 killed and over 250 wounded in Iraq attacks
February 23 Wounded French reporter pleads for evacuation from Syria
February 23 Marie Colvin murdered by Syrian forces, says her mother
February 23 Tunisian editor in court over nude photo is freed on bail
February 23 Russia and China maintains their opposition against foreign intervention in Syria
February 23 Two Western journalists killed in Syria
February 23 UN human rights probe slams Damascus regime
February 23 Israel arrests 7 over Al-Aqsa confrontations
February 23 Syrian opposition group warns on Tunis conference
February 23 Britain to push for stranglehold on Syria regime
February 23 Campaigning begins for Iran parliamentary poll
February 23 Foreign Ministry: Syria not responsible for journalists' deaths
February 23 Hacker group Iran Cyber Army hits Azerbaijan state TV site
February 23 Egyptian judge sets Mubarak verdict for June
February 23 Iran protests to UN over Israel war game campaign
February 22 Mother sees US man on death row in Iran
February 22 IAEA says no breakthrough on Iran visit
February 22 Insurgent group chief arrested on Syria-Iraq border
February 22 UN extends Hariri investigation in Lebanon
February 22 Fatah and Hamas hold new reconciliation talks in Cairo
February 22 Israel legalises West Bank outpost and plans 500 new homes
February 22 Saudi Shiites denounce violence against protesters
February 22 Iran says it is ready to help identify Thailand bombers
February 22 Netanyahu's chief spokesman resigns
February 22 Partial figures put Yemen poll turnout at 60%
February 22 West slams Syria over killing of journalists
February 22 Mubarak trial enters last day before verdict
February 22 Egypt wraps up legislative elections
February 22 Tunisia court throws out porn websites ban
February 22 Russia backs Red Cross call for daily Syria truce
February 22 Libya court declares itself incompetent in Kadhafi backers case
February 22 Reporters killed in Syria were US and French
February 22 Rights group presses US to prosecute Saleh
February 22 UN nuclear team arrives in Iran
February 21 Obama to address pro-Israel lobby meet on March 4
February 21 Syrian forces kill 57 civilians as Red Cross demands truce
February 21 Yemenis vote as Saleh's 33-year rule ends
February 21 More than 100 killed in south Libya clashes
February 21 Iraq's 2012 executions top 2011's number
February 21 Palestinian minister: deal ends Palestinian prisoner hunger strike
February 21 UN envoy says difficult process ahead in Yemen
February 21 33 dead in Syrian attack in Idlib according to NGO
February 21 Syrian forces pound Homs, protests spread in Damascus
February 21 Red Cross seeks way to deliver aid in Syria
February 21 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails
February 21 Egypt Islamists slam government failure
February 21 Israeli police stoned at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound
February 21 Four killed in south as violence mars Yemen polls
February 21 Iraq to quickly approve new Saudi ambassador
February 21 Vandals daub death threats on Jerusalem church
February 20 Activists call for day of defiance in Damascus
February 20 Siege city Misrata in first Libya poll in 40 years
February 20 Yemen's Hadi reaches out to separatists and rebels
February 20 Erakat: World must pressure Israel over hunger striker
February 20 Hariri prosecutor says justice awaits for people of Lebanon
February 20 McCain: Egypt says working to end NGO row
February 20 Syria frees iconic blogger Ghazzawi
February 20 Israel under huge pressure to avoid Iran attack
February 20 Netanyahu to visit Obama in early March, says White House
February 20 Red Cross holds Syria talks to halt violence
February 20 Syrian opposition invited to Tunis conference
February 20 Iran holds anti-air exercises defending nuclear sites
February 20 Iran halts oil sales to France and Britain
February 20 Fugitive Iraq VP says employees jailed in secret
February 20 Kuwaiti tweeter jailed for allegedly insulting Shiites
February 20 Israel holds 13 after tourists stoned
February 20 Netanyahu meets top US advisor amid Iran tension
February 20 Yemen's future president calls for urgent aid
February 20 Kuwait couple gets death for Filipina murder
February 19 UN inspector hopes for concrete results from Iran trip
February 19 Yemen Nobel winner urges participation in polls
February 19 Tel Aviv to get missile interceptor system
February 19 Palestinian activist dismisses case against him as fiction
February 19 Syria's ancient desert city of Palmyra besieged
February 19 Suicide bomb kills 15 at Baghdad police academy
February 19 Iran to host high-level UN team
February 19 Egypt presidential election set for June
February 19 US says Yemen's Hadi has vowed to destroy Qaeda
February 19 Sanctions crippling Syrian economy
February 19 Egypt recalls ambassador to Syria
February 19 Kuwait to post record income and surplus
February 19 Israeli air strikes in Gaza; rocket fired by militants hits Palestinian home
February 18 Egypt promises fuel for Gaza power plant
February 18 Syria forces fire on Damascus funeral
February 18 Abbas: New Palestinian government will respect PLO accords
February 18 US deputy national security advisor meets Yemen Vice President
February 18 US drones monitor events in Syria
February 18 Yemen separatists urge supporters to disrupt poll
February 18 Iranian exiles move to new Iraq camp
February 18 Egypt trial of foreign NGO activists on Feb 26
February 18 Israel seeks tighter sanctions against Iran
February 18 Saudi renews call for Taliban to renounce Qaeda
February 18 Trial opens in $2.6 bn Iran banking fraud case
February 18 Iranian warships enter the Mediterranean
February 18 Chinese envoy says all Syrians must end violence
February 18 Bahrain deports four foreign activists
February 18 Top US aide heads to Israel for talks on Iran and Syria
February 18 Syrians brave backlash to rally against Assad
February 17 Searches delay Iran exiles exit from Iraq camp
February 17 EU's Ashton "cautious and optimistic" about Iran talks
February 17 Libya marks revolution day as leader issues warning
February 17 Iraq accuses some Arab states of helping fund terror
February 17 NY Times reporter Anthony Shadid dies in Syria
February 17 Gaza militants fire two rockets at Israel
February 17 UN demands immediate end to Syria crackdown
February 17 World inter-bank system ready to exclude Iran banks
February 17 Turkey will not allow NATO to share intelligence with Israel
February 17 Palestinian children die in West Bank crash
February 17 Tunisian media executive in jail over controversial photo
February 17 Gaza rally for Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli jail
February 17 Thai police search for new Iranian bomb suspect
February 17 Iran slams foreign interference in Afghanistan
February 17 Israeli embassy dismisses plot to kill Barak
February 16 Opposition urges Syrians to boycott charter vote
February 16 Yemeni journalist on hunger strike
February 16 Iranian exile group to start evacuating Iraqi camp
February 16 Hezbollah denies role in Israel diplomat attacks
February 16 Benghazi begins celebrating Libya revolution day
February 16 Libya lawyer recalls arrest that sparked uprising
February 16 Arrests in Bahrain Shiite village after policemen are hurt
February 16 Energy tops agenda as Netanyahu visits Cyprus
February 16 Israeli troops re-arrest Palestinian woman prisoner
February 16 UN chief Ban urges all sides to end Syrian violence
February 16 Singapore police deny reports of plot to kill Barak
February 16 Yemen Qaeda leader killing sparks deadly clashes
February 16 Iran exaggerating nuclear advances says Israel
February 16 Syria arrests iconic blogger Ghazzawi
February 16 Iran eyes talks after nuclear boasts
February 16 Syrian state media: Assad sets vote to end one party rule
February 15 Iran to unveil new uranium centrifuges
February 15 Blast hits Syria oil pipeline
February 15 NGO trials politically motivated, according to Egyptian human rights groups
February 15 US embassy to localise Iraq operations
February 15 First anti-Kadhafi protesters march in revolt cradle
February 15 Saleh orders Yemen Vice President's pictures to replace his
February 15 Thai official: Iranian Bangkok bombers targeted Israeli diplomats
February 15 Yemen journalist close to Awlaqi on hunger strike
February 15 Hariri trial defence lawyers sworn in
February 15 Saudi in Mohammed Twitter row insists he repented
February 15 Trade and tourism keep Dubai economy growing
February 15 Palestinian hunger striker appeals to Israel Supreme Court
February 15 Iran holds off cutting oil to unruffled EU
February 15 Libya to mark revolution day with fears for future
February 15 Kuwaiti emir urges end to disputes
February 15 Iran tensions rise amid blasts and nuclear progress
February 15 Bahrain deports 6 Americans for illegal activities
February 15 Jordan pledges fair trial for Abu Qatada
February 15 Syria rejects UN charges as Homs is battered
February 14 Israel vice PM calls for tougher Iran sanctions
February 14 NGO says Israel army targets photographers at protests
February 14 Thousands mark Hariri assassination anniversary and call for Assad to step down
February 14 Man with Iranian papers hurt in Bangkok blast
February 14 Palestinian hunger striker to petition top Israel court
February 14 Bahrain police disperse protests on uprising anniversary
February 14 Egypt repeals death sentence of bombing suspects
February 14 Syria's Homs in heaviest shelling for days
February 14 UN prosecutor to issue new Hariri indictment
February 14 Life in Syria unbearable, say refugees in Jordan
February 14 Gaza power grinds to a halt for lack of fuel
February 14 Iraq aims to more than double northern oil output
February 14 Iran to unveil nuclear achievements Wednesday
February 14 Tunisia court acquits Libyan ex-PM
February 14 Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam in Iran
February 14 Kuwait forms new cabinet with 10 fresh faces
February 14 Israel forces raze illegal settler outpost
February 14 Dubai's Emaar posts 27% drop in 2011 net profit
February 14 UK minister seeks Qatada deal in Jordan
February 14 Man killed planting bomb in Yemen polling booth
February 14 Biblical park to go ahead in Jerusalem Arab neighbourhood
February 14 Israel rejects Palestinian hunger striker's appeal
February 14 Israel accuses Iran over embassy bombs
February 14 Kuwait's ALAFCO orders 35 more A320neo jets
February 14 Syria ignores Arab plan to stop bloodshed
February 14 Syria resumes shelling after rejecting peace force
February 13 Israeli embassy car explodes in Delhi, two hurt
February 13 Egypt frees Australian reporter and US student
February 13 Bahrain protests mark uprising anniversary
February 13 17 killed in Libyan tribal clashes
February 13 Malaysia deports Saudi journalist
February 13 IMF warns Israel over Arab and Haredi Jew poverty
February 13 UAE Islamic love guru urges women to enjoy sex
February 13 Arabs set to fail with latest Syria plan, according to analysts
February 13 Iraqi Kurdistan says citizen seized by PKK dead
February 13 Ahmadinejad aide loses jail appeal
February 13 US used NGOs to create chaos in Egypt, says Egyptian minister
February 13 Iran chokes Internet at politically sensitive time
February 13 Egypt police negligence led to stadium deaths
February 13 Kuwait's central bank chief quits over rise in government spending
February 12 Tunisia leader sees Yemen-style exit for Syria's Assad
February 12 Iraq begins pumping oil to new Gulf terminal
February 12 Israel's home front minister appointed China envoy
February 12 Iran warns Hamas against any compromise with Israel
February 12 Arab ministers to meet over escalating Syria crisis
February 12 Arabs support Palestinian call for peace conference
February 12 Israeli police and Palestinians clash in Jerusalem
February 12 Bahrain tear-gases protesters ahead of anniversary
February 12 Iran blocks email and restricts net access
February 12 Arab League Syria mission chief resigns
February 12 South Koreans released in Egypt to continue pilgrimage
February 12 Israel general strike ends after four days
February 12 Iran speaker warns Gulf states not to side with US
February 12 Gaza Hamas leader: Palestinian unity deal a mistake
February 12 Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel bases in north Iraq
February 12 Israeli airstrikes kill one in Gaza
February 12 Australian reporter and US student held in Egypt
February 11 Israeli airstrikes wound two in Gaza
February 11 Egypt activists plan strikes to mark Mubarak ouster
February 11 Tensions grip Syrian city after car bombs
February 11 Bahrain expels activists ahead of protests anniversary
February 11 Blair and Abbas discuss peace talks and Palestinian unity
February 11 Three South Korean tourists kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai
February 11 HRW to Israel: charge or free Palestinian hunger striker
February 11 Iran: "Idol" of Holocaust underpinning Israel is smashed
February 11 New clashes in eastern Saudi kill one
February 11 Jihadists and weapons moving from Iraq to Syria
February 11 Kadhafi son warns of rebellion in Libya
February 11 Niger will not extradite Kadhafi son
February 11 Defiant Iran vows major new nuclear projects
February 11 Gaza premier: Hamas will never recognise Israel
February 11 Bahrain forces teargas Shiite-led protests
February 11 Car bombs kill 28 in Syria's Aleppo as tanks hit Homs
February 11 Rights groups urge Malaysia not to deport Saudi tweeter
February 10 More than 80 people killed in Syria Thursday
February 10 Egypt activists march ahead of strikes
February 10 Malaysian police detain Saudi tweeter
February 10 Iran renews support for Palestinian resistance
February 10 UN tells Israel of concern for Palestinian hunger striker
February 10 Thousands gather in Yemen to back upcoming vote
February 10 South Korea's Lee holds talks with Abu Dhabi crown prince
February 10 Jordan to contest Abu Qatada extradition ruling
February 10 Israel approves new West Bank building
February 10 Shiite protester shot dead in east Saudi Arabia
February 10 Saudi king says world confidence in UN "shaken"
February 10 Final test of Israel's Arrow anti-missile system
February 10 US groups deny Egypt charges of political meddling
February 10 Exiled Iranian cartoonist vows to fight regime
February 10 Sadrists mark Iraq departure of US occupiers
February 10 Israel general strike enters third day
February 10 EU to pressure India over Iran
February 9 Avigdor Lieberman: Israel rejects new Palestinian government
February 9 Syria's Homs under new deadly blitz
February 9 Saudi journalist faces death calls after prophet tweets
February 9 Two killed in south Yemen anti-elections demonstration
February 9 Palestinian leadership backs Fatah-Hamas Doha deal
February 9 Palestinian hunger striker appeals detention
February 9 Egypt's Brotherhood says it should govern
February 9 Stop the war! We want Madonna, Israeli fan pleads
February 9 Qatar and South Korea signs 20 year gas deal
February 9 Syria's Homs blitz kills 13
February 9 Islamists in Egypt halt filming of TV series
February 9 Iraq tribe blocks memorial for hanged Qaeda member
February 9 Jordan public teachers ignore call to halt strike
February 9 Tunisian president wants early Maghreb summit
February 9 Etihad Airways posts first-ever net profit
February 9 Jordan ex-spy chief detained over graft charges
February 9 Iraqi MP's kidnapped brother found dead
February 9 Israel general strike enters second day
February 9 Moscow: Israel's stance on Iran could be catastrophic
February 9 Ban Ki-moon: Arab League mission to return to Syria
February 8 Regime raid kills dozens in Syria's Homs
February 8 Egypt accuses NGOs of meddling in politics
February 8 Hamas MPs call for scrapping of Fatah deal
February 8 Saudi pledges secure energy supply to South Korea
February 8 Iran's Oscar contender has "universal" appeal
February 8 Israel's Peres sends message of peace to Iranians
February 8 Israel hit by general strike
February 8 Tunisia president in Morocco to promote Maghreb union
February 8 Jailed Bahrain activists end hunger strike
February 8 Gaza Hamas chief to visit Iran this week
February 8 Iran MPs take no action on EU oil embargo as they go into recess
February 8 Tunisia says Foreign Direct Investments down 30% in 2011
February 8 Yemen's Saleh to return to vote
February 8 Iraq wants to limit private security contractors
February 8 Iraq executes 14 people in one day
February 8 Libya's army chief: Kadhafi diehards might attack on revolution day
February 8 Saudi pledges secure energy supply to South Korea
February 8 US senators: Egypt risks disastrous rupture in ties
February 7 79 killed as Syria shells protest hubs
February 7 US to downsize Iraq embassy
February 7 Clinton meets Israeli Foreign Minister amid Iran crisis
February 7 Yemen's sole presidential candidate starts campaign
February 7 John Kerry: Egypt arrests slap in the face for US
February 7 Hezbollah chief acknowledges Iran backing, rejects drug trade allegations
February 7 FIFA makes donation to families of Egyptian victims
February 7 UNICEF says 400 children killed in Syria unrest
February 7 Iranian dissident: EU and US must accept Camp Ashraf inmates
February 7 Commercial traffic resumes on Iraq's Shatt al-Arab
February 7 Israel to build migrant detention camp
February 7 Bahrain releases Canadian pending protest trial
February 7 US trial date set for Iranian-American in death plot
February 7 South Korean leader arrives in oil-rich Saudi
February 7 Gulf states to expel Syrian ambassadors and recall their own
February 7 Women's prison chief killed, 8 wounded in Iraq
February 7 Turkey to launch new international initiative on Syria
February 7 Government troops besiege Syria's Homs
February 7 Egypt presidential race to open mid-March
February 7 China mulls sending envoys to the Middle East after Syria veto
February 7 Assad's wife defends Syria crackdown
February 6 Obama imposes new sanctions on Iran
February 6 US closes Syria embassy and pulls out all staff
February 6 Abbas to head interim government
February 6 Israeli FM discusses Iran in Congress visit
February 6 British judge orders radical cleric's release on bail
February 6 Iraq court rules death for kidnapper of foreigners
February 6 Syrian forces pound Homs with rockets and mortars
February 6 Appeal from Syria's Homs: "God help us"
February 6 Three Tawarga refugees killed near Tripoli
February 6 Kuwait: Oil to stay below $115 barring surprises
February 6 Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
February 6 Hale and Blair discuss Middle East peace in Jordan
February 6 Kuwait emir asks outgoing premier to form cabinet
February 6 Israel PM slams Hamas-Fatah deal
February 6 Israel's Iran rhetoric has Washington on edge
February 6 Casualties as Syrian forces bombard Homs
February 6 Outrage as Russia and China veto UN move on Syria
February 6 Syrian deserters destroy army post
February 6 Obama says no Israel decision on Iran attack
February 6 US seeks clarification on Egypt activist trials
February 5 Egypt to try 44 people in NGO funds case
February 5 Obama says US and Israel "in lockstep" on Iran
February 5 Palestinians agree to hold elections quickly
February 5 Judge wants Iraqiya MP's immunity lifted
February 5 Russia and China veto UN move on Syria as toll rises
February 5 Israel names air force head amid Iran tension
February 5 Cut ties with Syria, urges Tunisia Prime Minister
February 5 Kuwaiti emir accepts cabinet resignation
February 5 Israel prime minister to visit US in March
February 5 Libya opens trial of 41 Kadhafi loyalists
February 5 New blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
February 5 "Turkey a useful model for new Arab regimes"
February 5 Kuwait voters punished government for graft says analysts
February 5 Defiant Russia says Lavrov to seek reform in Syria
February 5 Gunfire overnight at Syria-Turkey border
February 4 Pacifists protest possible war against Iran
February 4 Over 200 civilians die in reported Syrian massacre
February 4 Deadly clashes as anger with Egypt military boils over
February 4 Saudi activists sue government over driving ban
February 4 Iraqi president's tribe calls for Vice President handover
February 4 Iraq central bank moves to identify dollar buyers
February 4 IMF chief hails Saudi role in supporting global economy
February 4 Yemen negotiating Qaeda pullout from Zinjibar
February 4 Iranian warships dock at Saudi port
February 4 Syria protesters target embassies in Europe and the Middle East
February 4 Palestinian PM urged to quit over austerity plan
February 4 Syria forces kill 12 civilians near Damascus
February 4 UN Security Council to vote on Syria
February 4 Russian Foreign Minister to visit Syria to seek political solution
February 4 FIFA chief slams Egypt political interference
February 4 Iran asks OPEC states not to raise oil output
February 4 Iran mass producing anti-ship cruise missile
February 4 Russia warns of scandal if UN vote on Syria text
February 4 Samsung condemns anti-Iran ad featuring its tablet
February 4 Dozens hurt in clashes over Yemen vote
February 4 Mortar fire kills 105 in "massacre" in Syria
February 3 Millions urged to mark massacre in Syria's Hama
February 3 Two shot dead as Egyptian protesters and police clash
February 3 Iran detaining relatives of journalists
February 3 Iraq postpones Islamic Capital of Culture project
February 3 Egypt Bedouins seize two US tourists
February 3 Fugitive Iraq VP says ball is now in PM's court
February 3 Saudi king and IMF chief discuss world economy
February 3 Diplomatic pressure for new IAEA visit to Iran
February 3 Iran bans nationals from road travel to Syria
February 3 Desert winds stops play at Qatar golf event
February 3 Iran vows to respond to any oil, military threats
February 3 Libya's ex-envoy to France dies in custody
February 3 Syrian forces torture children as young as 13
February 3 UN members mull new draft resolution on Syria
February 3 Iran launches observation satellite
February 3 Islamist-led opposition wins majority in Kuwait
February 3 UN crafts new draft on Syria resolution
February 3 Deaths mount as Russia resists UN drive on Syria
February 3 Scores killed in Egypt football disaster
February 3 Yemenis protest Saleh presence in US
February 2 Panetta says Israel could strike Iran in spring
February 2 Protesters throw shoes at UN chief in Gaza
February 2 Israel: Iran has material for four nuclear bombs
February 2 Germany says freed Yemen hostages in UN hands
February 2 Egyptian film star sentenced for "defaming Islam"
February 2 Lebanon court selects lawyers for Hariri accused
February 2 Egypt asks World Bank for $1 bn loan for economy
February 2 ICC rejects Kadhafi daughter's offer of information on Seif
February 2 Iraqi parliament bans smoking in public
February 2 Islamists favourites as Kuwaitis vote
February 2 Baghdad says US Iran sanctions a problem for Iraq
February 2 Gunmen demand Saleh picture back on Yemen daily
February 2 Iraq confirms death sentences for church attack
February 2 Iraq oil minister assents to Statoil-Lukoil sale
February 2 Palestinians return lost Israeli soldier to unit
February 2 India to pay rupees for 45% of Iran oil imports
February 2 UN's Ban heads to Gaza after rocket fire
February 1 74 killed in violence after Egypt football match
February 1 Russia in UN showdown over Syria "killing machine"
February 1 Israel PM claims victory in party primary
February 1 Lebanon special court to try Hariri accused in absence
February 1 UN leader presses Israelis and Palestininians to resume talks
February 1 IAEA inspector says still work to do with Iran
February 1 Bahrain rehiring staff fired after unrest
February 1 UN working for safe release of Yemen aid workers
February 1 Iran says 11 more pilgrims kidnapped in Syria
February 1 Iraq to host Arab summit on March 29
February 1 Six in Iraq face trial over Kuwait port plot
February 1 Gun fight erupts near Kadhafi beach house in Tripoli
February 1 Iraq death toll stable in January
February 1 Ahmadinejad: Iran's economy to grow despite sanctions
February 1 Iraq executes 17 people in one day, 51 this year
February 1 Taliban deny plan for Saudi talks with Afghan government
February 1 Kuwait police clash with tribesmen on eve of polls
February 1 Still chance for diplomacy with Iran
February 1 All 25 Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed
February 1 Syrian opposition calls for day of mourning ahead of UN showdown
January 31 Israeli Prime Minister expects easy victory in primary vote
January 31 Unlikely Lawrence of Arabia row at UN Syria debate
January 31 Diplomacy can influence Iran over nuclear program
January 31 Mossad chief in Washington for Iran talks
January 31 Aisha Kadhafi offers information to protect brother Seif
January 31 Bahrain police fire tear gas on hunger strikers
January 31 Egypt Islamists stop protesters on way to parliament
January 31 UN calls on Iraq to prepare to move Iran exiles
January 31 Air raids on Al-Qaeda bases in Yemen kill 15
January 31 Egypt Bedouins seize 25 Chinese workers
January 31 Obama downplays US drone use in Iraq
January 31 Iraq detains 16 vice presidential guards
January 31 Iraqiya bloc ends parliament boycott
January 31 Ethiopian Christians face deportation from Saudi Arabia
January 31 Israel detains Palestinian freed in Shalit swap
January 31 Iran launches Spanish channel
January 31 Iraq again delays energy exploration auction
January 31 Libyans to sue ex-MI6 official over torture
January 31 Showdown at UN as violence surges in Syria
January 31 Bahrain condemns "irresponsible" Iraqi statements
January 31 Palestinian prisoner in 44-day hunger strike "deteriorating"
January 31 Almost 100 killed in Syrian violence Monday
January 31 While IAEA wraps up Iran visit, the US eyes more sanctions
January 31 Syria showdown at UN as West presses Russia
January 31 KEPCO consortium wins $800mn project in Jordan
January 30 US and Egypt seek to defuse NGO row
January 30 PLO blames Israel for failure of Amman talks
January 30 Arab League seeks Beijing and Moscow's support on Syria
January 30 UN Security Council "evolving" on Syria says France
January 30 US watchdog cannot account for Iraqi billions
January 30 Egypt lays out presidential election rules
January 30 Russia offers Syria mediation, but opposition says no
January 30 Hamas Gaza chief leaves for regional tour
January 30 Afghan government and Taliban agree to hold Saudi talks
January 30 Syria clashes kill 6 troops and 3 civilians
January 30 Jordan hikes electricity price after Egypt gas cut
January 30 Syrian Regime executes Free Syrian Army colonel
January 30 Syria says terrorists attack gas pipeline in Homs
January 30 Iran says it has laser-guided artillery rounds
January 30 Hamas's Meshaal on "historic" Jordan visit
January 30 Iran hosts IAEA but lashes out over oil sanctions
January 30 Pro-Kadhafi prisoners beaten with chains
January 30 Iraqi officials outraged by use of US drones
January 29 Abbas consults party on Israel talks
January 29 Israeli jumbo drone crashes in field
January 29 Attacks kill 16 Syrian soldiers
January 29 Iraqiya to end parliament boycott
January 29 Norwegian says Yemeni abductors treated him well
January 29 Iran media confirm Canada resident's death sentence
January 29 Taliban and US negotiators meet in Qatar
January 29 Palestinian premier to delay tax hikes
January 29 Yemeni elite troops open fire as soldiers protest
January 29 Israel shuts down charity and sports club for suspected Hamas ties
January 29 Bahrain detainees to begin hunger strike
January 29 Israel plans overland Asia-Europe train route
January 29 Palestinians say Israel proposed impossible borders
January 29 Kuwait poll candidates call for full democracy
January 29 Egypt Islamists look to build on success in polls
January 29 Woods in pole position at Abu Dhabi golf tournament
January 29 US lobbyists end contracts with Egypt
January 29 Arabs suspend observer mission as Syria deaths spike
January 29 Yemen's Saleh lands in Britain en route to US
January 29 UN chief nuclear inspector arrives in Iran
January 28 Biden urges Iraqi leaders to resolve political differences
January 28 Libya's NTC adopts election law and drops women quota
January 28 Iraq Kurd leader voices backing for Syria Kurds
January 28 Syria raids opposition strongholds as diplomacy heats up
January 28 Sanctions take their toll on ordinary Iranians
January 28 Iran students meet Israel opposition head Livni
January 28 At least 15 killed in clashes and bus ambush in Syria
January 28 Six killed in south Yemen violence
January 28 Hamas does not plan to move headquarters from Syria
January 28 Libyans protest at minister's tour of ex-regime bastion
January 28 Syrian opposition says Iran plays role in crackdown
January 28 Syrian opposition urges protests outside Russian embassies
January 28 Iraqi Vice President's staffers detained
January 28 UN atomic inspector: Iran dialogue long overdue
January 28 Syria opposition seeks UN Security Council protection
January 28 Gulf Arab states and Turkey hold talks over Syria
January 28 Syrian soldiers and deserters clash
January 28 Gaza home hit by Israeli tank shell
January 28 UN atomic agency urges Iran to cooperate
January 28 UN demands end to Israel demolitions in West Bank
January 28 Traffic returns to Cairo protest square
January 28 Policeman killed in south Yemen
January 28 US to send floating commando base to Middle East
January 28 US bunker-buster not powerful enough against Iran
January 27 Ireland's top diplomat in Gaza to see blockade impact
January 27 Protesters head to Cairo's Tahrir for mass rally
January 27 UN says 384 children killed in Syrian unrest
January 27 Scores storm Syrian embassy in Cairo
January 27 Car bomb at Baghdad hospital kills 28
January 27 Kadhafi lives on in our hearts says people in Libyan town
January 27 UN chief: "Onus on Iran" to prove their nuclear intentions
January 27 Syrian forces attack Homs in pre-dawn raid
January 27 UN chief urges Security Council unity on Syria
January 27 Palestinian fury after player joins Israel team
January 27 UN Council to discuss Syria Friday
January 27 Iranian guards kill six Pakistanis
January 27 Iran says it is ready for talks and downplays effects of sanctions
January 26 Libya militias and army torturing Kadhafi loyalists
January 26 Syria agrees to extend Arab observer mission
January 26 Ahmadinejad says West's embargo will not hurt Iran
January 26 Iran to enforce single exchange rate
January 26 Bombing of Iraqi policemen's home kills 10
January 26 Detained Bahrain protester has died in hospital
January 26 Iraqi Shiite leader appeals for calm in Turkey ties
January 26 Palestinian PM: Mideast peace process at its lowest point in decades
January 26 Muslim Brotherhood to stay out of Egypt presidency race
January 26 Israeli hackers attack Iranian sites
January 26 UAE's Etihad buys two Airbus A330 freighters
January 26 Egypt activists to hold mass rally Friday
January 26 Palestinian leader Barghuti punished for remarks
January 26 Ashton: No deadlock in Palestinian-Israeli talks
January 26 Arab League team to head to UN over Syria Saturday
January 26 Tunisia's Islamic leaders pressured by radical fringe
January 26 Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister to visit Iran and Kuwait
January 26 Egypt's press hails revival of revolution
January 26 EU's Ashton to meet Palestinian leader Abbas
January 26 China and Russia criticize EU sanctions on Iran
January 26 Saleh to stay in US beyond Yemen election
January 25 EU's Ashton says Mideast talks must continue
January 25 Hackers launch fresh attacks on Israeli websites
January 25 Egyptians to mark first anniversary of anti-Mubarak revolt
January 25 Jordan's ex-intelligence chief hit with travel ban
January 25 Dubai Holding unit to repay $500 million in bonds
January 25 Bahraini police clash with protesters
January 25 UAE chips in with $545 million to help citizens' debts
January 25 Libya defence minister in ex-Kadhafi bastion after clashes
January 25 Yemen's Saleh heads to US
January 25 Abu Dhabi sets opening dates for Guggenheim and Louvre
January 25 Qaeda gunmen quit Yemen town under tribal pressure
January 25 Bomb scare grounds Egypt-Libya flight
January 25 Palestinian leader Barghuti demands 1967 borders
January 25 Palestinian electoral body starts work in Gaza
January 25 US Marine to serve no time over Iraq killings
January 25 EU targets Iran oil as West rounds on nuclear drive
January 25 Qaeda gunmen pull out of Yemen town
January 24 US soldier agrees plea deal over Iraqi killings
January 24 Gulf states pull observers out of Syria
January 24 Qaeda fighters agree to pull out of Yemeni city of Rada
January 24 Tantawi: Egypt to lift emergency rule on Wednesday
January 24 Egypt blogger Nabil released
January 24 Car bomb attacks against Shiites kill 9 in Baghdad
January 24 Turkey warns Iraq against fomenting sectarian unrest
January 24 Three civilians killed in Syria
January 24 Israel detains Palestinian speaker for six months
January 24 Libya says it will not be Europe's border guard
January 24 Iranian and Israeli films on foreign Oscars shortlist
January 24 Arabs threaten to suspend Syria mission Wednesday
January 24 Ultra-Orthodoxs attack woman in Israeli town
January 24 Yemen troops demand dismissal of Air Force chief
January 24 Saudi police hold nine in Shiite-populated east
January 24 Saudi police chief raises hope of social freedoms
January 24 UN names Italian head of Lebanon peace mission
January 24 Hamas chief due in Jordan 12 years after expulsion
January 24 Tunisia's new football players want to "write their own history"
January 24 Arab League seeks meeting with UN chief on Syria
January 24 Analyst: Yemen's Saleh secured honourable exit
January 24 Hamas chief Meshaal plans first Gaza trip
January 24 Europeans to launch new Syria offensive at UN
January 24 Gulf states to pull observers from Syria
January 24 Persepolis trial resumes in tense climate in Tunisia
January 23 Kadhafi diehards capture Bani Walid city
January 23 Saudi female driver defies ban, has fatal accident
January 23 Tunisia keep neighbours Morocco at bay
January 23 Egypt's new parliament elects Islamist as speaker
January 23 Yemen president Saleh en route to US
January 23 Syria rejects Arab League call for power change
January 23 EU agrees on embargo on Iranian oil exports
January 23 US Marine pleads guilty in deal over Iraq killings
January 23 Top official says Hamas will never renounce jihad
January 23 Palestinians threaten to stop talks with Israel
January 23 Gaza Salafists hail success of Egyptian brothers
January 23 Israel nabs Hamas officials at Jerusalem Red Cross
January 23 BAE Systems says Oman requests more Typhoon details
January 23 Israel hails EU oil embargo on Iran
January 23 Palestinian elections "impossible" in May
January 23 Yemen army kills five Qaeda suspects
January 23 Syria rebels kill five soldiers in Homs
January 23 Sheikh Hameed al-Ahmar is indicted by Dubai Police
January 23 UN atomic agency to visit Iran January 29-31
January 23 Funerals draws 150,000 near Syrian capital
January 23 Egypt's new Islamist-led parliament to hold first session
January 23 Russia says unilateral sanctions on Iran do not help
January 23 Iraq oil income in 2011 leaps by 60 percent
January 23 Israel: Tougher EU sanctions on Iran important
January 23 Mutinous troops demand Yemen Air Force chief ouster
January 23 German diplomat named EU's new Mideast envoy
January 23 Iran currency tumbles to new record low
January 23 US carrier in Gulf after Strait of Hormuz pass
January 23 Syria signs Russian military jet deal
January 23 EU agrees to slap oil embargo on Iran
January 23 EU set to slap oil embargo on Iran
January 23 British, French ships join US carrier in Strait of Hormuz
January 23 Syria rebels overrun town ahead of Arab meet
January 22 Libya leader says civil war possible if NTC quits
January 22 Former Lebanon PM breaks leg skiing in French alps
January 22 Yemen's Saleh to leave for US
January 22 As region changes, Hamas movement shifts
January 22 Israeli ex-officer demands damages in rape case
January 22 Saudi needs years to change school textbooks says minister
January 22 Libya ruling council deputy head quits after protests
January 22 Human Rights Watch: Iraq falling back into authoritarianism
January 22 Palestinians urge Israel to free jailed lawmakers
January 22 Thousands protest against Yemen president immunity
January 22 Rights group urges support for Arab democracies
January 22 Mubarak still Egypt president, says lawyer
January 22 Palestinians fire on West Bank patrol
January 22 Kuwait former oil minister dies
January 21 Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
January 21 Grenades lobbed at Libyan NTC Benghazi office
January 21 Iraq shrine city to make Guinness World Record bid
January 21 Iran rejects "baseless" Sarkozy nuclear claims
January 21 Egypt's Brotherhood wins 47% of parliament seats
January 21 Palestinian youths protest against Israel talks
January 21 Egypt blogger Nabil pardoned
January 21 19 arrests over threats against Iraq whistleblower
January 21 Palestinians protest austerity measures
January 21 Mubarak lawyer: not guilty in gas sales to Israel
January 21 Italy PM Monti in Libya to boost ties
January 21 Hamas says Meshaal wants to step down as leader
January 21 Yemen MPs approve controversial Saleh immunity law
January 21 Israel air strike targets Gaza militants
January 20 Body of Briton abducted in Iraq in 2007 returned
January 20 Obama pushes democracy with Egypt's ruler
January 20 New Syria protests as Arabs urged to go to UN
January 20 EU says Israeli settlements are worrying
January 20 EU's Iran oil embargo held up by Greek needs
January 20 Britain revokes licence of Iran's Press TV
January 20 End Israel talks, Hamas tells Abbas as speaker held
January 20 US military chief in Israel for talks amid Iran tensions
January 20 UN fears for refugees in Yemen
January 20 Yemen scraps amnesty for Saleh's aides
January 20 New arrests of Sunni leaders in Iraq political row
January 20 Libya ex-rebels sign up for government jobs
January 20 Tunisian town rebels over being left out in cold
January 20 Sarkozy: Intervention in Iran would trigger war
January 20 Iran to get tough on Barbie doll sellers
January 20 Egypt probes reports of stolen radioactive material
January 20 Palestinians say Thailand recognises their state
January 20 Russia's Medvedev holds Mideast talks with Abbas
January 20 Three Yemen police shot dead in Aden attack
January 20 Police make arrest over Saddam's bronze buttock
January 20 Iran reissues death sentence for Canada resident
January 19 Closing Gulf oil route remains option for Iran
January 19 Israel detains Hamas head of Palestinian parliament
January 19 EU nations agree on sanctions against Iran central bank
January 19 Jordan touts stability in pitch to US business
January 19 Arab League reports on Syria mission
January 19 Islamic Jihad cell in West Bank broken
January 19 At least 100 hurt in Iran earthquake
January 19 Deputy head of Libya's NTC flees protest in Benghazi
January 19 Merkel urges progress from Palestinians and Israel
January 19 China's Wen defends oil trade with Iran
January 19 Iraq approves death penalty for 2009 Baghdad bombers
January 19 Iran Foreign Minister: We have never tried to close Hormuz Strait
January 19 Mubarak has reverted to military rank
January 19 Israel detains 3 Gaza infiltrators
January 19 Israeli premier to visit Cyprus in February
January 19 Petrol panic eases in Egypt
January 19 Hamas chief Meshaal meets Swiss envoy in Cairo
January 19 Clashes as Israeli forces raze settler outpost
January 19 Sunni politician arrested as Iraq row festers
January 19 US navy rescues Iranian fishermen from sinking boat
January 18 UN to probe military angle to Iran nuclear drive
January 18 Netanyahu praises Dutch stance on Iran sanctions
January 18 Russia says strike on Iran would be catastrophe
January 18 US lawmaker urges Jordan king to name Israel envoy
January 18 Israel raid kills one, wounds two in Gaza
January 18 Bahrain police disperse demonstrators in Manama
January 18 Turkey aims to double Iraq trade in 2012
January 18 Turkey optimistic on Iran talks but EU says no progress
January 18 Israeli Ethiopians protest racial discrimination
January 18 China's Wen calls for Gulf free trade pact
January 18 Saleh party leaders say no delay on Yemen election
January 18 Hamas chief and Fatah envoy to meet in Cairo
January 18 Iraqi PM urged to respect power-sharing or quit
January 18 Iraq oil minister to visit Iran over strait tensions
January 18 EU to slap fresh sanctions on Syria
January 18 Israeli Defence Minister: Decision on Iran attack far away
January 18 Mubarak lawyers blame army for killings
January 18 Iran currency hits record low in blackmarket trade
January 18 Syria accuses Qatar of arming rebels
January 18 Russia defends mystery Syria shipment
January 18 Iran: Nuclear talks most probably in Istanbul
January 18 Britain scraps Libya torture probe
January 18 Iran's Salehi visits Turkey for nuclear talks
January 18 Saudi ex-spy chief says all options open on Iran
January 18 Energy agency cuts 2012 oil demand growth forecast
January 18 Beirut building collapse sparks fears of more tragedy
January 18 Medic: Mubarak not undergoing chemotherapy
January 18 Syria rejects Arab troops proposal
January 18 Israel prosecutors hold graft hearing for Lieberman
January 17 Iran warns Saudi to reconsider oil pledge
January 17 Guantanamo hearing under way for USS Cole suspect
January 17 UN council to hear briefing on Palestinian territories
January 17 Refugee returns to Iraq highest since 2004
January 17 Turkey summons Iraqi envoy over interference claims
January 17 Clinton says Yemen unrest a major concern
January 17 Pilot error behind Ethiopian jet crash in Lebanon
January 17 Petrol shortages trigger tension in Egypt
January 17 Lawyers for Mubarak begin legal fightback
January 17 China and UAE sign energy cooperation agreement
January 17 Beirut building collapse toll reaches 27
January 17 Bin Laden aide Abu Qatada wins extradition appeal
January 17 US urges South Korea to cut Iranian oil imports
January 17 Yemen minister: Insecurity could delay elections
January 16 Tunisian ex-PM says Ben Ali wanted to kill protestors
January 16 Syria's opposition movement step up pressure
January 16 Libya clashes end with prisoner swap and ceasefire
January 16 Regional tensions delay US-Israel military drill
January 16 Iranians proud over US film award win
January 16 Al-Qaeda overruns town near Yemen capital
January 16 Israel furious as Hamas attends global parliamentary forum
January 16 Girl killed in Beirut building collapse
January 16 Egypt's military ruler in Libya to boost ties
January 16 News Corp takes stake in Dubai media group
January 16 Iraq summons Turkish envoy over "interference"
January 16 Mubarak era tycoon to be retried for diva's murder
January 16 China's Wen vows to promote Mideast peace
January 16 Egypt's presidential race to open mid-April
January 16 Iran makes arrests for scientist killing
January 16 Police charge Lebanese as Bangkok ups security
January 16 Websites of Israel bourse and airline brought down
January 16 Iraq car bomb against Kurdish sect kills seven
January 16 Iranian movie wins best foreign film at Globes
January 15 UN in contact with kidnapped Norwegian in Yemen
January 15 Assad decrees amnesty over unrest
January 15 Libyan militias clash south of Tripoli
January 15 Israeli West Bank settlement up in 2011
January 15 Almost 3,000-year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt
January 15 Western Iraq hit in fresh wave of attacks
January 15 Iran warns Gulf states not to make up oil shortfall
January 15 Militants executes two Yemeni soldiers
January 15 Allawi warns of Iraq implosion and urges US diplomacy
January 15 Kuwaiti government backs crackdown on stateless protests
January 15 China and Saudi Arabia sign energy deals during Wen visit
January 15 China's Wen holds talks in Saudi
January 15 ElBaradei's boycott of Egypt presidency blow to military
January 15 UN chief urges end to Israeli occupation
January 15 Pakistan deports three Iranian border guards
January 15 UN chief tells Assad: "Stop killing your people"
January 15 China knocks US sanctions on state-run firm over Iran
January 14 ElBaradei says not to run for Egypt presidency
January 14 French and Saudi warplanes collide in Saudi
January 14 Palestinians and Israelis in more exploratory talks
January 14 Syria army defector to set up high military council
January 14 Senior US diplomat in Iraq amid political row
January 14 Iran mulls punishing the US, Israel and the UK for killing
January 14 Shiite death sparks Bahrain controversy
January 14 Kuwaiti police fire tear gas to break up demonstrations
January 14 In gesture to Fatah, Hamas to return Abbas's Gaza home
January 14 Saudi and Chinese oil giants ink joint refinery deal
January 14 Lebanon hosts UN conference on Arab democracy
January 14 Egypt military ruler to visit Libya
January 14 Report: Emir of Qatar favors Arab troops in Syria
January 14 Suicide attack on Shiites in southern Iraq kills at least 20
January 14 Tunisia marks one year after Ben Ali's exit
January 14 Saudi and Spain ink $8.22 bn deal for pilgrim railway
January 14 Arab League to reassess Syria mission
January 14 Hezbollah chief gloats over UN worries about arms
January 14 Trial delayed for Egypt tycoon for insulting religion
January 14 Residents returning to restive south Yemen city
January 14 China oil firm sanctioned by US denies sales to Iran
January 14 US officials: Iran supplying weapons to Syria crackdown
January 14 US officials: Iran supplying weapons to Syria crackdown
January 14 US concerned over possible Israeli strike on Iran
January 14 Mossad agents posed as CIA in operation
January 13 Iran leader says CIA and Mossad behind scientist murder
January 13 Syria rallies called in support of armed rebels
January 13 Defiant Ahmadinejad wins backing of four Latin American allies
January 13 British PM visits Saudi as Gulf tensions run high
January 13 UN chief seeks united stand on Syria
January 13 Saudi forces shoot dead Shiite protester
January 13 Kuwait police break up stateless demonstration
January 13 Iraq PM denounces Turkish interventions
January 13 5 killed as Yemen police and protesters clash in south
January 13 Saudi king dismisses religious police head
January 13 West out of options on Iran stand-off
January 13 France opens probe into journalist's death in Syria
January 13 Diplomats: Iran agrees to UN nuclear inspectors visit
January 13 Le Pen slams Qatar for investing in French suburbs
January 13 Ben Ali contests seizure of property in Tunisia
January 13 Carter says Egypt's military likely to retain some power
January 13 Briton loses US extradition fight over Iran claims
January 13 Tunisian president will pardon more than 1,000 prisoners
January 13 Gaza hackers target Israel fire service website
January 13 Peres not aware of Israel role in Iran blast
January 13 Minister: Japan circumspect on Iran oil embargo
January 13 Body of journalist killed in Syria back in France
January 13 Britain says it will work with new Islamic govts
January 12 Iran and Cuba agree on peaceful use of nuclear energy
January 12 Iran accuses Israel and US of killing nuclear scientist
January 12 Clinton blasts "chilling" Assad as journalists hit
January 12 EU: Window for Palestinian state rapidly closing
January 12 Iran ready for serious nuclear talks with powers
January 12 Palestinian court allows satire show back on TV
January 12 Hamas, Fatah see differing causes for reconciliation delay
January 12 Israel citizenship ruling slammed as racist
January 12 Thousands of Yemenis protest against Saleh immunity
January 12 Pakistan president goes to Dubai amid new crisis
January 12 Egypt's Brotherhood eyes political credibility
January 12 20 die in Sunni, Shiite clashes in Yemen
January 12 7 dead as Yemen troops clash with Qaeda suspects
January 12 Gaza Hamas leader to visit Iran and Qatar
January 12 British police to probe Libya rendition claims
January 12 Americans briefly held by Iraqi forces
January 12 Israeli police demolish settler outpost near Hebron
January 12 Abbas to visit Britain, Germany and Russia
January 12 Iran's Larijani discusses nuclear issue with Turkey
January 12 Clinton blasts "chilling" Assad as journalists hit
January 12 Australian free after Saudi lashing ordeal
January 12 Iran leader lands in Cuba flashing victory sign
January 11 US diplomat to meet Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood
January 11 Libya open to probe into missing Lebanon imam
January 11 Syrian leader blames foreign parties for unrest
January 11 Western journalist killed in Syria
January 11 Scientist killed in Tehran car blast
January 11 Arab League observer quits, slams Syria war crimes
January 11 Three Iraq policemen killed in Anbar province
January 11 Jordan Islamists: Israel-Palestinian talks "absurd"
January 11 Hamas popularity up but Fatah still ahead
January 11 Egypt cancels Jewish festival in Nile Delta
January 11 Three dead in Egypt clashes with Bedouin
January 11 Egypt to celebrate revolution that toppled Mubarak
January 11 Turkey FM concerned over attacks on Arab observers
January 11 Tit-for-tat hack as Israeli posts Saudi credit cards
January 11 Iranian parliament speaker set to visit Turkey
January 11 West Bank cars torched in price tag attack
January 11 Shiites throng Karbala for Arbaeen despite threats
January 11 China calls for cooperation between Iran and IAEA
January 11 Iran's showdown with West sparks widespread concern
January 10 US ship rescues six more Iranians says Pentagon
January 10 Iran bunker site raises the nuclear stakes
January 10 Under-fire Iran president at Nicaragua inauguration
January 10 Iraq bombs kill six, including three schoolboys
January 10 Greece and Israel pledge to boost defence ties
January 10 Former US President Jimmy Carter "pleased" with Egypt polls
January 10 Syrian forces kill 10 civilians in Deir Ezzor
January 10 ICC gives Libya more time on Kadhafi's son
January 10 Mubarak defence will last a month
January 10 Syria rebels: Assad speech incitement to violence
January 10 Arab League holds Syria responsible for observers
January 10 Obama to host Jordan's king on January 17
January 10 Israel preparing to take in Syria refugees
January 10 UAE: Syria not helping Arab observer mission
January 10 Jerusalem settlement activity soared in 2011
January 10 EU brings forwards decision on Iran sanctions
January 10 Syria clerics hit out at armed rebellion and sanctions
January 10 China says war over Iran will bring disaster
January 10 Japan concerned over escalation with Iran
January 10 Libya given $20 billion of freed assets
January 10 Turkish PM urges Iraqis to prevent sectarian conflict
January 10 Kuwait warns stateless against protests
January 10 Israeli PM gets poll boost despite political shakeup
January 10 Iran jamming Al-Jazeera broadcasts
January 10 Jobless Tunisian dies days after self-immolation
January 10 Israel preparing for nuclear Iran
January 10 Israel approves jail without trial for illegals
January 10 Chinese PM to visit oil rich Gulf states
January 10 Iran's leader in Venezuela as nuclear tensions grow
January 9 Marine's mistakes blamed for Iraqi civilians' deaths
January 9 Israeli lawmaker cools debate with water toss in MP's face
January 9 Lieberman: Palestinians focused on UN, not talks
January 9 11 Syria troops killed in clashes with deserters
January 9 Iran says nuclear activities under IAEA watch
January 9 Iran judge condemns American to death for spying
January 9 Iraq car bomb wounds 15 Afghan pilgrims
January 9 Hezbollah: UN chief not welcome in Lebanon
January 9 Qatar and Kuwait interested in Rafale warplanes
January 9 Shalit's father to enter Israeli politics
January 9 Jordan seizes assets of ex-Palestinian security chief
January 9 Bahrain court overturns death terms of two Shiites
January 9 Ayatollah vows Iran will resist Western sanctions
January 9 Yemen PM on Gulf tour to seek financial help
January 9 Iranian judge sentences American to death for spying
January 9 Egypt Copt tycoon faces trial for religious tweet
January 9 Israel Football Association boss questioned in match-fixing probe
January 9 Palestinian Prime Minister pledges cuts over budget shortfall
January 9 Lawyers blame police and Mubarak for Egypt deaths
January 9 Iraq police mark 90th birthday at time of tension
January 9 Iraqi MP urges Kuwait to review war compensation
January 9 UAE pipeline skirting Hormuz ready by June
January 9 Arab League accused of Syria cover-up
January 9 Turkey urges peaceful Syrian opposition
January 9 Iran leader shores up ties with anti-US Latin American allies
January 9 Amnesty: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012
January 8 Gaza leader promises "difficult days" for Israel
January 8 US will respond if Iran blocks Strait
January 8 Japan foreign minister holds energy talks in Saudi
January 8 Yemeni government drafts amnesty for Saleh
January 8 Israel charges five Jews over army base raid
January 8 Israel increases defence budget by $700 million
January 8 Sudan's Bashir warns Libya of Kadhafi remnants
January 8 At least 21 killed in latest Syria violence
January 8 Palestinians carrying bombs held in West Bank
January 8 Iraq police say sorry for Saddam era
January 8 Seven dead as Yemen troops clash with militants
January 8 Kuwait to naturalise some stateless
January 8 US reaches out to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
January 7 Sudan's Bashir criticises Kadhafi in Libya trip
January 7 Syria vows iron fist after deadly Damascus bomb
January 7 Hamas leader's Tunisia visit angers Palestinians
January 7 Bahrain demonstrators defy police ban
January 7 Arab League: Syria observers to be reinforced
January 7 Iran welcomes US rescue of nationals from pirates
January 7 Egypt Copts celebrate Christmas amid heavy security
January 7 Libyan schools to teach anti-Kadhafi revolt
January 7 Israel vows to treat hackers like other terrorists
January 7 British royal's gift from Bahrain criticised
January 7 Egypt Islamists claim 62% in latest voting
January 7 Egypt Copts celebrate Christmas amid security
January 7 Israel arrests six suspects in Santa suit murder
January 7 UK sends new warship to Gulf amid Iran tensions
January 7 Iran media plays down US naval rescue of nationals
January 7 Opening statements delayed at US war crimes trial
January 7 Iranian president to tour US foes in Latin America
January 6 Syria activists call for huge Friday protests
January 6 US Navy rescues Iranians held by Somali pirates
January 6 Federer pulls out of Qatar Open
January 6 Egypt tightens security ahead of Copt Christmas
January 6 Hamas chief in Egypt for talks with Arab League
January 6 Kuwait stateless protest for citizenship
January 6 France says Arab mission in Syria unable to do job
January 6 Gulf states brace for unwanted US-Iran war
January 6 Tunisian in critical state after immolation bid
January 6 Syrian citizens bear brunt of turmoil
January 6 Hackers expose more Israeli credit card details
January 6 Internet fuels Palestinian drive for expression
January 6 Israeli extremists blamed for 228 attacks in 2011
January 6 Lawyers: Mubarak trial more politics than justice
January 6 UN alarmed at jump in Saudi executions
January 6 Iraq marks first Army Day since US pullout
January 6 Iran to hold new wargames in key oil waterway in weeks
January 6 Opening statements due at Iraq war crimes trial
January 6 Iraq grapples with political tension as bombs kill 68
January 5 Last US Marine faces trial over 2005 Iraq killings
January 5 Israel and US to hold joint missile drill
January 5 Israeli court upholds contentious Naqba law
January 5 Tunisian man sets himself alight in poor region
January 5 Qatar PM: Arab League mission made mistakes in Syria
January 5 61 dead as Iraq bombs hit Shiites
January 5 Jerusalem may outsource areas behind the wall
January 5 Israeli Arabs arrested for allegedly aiding Hamas
January 5 Israel bars 12 extremists from West Bank
January 5 Egypt prosecutor urges death sentence for Mubarak
January 5 EU and US tighten sanctions noose on Iran
January 5 Former Israel PM indicted for graft in property scandal
January 5 Secular anger in Israel over gender discrimination
January 5 Israel razes four Palestinian homes near Jericho
January 5 10 dead as Yemen troops and Al-Qaeda suspects clash
January 5 Bahrain Shiites lament their lack of support
January 5 Bomb defused in southern Lebanese town
January 5 Baghdad blasts against Shiite districts kill 8
January 4 Last US Marine faces trial over Haditha killings
January 4 Groups of ex-rebels reject new Libyan army chief
January 4 Iran ramps up warning over US navy in Gulf
January 4 Iran currency soars 21% on central bank intervention
January 4 Syria opposition struggles to stay united
January 4 Yemen president cancels US trip
January 4 Egyptians head to polls in final round of landmark vote
January 4 Israeli press sceptical over Amman talks
January 4 Smalls victory for Saudi women
January 4 Jailed Palestinian leader says peace process dead
January 4 Prosecutor says strong evidence against Mubarak
January 4 Iraq PM backs off sacking threats in political row
January 4 Blasts kill two children, policeman in Iraq
January 4 China opposes unilateral US sanctions on Iran
January 4 Iran demands release of 7 nationals held in Syria
January 4 Israel and Palestinians hold "positive" talks
January 3 Jordan hosts Israelis and Palestinians in rare meeting
January 3 Taliban plan to open overseas office, possibly in Qatar
January 3 Sarkozy demands Assad step down
January 3 Pakistan charges Iranian border guards with murder
January 3 Tunisia says Saudi silent on requests to extradite ex-leader
January 3 Armed clashes erupt in central Tripoli
January 3 Iran warning to US warship sends tensions soaring
January 3 Saudis wanted over Shiite troubles turn themselves in
January 3 Israel mulls building wall along part of Lebanon border
January 3 Iran currency recovers from sharp drop
January 3 Egyptians vote in final phase of landmark polls
January 3 Jordan seeks image boost by hosting Mideast meet
January 3 Egyptian prosecutors: Mubarak a "tyrannical leader"
January 3 France sceptical of Arab League mission to Syria
January 3 France says Iran still developing nuclear arms
January 3 Saudi hacker publishes Israeli credit card details
January 3 Russia says Iran has no long-range missiles
January 2 Turkey says will pay reparations to families of slain Kurds
January 2 Mideast talks positive, says Israeli minister
January 2 Arab League: Syrian cities remain under fire
January 2 Verdict awaited in trial of alleged CIA spy according to Iran official
January 2 Tunisian president arrives in Libya for state visit
January 2 Bahrain says panel to review unrest verdicts
January 2 Iran war games to test cruise and anti-ship missiles
January 2 Oman announces $26 billion budget for 2012
January 2 Iraq war death toll at 162,000
January 2 Iran's currency slumps 12% as sanctions bite
January 2 Gaza's Hamas PM to meet Islamic aid group in Turkey
January 2 Syria activists heap criticism on Arab monitors
January 2 Mubarak stretchered into court as trial resumes
January 2 Sunni leader slams Iraq rights violations
January 2 From uzis to sushis for Israeli army veterans
January 1 Mideast negotiators to meet for first time in months
January 1 Syrians ring in New Year with demonstrations
January 1 Iran tests first nuclear fuel rod from own uranium
January 1 Israel plans Jordan border fence to stop migrants
January 1 Iraq death toll down sharply in 2011
January 1 Turkish Prime Minister meets Hamas premier
January 1 Israel forces sweetheart Yaffa Yarkoni dead at 86
January 1 Oman newspaper to appeal journalists' jail sentence
January 1 Arabs dream of building democracy as 2012 begins
January 1 Iran test fires missile during navy war games
January 1 Bahrain teenager dies as police "crush" demonstration
January 1 Mortar shells fired from Gaza land in Israel
January 1 Israel officials slam Holocaust symbols at protest
December 31 Obama signs new Iran sanctions into law
December 31 Ultra-Orthodox Jews wear Holocaust garb at religious protest
December 31 Bahrain police crack down on Shiite protesters
December 31 Palestinians say to seek UN and Arab league talks on settlement
December 31 Syrian opposition groups set rules for transition
December 31 Iran says ready for nuclear talks as tensions mount
December 31 Lockheed wins contract for UAE anti-missile system
December 31 Prosecutor seeks drone images from deadly Turkish raid
December 31 Hundreds of Kurds protest death of separatist rebels
December 31 Two Yemen soldiers killed in clashes with Qaeda suspects
December 31 Maliki declares "Iraq Day" to mark US pullout
December 31 Iran to test-fire missiles in the Strait of Hormuz
December 31 Iran refuses to fuel some European and Arab airlines
December 31 Two Kurdish rebels killed in southeastern Turkey
December 31 Nearly 5,300 would-be MPs register for Iran poll
December 31 Attack kills five anti-Al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq
December 31 Philippine Foreign Minister steps up Syria repatriation efforts
December 31 Panetta calls Egypt strongman over NGO raids
December 30 Egypt to stop raids on NGOs
December 30 Kurdish rebels call for uprising after air strike
December 30 Al-Qaeda trying to recruit fighters in Libya
December 30 Arab observers fan out in Syria as violence rages
December 30 Israel army rabbi slams gender segregation
December 30 Israeli Gaza air strike kills one, injures one
December 30 Iran to test-fire missiles in key oil waterway
December 30 Dogged Syrians film Arab monitors' every move
December 30 Iran ex-president's website shut down
December 30 Iraq row festers as speaker denies penning op-ed
December 30 UK thought Mubarak dim but corruption-free
December 30 Turkish air strike kills 35 Kurds in apparent blunder
December 29 US Congress frees up $40 million for Palestinians
December 29 Turkish air strikes kill 23 Kurds near Iraq
December 29 Arab observers visit more Syrian protest hubs
December 29 Rights groups urge Egypt to free jailed blogger
December 29 Egypt police search rights groups offices
December 29 Iran-US brinkmanship over oil strait worsens
December 29 Orthodox Israeli charged with insulting woman soldier
December 29 Gaza premier and Hamas leaders meet Sudan's Bashir
December 29 Bahrain vows zero tolerance to prisoner abuse
December 29 Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza
December 29 Yemeni civilian killed in Sanaa clash
December 29 Djokovic, Nadal, Federer seek early tennis blows in Abu Dhabi
December 29 US aircraft carrier spotted in Iran wargames zone
December 29 Bombs and threats ahead of New Year in Lebanon resort
December 29 Syria hiding detainees from observers
December 29 Mubarak trial resumes after 3-month break
December 28 Easy for Iran to close key oil strait
December 28 Cleaning clergy brawl in Bethlehem
December 28 Israel to legalise, not demolish, wildcat settlement
December 28 Times names Tunisian fruitseller "person of 2011"
December 28 Rockets hit Iran dissident camp in Iraq
December 28 Israel approves tourist complex in east Jerusalem
December 28 Blocs moot early polls in Iraq standoff
December 28 No proof Qaeda operating on Lebanon-Syria border
December 28 Hamas PM in Sudan
December 28 Israel okays 130 homes in east Jerusalem
December 28 Hamas PM in Sudan on first regional trip since 2007
December 28 Iranian president to visit Venezuela and Cuba
December 28 Libya struggles to address issue of militias
December 28 Iraqi figures warn of dictatorship and civil war
December 28 Iran sentences opposition figure to jail
December 28 Iran: "Really easy" to close the Strait of Hormuz
December 28 Syria deserters kill 4 troops in ambush
December 28 Israel arrests extremists over army base attack
December 28 Iran official says he was misquoted on adultress hanging
December 28 Blast rocks south Lebanon restaurant
December 27 Israel names Guttman as new national soccer coach
December 27 One dead, two wounded in Israel strike on Gaza
December 27 Arab monitors arrive in Syria amid more bloodshed
December 27 Palestinian Authority: World Palestinian population reaches 11.2 million
December 27 Israelis march against ultra-Orthodox segregation campaign
December 27 Iran begins trial of alleged CIA spy
December 27 Saudi frees 7 Shiite protesters
December 27 Peres says Israel's nuclear silence keeps foes guessing
December 27 Egypt arrests man in connection with gas pipeline attacks
December 27 Hamas vows to push through unity with Fatah
December 27 Pirates hijack Italian ship with 18 crew off Oman
December 27 35 hurt in Yemen protester clashes
December 27 Egypt court orders end to virginity tests
December 27 Iraq blocs talking to Iran over deadlock
December 27 With peace on ice, Palestinians chase UN membership and internal unity
December 27 Iran will attempt to block Hormuz strait if sanctions applied
December 27 Saudi needs $74 oil price to balance budget
December 27 Palestinians stake claim at Hebron holy site
December 27 Kuwait releases 32 stateless protesters on bail
December 27 Iranian media: Iran signs fuel deal with Afghanistan
December 27 Qaeda-linked group claims Iraq bombings
December 27 US says Yemen's Saleh can only come for treatment
December 26 Jewish gender segregation campaign turns violent
December 26 Syrian shelling kills 13 people in Homs
December 26 Libya's ex-rebels demand 40% of NTC places
December 26 Baghdad suicide bomb kills five as standoff deepens
December 26 Saudi posts $81.6 bn budget surplus
December 26 Iraqi Shiite militia ready to lay down arms
December 26 Israel lawmakers to debate recognising Armenia genocide
December 26 Bahrain medics recall jail horror
December 26 Biden urges Iraq dialogue to head off political crisis
December 26 Canada's Prime Minister concerned about Egypt future
December 26 Iraq and UN sign deal over Iran dissident camp
December 26 Plea to Arab League to monitor Syrian flashpoints
December 25 Netanyahu says no talks if Palestinians take on Hamas
December 25 Iran says it is ready to expand military links with Iraq
December 25 Thousands turn out for Damascus funerals
December 25 Palestinian infiltrators from Gaza seized
December 25 Wanted Iraq VP refuses to return to Baghdad
December 25 Six Iraqi security members killed in attacks
December 25 Lieberman hails Israel's diplomatic successes
December 25 Intelligence chief shot dead in south Yemen
December 25 Syrian Christians seek only Christmas peace
December 25 US to give Israel extra aid for rocket system
December 25 Yemenis rally for Saleh trial despite shootings
December 25 US eyes hands-off policy in Iraq
December 25 Haniya to leave Gaza for first time since 2007
December 25 Egypt to free jailed blogger
December 25 Iraq's dwindling Christian population mark Christmas
December 25 Iraq's Tareq Aziz barred from calling family
December 25 Pope to deliver Christmas message
December 25 Iranian Government: Iran not harbouring Al-Qaeda financier
December 25 Daughter of Iran ex-president Rafsanjani on trial
December 24 Messages of peace as Christians celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem
December 24 Four protesters shot in Yemen
December 24 BNA: Some charges against Bahrain protesters dropped
December 24 Tunisian government sworn in
December 24 Yemen President Saleh says he plans a stay in US
December 24 Libya marks independence day ignored under Kadhafi
December 24 Iraq president demands fair trial for VP
December 24 Egypt's Islamists sweep vote runoffs
December 24 Syrian Muslim Brotherhood claims Damascus bombings
December 24 Candidates register for Iran legislative elections
December 24 Monitors to meet Syria top diplomat after bombings
December 24 Syrians found dead with torture marks
December 24 Iran wargames start around key oil-shipping strait
December 24 Cold war heats up between Washington and Hezbollah
December 24 Egyptians gather for rally against military
December 23 US has found 5,000 missiles in Libya
December 23 Canada unveils new Syria sanctions
December 23 State TV: Bombs hit Syria security services
December 23 Hamas's Haniya applauds and Israel denounces PLO unity moves
December 23 Yemen protesters attacked
December 23 Iraqi Christians fearful post-US pullout
December 23 Iran's President visits neighbour Armenia
December 23 Iraq set for crisis talks after deadly bombings
December 23 West Bank Christians pray for threatened valley
December 23 Syrians to rally against Arab League mission
December 22 Iran to hold naval drill around key shipping strait
December 22 UN concerned about beatings of women in Egypt
December 22 US posts $10 million reward for Al-Qaeda financier
December 22 Hezbollah denies drug trafficking and money laundering claims
December 22 111 civilians killed in north Syria Tuesday
December 22 Blasts kill 10 as Iraq mired in political crisis
December 22 Fatah and Hamas leaders debate PLO reform in Cairo
December 22 Tunisia Prime Minister unveils cabinet, vows to act on job creation
December 22 Iran ready for IAEA visit 'as soon as possible': envoy
December 22 Qaeda leader's brother among 11 dead in Yemen
December 22 Egypt Prime Minister urges unity for sake of economy
December 22 Iran moves websites to avoid cyber attacks
December 22 Lockerbie bomber claims innocence in "final" interview
December 22 Iraq extends deadline for Iran camp closure
December 21 Little sign of progress for Iraqi women
December 21 UN envoy: Yemen's Saleh needs treatment abroad
December 21 Israel slams European powers over settlement slap
December 21 Palestinian leaders hold new round of unity talks in Cairo
December 21 Iraq VP to fight terror charges as row deepens
December 21 Libya's interim leadership to include former rebels
December 21 Egyptians called to vote amid deadly clashes
December 21 Apple buys Israeli start-up for $400 million
December 21 Kuwaitis register for polls seeking change
December 21 Fired Bahrain Shiites demand jobs back
December 21 Palestinian leader meets ex-Palestinian prisoners
December 21 71 dead in north Yemen clashes since October
December 21 Iran turns attention to plunging currency
December 21 Libya must let Seif have lawyer, says rights group
December 20 Gulf states issue warnings to Syria and Iran
December 20 Syria urged to apply Arab deal as deaths mount
December 20 Mercosur signs free trade agreement with Palestinians
December 20 UN powers dismayed by Israeli settlements
December 20 Iraqi PM calls for crisis talks
December 20 Iran invites UN nuclear inspectors for visit
December 20 Outcry grows as Cairo violence enters fifth day
December 20 Libya to review foreign contracts signed under Kadhafi
December 20 Bahrain releases female blogger pending trial
December 20 Israeli's Netanyahu pledges to fight Jewish extremism
December 20 ICC prosecutor: Kadhafi death probe depends on Tripoli
December 20 Bahraini police disperse Shiite protest
December 20 Palestinian factions hold key talks in Cairo
December 20 South Sudan leader makes first visit to Israel
December 20 Two Yemen soldiers, 13 Islamists killed in clashes
December 20 Syria imposes death penalty for arming "terrorists"
December 20 Clinton blasts Egypt's "shocking" treatment of women
December 19 Israel eases Christmas movement for Palestinian Christians
December 19 Syria loyalists rally as Arabs await answer on deal
December 19 Deadly dawn clashes rock Cairo
December 19 Iraq VP barred from overseas travel
December 19 Iran parliament sends condolences over Kim Jong-Il
December 19 Lebanon army uncovers rockets near Israel border
December 19 Kuwaiti police disperse stateless protesters
December 19 West Bank mosque defaced in suspected settler attack
December 19 Saudi king calls for formation of Gulf union
December 19 Iran backs ally Syria on Arab League plan
December 19 Germany urges Israel to refrain from settlement tenders
December 19 Iran admits the pain of sanctions
December 19 Bahrain opposition urges talks
December 19 Etihad lifts stake in Air Berlin to 29%
December 19 Saudi prince buys $300 million stake in Twitter
December 18 Israel prepares to free 550 Palestinian prisoners
December 18 Kuwait to hold early general election on February 2
December 18 Third day of violence rocks Cairo
December 18 Oman optimistic Syria to sign protocol by Monday
December 18 Last US forces leave Iraq
December 18 Captured alleged CIA spy is US citizen of Iranian origin
December 18 Yemen crisis to hit 4 million people in 2012
December 18 Jerusalem court releases two "price tag" suspects
December 18 Shale oil project raises hackles in Israel
December 18 Bahraini forces fire tear gas on Shiite protesters
December 18 Iraq VP escorted off plane as guards detained
December 18 Israel plans more than 1,000 new settlement homes
December 18 Civilian among seven dead in Syria violence
December 18 Kuwait frees 20 stateless, other group faces trial
December 18 Iraq PM moves to oust deputy as US forces leave
December 18 Al Sadd seal third place in Club World Cup
December 18 Pentagon chief Panetta arrives in Libya
December 17 Eight killed, 299 hurt in Cairo clashes
December 17 Arab League sees positive signs from Syria
December 17 Key Iraq bloc to boycott parliament as US quits
December 17 Tunisians mark year since revolution's spark
December 17 Iran intelligence arrests "CIA spy"
December 17 Iran "prepared for worst" on sanctions
December 17 UN ends sanctions on Libya central bank
December 17 Abu Ghraib remains scar on US war efforts
December 16 Bahrain opposition leader to meet British minister
December 16 Cairo protesters clash with troops
December 16 Russia signals Syria shift with UN resolution
December 16 Kuwaiti police fire tear gas at stateless demonstration
December 16 Libyan leader demands release of Kadhafi billions
December 16 Putin says US involved in Kadhafi killing
December 16 Russia seizes radioactive material bound for Iran
December 16 Bahrain police arrests blogger at demonstration
December 16 Yemenis protest against amnesty for Saleh
December 16 EU concerned over Israel's Arab minority
December 16 Iraq takes control of last US military base
December 16 Arab uprisings redefine geopolitics in Middle East
December 16 South Korea announces new sanctions on Iran
December 16 Defiant Al Sadd unbowed by Barca defeat
December 16 Iraq to take over last US base ahead of pullout
December 15 Camp Ashraf exiles file US complaint against Iran and Iraq
December 15 New mosque attack as Israel moves on settler outpost
December 15 Egyptians head to polls again in landmark election
December 15 Iraq: Decision to close Iran exile camp irreversible
December 15 US alleges huge Hezbollah money laundering web
December 15 Syria deserters kill at least 27 troops
December 15 Tunisia-Libya border post reopens after 2-week closure
December 15 Probe launched to seize Mubarak and Ben Ali assets
December 15 Iraq to send peace delegation to Syria
December 15 US puts alleged Zarqawi associate on terror list
December 15 UN reviewing Lebanon peacekeeping force
December 15 Lebanon's private banks cover UN Hariri court funds
December 15 Iran uranium to go into nuclear plant mid-February
December 15 Iraq's Fallujah glad to see back of US army
December 15 Israel names Palestinian prisoners to be freed
December 15 High-flying Barca battle Al Sadd, jet lag
December 15 West Bank mosque attacked
December 15 US forces mark end of Iraq mission
December 15 Tunisia's president calls for six-month political truce
December 15 Italy and Libya to reactivate friendship treaty
December 15 Iceland formally recognises Palestinian state
December 15 Syria deserters kill at least 27 troops
December 15 West Bank mosque attacked as Israel razes settler outpost
December 15 Obama honors years of "bleeding and building" in Iraq
December 15 US forces to lower flag in Baghdad ahead of pullout
December 15 Syria deserters kill at least 27 troops
December 15 US lawmakers target Iran central bank
December 14 Vast new barrier keeps refugee camp out of Holy City
December 14 Iran to exploit power vacuum as US quits Iraq
December 14 Obama hails extraordinary US achievement in Iraq
December 14 Syrian security forces kill 5 in Hama
December 14 Abbas seeks EU backing for UN membership
December 14 Islamists look to build on success in Egypt polls
December 14 Yemen unity government vows to restore security
December 14 Vandals attack disused mosque in west Jerusalem
December 14 Hamas marks 24th anniversary with Gaza rally
December 14 Yemen food crisis worsening
December 14 EU parliament celebrates Arab Spring with Sakharov prize
December 14 OPEC picks Iraq to be its president in 2012
December 14 Iran says it is not concerned over possible oil sanctions
December 14 Hariri tribunal prosecutor to step down in February
December 14 Mideast Quartet holds separate talks
December 14 Iraqis burn US flags to celebrate troop pullout
December 14 Iran rejects missile shield threat against Turkey
December 14 Arab women filmmakers shine at Dubai festival
December 14 Tunisia's Jebali tasked with forming government
December 14 Iran talks with Saudi about US plot claim: reports
December 14 Christians question their future in post Arab Spring
December 14 The Lebanonisation of Iraq's political system
December 14 Kuwaiti emir swears in new cabinet
December 14 Israel reopens access ramp to Al-Aqsa compound
December 14 Dubai seizes 93 kg of cocaine worth $52 million
December 14 Kuwaiti activists surrender to police
December 14 Iran denies plan to close vital oil-transit strait
December 14 Bombs target Iraq oil pipelines
December 14 Iraq throws open doors to US firms as army exits
December 13 US lawmaker: Iran did not shoot down drone
December 13 Israeli scientists develop cancer "cluster bomb"
December 13 Israel to reinforce and reopen Al Aqsa access ramp
December 13 Kuwait Prime Minister forms new cabinet with minor changes
December 13 Suicide blast and gunmen kill 3 in Iraq
December 13 Syria forces and militia kill 11 in Idlib
December 13 Al Sadd - Asian champions, made in Africa
December 13 Settler raids on army base and near Jordan border anger Israel PM
December 13 Palestinian flag to be raised at UNESCO after admission
December 13 Benghazi protesters stay put despite assurances
December 13 Trio trek Empty Quarter in footsteps of Thesiger
December 13 Tunisia's new president sworn in
December 13 NGOs slam rising demolitions of Palestinian homes
December 13 Iran lawmakers pass Syria free trade bill
December 13 Syria charges blogger with three crimes
December 13 Experts: US-Iraq ties to remain close post-pullout
December 13 Kuwait: OPEC unlikely to change output levels
December 13 Qaeda attack kills three Yemeni soldiers
December 13 Saudi promises aid to Yemen
December 13 Iran cagey on intelligence minister's Saudi trip
December 13 Obama demands Iran return downed US drone
December 13 Israeli settlers attack army base
December 13 Iran probes attack on British embassy
December 13 Palestinians fire on illegal Israeli pilgrims
December 13 Opposition head to be sworn in as Tunisian president
December 13 Iraq has enduring partner in US, Obama vows
December 12 Syria activists call strike as Homs fears grow
December 12 France condemns UN Council silence on Syria deaths
December 12 NTC declares Benghazi economic capital after demonstrations
December 12 Iraq has enduring partner in US, Obama says
December 12 Saudi Arabia mum over OPEC call, happy with kingdom's output
December 12 Israel closes access ramp to Al-Aqsa compound
December 12 Saudi woman beheaded for "sorcery"
December 12 Maliki and Obama differ on call for Assad to go
December 12 Jobless men disrupt Iran president speech
December 12 Ex-opposition leader Marzouki elected Tunisia's president
December 12 Israel: Iran must chose between a bomb or survival
December 12 Saudi crown prince meets Iran intelligence minister
December 12 Israel expands settlement bloc near Bethlehem
December 12 UNIFIL condemns new rocket attack in Lebanon
December 12 Egypt shares dip after Prime Minister gives bleak outlook
December 12 Iran steel factory blast kills seven
December 12 Britain urges reform in talks with Bahrain king
December 12 Jalil pleads for patience as Libyans protest
December 12 Syria denies link to bombing of UN troops in Lebanon
December 12 Kuwait begins trial of dozens of stateless protesters
December 12 Yemen police disperse separatist protest
December 12 Dozen alleged Qaeda inmates escape Yemen prison
December 12 Iran spy chief: US virtual embassy is espionage trap
December 12 Iranian MP: We will reverse-engineer US drone
December 12 We can beat Barca, say Asian football champs
December 12 Esperance blame football referee on night of shame
December 12 Israel approves 40 settler homes near Bethlehem
December 12 Obama meets Maliki as US exits Iraq
December 12 Israel's growing wall of steel fences off Egypt
December 11 Palestinian flag to fly at UNESCO headquarters
December 11 Rocket fired towards Israel injures Lebanese villager
December 11 Iraq Prime Minister sets off for US ahead of pullout
December 11 Al Sadd set up dream Barcelona tie
December 11 UN chief urges reconciliation in the Middle East
December 11 NATO to halt Iraq mission at end-2011
December 11 Barak: Assad downfall would be a blessing
December 11 Egypt's economic woes mount
December 11 Iran urges OPEC to reduce above-quota output
December 11 Israel Prime Minister plans Africa trip over migrant issue
December 11 Outrage over Gingrich's Palestinian comment
December 11 OPEC output highest in three years
December 11 Israel Bedouin protest over relocation plan
December 11 Iran Foreign Minister regrets storming of British embassy
December 11 Palestinians mourn protester killed at demonstration
December 11 Freed Israel soldier Shalit thanks supporters
December 11 Father and daughter hurt in Israeli Gaza raid
December 11 Al Sadd eye dream date with Barca
December 11 Yemen's new national unity government takes office
December 11 Yemen unity government sworn in
December 10 Two hurt in gunfight near Tripoli airport
December 10 Israeli ambassador to take up Cairo post Monday
December 10 41 Syrian civilians killed in one day say activists
December 10 Nobel winner blasts lack of support for Yemen uprising
December 10 Palestinians slam Gingrich over "invented" people comment
December 10 Iran's boasts over US drone reveal inconsistencies
December 10 Libya ready to forgive Kadhafi fighters
December 10 Israel targets militant site in southern Gaza
December 10 Palestinian dies after hit by tear gas canister
December 10 Egypt Islamists on collision course with military
December 10 China's Huawei cuts back in Iran operations
December 10 Lebanon blast hurts French UN troops and civilian
December 10 Syria forces poised for bloody Homs assault
December 9 Bahrain security forces break up Shiite demonstration
December 9 Arab leader: After Arab Spring, Israel should change too
December 9 Israeli air strike in Gaza kills two
December 9 Family airs video of American who went missing in Iran
December 9 Iraq minister: Kurds must decide to stay or leave
December 9 Bahrain to open up prisons to Red Cross
December 9 Qatar creates fund for French suburb start-ups
December 9 West Bank protester critically hurt by Israel fire
December 9 Jordan warns Israel over Al-Aqsa ramp closure
December 9 Israel mortified over Lieberman quip on Russia vote
December 9 Iran protests over US drone incursion
December 9 Tribesmen kill two Qaeda suspects in south Yemen
December 9 Syria forces poised for assault on protest hub
December 9 Lebanon blast hurts 5 French UN troops and 1 civilian
December 8 Syria's Assad denies orders to kill
December 8 Prime Minister: Disarming Libya militias a complex issue
December 8 Iran airs footage of US drone, protests violation
December 8 Egypt's army and Islamists clash over constitution
December 8 Rights group calls for child marriage ban in Yemen
December 8 Jerusalem orders Al-Aqsa ramp closure
December 8 Iraq seeks to convince Syria to sign Arab deal
December 8 Tom Cruise undisputed star of Dubai film festival
December 8 US Republicans urge covert ops against Iran and Syria
December 8 Yemen releases southern opposition leader
December 8 Gas champion Qatar to diversify investments
December 7 Muslim Brotherhood extends election gains
December 7 Kadhafi family tried to escape to Mexico
December 7 Israel to build 14 settler homes in east Jerusalem
December 7 Iran-Iraq electricity line sabotaged, policeman killed
December 7 Protest in Libya capital against former rebels
December 7 Yemen's new unity government formed
December 7 Bahrain airport detonates explosives from UK
December 7 Doubts Iran can make use of wrecked drone
December 7 Bahrain security forces fire tear gas on demonstrators
December 7 Top US official in Beirut
December 7 Iraq says US hands over key air base
December 7 OPEC chief: Libyan oil production will recover in 2012
December 7 Egypt Prime Minister names new cabinet
December 7 Dubai ruler visits Pakistan president in hospital
December 7 Australian sentenced to 500 lashes in Saudi Arabia
December 7 Iran blocks US virtual embassy
December 7 Former Israel president starts prison term for rape
December 7 Kuwaiti group urges election boycott over reforms
December 7 Arab League chief due in Baghdad for Syria talks
December 7 NGO: Israel army fails Palestinian complainants
December 7 OPEC chief hopes EU will not impose embargo on Iran oil
December 7 US and France return envoys to Syria to press Assad
December 7 One killed in Israeli air raids
December 6 US opens virtual embassy to enter Iran
December 6 UN asks Iraq to extend dissident camp deadline
December 6 Civilian killed in Yemen as shell hits bus
December 6 Libya militias given 2 weeks to quit Tripoli
December 6 Syria cracks down as Arabs mull observer terms
December 6 Egypt wraps up first round of post-Mubarak poll
December 6 Libya government vows to disarm Tripoli by Dec 31
December 6 Millions flood Iraq shrine city for Ashura rituals
December 6 Nasrallah in first public appearance since 2008
December 6 Israel expels Hamas MP from Jerusalem
December 6 Kuwait dissolves parliament, set for polls
December 6 UN envoy visits Israel and Palestinians
December 6 Israeli park plans halt East Jerusalem development
December 6 Hamas ups 2012 Gaza budget by 22% to $769 million
December 6 Egypt Islamists threaten demonstrations if poll fraud found
December 6 ElBaradei says Egypt's Islamists rely on slogans
December 6 Taiwan signs deal to import more LNG from Qatar
December 6 US backs envoy after anti-Semitism remarks
December 6 Syria accepts observers as 34 bodies dumped
December 5 Syria responds "positively" to Arab plan
December 5 Iraq bomb attacks on Shiites kill 18
December 5 Islamists look to extend gains in Egypt
December 5 Palestinian UN membership bid continues
December 5 Libya claims arrest of 400 illegal immigrants
December 5 Qaeda-inspired group denies link to Israel rocket attack
December 5 Israel demolishes two east Jerusalem homes
December 5 Netanyahu moves up Likud primaries
December 5 Yemen youths defiant despite power transfer deal
December 5 Ex-spy chief: Saudi may join nuclear arms race
December 5 Syrian forces kill five civilians in Homs
December 5 Hardline Islamists buoyed by election success
December 5 Moody's downgrades Lebanon banking outlook
December 5 Qatar: Arab Spring won't affect energy supplies
December 5 Libya ministry takes control of Tunisia crossing
December 5 Sanctions-hit Syria eyes Lebanon and Iraq corridors
December 5 US-Israeli covert war against Iran suspected
December 4 Clinton criticism sparks Israeli anger
December 4 Netanyahu: Israel will do what it takes for its security
December 4 Syria's Assad 'poses threat of sectarian conflict'
December 4 Qatar and Shell agree to build $6.4 billion petrochemical plant
December 4 US Homeland Security head in Qatar for security talks
December 4 Iran downs US drone in east of country
December 4 Egypt's Islamists triumph in election
December 4 Yemen unity cabinet expected within 2 days
December 4 Hamas and Fatah officials meet in Gaza
December 4 Seven Israeli women held over right-wing violence
December 4 Egypt's Christians worried by Islamist surge
December 4 Qaeda suspects kill five Yemen soldiers
December 4 Blast near British embassy in Bahrain
December 4 British embassy attack illegal says top Iran cleric
December 4 Israeli soldier's hunger strike sped up release
December 4 Early returns show Islamist sweep in Egypt polls
December 4 Lebanon's MEA pilots end five-day strike
December 4 Tunisian football coach hopes for change of fortunes
December 3 Islamists and liberals face off outside Tunisian assembly
December 3 Islamists sweep early results in Egypt election
December 3 Expelled Iran diplomats return home from Britain
December 3 Five killed in Iraq attacks
December 3 UN rights council urges tougher action on Syria
December 3 Syria rejects UN rights resolution as unjust
December 3 Yemen bloodshed raises fears for power transfer
December 3 Arab committee meets to discuss Syria sanctions
December 3 Egypt still unsure about IMF loan
December 3 Israel blames Palestinians for peace stalemate
December 3 Diplomat: France reducing Tehran embassy staff
December 3 Syrian opposition urge UN Security Council action
December 3 Israel's Livni urges US to step up Iran sanctions
December 3 Egypt Islamists sweep early election results
December 3 General: Iran missile projects unaffected by blast
December 3 Top Iran cleric defensive over British embassy attack
December 3 Expelled Iranian diplomats leave Britain
December 3 Egypt vote results delayed again
December 3 US: Israel must act to end regional isolation
December 3 US: Israel must act to end regional 'isolation'
December 3 US and British ex-police chiefs to help Bahrain reform drive
December 3 Egypt awaits delayed election results
December 2 Iranian diplomats leave UK after protest violence
December 2 Iraq blast was assassination attempt says official
December 2 US hands massive base over to Iraqi control
December 2 Eight killed in Iraq attacks
December 2 EU and US impose new Syria sanctions
December 2 Shell to cease activities in Syria
December 2 Cardinal: Jerusalem holy sites need special status
December 2 Israel builds road for east Jerusalem settlements
December 2 Iranians stage new anti-British rally
December 2 UN: Syrian forces killed 56 children in November
December 2 Rich Egyptians weigh emigration as Islamists surge
December 2 Syria rebels attack intelligence base, kill 8
December 1 EU beefs up Iran sanctions, eyes oil and finance in 2012
December 1 Libyan women talk of plight under Kadhafi as ICC probes
December 1 Israelis support nuclear-free Mideast
December 1 Israel defence minister: No Iran strike for the moment
December 1 Tension grips Yemen capital despite Saleh sealing exit deal
December 1 Qatar desperate for World Cup breakthrough
December 1 Arab League and EU hold talks to team up against Syria
December 1 Millions deposited in Kuwaiti MP bank accounts
December 1 Jordan PM wins comfortable confidence vote
December 1 Biden: Shared sacrifices allow Iraq war to end
December 1 Egypt's Suez Canal to raise transit fees by 3%
December 1 Salafis, dark horse of Egypt's vote, seek to assure Copts
December 1 Lebanon's MEA tells pilots to end strike or face sack
December 1 US eyes sanctions against Iran Central Bank
December 1 Hardline Islamist surge in Egypt polls
December 1 Syria civilian death toll at least 4,000 according to UN
December 1 Russia delivers missiles to Syria
December 1 UN's Hariri tribunal confirms Lebanese payment
December 1 Clashes in Yemen second city Taez kill five
December 1 Palestinians: Israel won't offer peace proposal
December 1 Palestinian minister resigns after on-air insult
December 1 Kuwait urges nationals to leave Syria
December 1 New Moroccan Prime Minister: Events in Syria beyond imagination
December 1 Britain expels Iranian diplomats after embassy attack
December 1 Syria's opposition and rebels hold talks in Turkey
December 1 Libya security forces to integrate 50,000 anti-Kadhafi fighters
December 1 Amnesty accuses Saudi of repression
December 1 Car bomb north of Baghdad kills 10
December 1 Election win a test for Egypt Islamists' credibility
December 1 Britain's LSE slammed over Kadhafi ties
November 30 Photos show Iran base decimated by blast
November 30 Britain shuts Iran embassy after evacuating staff
November 30 Boy and woman among six killed in Syria
November 30 Lebanon pays UN court for Hariri probe
November 30 Egypt Islamists claim lead in first-phase vote count
November 30 Biden says US and Iraq in new phase as US troops go
November 30 Yemen Islamists decry siege by Shiite rebels
November 30 Israel to resume fund transfers to Palestinians
November 30 Abbas and Israeli opposition leader meet in Jordan
November 30 Syrian forces fight rebels in south
November 30 Kuwait emir names defence minister as Prime Minister
November 30 Kadhafi daughter urges Libyans to overthrow government
November 30 Thousands rally in south Yemen for independence
November 30 UAE gives women right to pass nationality to children
November 30 US condemns attack on British embassy in Iran
November 30 Turkey to impose sanctions on Syrian regime
November 30 Norway shuts embassy in Iran after UK mission hit
November 30 Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood ahead in vote count
November 29 Protesters storm British embassy in Iran
November 29 Morocco's Islamist poll winner meets king
November 29 Russia urges talks amid unrelenting Syria violence
November 29 Lebanese claim Syria terrorist footage a fabrication
November 29 Egyptians flock to polls in first post-Mubarak vote
November 29 US vice president on surprise Iraq visit
November 29 Israel warns Lebanon after rockets land in Galilee
November 29 Syria trade ties pushed Iraq to oppose sanctions
November 29 UN climate talks move to oil-rich Qatar in 2012
November 29 Ex-NTC leader a suspect in Libya general's murder
November 29 Saudi urges its citizens to leave unrest-hit Syria
November 29 Libya looks to build economy beyond oil
November 29 Youths take wealthy Kuwait into Arab Spring
November 29 UN rights expert starts probing Iran rights abuses
November 29 Palestinian minister under pressure after on-air insult
November 29 Syrian Foreign Minister to attend emergency Islamic meeting
November 29 Israeli military courts have 99% conviction rate
November 29 Iran hangs nine for rape and drug trafficking
November 29 Iran protesters storm British embassy
November 29 Seif now just a "helpless criminal", says Libya official
November 29 Egypt bourse suspends trading as stocks spike 5%
November 29 Syria accused of atrocities
November 29 Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel
November 28 Kuwaiti cabinet resigns over political crisis
November 28 UN investigators: Syrian forces committed crimes against humanity
November 28 Divided Egypt votes in first post-Mubarak poll
November 28 Yemen's Nobel laureate wants ICC to investigate Saleh
November 28 Saudi security forces withdraw from Shiite villages
November 28 Lebanon pilots call strike over cancer colleague
November 28 11 killed in Iraq suicide bombing outside jail
November 28 Emirates security court jails blogger
November 28 Doctor says gangrene threat to Seif al-Islam wound
November 28 Lebanese Prime Minister invites pope to visit next year
November 28 Abbas hopes for May 4 Palestinian elections
November 28 Trial of Bahrain's 20 medics adjourned
November 28 Muallem: Arabs refuse to admit terrorists in Syria
November 28 Israel approves 119 new settler homes
November 28 Saleh returns to Yemen after poll date set
November 28 Morocco Islamists prepare to govern after poll win
November 28 Jordan king tells Peres settlements hinder peace
November 28 Arab League agrees sweeping sanctions on Syria
November 28 Israel mulls funds transfer to Palestinians
November 28 Iran MPs vote to expel British ambassador
November 28 US soldiers see Iraq convoys safe to Kuwait
November 28 Divided post-revolution Egypt heads to the polls
November 27 Egypt's army leader defiant ahead of election
November 27 Israel postpones Al-Aqsa ramp demolition
November 27 Four killed and nine wounded in Iraq attacks
November 27 Mass rally in Lebanon to denounce Syria and Hezbollah
November 27 Doubts emerge before Arab vote on Syria sanctions
November 27 Kuwait extends detention for arrested activists
November 27 Iraq signs $17 billion gas deal
November 27 Two Syrian civilians killed in city of Homs
November 27 20 killed as Yemeni Sunni school attacked
November 27 US to spend more than $6 billion in Iraq next year
November 27 Egypt on edge ahead of elections
November 27 Libya's Berbers press for government inclusion
November 27 Iran parliament votes to expel British ambassador
November 27 Iran parliament votes to downgrade Britain ties
November 27 Gulf states advise nationals to leave Syria
November 27 Israeli warplanes launch strikes on Gaza Strip
November 27 Push to drop Khalq terror designation in US
November 27 Morocco Islamists win first parliamentary polls
November 27 Egypt braces for protests on eve of elections
November 26 Egypt's ruler reaches out to opposition
November 26 Morocco Islamist party wins election
November 26 Iran: We'll hit NATO shield in Turkey if threatened
November 26 Arabs prepare sanctions to punish Syria
November 26 Tahrir protesters slam Egypt's anti-revolt polls
November 26 Israel threatens to cut off power and water to Gaza
November 26 Yemen opposition names candidate to head government
November 26 Syria forces killed in clashes with deserters
November 26 A fifth of Iraqi women subjected to abuse
November 26 Iraq president says US troops needed for training
November 26 Eight killed in Iraq bombings
November 26 Iraq says sanctions on Syria not possible
November 26 New Egypt PM fails to win over protesters
November 26 Gaza rocket hits Israel, no casualties
November 26 Anti-royal graffiti on walls of eastern Saudi
November 26 Fierce clashes rock Yemen capital despite deal
November 25 Syria faces new Arab sanctions deadline
November 25 Egypt activists call mass protests for Friday
November 25 "Preacher of the revolution" electrifies Tahrir crowds
November 25 Calm returns to Tunisian towns, but discontent simmers
November 25 Iraq province sacks top officers after bombings
November 25 Egypt protesters block cabinet HQ
November 25 ICC trial for Seif al-Islam could be in Libya
November 25 Turkey fears Syria concealing humanitarian crisis
November 25 Iraq ex-premier says too early for more regions
November 25 Six killed as protesters defy Syrian forces
November 25 ICC trial for Seif al-Islam could be in Libya
November 25 Meshaal: Hamas to focus on popular resistance
November 25 Top Iran cleric: Saudi dynasty should leave power
November 25 Israel hardens on tax freeze over Hamas-Fatah meet
November 25 Lebanon PM threatens to quit over Hariri court funds
November 25 Egypt gas pipeline blown up again
November 25 Ex-Libyan PM stays in cell after death threats
November 25 White House calls for speedy Egypt power transfer
November 25 20 detained Kuwaiti activists go on hunger strike
November 24 More Egypt deaths despite cleric's ceasefire call
November 24 Arabs to ask UN for support to resolve Syria crisis
November 24 Iraq executes 16 Qaeda members for murder
November 24 Journalists sexually assaulted covering Egypt unrest
November 24 Saleh loyalists kill protesters in Yemen capital
November 24 Libya's new government takes office
November 24 Top-level Hamas-Fatah talks begin in Cairo
November 24 At least 17 killed in Syria violence
November 24 Israel PM urges sanctions on Iran oil and banking sectors
November 24 Libya stakes claim to try Seif
November 24 Curfew in Tunisian towns after violence
November 24 Israelis hold coffin march over domestic violence
November 24 Kidnapped French aid worker freed in Yemen
November 24 Two killed ahead of Arab League met on Syria
November 24 Two shot dead in renewed Shiite protests in Saudi
November 24 Two sentenced to life for Jerusalem stabbings
November 24 Lebanon rejects Arab sanctions on Syria
November 24 Standard and Poor's downgrades Egypt rating
November 24 Kuwait holds 24 over parliament storming
November 24 Activists urge Bahrain to apply probe findings
November 24 Egypt military apologises for protest deaths
November 24 Palestinian rivals make fresh attempt at unity
November 24 Eriksson in talks to join Iran's Persepolis FC
November 24 Obama urges Yemen to implement "historic transition"
November 23 Tunisian forces teargas protesters
November 23 Two Egyptian soldiers shot dead by smugglers near Israeli border
November 23 New Libya cabinet wins US praise but angers regions within the country
November 23 ICC: Libya has priority to try Kadhafi son
November 23 Yemen's Saleh signs deal to quit power
November 23 Death toll in new Syria violence hits 33
November 23 Violence continues in Cairo with more casualties
November 23 Clashes in Bahrain ahead of crackdown report
November 23 Iran mulls retaliation for sanctions
November 23 Up to 763 contractors and 157 US military personnelto train Iraqi forces
November 23 Uncertainty surrounds Egypt military's democracy pledge
November 23 Syria beats Malaysia in Olympic qualifying
November 23 Israeli starts jail term for leaking army secrets
November 23 Quartet urges Israel to release Palestinian funds
November 23 Kuwait arrests activists for storming parliament
November 23 Hezbollah claims victory in intelligence war with CIA
November 23 EU doubtful Abbas-Meshaal meet will yield progress
November 23 Turkish PM sorry for 1930s killing of of Kurds
November 23 Yemen president in Riyadh to sign transition deal
November 23 Egypt unrest stirs fears inside Israel
November 23 Bin Hammam appeals against FIFA lifetime ban
November 23 Half of US voters say bomb Iran if sanctions fail
November 23 UN rights chief urges probe into Egypt killings
November 23 Turkey bombs Iraq
November 23 Israeli president on first Vietnam trip
November 22 Tantawi: Armed Forces do not aspire to hold power
November 22 Turkish Prime Minister calls on Assad to step down
November 22 Japan to give $750 million loans to Iraq
November 22 ICC prosecutor in Tripoli after Kadhafi son's arrest
November 22 UN Yemen envoy says parties agree to transition plan
November 22 Israel MPs back first stage of contentious libel bill
November 22 Abbas and Meshaal to meet in Cairo despite Egypt unrest
November 22 Kuwaitis rally for and against embattled premier
November 22 Yemen gunmen kidnap two foreigners
November 22 Tunisian parties formalise power-sharing agreement
November 22 US puts Saudi man on terror list
November 22 Iran no-show at UN Mideast nuclear forum "not helpful"
November 22 Bahrain opposition says repression systematic
November 22 Turkish journalists on trial over alleged coup plot
November 22 Iraqis win right to UK torture inquiry
November 22 Iran blasts new sanctions as ineffective
November 22 Tough-talking Turkey mulling Syria border buffer
November 22 Turkey arrests 70 for suspected Kurd rebel links
November 22 Egypt govt resigns amid deadly clashes
November 22 West hits Iran with new sanctions
November 22 Deadly clashes grip Cairo's Tahrir Square
November 21 US to unveil new sanctions on Iran
November 21 Mideast turmoil looms over Olympic qualifying
November 21 Turkish pilgrims attacked in Syria
November 21 Yemen president to sign plan to end crisis according to opposition
November 21 Several hurt as Saudi forces fire on protest
November 21 UN resolution on Iran rights gets record votes
November 21 Minister: Seif Kadhafi must go on trial in Libya
November 21 Kuwaitis rally for a change of government
November 21 Iran snubs "useless" UN Mideast atomic forum
November 21 UK cuts ties with Iran banks over nuclear concerns
November 21 General: Iraq set for "turbulence" as US departs
November 21 UN envoy singles out Israel over talks deadlock
November 21 Jordan's king to visit West Bank on Monday
November 21 Bahrain admits uprising was forcibly crushed
November 21 Egypt culture minister quits over Tahrir clashes
November 21 Turkey PM warns Assad his days are numbered
November 21 Iran's Revolutionary Guards dare Israel to attack
November 21 Kuwaiti emir: Storming parliament a "black day"
November 21 Iran summons Bahrain envoy over terror cell claim
November 21 Iran may have sent Libya chemical weapon shells
November 20 Second day of violent clashes in Cairo
November 20 Tunisian Islamist party leader argues for moderate Islam
November 20 Exiled Iran opposition warns of "massacre" if Iraq camp shut
November 20 US envoy to meet Abbas on unity govt
November 20 Israel Prime Minister stalls contested NGO laws
November 20 Assad vows Syria "will not bow down" to pressure
November 20 US soldiers mark last Thanksgiving in Iraq
November 20 Time has come to act on Iran, Israel says
November 20 Relatives of Tunisia's fallen call for justice at rally
November 20 UN Security Council meeting on Yemen postponed
November 20 Libya ex-spy chief Senussi arrested
November 20 Syria hits out at Arab states trying to reach UN
November 20 Jail for Ahmadinejad media aide over news articles
November 20 Arab League says crisis talks on Syria
November 20 No place for "authoritarian regimes", Turkey tells Syria
November 20 Kadhafi son to "get fair trial" in Libya
November 20 Teenager killed in Bahrain amid high tension
November 20 World powers urge fair trial for captured Kadhafi son
November 20 Iran bans reformist paper for two months
November 20 Fair trial promised for captured Kadhafi son
November 20 Egypt police clash with protesters in Tahrir Square
November 19 ICC urges Libya to hand over Kadhafi's son
November 19 Syrian forces kill 12 on eve of peace deadline
November 19 Kadhafi's son Seif arrested
November 19 Saleh says will hand Yemen to army if he quits
November 19 US forces kill Iraqis after bombing
November 19 Islamist Jebali to be Tunisian PM
November 19 Yemeni police officer gunned down
November 19 Dozens protest in Jerusalem supporting Syria
November 19 Iran isolation "unprecedented" says US official
November 19 Libya to unveil govt by Monday at latest
November 19 UN atomic watchdog condemns Iran
November 19 Egypt protesters stage anti-military rally
November 19 UN vote on Saudi envoy plot ups pressure on Iran
November 18 Islamist Jebali to be Tunisian Prime Minister
November 18 Britain's Hague to meet Syrian rebels Monday
November 18 Erekat: Reconciliation with Hamas is Abbas' top priority
November 18 Fresh protests called in Syria to press isolation
November 18 UN urged to take Saleh to criminal court
November 18 UN nuclear watchdog raises pressure on Iran
November 18 Hamas orders Gaza banks to pay up $100 million
November 18 Talks on closing Iran exile camp in Iraq
November 18 Lebanon court requests proof Kadhafi dead
November 18 Jordan protest calls for political reform
November 18 Yemen seeing surge of Somali, Ethiopian refugees
November 18 Libya's ex-rebels demand role in government
November 18 Iraq bombs kill eight in worst violence in weeks
November 18 Rise in Jewish settlers joining army combat units
November 18 One in four Israelis "living in poverty" according to study
November 18 Muslim Brotherhood holds first Libya congress for 25 years
November 17 Security Council to put new focus on Yemen crisis
November 17 UAE firm introduces armed drone at Dubai air show
November 17 Halt "bloody repression" Arabs tell Syria
November 17 New chief for Libya's revamped national army
November 17 Iran to dominate UN nuclear agency meet
November 17 Iraq executes Tunisian for mosque bombing
November 17 Dozens hurt as Christian march attacked in Cairo
November 17 Finance Minister: Egypt inclined towards IMF loan
November 17 Citroen put brakes on Qatari's WRC claims
November 17 Target of twin Lebanon blasts remains mystery
November 17 Al-Azhar slams pope-imam kiss ad as absurd
November 17 Iraq's Sadr backs embattled Syrian leader Assad
November 17 Syrian unrest weighs on local currency
November 17 Syria rebels hit ruling party after raid on intelligence
November 17 Syria's Muslim Brotherhood open to Turkish role
November 17 Iran munitions blast death toll rises to 36
November 17 UN atomic agency says no progress with Syria
November 17 Saudi Arabia wants UN vote on assassination plot
November 17 Abbas to speed up steps towards vote and unity cabinet
November 16 Syrian defectors attack intelligence HQ
November 16 Deal near on IAEA Iran resolution according to diplomats
November 16 Thousands of Kuwaitis storm parliament
November 16 Blasts target nightclub and alcohol shop in south Lebanon
November 16 UAE embassy in Syrian capital attacked
November 16 UN: Iraq allocates $250 million for joint projects
November 16 West Bank solar panels risk demolition
November 16 Seven killed in Yemen's north
November 16 "Liberal" Saudi prince quits succession council
November 16 Egypt Islamists plan mass rally against charter
November 16 Thales to provide Qatar Airways with new mutimedia system
November 16 Irani General: US and Israel not behind blast
November 16 Arabs meet in Rabat to keep pressure on Syria
November 16 Iraq poised to wrap up $17 bn gas deal
November 16 Qatar Airways chief spurns Airbus
November 16 France summons Israeli envoy over wounded diplomat
November 16 Iran to send "analytical" response to IAEA report
November 16 Tunisian lawyer for Libyan ex-PM was harrassed
November 16 Yemenis urge Arab League to suspend their country
November 16 Yemen troops kill seven suspected Qaeda militants
November 16 Israel arrests four Palestinians over attacks
November 16 Hiddink quits Turkey job after play-off failure
November 16 Free Syrian Army forms military council to oust Assad
November 16 Turkey to sign oil and gas deal with Shell
November 16 Woods to play 2012 Abu Dhabi Championship
November 16 Pentagon chief and senators spar over US Iraq pullout
November 15 Abbas and Hamas leader to meet in Cairo
November 15 Palestinians mark "independence day"
November 15 Iran taking military strike threat seriously
November 15 Palestinian "freedom riders" arrested
November 15 Gaza rockets hit Israel but cause no casualties
November 15 Libyan officers fail to name new military chief
November 15 Israel demolishes Palestinian homes near Jericho
November 15 Top US officer concerned about Iraq future
November 15 Israel to invite bids for 800 East Jerusalem homes
November 15 Iran students form chain to defend nuclear site
November 15 US officer in Iraq on historic mission
November 15 Turkey halts oil search with Syria
November 15 UN chief urges Syria to end violent crackdown
November 15 Saudi and South Korea ink nuclear cooperation deal
November 15 Iraq cabinet approves $17bn gas deal
November 15 Lebanese politicians come to blows live on TV
November 15 Syria crackdown gets bloodier amid regime isolation
November 15 Lawn chair balloonists to take flight in Iraq
November 15 Gas summit starts with call for fair price
November 15 Assad loyalists tear down Jordan embassy flag
November 15 More than 70 killed in Syria violence
November 15 Syria's Assad urged to quit as isolation deepens
November 14 US Senate panel to approve Libya resolution
November 14 Gender bias in Israel army may endanger state security
November 14 Send Legion to Gaza, Israeli minister tells France
November 14 No gains after Quartet meets Israelis and Palestinians
November 14 Jordan king calls for Syria's Assad to step down
November 14 French hostages freed in Yemen head for home
November 14 NTC: Libya to announce new government on Sunday
November 14 Exiled Assad uncle wants to lead transition
November 14 Lebanon's Hariri stages comeback on Twitter
November 14 Tripoli asks Niger to rethink asylum for Kadhafi son
November 14 UN envoy urges rapid Yemen power transfer
November 14 Paris: French kidnapped in Yemen are freed
November 14 Airbus sells 50 planes as producers see Mideast boom
November 14 Iran holds funeral for Guards missile commander
November 14 Egypt allows former regime members to run in polls
November 14 TV: Tehran denies link to Bahrain 'terrorist' cell
November 14 Tunisia Islamists win 89 of 217 assembly seats
November 14 Iraqi Kurd leaders head Turkey-PKK mediation
November 14 Kuwait's ALAFCO buys 50 Airbus A320neo planes
November 14 Israel extends freeze on Palestinian funds
November 14 Iraq defends abstention from Syria suspension vote
November 14 EU tightens noose on Syria, urges UN action
November 14 Egypt arrests two Islamists 'behind pipeline attacks'
November 14 Arab League to meet, as pressure mounts on Syria
November 14 Cracks show as Arab League is to meet again on Syria
November 14 Emirates orders 50 Boeing 777s for $18 bn
November 13 Thousands of Syrians vent anger over Arab rebuke
November 13 Israel hails deadly blast in Iran
November 13 Ministry: Cell planning attacks in Bahrain busted
November 13 'No more point' in concessions, says Iran's foreign minister
November 13 Iraq army chief on Iran visit seeks stronger ties
November 13 Egypt arrests Islamist linked to pipeline attacks
November 13 Libyan oil output hits 600,000 bpd
November 13 Thousands of Syrians attack Turkish embassy and consulates
November 13 Kuwait's oil output exceeds 3 mn bpd
November 13 PKK: Turkey bombs north Iraq
November 13 Iran says Duqu malware under 'control'
November 13 Gas forum readies for first summit
November 13 Saudi condemns Syria over attack on embassy
November 13 Rights group: 5 killed as Syria presses crackdown
November 13 Kurdish minister: Exxon deal good for all Iraq
November 13 Iraq: Syria Arab League suspension unacceptable
November 13 Arab League suspends Syria, calls for sanctions
November 13 UAE asks Eurofighter to counter Rafale offer
November 13 Obama: US, Russia seek 'common response' on Iran
November 12 HRW accuses Syria regime of crimes against humanity
November 12 Ashton to open EU's Libya delegation in Tripoli
November 12 Demonstrators condemn extremism in Israel on Rabin anniversary
November 12 Boeing sees growth potential in Mideast
November 12 Reports: Huge blast hits Guards base in west Tehran
November 12 13 dead amid defections, clashes in northwest Syria
November 12 Three dead as militias clash in Libya
November 12 'Two women, child' among 9 killed in Yemen's Taez
November 12 Clinton urges Iran to respond to nuclear concerns
November 11 Regional cooperation off the menu in Dead Sea 7 Wonders bid
November 11 PM: Libya will have transparent government
November 11 Prosecutors at Hariri tribunal oppose trial in absentia
November 11 Palestinians pursue UN bid despite Security Council failure
November 11 Official: Exxon inks oil deal with Iraqi Kurdistan
November 11 Hezbollah leader blasts US over Iran, Syria, and Hariri
November 11 Thousands remember slain Copts in Cairo demo
November 11 Cairo Islamists protest French paper's prophet cartoon
November 11 Libyan ex-PM seeks UN political refugee status
November 11 Hamilton on top at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix practice
November 11 Abu Dhabi retires from Volvo race first leg
November 11 Israeli soldiers kill West Bank settler
November 11 Clinton urges China to put pressure on Iran
November 10 US Middle East advisor Dennis Ross to resign
November 10 Iran leader warns US and Israel against strike
November 10 US shifts soldiers from Iraq to Kuwait
November 10 Girl, soldiers among '19 killed' in Syria
November 10 Palestinian rivals to hold new unity talks
November 10 Chemical weapons inspectors to return to Libya
November 10 Palestinian doubts over UN membership bid
November 10 Israel asks court to postpone razing of two settler outposts
November 10 UNESCO halts new spending after US funding cut
November 10 Steven Spielberg briefly censored in Lebanon
November 10 Russia 'ready to build new reactors' in Iran
November 10 Muslim graves vandalised at disputed Jerusalem site
November 10 UN envoy back in Yemen as troops kill protester
November 10 Tense Syria buries more victims
November 10 Blasts hit Egypt gas pipeline to Israel & Jordan
November 10 Libya assures of fair trial for ex-PM
November 10 Young girl and soldiers among 12 killed in Syria
November 10 Blasts hit Egypt gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan
November 10 One dead, several hurt during Yemen protests
November 10 China says sanctions 'cannot solve' Iran issue
November 10 Iran to 'respond with full force' to military threat
November 10 Israel court upholds Katsav rape sentence
November 10 Israel court to rule on ex-president's rape appeal
November 10 USS Cole bomb suspect faces Guantanamo tribunal
November 9 Rights group: Syrian forces kill 4, including child
November 9 US hands massive base over to Iraq
November 9 Report: Iran bails two 'BBC collaborators'
November 9 Israel to deport EU lawmaker detained in Gaza flotilla
November 9 UN nuclear agency puts Iran on the spot
November 9 Netanyahu: hero at home, pariah abroad
November 9 Growing doubts in Israel about strike on Iran
November 9 Israel's Peres calls for peace from Rabin's graveside
November 9 Tunis court rejects ex-Libyan PM's release
November 9 Lebanon Shiite leader was 'liquidated' in Libya
November 9 West Bank cars torched in possible "price tag" attack
November 9 ICC: Arrest of Kadhafi son 'a matter of time'
November 9 Britain to abstain from UN vote on Palestinian state
November 9 Israel raids Gaza Strip after rocket fired
November 9 Iraq PM calls for Baath party 'repentance'
November 9 Saudi hails success of this year's hajj
November 9 Qaeda to produce film on Awlaqi's life
November 9 Syrian opposition asks Lebanon to act on kidnap reports
November 9 Pressure on Arab League as Syria death toll soars
November 8 Iran hardline cleric hits out at UN nuclear chief
November 8 Muslim pilgrims perform final hajj rituals
November 8 UN Council deadlocked on Palestinian bid
November 8 Syria regime and opposition plead for help
November 8 Sarkozy calls Netanyahu a "liar" in talks with Obama
November 8 Five Qaeda suspects killed in south Yemen
November 8 Tunis court gives nod to extradition of Libyan ex-PM
November 8 Threats graffitied outside home of Peace Now activist
November 8 Israel's Lieberman urges "crippling sanctions" on Iran
November 8 OPEC raises output forecast but wary on investment
November 8 Iran dismiss Israeli threats as "media clamour"
November 8 Analysts: Bin Laden successor making limited impact
November 8 US lawmakers lift hold on aid to Palestinians
November 7 Syria regime, opposition plead for help
November 7 Israel passport case sparks debate in top US court
November 7 Carlos the Jackal in French court for 1980s bombings
November 7 Muslims mark Eid in shadow of unrest
November 7 Israeli Prime Minister urges settler restraint after clashes
November 7 Israel denies cyber attack on defence websites
November 7 Four-hour general strike begins in Israel
November 7 Iran mastered critical steps to build nuke: report
November 6 Court to rule as general strike threat looms over Israel
November 6 Seven killed in Syria, as Damascus blasts US
November 6 Israel army and intelligence websites down after hacker threat
November 6 11 Hungarian tourists die in Egypt bus crash
November 6 Iraq market bombs kill one, wound eight
November 6 Israel arrests three settlers over mosque attack
November 6 Israel's Peres says Iran attack "more and more likely"
November 6 Pilgrims stone Satan in most dangerous rite of hajj
November 6 Four dead as Indian ship sinks off Oman
November 6 21 Gaza flotilla activists still in Israeli jail
November 6 Two Yemen soldiers killed in clashes with militants
November 6 Al Sadd boss blasts critics after Asian win
November 6 Israeli air raids kill Gaza militant
November 5 US plot suspect belongs to exile group, says Iran
November 5 Yemen's Saleh makes Eid plea for peace
November 5 Muslims gather on Arafat for peak hajj day
November 5 Saudi king names Prince Salman to defence post
November 5 Al Sadd snatch Asian title on penalties
November 5 3 killed in bomb attack on Iraq anti-Qaeda militia
November 5 Israel frees six of 27 detained on flotilla
November 5 Yemen army kills 5 Qaeda suspects
November 5 US warns Lebanon over Hariri court funding
November 5 Mother of 9-year-old Iraqi suicide bomber arrested
November 5 Syria blasts US for "blantant interference"
November 5 Jeonbuk wary of Qatari Al Sadd's underdog bite
November 5 Al Sadd's Lee set for AFC Champions League final
November 4 Syria troops kill 23 after peace agreement
November 4 Gaza aid ship intercepted by Israeli navy
November 4 Massive throng of Muslims begins hajj rites
November 4 Bahrain forces violently disperse protest
November 4 Iran slams US "plot" on embassy seizure anniversary
November 4 Jordan king pardons terror convicts
November 4 Yemeni protesters rally, bury their dead
November 4 Syria announces amnesty for weapons surrender
November 4 Mubarak lawyer says millions frozen in Switzerland are legal
November 4 Lebanon Prime Minister acknowledges Syrians kidnapped
November 4 Iran celebrates 1979 US embassy seizure
November 3 Aid ships in new bid to run Gaza blockade
November 3 Iran summons Swiss envoy to protest over US "threats"
November 3 Most US troops out of Iraq by mid-December
November 3 Israel medics complicit with abuse of prisoners according to study
November 3 Suicide bomb, car bomb attacks kill 3 in Iraq
November 3 Bahrain opposition group: Elderly Shiite beaten to death by police
November 3 Qaeda suspects wound Yemen consultative council member
November 3 Fire on Egyptian ferry with 1,230 aboard
November 3 Israel's Peres says gas finds no threat to Turkey
November 3 Israel holds major missile defence drill
November 3 Israeli strike kills two in northern Gaza
November 3 Israel Prime Minister orders UNESCO funding halt
November 3 Arabs throw lifeline to Syria's embattled Assad
November 3 Palestinian UN campaign promises more tensions
November 3 South Iraq bombings death toll rises to nine
November 3 Global war crimes court seeks Kadhafi son’s surrender
November 3 Stranded Libyan hajj pilgrims block Benghazi runway
November 2 Elite conference series to land in Baghdad
November 2 ICC still negotiating surrender terms with Kadhafi son
November 2 Arab countries step up pressure on Syria to end bloodshed
November 2 EU urges Israel to reverse new settlements decision
November 2 Speculation over Israeli strike on Iran grows
November 2 Eight killed in Iraq motorbike bombings
November 2 Ban Ki-moon says UN stands by new Libya on Tripoli visit
November 2 Qatar awards Bangladeshi $500,000 for fighting poverty
November 2 At least 13 killed in renewed Yemen violence
November 2 Italy first in Europe to resume Libya flights
November 2 UNESCO urges US to find way to continue funding
November 2 Israel says new settlements "basic right"
November 2 UN chief in surprise visit to Libya
November 2 Palestinians seek UN inquiry into Internet attack
November 2 Tunisian court to mull extradition of Libyan ex-PM
November 2 General: Iran will "punish" any Israeli attack
November 2 Syria hands over suspect in Estonian kidnappings to Lebanon
November 2 At least five killed in renewed Yemen violence
November 2 Philippine workers banned from several MENA countries
November 2 Palestinians: Israel punishes us over UNESCO
November 1 Saudi crown prince rules out compromise with Iran
November 1 US cuts UNESCO funding after Palestinians admitted
November 1 Assad warns of "quake" if West intervenes in Syria
November 1 Journalist group fears for Syrian media writers
November 1 Iran economy minister survives vote over fraud case
November 1 Bahrain Foreign Minister: Iran wants Bahrain as its "crown jewel"
November 1 Social networks "break fear and silence"
November 1 Hackers take down Palestinian servers
November 1 Al Sadd duo eligible for Asian Champions final after brawl ruling
November 1 Iraqi Kurd leader to visit Turkey
November 1 Prince Charles meets Kuwait emir and businessmen
November 1 Israel rearrests West Bank Hamas leader
November 1 Truce halted major Israeli operation in Gaza
November 1 NGO: Israel forcing Palestinians out of east Jerusalem
November 1 UN warns of weapons as Libya elects new Prime Minister
November 1 "Immoral" Iranian players feel pinch of federation
November 1 Iran seeks US apology over plot claims
November 1 Libya elects new government head, NATO lifts air cover
November 1 African league finalists Wydad make most of 2nd chance
October 31 Rice recalls Olmert's dramatic secret offer to Palestinians
October 31 NATO ends "most successful" Libya mission
October 31 Europe lawmakers warn of humanitarian crisis at Iranian camp
October 31 New head of Libyan interim government elected
October 31 UNESCO approves Palestininian membership application
October 31 73 get suspended terms for Israel embassy attack
October 31 Kadhafi wanted to die in Libya rather than face trial
October 31 Israeli who sold chemical weapons to Iran freed from jail
October 31 Iran Foreign Minister: US not rational on Gulf troops
October 31 Iran bans two footballers for "immoral" goal celebrations
October 31 Tunisia issues arrest warrant against Arafat's widow
October 31 Rockets pound Israel after air raid kills five in Gaza
October 31 More than 1.5 million pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
October 31 Iraqi Christians mark anniversary of massacre
October 31 Libyan ex-PM "fears for life" after Kadhafi death
October 31 Iran hopes for calm Saudi hajj amid plot tensions
October 31 Egypt military jails dissident over Coptic clashes
October 31 US: Vote on Palestinians joining UNESCO "premature"
October 31 US plans to bolster military presence in Gulf
October 30 Fighter jets ablaze after blasts rock Yemen air base
October 30 Libyan war wounded head to US for treatment
October 30 Qatar Airways to ply domestic routes in sanctions-hit Iran
October 30 Egypt military jails veteran dissident over Coptic clashes
October 30 Mubarak trial postponed to Dec 28
October 30 Arabs weigh alternatives to Palestinian UN bid
October 30 Three Saudi YouTube social activists released
October 30 UNRWA's Gaza schools stage mass walkout
October 30 Kuwaiti opposition steps up pressure on premier
October 30 Khamenei: Iraqi "resistance" forced US pull-out
October 30 Libya militias accused of 'revenge attacks'
October 30 Yemen's Al-Qaeda denies death of its media chief
October 30 Preparations for US Iraq withdrawal in full swing
October 30 Gaza truce agreed after flareup kills 10
October 30 Iraq general says forces not ready 'until 2020'
October 29 Israeli protests return to streets for economic justice
October 29 Renewed Israeli social protests draw smaller crowd
October 29 Syria bloodletting spurs new Arab warning
October 29 Tunisia town calm after post-election violence
October 29 Calm returns to cradle of Arab Spring
October 29 Saudis swear allegiance to new crown prince
October 29 Saudi court jails "Al-Qaeda lady" for 15 years
October 29 Iraq violence kills five
October 29 Iran scoffs at US contradictions in dialogue offer
October 29 Blast kills one at Iran oil rig, fire hits refinery
October 29 Iran reports third oil sector blast accident
October 29 Tunisia flashpoint town calm after curfew
October 29 International court in surrender talks with Kadhafi son
October 29 Libyans find more bodies in Kadhafi hometown
October 29 Arab FMs tell Assad to stop killing civilians
October 29 Protesters in Egypt call on military to leave power
October 29 Tunisia Islamist party celebrates election triumph
October 28 US envoy: Hamas vulnerable to Arab Spring
October 28 NATO declares October 31 end to Libya mission
October 28 20 killed in Syria as activists call for no-fly zone
October 28 Obama congratulates Saudis on new crown prince
October 28 Yemenis demand Saleh's trial amid deadly violence
October 28 Jordanian to hang for raping and killing daughter
October 28 Prosecutors in contact with Kadhafi son Seif
October 28 Violent protests in Tunisia after election result
October 28 UNESCO to vote Monday on Palestine membership
October 28 Tunisia's Islamist party celebrates election win
October 28 Baghdad blasts toll rises to 32 dead
October 28 Islamist party sweeps Tunisian election
October 28 Final Tunisian poll results due
October 27 Profile: Prince Nayef, Saudi Arabia's iron fist against Al-Qaeda
October 27 Saudi interior minister named crown prince
October 27 Iran's speaker of parliament: US "virtual embassy" for Iran will fail
October 27 Jerusalem olive trees cut down in possible price tag attack
October 27 Baghdad bombings kill at least 10
October 27 Fatah considers Palestinian Authority's future
October 27 Kuwait income surges on high oil price and output
October 27 US Vice President offers condolences on death of Saudi's crown prince
October 27 Libya to try Kadhafi killers
October 27 Iraq's Salaheddin province votes for autonomy
October 27 Yemen regime allows peaceful protest in Sanaa
October 27 Three killed in Syria by security forces and snipers
October 27 Syrian troops plant mines by Lebanon border
October 27 NATO weighs new role in post-Kadhafi Libya
October 27 Egypt to free "Israeli spy" in prisoner swap
October 27 Kadhafi's ex-intelligence chief in Mali
October 27 Egypt, Israel prepare for prisoner exchange
October 27 Arab Spring activists win Sakharov prize
October 27 Quartet seeks Israel-Palestinian peace proposals
October 27 Al Sadd reach Asia Champions League final
October 26 Israel court rejects appeal against Egypt prisoner swap
October 26 Germany wavers over sale of sub to Israel
October 26 Israel Foreign Minister: Abbas the 'greatest obstacle to peace'
October 26 Spain wins Saudi rail contract for pilgrim route
October 26 Iran ready to resume nuclear talks
October 26 Quartet envoys meet Israel and Palestinian negotiators
October 26 Egypt policemen jailed for death of protest icon
October 26 US down to 15 bases in Iraq
October 26 More than 20 Yemenis die as Saleh says ready to go
October 26 Mass rally backs Syrian president as 15 die
October 26 Kadhafi family to file NATO war crimes complaint
October 26 "Natural" for Islamists to lead Tunisia
October 26 Turkey's ethnic tension boils over in quake city
October 26 Libya interim leader asks NATO to stay till year-end
October 26 Iraq attacks kill nine
October 26 Arab mediators head to Damascus amid strike call
October 26 Panetta warns Iran not to meddle in Iraq
October 26 Secret burial for Kadhafi as NATO asked to stay on
October 25 South Africa supports Palestinian UN statehood bid
October 25 7 security agents dead in Syria convoy attack
October 25 Doha Tribeca Film Festival opens with "Black Gold"
October 25 Jordan king names new royal court chief
October 25 Islamists: Jordan's new government not up to reform hopes
October 25 Jerusalem council orders renovation of Al-Aqsa access ramp
October 25 Kuwait emir urges MPs and government to end feuding
October 25 Israel ministers approve Egypt prisoner swap deal
October 25 Israel police close Hamas offices in east Jerusalem
October 25 Kadhafi son Seif al-Islam near Niger border
October 25 Iran chess champ expelled for refusing Israel game
October 25 Russia and China pressuring atomic agency on Iran
October 25 World leaders in Saudi for crown prince burial
October 25 Five civilians killed in Yemen protests
October 25 Tunisia's Islamists will '"steer clear of radicalism"
October 25 Iraq border guards and PKK deny Turkey incursion
October 25 Kadhafi buried in secret location
October 25 Fuel depot blast kills 100 in Libya's Sirte
October 25 Tunisia and the world await election results
October 25 4 killed in Yemeni military plane crash
October 25 Iran hails liberation of Libya
October 25 Amnesty: Patients tortured in Syrian hospitals
October 25 Proud Tunisia votes in first post-revolution poll
October 24 Libya: New government within two weeks and commission into Kadhafi killing
October 24 Turkish troops cross into Iraq, head for PKK bases
October 24 Sharia law declaration raises concerns in new Libya
October 24 Yemen tribesmen kidnap Russian doctor
October 24 Egypt and Israel agree swap of alleged spy for prisoners
October 24 Jordan king swears in new reform-mandated government
October 24 Iraq attacks kill five
October 24 World leaders due in Riyadh as Saudi mourns prince
October 24 Saleh partisans and foes clash in Yemeni capital
October 24 US envoy quits Syria for security reasons
October 24 Legacy of unrest burdens Egypt's economy
October 24 Yemen president Saleh 'likely to fight, not quit'
October 24 Convicted cop killer, drug trafficker hanged in Iran
October 24 Jordan says Arab region needs new strategies
October 24 Watchdog: US police training lacks Iraq backing
October 24 Iranian-American due to enter plea over Saudi plot
October 23 Bahrain medics appeal jail terms
October 23 Kuwait appoints new foreign minister
October 23 EU threatens Iran with new sanctions over nuclear drive
October 23 Israel offers Turkey aid after quake
October 23 Egypt-Israel gas flow resumes
October 23 UAE court verdict on rights activists next month
October 23 McCain raises prospect of military option in Syria
October 23 Iran influence rising in Iraq as US forces leave
October 23 Libya leaders pay tribute to fighters
October 23 Israel activists dismantle Shalit campaign tent
October 23 Iran parliament impeaches economy minister
October 23 Syria's Assad names new governors as protests grow
October 23 Nayef poised to be Saudi's next crown prince
October 23 Bodies of 6 Indians found in Iran diving chamber
October 23 Libya to be declared free as Kadhafi controversy rages
October 23 Death toll from Yemen violence rises to 20
October 23 Obama: Saudi crown prince was 'valued friend' of the US
October 23 Tunisia holds first Arab Spring elections
October 23 Tunisian president says he'll step down after vote
October 22 3 killed in Syria as Tehran ups pressure on Damascus
October 22 Clinton warns Iran on Iraq interference
October 22 Libyans swarm to see Kadhafi corpse
October 22 Egyptian jailed for Facebook Islam insult
October 22 Libyans rule out Kadhafi post-mortem
October 22 Libya faces optimism and uncertainty in new era
October 22 Egypt group urges: 'Catch an ex-regime member'
October 22 Iraqis voice happiness over US withdrawal decision
October 22 Egypt and Israel 'poised to agree prisoner swap'
October 22 PKK-Turkey feud turns north Iraq town into 'prison'
October 22 King Abdullah opens World Economic Forum meeting on the Arab World
October 22 Libya rules out Kadhafi post-mortem but promises probe
October 22 Fierce clashes erupt in Yemeni capital
October 22 Tunisians gear up for historic vote
October 22 Misrata fighters: 'Nobody here killed Kadhafi'
October 22 Libya's new leadership to proclaim the country free
October 22 Saudi royal palace says crown prince dead
October 21 UN Council calls on Yemen's Saleh to stand down
October 21 Tunisia election campaigning wraps up
October 21 'It's your turn next,' Yemen protesters tell Saleh
October 21 Obama announces Iraq troop pullout by end-2011
October 21 NATO meets to wind down Libya campaign
October 21 Disquiet grows over how Kadhafi met his end
October 21 What next for NATO after Libya mission?
October 21 Kadhafi's death spurs Syrian opposition
October 21 Syria forces kill two civilians in Homs
October 21 Israel ready for partial West Bank building freeze
October 21 Kadhafi's burial not decided
October 21 Turkey keeps up bombing of rebel bases in Iraq
October 21 Libya leaders face challenge of post-Kadhafi era
October 21 Kadhafi killed after cornered in sewage pipe
October 21 Final day of campaigning for Tunisian elections
October 20 Yemen opposition says Saleh guarantee request is a sham
October 20 Egypt and Israel close to swap of alleged spy for prisoners
October 20 Turkish troops and planes attack Kurds in Iraq
October 20 Commander 'Bufa' lost in Sirte battle
October 20 US indicts Iranians in alleged Saudi plot
October 20 Kadhafi caught in sewage pipe with golden gun
October 20 Kadhafi 'got what he deserved,' say Bulgarian nurses
October 20 Iran spy chief mocks 'stupidity' of US plot claims
October 20 Lebanon's Hariri warns 'tyrants' to face Kadhafi's fate
October 20 Iraq okays executions of 53, including five foreigners
October 20 Arab League delegation to Syria next week
October 20 Clashes rage in Syria between army and deserters
October 20 Jubilation in Tripoli as Kadhafi proclaimed dead
October 20 Kadhafi alive in hands of fighters before death: video
October 20 US shuts north Iraq division ahead of pullout
October 20 AFP in scoop with bloodied Kadhafi image
October 20 Shalit says he heard Israeli forces near his Gaza prison
October 20 Hariri tribunal to decide Nov 11 on absentia trial
October 20 Court ruling gives Kuwait PM timely boost
October 20 Kadhafi dead, new Libya leaders say
October 20 Egypt to pick rest of detainees in swap deal: Hamas
October 20 Iraq oil exports in September lowest in seven months
October 20 Khadaffi reported captured
October 20 UN urges Syria to end Lebanon incursions
October 20 Iran jails reformist journalist Tajik
October 20 Cautious hope for Tunisian exiles as voting begins
October 20 Tunisians abroad vote in first Arab Spring election
October 20 UK embassy in Kuwait suspends services over threat
October 20 Korean football club urges punishment of Qatari team for brawl
October 20 Fierce battle under way to crush last Kadhafi holdout
October 19 UN chief meets with Yemeni Nobel peace laureate
October 19 PKK inflicts heavy losses on Turkish army
October 19 Kuwaiti ruler urged to dismiss PM over graft
October 19 Hezbollah delegation in Moscow for official talks
October 19 Sadr: US trainers ok after full withdrawal
October 19 Judiciary chief: 'Big lies' in UN rights report on Iran
October 19 UN could vote on Palestinian bid November 11
October 19 Yemen's Saleh demands US and EU guarantees to quit
October 19 Three Saudi YouTube social activists arrested
October 19 Fragile first days but bright future for Shalit
October 19 UN Security Council to vote on Yemen violence
October 19 Algeria and UK ministers discuss exiled Kadhafi family
October 19 Syria state media lashes out at Arab League
October 19 Israel unblocks frozen Palestinian Authority funds
October 19 Joy as Shalit arrives in Israel, Palestinians freed
October 19 Clinton arrives in Oman for talks with Sultan
October 19 UN official urges ban on solitary confinement
October 18 Yemeni Nobel winner at UN urges Saleh to step down
October 18 Kuwait foreign minister quits over graft case
October 18 Iranian exiles urge delay of Iraqi Camp Ashraf closure
October 18 Syria in 'fiercest' crackdown around capital
October 18 Sanctions and flaws hobble Iran nuclear program according to study
October 18 Jordan's new PM urged to rebuild trust with people
October 18 Happiness and tears as Palestinians greet freed prisoners
October 18 Tears and relief in Israel village as Shalit returns
October 18 At least seven shot dead in Sanaa protests
October 18 Clinton holds talks in post-Kadhafi Tripoli
October 18 Iran congratulates Palestinians on freed prisoners
October 18 Shalit hopes swap deal leads to peace
October 18 Turkey shells northern Iraq: Kurdish rebels
October 18 Yemen's Nobel peace laureate says UN must act
October 18 Clinton in Malta for talks with PM over Libya
October 18 Captive Israeli soldier Shalit released to Egypt
October 18 Israeli soldier Shalit released to Egypt
October 18 Israel starts freeing Palestinian prisoners
October 18 Libyan fighters raise flag over Kadhafi desert redoubt
October 18 Netanyahu slams Palestinian refusal to hold talks
October 17 Iran will not investigate alleged US plot
October 17 Iran says it will make own nuclear fuel plate within 5 months
October 17 US-Iraq talks hit snag over immunity for troops
October 17 Only 20 US bases left in Iraq
October 17 Iran under fire at the UN Human Rights Committee
October 17 Quartet to meet Israelis and Palestinians Oct 26
October 17 In Gaza, Palestinians await their freed 'heros'
October 17 Stop the killings, UN chief tells Syria's Assad
October 17 Hariri tribunal may try suspects in absentia
October 17 Israelis and Palestinians ready for historic prisoner swap
October 17 Hamas chief to greet exiled prisoners in Egypt
October 17 Jordan king names PM, security chief to push reform
October 17 Eight killed in fierce clashes in Yemen capital
October 17 Mubarak sons held $340 million in Switzerland
October 17 Palestinian prisoner hospitalised during hunger strike
October 17 Turkey, Syria and Qatar to host exiled Palestinians
October 17 Jordan king appoints new intelligence chief
October 17 Iran leader opens debate on election of president
October 17 UN chief tells Assad killings must stop in Syria
October 17 UN chief hails Israel-Palestinian prisoner swap
October 17 Syria targets doctors who treat protesters
October 17 Syrian troops killed fighting defectors
October 17 Jordan PM Maaruf Bakhit resigns
October 17 France in final talks with UAE on Rafale sales
October 17 Libya fighters in new push on Kadhafi desert holdout
October 16 Syria forces shoot on activist funeral
October 16 Egyptians freed from Sirte clamour to go home
October 16 Saudi king hospitalised for new back operation
October 16 Alleged plot: Iran seeks consular visit
October 16 Libya fighters in new push on Kadhafi desert
October 16 More than 100 rights groups urge Arab action on Syria
October 16 ElBaradei calls for roadmap to new Egypt
October 16 Iran president rejects US plot claims
October 16 Four hanged in Iran for drugs, rape and murder
October 16 Saddam daughter wants to publish his memoirs
October 16 EU says Israel flouting settlement obligations
October 16 Iran warns US against 'inappropriate action'
October 16 Yemen troops shoot dead protesters for second day
October 16 Egypt mulls prisoner swap for Israeli 'spy'
October 16 US pressing IAEA to release Iran nuclear data
October 16 Iraq talks investment with India delegation
October 16 Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq town
October 16 Yemen activists plan new mass march despite deaths
October 16 Israel names prisoners to be freed in Shalit deal
October 16 Gaza prepares to receive prisoners as 'heroes'
October 15 Saudi warns it will not tolerate riots during hajj
October 15 Sanaa unrest kills at least 22, raid hits Qaeda chiefs
October 15 Omanis vote for consultative council
October 15 Syria draft constitution 'ready in four months'
October 15 Iran upholds sentence against filmmaker Panahi
October 15 Libya leaders clear up after deadly Tripoli clashes
October 15 Majority of Israelis back Shalit deal
October 15 Libya forces regroup after Sirte setback
October 15 Ten killed in Yemeni tribal clashes
October 15 Rocket attack halts exports from Yemen gas terminal
October 15 Iran supreme leader rejects 'absurd' US plot allegations
October 15 Yemen police kill 12 protesters in capital: medics
October 15 US air strikes kill seven Qaeda militants in Yemen
October 15 Court upholds sentence against Iran filmmaker Jafar Panahi
October 15 UN leader warns Israel over settlement 'provocations'
October 14 Tunisia police teargas protest at 'blasphemous' TV station chief
October 14 Finland to host Mideast nuclear weapons conference
October 14 Iran denies direct contact with US over alleged plot
October 14 Tripoli gun battle between pro- and anti-Kadhafi forces
October 14 Israel plans new east Jerusalem settlement area
October 14 UN's Yemen move won't stem violence
October 14 US mulls Iran sanction of mass destruction
October 14 Israeli soldier Shalit to return home on Tuesday
October 14 Man defaces Rabin memorial over Shalit deal
October 14 Syria unrest death toll soars past 3,000
October 14 Gulf states seek Arab meeting on Syria
October 14 'Window of opportunity' led to Shalit deal
October 14 Obama demands plot answers from top Iranian leaders
October 13 Syria revolt brings hope for families of missing Lebanese
October 13 The 'dogs' destroy Kadhafi's dream
October 13 Bombs kill 12 in Baghdad's Sadr City
October 13 Egypt aims to resolve thorny issue of church permits
October 13 Khamenei: West trying to spread Iranophobia
October 13 Obama demands 'plot' answers from top Iranian leaders
October 13 19 killed in Syria clashes, EU slaps sanctions
October 13 Libya to investigate 'every penny' in oil graft probe
October 13 Palestinian Authority disappointed in Hamas deal
October 13 Jordan says Israeli settlements obstruct peace
October 13 EU regrets Israel mosque demolition
October 13 Red Cross offers to aid Israel-Hamas prisoner swap
October 13 Britain summons Syrian envoy over intimidation
October 13 Yemen urges UN to avoid resolution against president
October 13 Iran's press gives muted play to US 'plot'
October 13 US embassy in Damascus hits back on Facebook
October 13 Oman opens first Gulf opera house
October 13 US envoy to meet Abbas in Paris: embassy
October 13 US demands Iran be punished for 'Saudi envoy plot'
October 13 Kadhafi loyalists hit back in Sirte
October 12 Kadhafi son held
October 12 NTC fighters cleaning up last Kadhafi resistance in Sirte
October 12 Syrian charged in US with spying on protesters
October 12 Shalit prisoner deal wins Hamas new spotlight
October 12 Iran urges Saudi Arabia to avoid US 'trap'
October 12 Iraqi FM in Ankara to discuss fight against Kurdish rebels
October 12 Lebanon hikes minimum wage by 40%
October 12 Egypt generals on defensive over Copt deaths
October 12 Bahrain opposition demands elected govt
October 12 Qatari emir hails Syrian opposition council
October 12 Jordan to hold municipal polls in December
October 12 Prominent Syria activist Walid al-Bunni freed on bail
October 12 UN says millions more Yemenis go hungry
October 12 Iran warns US against confrontation over alleged plot
October 12 Shalit home on Wednesday via Egypt: Palestinians
October 12 US urges global action against Iran
October 12 Saddam's bronze buttock up for auction in Britain
October 12 Iraq controls airspace for first time since 2003
October 12 Israel apologises for border deaths: Egypt FM
October 12 Baghdad attacks kill 23 in worst day in a month
October 12 Wins for Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Qatar
October 12 Zawahiri calls for Algeria revolution in new video
October 12 Abbas falls short of Colombian support for state bid
October 12 Israel and Hamas ink landmark prisoner swap deal
October 12 Israeli government approves deal with Hamas on Shalit
October 11 At Shalit family tent, supporters hope and pray
October 11 Saudi King Abdullah to undergo new back operation
October 11 US says busts Iran plot to murder Saudi ambassador
October 11 Iraq speaker: Corruption hampering power provision
October 11 Mideast Quartet seeks October 23 talks
October 11 Iran top court ready to weigh in again on pastor's case
October 11 Abbas and Sarkozy to meet in Paris Friday
October 11 Colonel and policeman killed in Yemen attacks
October 11 Israel razes Jordan Valley mosque' for third time
October 11 Thailand hold Saudis to 0-0 draw
October 11 Israel and Hamas ink landmark prisoner swap deal to secure Shalit release
October 11 Bahrain ex-editor fined for false reports
October 11 Kuwait customs strike threatens oil exports
October 11 Anti-Kadhafi fighters seize Sirte police HQ
October 11 Egypt deputy prime minister resigns
October 11 Aussies beat Oman in World Cup bid
October 11 Iranian president criticises student's flogging
October 11 Iraq in critical World Cup qualifier
October 11 Israel 'to legalise outposts on private Palestinian land'
October 11 Thousands rally for Syrian president, dissident freed
October 11 Egypt's deputy premier quits over deadly clashes
October 11 Emirates NBD takes over troubled Dubai Bank
October 11 Abbas and Sarkozy to meet in Paris
October 11 Australia condemns Iranian actress lashing sentence
October 10 Abbas willing "at any moment" to restart Israel talks
October 10 Tamo murder may inflame Syria uprising: analysts
October 10 Twin Baghdad blasts kill nine
October 10 IATA halts Iran Air from using payment service
October 10 Ashton to call Abbas and Netanyahu in peace talks bid
October 10 Iran arrests 14 more in bank fraud probe: reports
October 10 Israeli medics poised for mass walkout
October 10 Three Iranian ministers target of EU sanctions
October 10 Iraq oil field resumes crude output
October 10 Yemeni protesters urge UN to resolve crisis
October 10 EU holds hand out to Syria opposition
October 10 Iraq names new electricity minister
October 10 Iraq delays auction for energy exploration blocks
October 10 Egypt Copts blame 'infiltrators' for deadly clashes
October 10 Kuwait invites Asian powers for summit next year
October 10 Kuwait customs strike threaten oil exports
October 10 Iraq may bar US trainers from 2012
October 10 Syria opposition gets new boost despite regime threats
October 10 Libya forces drive on centre of Kadhafi hometown
October 10 Egypt probes deadly sectarian clashes, world urges restraint
October 9 Second suspect held in Israel mosque attack
October 9 23 dead in Copt clashes, Egypt PM appeals for calm
October 9 Iran actress sentenced to one year in jail
October 9 El Salvador can help Palestinian peace process: Abbas
October 9 Syria warns over opposition as 11 more killed
October 9 Israel hands over body of militant killed in 1976
October 9 Tunisia police thwarts Salafist attack on TV station
October 9 Israel: Hunger-striking prisoners' condition 'satisfactory'
October 9 Israeli cabinet approves economic reforms
October 9 Mubarak party members demand right to run in polls
October 9 Opposition urges UN to break Yemen deadlock
October 9 UAE activists miss trial, families urge their release
October 9 Iranian filmmaker banned from travel to Lebanon
October 9 Israel police out in force after Muslim tombs defaced
October 9 Iran: OPEC likely to keep oil output unchanged
October 9 Syria warns not to recognise opposition, vows reform
October 9 Humbled Maradona apologises for UAE club defeat
October 9 Arab Spring observers monitor Polish election
October 9 Three women share Nobel Peace Prize
October 9 Mourners shot at Tamo funeral, Syria dissidents meet
October 9 Jewish settlers clash with Palestinian farmers
October 9 Syria warns of reprisals for recognition of opposition
October 9 Demonstrators storm Syrian embassy in Berlin
October 9 Libya forces take key objectives in Kadhafi hometown
October 9 NTC forces take control of Sirte university
October 9 Libya forces struggle to take Kadhafi hometown
October 9 Mahmud Abbas in El Salvador to pitch UN recognition
October 8 Egypt military imposes jail for election graft
October 8 Deaths mount as anti-Kadhafi fighters inch forward
October 8 Muslim and Christian tombs defaced in Israel
October 8 New Israeli homes set for east Jerusalem
October 8 Yemen president says ready to quit, foes unimpressed
October 8 Syrian opposition demonstrators invade Vienna embassy
October 8 Eight Bangladeshis beheaded in Saudi
October 8 Yemen policeman killed by Aden bomb
October 8 Iran hangs convicted rapist who filmed victims
October 8 New UN special envoy lands in Baghdad
October 8 Blasts partially halt output at south Iraq oil field
October 8 Libya fighters resume assault on Kadhafi birthplace
October 8 Russia pushes for reforms as US tells Assad to go
October 8 Battle on for control of Kadhafi birthplace
October 7 USS Cole bombing suspect to be arraigned on Nov 9
October 7 Hundreds of Golan Druze rally for Assad
October 7 Russia's Medvedev tells Assad to reform or leave
October 7 Top Kurd killed in Syria, US calls on Assad to go
October 7 Yemeni dedicates Nobel Prize to Arab Spring activists
October 7 Syria says 1,100 killed by 'terrorists'
October 7 Bahraini Shiite protester shot dead
October 7 Fighting rages in 'final assault' on Kadhafi hometown
October 7 Egypt activists hail Arab Nobel prize winner
October 7 Power to the women! Trio shares Nobel Peace Prize
October 7 Kadhafi hometown rocked by street fighting
October 7 Kadhafi urges mass demos as his diehards fight back
October 7 Syrian troops pursue armed defectors as toll soars
October 7 Israel restricts access to Jerusalem mosque
October 7 Slain Qaeda militant's family hits out at US govt
October 6 Israel bars nuclear whistle-blower from emigrating
October 6 Threats made against UN targets in Lebanon
October 6 Settlers attack Israeli army patrol in West Bank
October 6 New EU sanctions to hit Syrian bank and 29 Iranians
October 6 Thousands protest at Israel plan to uproot Negev Bedouins
October 6 Fighting rages as Kadhafi diehards bid to break Sirte siege
October 6 Iran condemns "heavy sentences" on Bahrain protesters
October 6 Cairo airport traffic control calls off protest: MENA
October 6 Kuwait posts huge budget surplus in first 5 months
October 6 Lebanon vows to protect Syrian refugees
October 6 Abbas urges Europe to back 'Palestinian Spring'
October 6 Syria troops, deserters in deadly clash as toll soars
October 6 Yemen security forces open fire on protesters
October 6 Israel police say mosque arson suspect arrested
October 6 Syrian activists say 12 killed as army and deserters clash
October 6 Vandals paint swastikas on Joseph's tomb in Nablus
October 6 Seven killed in Iraq attacks
October 6 Russia and China praised, vilified over UN Syria vetoes
October 6 Palestine state quest wins first victory in UNESCO vote
October 5 Egypt presidential runners call for April handover
October 5 Syria woman thought mutilated turns up alive on TV
October 5 NATO sets out goals to end Libya mission
October 5 Kuwaitis rally to demand action on graft scandal
October 5 Turkey extends mandate for Iraq strikes on Kurd rebels
October 5 Qatari World Cup chief surprised by criticism
October 5 Bahrain prosecutor orders retrial of Shiite medics
October 5 Syria hails 'historic' UN vetoes
October 5 Iran intimidates relatives of British-based journalists
October 5 Bahrain jails 13 over bid to burn police station
October 5 Israel's deputy US envoy fired over leaks to press
October 5 Attacks kill six in south Yemen
October 5 Syrian opposition warns of violence unless world acts
October 5 Riot-hit Saudi town calm after Iran fears
October 5 Iran bolsters offer to give up enriched uranium
October 5 Israeli PM congratulates Nobel chemistry laureate
October 5 Egypt's Tantawi says no army candidate for president
October 5 Israel rejects claim it killed own soldiers in 2006
October 5 Lebanese Minister: Israelis captured by Hezbollah killed in 2006 war
October 5 British minister criticises Blair over Mideast role
October 5 Turkey PM firm on Syria sanctions despite UN vote
October 5 Turkish PM: Israel a nuclear threat to the Middle East
October 5 Crystal clarity wins Chemistry Nobel for Israeli
October 5 Syria hails 'historic' Russia, China vetoes
October 4 US diplomats harangued by protesters in Ramallah
October 4 Iran ready to halt 20% nuclear enrichment
October 4 Iraq leaders: No need for US troop immunity post-2011
October 4 Palestinian admits murdering settler family
October 4 Ex-Israel foreign minister to visit Britain after law change
October 4 Iraq awards oil project to Australian firm
October 4 14 hurt in rioting in Saudi Shiite-majority village
October 4 Arab Spring sparks sharp fall in foreign investment
October 4 Bahrain jails 26 Shiite protesters up to 15 years
October 4 Egypt to substantially raise price of gas to Israel
October 4 Peaceful protest to boost Palestinian statehood bid
October 4 Egypt to end emergency when security permits
October 4 Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader placed on US terrorist list
October 4 Pioneer of Israel's settler movement dies
October 4 Abbas to Europe and Latin America over UN state bid
October 4 Turkey PM backs UN vote on Syria
October 4 Egypt plans big rise in price of gas to Israel
October 4 Russia, China veto UN Council call for Syria action
October 4 Civilians flee horror of the battle for Sirte
October 4 7 civilians killed in Yemen bombardment: medic
October 4 Pentagon chief in bid to defuse Egypt-Israel tensions
October 3 Iran postpones monkey's ride into space
October 3 Awlaqi moved freely in Yemen's lawless regions
October 3 Egypt re-arrests Hezbollah 'spy'
October 3 Syrian street hails new anti-regime front: activists
October 3 Arab bloggers debate role ahead of Nobel Peace Prize
October 3 Returning Libyan Jew says threatened over temple
October 3 Israeli cabinet discusses economic reforms
October 3 Iran and Iraq pay $1.2 billion to battle sandstorms
October 3 Palestinians rally for prisoners in Israeli jails
October 3 Iran supreme leader urges restraint over bank scam
October 3 Al-Qaeda gunmen kill four Yemen soldiers
October 3 Iraq oil output at 2.9 million barrels per day
October 3 Iraq forces storm police HQ after insurgent siege
October 3 Bahrain jails protest Shiites for life: prosecutor
October 3 Bahrain medics to appeal jail terms
October 3 Bin Hammam loses bid to reclaim football post
October 3 Egypt mulls release of US-Israeli spy suspect
October 3 Intel acquires Israeli mapping company Telmap
October 3 US defence chief urges Israel and Palestinians to talk
October 3 Attack on Israel mosque enrages Netanyahu, Peres
October 3 Al-Qaeda in Yemen remains serious threat
October 3 Kadhafi birthplace overrun as Libya rulers tweak govt
October 3 US expects Yemen to remain counter-terror ally
October 3 Arab Spring activists and Adonis favourites for Nobel Prize
October 2 25 soldiers killed in Yemen Qaeda battles
October 2 Syria opposition forms united front against Assad
October 2 Sirte exodus as Red Cross warns of medical emergency
October 2 Ahmadinejad offers 'simple' solution for Palestinians
October 2 Arab Spring bloggers to meet in Tunis
October 2 Arabs urged to help Palestinians beat US aid cut
October 2 Israel and Palestinians spar over Quartet peace call
October 2 Mubarak 'never told army to fire on crowds'
October 2 US hikers' lawyer prevented from leaving Iran
October 2 Egypt committed to free market after investor fears
October 2 Libyans flee Sirte amid Red Cross medical warning
October 2 Syrian tanks seize city from deserters
October 2 UAE activists fail to appear at 'unfair' trial
October 2 Twin blasts north of Baghdad kill six
October 2 Jordan ex-MP stoned over reform criticism
October 2 Theatre director Abu Salem dies in West Bank
October 2 Israeli wins right to be classed as 'no religion'
October 2 Red Cross warns of medical emergency in Sirte
October 2 Abbas to visit Colombia for UN bid talks
October 2 Chavez backs his 'brothers' Kadhafi and Assad
October 1 Clinton: Palestinians must be willing to negotiate
October 1 Three wounded in Israeli raid on Gaza
October 1 Gulf Cup 2013 in Iraq runs into hurdles
October 1 Egypt military rulers agree to amend election law
October 1 Campaigning begins in historic Tunisia poll
October 1 Low turnout in round two of Bahrain vote
October 1 Palestinian olive trees uprooted in West Bank
October 1 Car bomb at Iraq funeral kills 10
October 1 Syria dissidents meet as crackdown claims more lives
October 1 Obama hails death of radical cleric as major blow
October 1 Kadhafi hometown sees heavy fighting, civilians flee
September 30 US dismisses Iran's nuclear offer as 'empty promises'
September 30 Syrian toll mounts as US summons Damascus envoy
September 30 US 'deeply concerned' about Iran crackdown on rights
September 30 Iran pastor won't face death for apostasy: official
September 30 Protesters declare sit-in in Cairo's Tahrir Square
September 30 Iran equips marine forces with cruise missile
September 30 Snipers halt NTC fight for Kadhafi hometown
September 30 Radical US-born cleric Awlaqi killed in Yemen
September 30 Australian girl goes to court to stop marriage
September 30 Clinton outraged as Syrians target US envoy
September 30 Biden talks Arab Spring and Iraq with Kuwaiti PM
September 29 Syrians target US envoy as regime slams Washington
September 29 Egypt police raid Al-Jazeera office
September 29 Jordan defers corruption bill debate after outcry
September 29 Iran offensive kills 180 Kurdish rebels
September 29 Lawyer hopes Iran death term pastor will be freed
September 29 Ban condemns 'harsh' Bahrain jail terms
September 29 Dissidents in Syria reject foreign intervention
September 29 Jordan lets Hamas chief visit ill mother
September 29 Turkey offered Syria support if Islamists given posts
September 29 Poor turnout in last all-male Saudi polls
September 29 Palestinians welcome Quartet's peace proposal
September 29 More Kuwaiti MPs probed in graft case
September 29 Palestinians: 'We have eight Security Council votes'
September 29 Five Iraqis, US soldier killed in violence
September 29 Interpol wants Kadhafi son for 'football crimes'
September 29 Mass protests in Yemen call on Saleh to quit
September 29 Libya ready to cooperate in Lockerbie case
September 29 Suspect in USS Cole attack faces Guantanamo trial
September 29 Muslim Brotherhood bloc threatens Egypt vote boycott
September 28 Saudi king revokes woman driver's lashing sentence
September 28 Sad ending despite Sepahan win
September 28 Iraq police arrest ex-electricity minister
September 28 UN Council buys time on Palestine membership bid
September 28 Top US lawmaker urges Iran to spare Christian pastor
September 28 Egypt official lays out election timetable
September 28 Palestinians in Israeli jails on hunger strike
September 28 Israel raises alarm over Sinai-Gaza cooperation
September 28 Pressure mounts on Israel over settler homes
September 28 Yemeni tribesmen shoot down fighter jet
September 28 Iranian MPs criticize Saudi role in Yemen and Bahrain
September 28 Libya's new rulers close in on Kadhafi clan
September 28 Egypt ex-minister jailed for corruption
September 28 Bahrain court upholds life terms for opposition leaders
September 28 Central bank chief: Syria import ban saves $6 billion
September 28 Iran nuclear drive heightens risk of strike
September 28 Syria regime, opponents trade blame for scientist murders
September 28 EU, US condemn plans for more Israeli settler homes
September 27 Egypt elections to start on November 28
September 27 Saudi prince shows interest in Panathinaikos
September 27 Iran plans to send ships close to US waters
September 27 Resistance broadcaster Arrai now in Kadhafi's graces
September 27 Human Rights Watch urges Jordan to protect migrant workers
September 27 Fire at Egypt gas pipeline under control
September 27 Israel: Settler population on the rise
September 27 Erakat: Israel settler homes plan is Quartet snub
September 27 Yemen defence minister escapes assassination bid
September 27 Top Iraqi officials quit Islamic capital project
September 27 Amnesty fears Bahraini women and girls tortured
September 27 Iraq signs deal to buy 18 F-16s
September 27 At least 20 hurt as Syrian forces strafe Rastan
September 27 US hiker hid Israeli father from Iranian captors
September 27 Iran and Bahrain Foreign Ministers in first talks since crackdown row
September 27 Tunisian weddings make fortune for jewellers
September 27 Anti-Kadhafi fighters capture hometown port
September 27 In Romania, refugees from Libya find oasis of peace
September 27 Palestinians battle the US for UN Council votes
September 27 Fighters tighten their seige of Kadhafi hometown
September 26 Sepahan stripped of vital Asian win
September 26 All countries now allowing women right to vote
September 26 UN Council holds first talks on Palestinian bid
September 26 NTC: Lockerbie bomber will not face new prosecution
September 26 Civilians flee Kadhafi hometown as medics warn of crisis
September 26 Widespread graft hitting Iraq development
September 26 Four Syrian army deserters shot dead
September 26 West seeking to 'dismember' Syria, minister tells UN
September 26 Protests as Yemen opposition spurns Saleh call for vote
September 26 Jazeera says Israeli court frees journalist
September 26 Israeli PM slams 'outrageous' Erdogan remarks
September 26 Iran, Sudan united against 'pressures': Ahmadinejad
September 26 Kuwait sign deal with Canada to boost investments
September 26 Israel PM receives key socio-economic report
September 26 Turkey bombs PKK bases in north Iraq
September 26 Police nab Hamas MP at Red Cross in east Jerusalem
September 26 40 women arrested over Bahrain vote protest
September 26 Iran denies claims by freed US hikers
September 26 Hamas PM calls for strategic dialogue on Palestine
September 26 Anti-Kadhafi forces bombard Bani Walid
September 26 Former Libyan PM to appeal Tunisia jail sentence
September 26 Controversial penalty-taker Awana killed in crash
September 26 Oil giant ENI resumes oil production in Libya
September 26 Kuwait's Zain to challenge ruling on board election
September 25 US hikers: Iran took us as hostages
September 25 Israel limits travel to Taba terminal with Egypt
September 25 Iraq shrine city attacks kill 10
September 25 Bahrain announces second round of voting
September 25 Syria sends troop reinforcements to Homs area
September 25 Libya's NTC unearths mass grave of 1,700 prisoners
September 25 Saudi king gives women right to vote
September 25 Oman to hold elections on October 15
September 25 Kuwait court jails tweeter for insulting Shiites
September 25 Ahmadinejad visit to bolster Iran-Sudan ties
September 25 Settlers killed by stone-throwing Palestinians
September 25 Broken ties with Israel may become norm for Turkey
September 25 More people summoned in Iran for BBC ties
September 25 Abbas rules out talks without settlement halt
September 25 Tunisia's Democratic Party hopes for poll win
September 25 Bahraini court jails Shiite activists
September 25 Iran's Ahmadinejad slammed over talk on US ties
September 25 Ramallah crowds to welcome Abbas after UN bid
September 25 Israeli officials upbeat, media gloomy after UN drama
September 25 Survey: A third of Jewish Israelis marginalise Arab citizens
September 25 Barcelona approves Qatar shirt sponsorship deal
September 25 Kuwait court annuls Zain telecom meeting and board election
September 25 Six soldiers and three rebels killed in Turkey attack
September 25 Dozens more killed in Yemen after Saleh peace vow
September 25 NTC forces assault Kadhafi hometown
September 24 UN summit acclaims Arab Spring leaders
September 24 Syria hit by new sanctions
September 24 Palestinian UN joy, but uncertainty lies ahead
September 24 Bahrainis boycott by-elections prompted by walkout
September 24 Lawyers demand new judge in Mubarak trial
September 24 Iran has harsh words for NBA star Haddadi
September 24 UAE voters cast ballots in limited polls
September 24 Egypt teachers protest, vow to continue strike
September 24 Jordan reach Asian basketball final
September 24 Two Libyan NTC fighters killed in push on Sirte
September 24 Senior Syrian general dies of heart attack
September 24 Palestinians make historic UN bid for statehood
September 24 Quartet calls Israel and Palestinians back to the table
September 24 More deaths as Europe extends Syria sanctions
September 24 Deadly clashes after Yemen's Saleh promises peace
September 23 Ahmadinejad champions cause of Europe separatists
September 23 Iran says in talks with Russia on new nuclear plant
September 23 Police and protesters clash in Bahrain
September 23 More deaths as sanctions on Syria widened
September 23 Kuwait PM to make first visit to Canada
September 23 Huge crowds pack West Bank cities to back UN bid
September 23 Israel feels heat at UN atomic agency
September 23 Russia believes US and Israel behind Iran worm attack
September 23 Jordan knock out Iran at Asian basketball championships
September 23 Tensions grip Bahrain ahead of by-elections
September 23 Palestinian UN bid: US alerts citizens in Lebanon
September 23 Israel on high alert as Palestinians petition UN
September 23 UN agency confirms raw uranium in Libya
September 23 West Bank Palestinians await their UN moment
September 23 Syrian refugees in Lebanon fear there is no going home
September 23 Abbas poised to hand over Palestinian UN state bid
September 22 US leads mass walkout of Ahmadinejad UN speech
September 22 'Comedy' king Maradona enjoys first Al Wasl win
September 22 EU chief urges Israelis and Palestinians to resume talks
September 22 Iran opposition identifies arrested filmmakers
September 22 UN expert calls for Palestine membership
September 22 Israeli press wary over Obama's 'Zionist' UN speech
September 22 Obama UN speech sparks angry Palestinian protests
September 22 Gaza court questions accused in death of Italian
September 22 Palestinians head for UN showdown despite warnings
September 22 Guardiola praises Qatar ahead of sponsorship vote
September 22 Syria violence hits security forces, civilians
September 22 Palestinians: Obama speech shows bias towards Israel
September 22 Libya holds back from assault on last Kadhafi redoubts
September 22 Former journalist elected Israel's Labour leader
September 22 Samsung wins $2.1 bln order in Saudi Arabia
September 22 Fighting in Yemen capital raises civil war spectre
September 22 Sarkozy to UN: admit Palestine as non-member
September 21 Iran hangs convicted teen murderer, drug trafficker
September 21 Drone attack kills 10 Qaeda suspects in south Yemen
September 21 Kuwait rally demands PM quit over graft scandal
September 21 Al Qaeda claims coordinated Iraq attacks
September 21 EU to slap new sanctions on Syria as death toll rises
September 21 Bahrain nominee urges kingdom against repression
September 21 Guards: Kurd rebels forced from northwestern Iran
September 21 NATO extends Libya mission
September 21 Sarkozy warns against vetoing Palestinian UN bid
September 21 Islamists: Near-zero chance for Palestinians at UN
September 21 Egypt army says emergency law valid until 2012
September 21 Mass rallies in West Bank back Palestinian UN bid
September 21 Jubilant US hikers arrive in Oman
September 21 Libya's NTC claims vital Sabha victory
September 21 Israel's rudderless Labour party seeks new leader
September 21 Gulf mediator leaves Yemen empty-handed as battles rage
September 21 Analysts: Hamas quietly hoping for failure of UN bid
September 21 Iran publicly hangs convicted teen murderer
September 21 Interim PM: Libyan government to be named in days
September 20 New Libya leaders hailed at UN, assailed by Kadhafi
September 20 Explosion at Iraq oil field partially halts output
September 20 Al-Jazeera head resigns
September 20 Syrian forces kill six as US readies for Assad fall
September 20 Amnesty urges 11th-hour stay for Iran death row teen
September 20 African Union officially recognises Libya's new leadership
September 20 Iran president reaffirms plan to free US hikers
September 20 Iraq violence leaves five dead
September 20 Israel settlers march to protest Palestinian UN bid
September 20 Kuwait opposition to stage rally over graft scandal
September 20 Libya charade won't last, says Kadhafi
September 20 New Kadhafi message brands Libya events a charade
September 20 More than 5,000 Saudi men to compete in polls
September 20 Algeria to have private TV channels in 2012
September 20 Israeli settler rabbi slams price tag violence
September 20 Russia and Iran to create major mining venture
September 20 Obama warns there is no 'short cut' to peace
September 20 Death toll hits 76 before Yemen capital clashes abate
September 20 Amnesty: EU response to Libya refugee crisis abysmal
September 20 Iran hangs convicted murderer in public
September 20 Senior Kadhafi general captured in south
September 20 US and Israeli military chiefs meet
September 19 Activists to protest Ahmadinejad in New York
September 19 NTC: Kadhafi son seen as oasis battle rages
September 19 More Syria bloodshed as opposition vies to organise
September 19 Israel PM pledges shake-up to ease prices
September 19 Israel ends police cooperation with Turkey
September 19 Palestinians set up settler attack watchdog
September 19 US considers emergency hotline with Iran
September 19 Commander: Iran to finish off Kurd rebels in days
September 19 Hamas, Fatah agree no Gaza demos over UN bid
September 19 BBC: Iran detains six independent filmmakers
September 19 Palestinians seek date with freedom at UN
September 19 Yemen forces kill 31 as anti-regime protests rage
September 19 Holy Land clerics bless Palestinian UN bid
September 19 Israel faces holiday palm shortage as Egypt bans export
September 19 Iran security chief holds nuclear talks in Russia
September 18 Blair hopeful of Palestinian deal at UN
September 18 US hikers' release in Iran delayed by judge's absence
September 18 High-stakes diplomacy to avoid Palestinian UN showdown
September 18 Syria opposition vows protests until regime ousted
September 18 Libya delays unveiling new cabinet as battles rage
September 18 Yemen security forces kill 26 protesters
September 18 Iraq cabinet aims to boost 2012 spending by third
September 18 Netanyahu says Palestinian UN bid doomed to fail
September 18 Hamas will not back UN bid, but support statehood
September 18 Libya readies new cabinet as Sirte battle rages
September 18 Kuwait posts 35% of budget income in two months
September 18 Libya fighters meet resistance from Kadhafi loyalists
September 18 Iran hangs convicted drug trafficker
September 18 Libyan NTC troops hit fierce Sirte resistance
September 18 Blair paid secret visits to Kadhafi
September 17 Russian MPs seek to broker Syria talks
September 17 Suez Canal 8-month earnings up by 11.7% to $3.46 bn
September 17 Post-Mubarak poll to start Nov 21
September 17 Libya's NTC battles on, buoyed by UN backing
September 17 Yemen students clash, army battles militants in south
September 17 Saudi prince's wife denies Spain rape allegations
September 17 Qatar interested in EADS stake
September 17 Iraq recovers $216mn from Saddam officials
September 17 Turkey refuses US mediation in crisis with Israel
September 17 Lebanon hosting nearly 4,000 Syrian refugees
September 17 Israeli and Palestinian women demonstrate for state
September 17 US hikers await judge's signature to be free
September 17 Iraq officials in talks over Anbar bus murders
September 17 Khamenei warns Arab revolts against trusting the West
September 17 Libyan fighters battle for Kadhafi hometown
September 16 UN eases Libya sanctions, gives seat to anti-Kadhafi leaders
September 16 Libyan fighters blitz Kadhafi strongholds
September 16 US embassy in Algiers issues warning about Al-Qaeda threat
September 16 Israel summons Cairo envoy over PM peace treaty remarks
September 16 Obama to meet Libya's interim leader in New York
September 16 Obama anticipates meeting Netanyahu in New York
September 16 Protesters hold anti-Saleh demo in Sanaa
September 16 Iran drama 'A Separation' to run for Oscars
September 16 Hundreds in Cairo protest against emergency law
September 16 US and Turkish leaders to hold talks on Syria crisis
September 16 Sadrists take to Iraq's streets in demonstrations
September 16 Hundreds in Cairo's Tahrir Square slam emergency law
September 16 Iraq pressing Iran to free US hikers
September 16 Libya fighters surge into two Kadhafi bastions
September 16 Anti-Kadhafi fighters regroup after heavy losses
September 16 China paper warns US against Palestinian UN veto
September 15 Israel and the Palestinians head for UN statehood showdown
September 15 Maradona UAE bow ends in defeat
September 15 22 killed in Syria as pressure mounts on Assad
September 15 Anti-Israel protest marks Turkey football clash
September 15 Iraq arrests eight over slaying of Shiite pilgrims
September 15 NTC forces in Sirte as Cameron and Sarkozy hail free Libya
September 15 Central Bank official: Syria wisely dealing with sanction
September 15 Growth slump expected in protest-hit Arab states
September 15 Jordanian demo demands Israeli embassy closure
September 15 Yemeni troops fire on anti-regime demo
September 15 Libya's new leaders welcome Cameron and Sarkozy
September 14 Iraqis' cruel dilemma: Pay Qaeda tax or pay the price
September 14 Activists: 8 dead in Syrian sweep on protesters
September 14 18 killed in attacks against Iraqi security forces
September 14 Israel warns of consequences of Palestinian UN bid
September 14 Spanish court reopens rape case against Saudi prince
September 14 Yemen official calls for urgent aid for 100,000 displaced
September 14 Buoyant Erdogan sells Turkish model to Arab Spring
September 14 Pentagon: US to sell 18 F16 jets to Iraq
September 14 Ahmadinejad readies for another UN trip
September 14 Envoy vows US will not meddle in post-Kadhafi Libya
September 14 Israel hopes common sense will prevail in Turkey row
September 14 Ahmadinejad: Iran to pardon jailed US hikers
September 14 Iran's release of US hikers in doubt
September 14 Nine killed in clashes near Yemen capital
September 14 US ready to fight Palestinian UN bid to bitter end
September 14 Iraqis call government office building home
September 14 Lebanon's Maronite Christian head sparks Syria debate
September 14 Libya's new rulers to probe war crimes allegations
September 13 Yemen battles militants in south as US warns of Qaeda threat
September 13 Gunmen slay 22 Shiite pilgrims in west Iraq
September 13 Al-Qaeda vulnerable but Yemen branch growing threat
September 13 Saudi tycoon to launch news channel in 2012
September 13 Prominent Iraqi sculptor dies of kidney failure
September 13 Israel PM: Aim of Egypt border fence to block terror
September 13 Turkey says considering Iraq incursion against rebels
September 13 Turkish PM warns of sectarian civil war in Syria
September 13 Libya leaders commit to 'moderate' rule
September 13 Arab League says Syria bloodshed must end
September 12 Iran hangs five drug traffickers
September 12 As toll mounts, Syrian activists denounce Russia
September 12 Kadhafi forces fight back, China recognises NTC
September 12 Israel's leaderless Labour party votes for new chief
September 11 GCC discusses economic plan for Jordan and Morocco
September 11 Al-Jazeera Egypt says hit by broadcasting ban
September 11 Jordanian kills daughter to "cleanse honour"
September 11 Kurdistan region halts oil exports: Iraq minister
September 11 Egyptian shot at Israel border dies as ties strain
September 11 Iraq plans increased oil output by end of 2011
September 10 Iraq's anti-corruption chief caves to pressure, resigns
September 10 Yemen army frees brigade besieged by Qaeda
September 10 IMF recognises Libya's fledgling administration
September 10 Turkey wants strong ties with Arab Spring countries
September 10 Turkish official slams mooted Israeli reprisals
September 10 G8 renews pledge to help Arab Spring states
September 10 Egypt on alert after Israeli embassy attack
September 10 Syria's Assad sees Arab League chief
September 10 Libya's NTC chief in Misrata
September 10 Dubai inaugurates second metro line
September 10 Deadline expires for Kadhafi forces to surrender
September 9 Vandals target West Bank mosque and university
September 9 Kadhafi generals in Burkina Faso
September 9 Crew of French yacht missing off Yemen
September 9 Google advises Iran users to change passwords
September 9 Yemenis turn out in new anti-Saleh demos
September 9 Libyan oasis of Jufra is NTC's key target
September 9 Jordanians protest for constitution reform
September 9 Syria opposition lobbies Russia for support
September 9 Egypt to stop issuing tourist visas on arrival
September 9 Egyptians rally in Tahrir Square for reforms
September 9 Dutch unblock $2bn frozen assets for NTC
September 9 Interpol issues arrest notice for Kadhafi and son
September 9 UN chief says Palestinian statehood 'long overdue'
September 9 Iran tells UN it will hit back at any attack
September 9 Avoid US occupation of Iraq, warns army chief
September 9 Activists call for UN observers in Syria
September 8 "Turkey will protect its aid ships for Gaza"
September 8 Iraqi journalist gunned down in Baghdad
September 8 Israel ready to free 1,000 prisoners for captive soldier
September 8 Libya new PM warns toughest battles lie ahead
September 8 Battle for Libya not over yet, NTC warns
September 8 Hariri tribunal names trial judges
September 8 Filmmaker barred from leaving Iran
September 8 Lebanon's SGBL finalises LCB acquisition
September 8 Egypt activists call new protests over pace of reform
September 8 Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline almost at border
September 8 Palestinians launch UN campaign as leaders meet
September 8 Bahrain releases Shiite medics on bail
September 8 Libyan capital takes Kadhafi out of the classroom
September 8 Iraqi died after "gratuitous violence" by UK troops
September 8 Iraqi died after 'gratuitous violence' by UK soldiers
September 8 Iran ups criticism of Turkey over NATO missile shield
September 8 Israel: Crisis with Turkey will pass
September 8 France urges powerful signal to Syria as more die
September 8 Kadhafi says reported Niger crossing lies
September 7 US debates paring down mission in Iraq
September 7 Iran VP in Cuba for trade talks
September 7 Israel premier says seeks better ties with Turkey
September 7 Arrests as protesters try to storm Tel Aviv city hall
September 7 Palestinians: Differences with US on UN bid still wide
September 7 Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel
September 7 Suspected Al-Qaeda militants kill six Yemen troops
September 7 101 Bahrain prisoners on hunger strike
September 7 Iraqi PM calls for speedy power projects
September 7 Settlers building twice rate of Israel
September 7 Al-Jazeera calls on Israel to free journalist
September 7 Trial of Egypt's ousted Mubarak reopens
September 7 Iran kills Kurdish rebel deputy military chief
September 7 Israel will not apologise to Turkey says minister
September 7 Pentagon says no decision yet on Iraq troop levels
September 7 Dozens of Egypt police injured in football clash
September 7 4 more die as Syria delays Arab League chief's visit
September 7 Fierce battle looming for Kadhafi bastion
September 6 Iran offers IAEA full supervision of nuclear sites
September 6 Oliver Stone son in Iran to plan documentary
September 6 Israel air strike on Gaza kills one
September 6 Yemen ruling party mulls UN plan to end crisis
September 6 Dutch launch Iran IT hacking probe
September 6 More Syrian deaths as details emerge of Arab peace bid
September 6 Arab League chief set for Syria mission
September 6 Qaeda suspects kill four Yemeni soldiers
September 6 Iraqi Kurdistan chief calls for US troops to stay
September 6 No snap checks of atomic units: Iran nuclear chief
September 6 Victorious Libya footballers return home to fanfare
September 6 Turkish PM freezes trade and military ties with Israel
September 6 Gunmen kill eight Iraqi soldiers
September 6 Israel military attache to stay in Turkey
September 6 Kadhafi in top health, planning defence
September 6 British torture inquiry to probe ties to Libya regime
September 6 Libyan convoy enters Niger, Kadhafi rumoured aboard
September 5 Lebanon speaker pleased with 2006 Israel raids
September 5 Iran water fights guided from abroad
September 5 Iran reformist daily banned for two months
September 5 Kurdistan condemns draft Iraq oil law
September 5 Egypt denies Lebanese blogger entry
September 5 Yemen ruling party to discuss UN roadmap
September 5 Qaeda offshoot acquires Libyan air missiles
September 5 Abbas and Barak met in August
September 5 Egypt builds wall around Israel embassy
September 5 Netanyahu renews call for direct peace talks
September 5 Tunisia court postpones trials of Ben Ali aides
September 5 Sadr gives Iraq government last chance for reform
September 5 Yemen airstrikes kill seven civilians
September 5 Mubarak arrives for trial hearing on stretcher
September 5 Mubarak trial resumes amid clashes at court
September 5 Iran accuses protesters of politicising dying lake
September 5 Syria forces raid central cities
September 5 Qatar emir: Syria protesters resolute
September 5 Lebanon warns Israel sea border threatens peace
September 5 West Bank mosque torched as police dismantle outpost
September 5 Iran Guards kill 22 Kurd rebels
September 5 China offered Kadafi weapons
September 5 Trial of Egypt's Mubarak to resume off-camera
September 5 Talks fail for surrender of Kadhafi bastion
September 4 Protesters dismantle tents in Tel Aviv
September 4 Iran hangs six convicts in prison
September 4 Kuwait and Saudi boosted oil output to ease prices
September 4 Kadhafi warned Britain over Lockerbie bomber
September 4 Arab League chief says Syria accepts visit
September 4 UAE election campaign begins
September 4 Jordan woman killed in hospital over pregnancy
September 4 Iraq accounts for six of 14 escaped prisoners
September 4 Ex-Blackwater guards kept working in Iraq
September 4 Israel PM pledges action after mass protests
September 4 Troops deploy in Sanaa to prevent anti-Saleh protests
September 4 At least 15 dead as ICRC chief starts Syria mission
September 4 Iran's nuclear plant linked to national grid
September 4 Italy calls for no repeat of Iraq mistake in Libya
September 4 US campaigns to avoid Palestinian statehood vote
September 4 Britain invited Kadhafi sons to see SAS display
September 4 NTC forces assault one of last Kadhafi bastions
September 4 Fight on for Kadhafi stronghold
September 3 Suicide bomber kills 3 Yemen troops in Aden
September 3 Lebanon jails ex-general for leaking info to Israel
September 3 Palestinian Authority criticises UN flotilla report
September 3 Gaza sit-in urges Israel to release Jazeera journalist
September 3 Abbas poised to give key speech on UN bid
September 3 Egypt cracks down on Gaza tunnels
September 3 Lebanese imam killed in London mosque
September 3 Last-ditch efforts to save dying Iran lake
September 3 European ministers urge Turkey-Israel dialogue
September 3 Jailed Bahrain Shiite activists on hunger strike
September 3 Syrian Kurds meet in Sweden to push Assad's ouster
September 3 Media rights group: Egypt blogger may die in jail
September 3 EU may draft own resolution on Palestinian UN bid
September 3 UN chief urges Turkey and Israel to mend ties
September 3 Iran shelling kills Kurd shepherd in north Iraq
September 3 Russia disapproves of EU oil embargo on Syria
September 3 Secret files show UK and US ties to Kadhafi regime
September 3 Files show Western spy agencies' ties to Libya
September 3 Libya's new leaders pledge elections and order
September 2 Israel: No apology for flotilla raid after UN report
September 2 Iraqi police capture one of 14 escaped prisoners
September 2 Iran welcomes IAEA report as step forward
September 2 Iraq to probe alleged US massacre
September 2 Only eight Iraqi Jews in Baghdad in 2009
September 2 Thousands of Yemenis hold rival rallies
September 2 Turkey expels Israeli envoy over Gaza flotilla
September 2 Israelis call for demonstration of one million
September 2 France: Palestinian statehood bid dangerous
September 2 World leaders unblock $15 bn for Libya rebels
September 2 Iran opposition leader Karroubi adamant
September 2 "Death rather than humiliation" demonstrations in Syria
September 2 Israel has reservations about UN flotilla report
September 1 Protest disrupts Israel Philharmonic's Proms show
September 1 Iran slams Sarkozy over nuclear remark
September 1 UN chief to get Gaza flotilla report in days
September 1 Israel court rejects retrial on settler home
September 1 EU to adopt Syria oil embargo on Friday
September 1 Yemen forces advancing on militants in Zinjibar
September 1 Lebanese historian Salibi dies at 82
September 1 Tunisia opens way to vote on October 23
September 1 Two dead as Syrian security forces make new swoops
September 1 Kadhafi says he will not surrender
September 1 Syria attorney general says he has resigned
September 1 14 prisoners escape from north Iraq prison
September 1 First fatality-free month for US military in Iraq
September 1 World leaders to meet on Libya as fighting continues
August 31 Fight goes on, says Kadhafi son
August 31 Nepalese woman who accused Israel PM's wife fired
August 31 Baghdad car bomb kills three
August 31 Sarkozy: Iranian nuclear bid could provoke attack
August 31 Shiite teenager killed in Bahrain demo
August 31 Hundreds killed in Syria protests during Ramadan
August 31 Don't test us, Israel army chief warns Gaza militants
August 31 Four Qaeda gunmen killed in Yemen clashes
August 31 Iran warns against US taking lead in Arab protests
August 31 Tehran: Iran-Saudi security is linked
August 31 Yemen's Saleh says corrupt exploiting protests
August 31 Israel: Palestinian UN bid greater threat than Hamas
August 31 Libyan rebels set deadline for final battle
August 30 Syria prison deaths show sharp rise in 2011
August 30 Israel PM's wife faces new staff abuse allegations
August 30 Google users in Iran targeted in certificate scam
August 30 US blacklists Syrian foreign minister
August 30 Maliki: US Iraq pull-out to proceed as scheduled
August 30 Iran sends sub, warship on Red Sea patrol
August 30 Saleh calls for way to implement Gulf's Yemen plan
August 30 Baghdad airspace restricted after threats
August 30 Iranian reformists hail political prisoner release
August 30 Jerusalem Post fires writer over "right to terror"
August 30 Kadhafi daughter gives birth in Algeria
August 30 Palestinian UN seat to tour Europe
August 30 Gunman kills five in Lebanon cemetery
August 30 Peaceful Damascus suburb turns rebel by night
August 30 'Friends of Libya' to meet in Paris
August 30 Iraqi Kurd journalist attacked outside office
August 30 Israeli army trains Jewish West Bank settlers
August 30 Syrian forces kill seven on Eid al-Fitr
August 30 Iran invites Libya rebel chief to Tehran
August 30 Pentagon under fire over war contracts
August 30 Kadhafi wife and three children flee to Algeria
August 29 11 dead in Algeria military school bombing
August 29 Turkish military renews raids on PKK bases in Iraq
August 29 Qaeda chief tells Saudi prince to expel non-Muslims
August 29 Kadhafi's wife, two sons and daughter in Algeria
August 29 Saudi says Eid al-Fitr begins Tuesday
August 29 Anxious Libyan families await news of loved ones
August 29 Iran nuclear fuel swap talks over
August 29 Syrian troops enter Lebanon border town
August 29 Iran releases jailed HIV doctor
August 29 Palestinian injures seven with car, knife
August 29 Libya rebels tighten noose on Kadhafi bastion
August 28 Lockerbie bomber in coma
August 28 Ashton talks of stalled peace process with Israeli leaders
August 28 Bahrain king pardons protest abusers
August 28 Israel marks captive soldier Shalit's 25th birthday
August 28 Four Yemeni soldiers killed in clash with Qaeda
August 28 Iraq cabinet approves draft oil law
August 28 Palestinians see progress in EU stance on UN bid
August 28 Six killed in attacks across Iraq
August 28 Baghdad mosque attack kills 27
August 28 Libyan rebels free more than 10,000 prisoners
August 28 Brother of Sadat's assassin returns to Egypt
August 28 Iran discreetly aided Libyan rebels
August 28 The seafront homes of Khadafi siblings
August 28 Tunisia arrests Kadhafi loyalist over planned attacks
August 28 Iran condemns alleged Israel spy to death
August 28 Exhausted Libyan rebel friends tell of battles
August 28 Senior Iraqi Kurd calls on rebels to lay down arms
August 28 Israel might let Egypt boost Sinai troops
August 28 Yemen navy foils suicide attack
August 28 Arab star's TV show pulled for his pro-Syria views
August 28 African Union sidelined by Kadhafi collapse
August 28 US hikers in Iran jail seek appeal
August 28 Gaza rocket hits southern Israel
August 28 Gruesome find in Tripoli as rebels call for aid
August 28 Arab League announces Syria peace initiative
August 27 Israelis resume protests against cost of living
August 27 Saudi prince in Mogadishu pledges aid
August 27 Arab Foreign Ministers to ratchet pressure on Syria
August 27 25 killed in north Iraq bus crash
August 27 Egyptair resumes Baghdad flights after 21 years
August 27 Libyan armoured cars cross to Algeria
August 27 Iran Defence Ministry opens carbon fiber plant
August 27 Libya rebels fight to provide food and water in Tripoli
August 27 Two more killed in Syria as Iran warns of vacuum
August 27 Seven Yemen soldiers killed by Qaeda fighters
August 27 18 dead in Algeria military school bombing
August 27 Rebels prepare to attack Kadhafi hometown
August 26 Israel okays more Egyptian forces in Sinai
August 26 Rally urges US to strike Iran group from terror blacklist
August 26 No mercy in Tripoli fighting
August 26 Qatar confirms bid for 2020 Olympics
August 26 Tripoli hospital horror as patients die untreated
August 26 Yemenis hold rival demonstrations
August 26 80 putrefying bodies found in Tripoli hospital
August 26 Three protesters killed in Syria
August 26 AU urges all inclusive Libyan transitional government
August 26 Rebels: frozen assets a must for success of Libya
August 26 British planes attack bunker in Kadhafi home town
August 26 Iran: Palestine statehood "step forward"
August 26 Police deploy in force in Jerusalem's Old City
August 26 Iran: Region must solve issues on its own
August 26 IOC studies Qatar as possible 2020 host
August 26 Syrians must tighten belts as sanctions bite
August 25 Israeli raids kill six Gazans in 24 hours
August 25 Eight Syrian soldiers killed in attacks
August 25 Celebrated Syrian cartoonist beaten
August 25 Former Asian football chief appeals lifetime ban
August 25 UNHCR calls for help for 12 million stateless people
August 24 Egypt rights groups complain of official crackdown
August 24 Twelve killed in Iraq attacks
August 24 US wants UN to free $1.5 billion of Libya aid
August 24 Saudi woman campaigner briefly arrested for driving
August 24 Six suspected Qaeda militants killed in Yemen
August 24 Palestinians hope most UN members back statehood bid
August 24 Payments with Visa cards stop in Syria as sanctions bite
August 24 Iraq investment chief: Housing top priority
August 24 Iran denies it resumed petrol import
August 24 EU releases new Syrian repression blacklist
August 24 Kadhafi says he quit compound in tactical withdrawal
August 24 Fighting rages in Tripoli as loyalitsts hold out
August 24 Libya rebels set to move government to Tripoli
August 24 Russia recognises Libya rebels as world leaders meet
August 24 UN eyes post-Kadhafi Libya as Tripoli goes back to work
August 23 Palestinian killed in Israeli raid on Gaza
August 23 Calm prevails along Gaza border as truce holds
August 23 Car thieves' network dismantled in Algeria
August 23 UN atomic agency official tours Iran nuclear sites
August 23 Qaeda suspects kill seven Yemen soldiers
August 23 Libya rebels overrun Kadhafi compound in Tripoli
August 23 Brazil legend Zico set to take charge of Iraq
August 23 Kadhafi the croc eyes new name
August 23 EU grants 110 mn euros to aid Tunisian economy
August 23 Yemen PM to return to Sanaa on Tuesday
August 23 Court nixes Palestinian bid on Jerusalem fence route
August 23 Kadhafi era 'over' as rebels seize most of Tripoli
August 23 Iran unveils new marine missile
August 23 Death rains from above on Tripoli's streets
August 23 Abbas to meet top US official in Doha
August 23 Turkish army 'kills 100 Kurdish rebels in Iraq'
August 23 Six suspected Qaeda gunmen killed in south Yemen
August 22 Kadhafi son Mohammed escapes
August 22 Tripoli residents jubilant after loyalists reign of fear
August 22 Kadhafi in hiding as power base caves in
August 22 Palestinian local elections postponed indefinitely
August 22 Libyans take over embassies to mark rebel victory
August 22 Israel gives green light to Google Street View
August 22 Turkey bombs north Iraq for sixth day
August 22 Libyan rebels streaming into heart of Tripoli
August 22 War crimes court seeks transfer of Kadhafi son
August 22 Iran transferring centrifuges to new site
August 22 World revels in imminent Kadhafi demise
August 22 Iraq July oil exports dip but revenues rise
August 22 Announcement of UN's flotilla report postponed
August 22 Tripoli residents wake up to jubilation
August 22 Heavy fighting near Kadhafi's Tripoli residence
August 21 Kuwait detains MP over threats to Syrian envoy
August 21 Turkish air strike kills seven in Iraq
August 21 Tunisia recognises Libyan rebels
August 21 Gunfire forces ship to abort Tripoli evacuation
August 21 Gaza rockets land in Egypt
August 21 11 tribesmen killed in south Yemen suicide attacks
August 21 Israel arrests 120 Hamas members in West Bank
August 21 Ramadan has Iraqi locales playing decades-old game
August 20 Syria's Assad to give TV interview on Sunday
August 20 Turkey warns ties will worsen without Israel apology
August 20 Iran sentences US hikers to 8 years for spying
August 20 Tehran confirms 8-year jail term for US hikers
August 20 Libya rebels claim capture of Brega oil hub
August 20 Kadhafi's end near, Libyan rebels chief says
August 20 Defiant Kadhafi vows victory as rebels advance
August 20 Fighting rages as Libya rebels close in on Tripoli
August 20 Libya rebels surge into the centre of Tripoli
August 20 Fighting rages near Kadhafi's Tripoli compound
August 20 Cologne defender Mohamad in Dubai move
August 20 Newspaper: No proof Mubarak has cancer
August 20 Suspected killer says Lebanon knows his whereabouts
August 20 Qaeda announces 100-attack Iraq campaign
August 20 Tanks rumble into Homs, as 33 killed across Syria
August 20 Turkey says it hit 85 Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq
August 20 Algeria Islamist refuses to recognise son's death
August 20 Pentagon plays down comments on US role in Iraq
August 20 Rocket fire from Gaza wounds Palestinians in Israel
August 20 US pushes Iraqis toward taking over training
August 20 Egypt to withdraw envoy to Israel
August 20 Egypt: Israeli regret for border deaths not enough
August 20 Egypt 'Spiderman' becomes hero with Israel protest
August 19 PM's aide: No deal yet on US troops staying in Iraq
August 19 Panetta: Iraq agrees to extend US military role
August 19 Egypt protests to Israel over police deaths
August 19 Israeli intelligence failed to prevent attacks
August 19 Gaza group denies deadly attacks on Israelis
August 19 Abdullah opens work on Mecca mosque extension
August 19 Three other Lebanon attacks linked to Hariri murder
August 19 Syria disqualified by FIFA over ineligible player
August 19 Turkey bombs north Iraq for third day
August 19 One Israeli hurt as Gaza rocket hits Ashdod
August 18 Egypt military pardons blogger after criticism
August 18 Egypt military crackdown nets Sinai Islamist militants
August 18 Egypt police kill migrants on Israel border
August 18 Veto on Palestinian UN bid tantamount to terror
August 18 Tunisian PM vows to 'do the impossible' for success
August 18 Obama: Syria's Assad must step aside
August 18 Kuwait orders probe into contract with Shell
August 18 Five hurt in Israel as 'gunmen fire at bus'
August 18 Attacks kill 8 Israelis, planes bomb Egypt border
August 18 Libya rebel chief fears bloodbath in Tripoli
August 18 Yemen town seized by Qaeda gunmen
August 18 Turkish jets bomb 60 Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq
August 18 Hariri tribunal calls for greater efforts to arrest suspects
August 17 Sadr warns of war if US presence extended
August 17 Iraq's Aziz asks for speedy execution
August 17 HRW accuses Egypt military of silencing critics
August 17 Lebanon upgrades Palestinian delegation to embassy
August 17 Five killed in Iraq violence
August 17 Turkey won't back down on demand for Israeli apology
August 17 Palestinians order satirical show off air
August 17 Yemen opposition forms council to lead transition
August 17 Libyan rebels plot route to democracy
August 17 Israel ministers debate Palestinian UN bid
August 17 Iran to keep up raids on Iraq-based Kurd rebels
August 17 Swiss widen sanctions against Syrian regime
August 17 EU's Ashton slams Israeli settlement approval
August 17 Israel feeling US heat over Turkey crisis
August 17 Syrian forces make arrests sweep in Lakatia
August 17 UN rights chief to call for ICC Syria probe
August 17 World leaders call on Assad to step down
August 17 Russia still supplying weapons to Syria
August 17 UN-backed Hariri tribunal publishes indictment
August 17 Palestinian killed, run down by Israel police jeep
August 17 Russia presents new nuclear plan to Iran
August 17 Jordan political reform plans welcomed
August 17 Egyptians at odds over Mubarak's off-camera trial
August 16 US recently carried out two air strikes in Iraq
August 16 Israelis kill Palestinian teenager in Gaza
August 16 Quartet concerned by Israeli settlement move
August 16 Abbas in Lebanon to rally support for Palestinian UN bid
August 16 Saleh vows to return soon
August 16 Kuwait headed for record income
August 16 Iraq PM names interim defence minister
August 16 Iran welcomes Russia nuclear proposals
August 16 Egypt army arrest four gunmen in Sinai
August 16 Libya rebels predict imminent victory
August 16 Yemen clashes leave 23 tribesmen dead
August 16 Israeli parliament holds special protests session
August 16 Bahrain probe shuts office due to angry mob
August 16 Israeli air raid on Gaza Strip wounds 3
August 15 Egypt forces kill one and arrest 16 in Sinai clashes
August 15 UN chief's envoy in Tunis for Libya talks
August 15 Russian official in Tehran for nuclear talks
August 15 Abbas expects Bosnian support for Palestinian UN bid
August 15 Kuwait's emir urges end to misuse of surpluses
August 15 Iran to issue verdict on US hikers soon
August 15 Two killed in north Yemen blast
August 15 Israel agrees 277 new settlement homes
August 15 Somali pirates free Iranian bulk carrier
August 15 Heavy gunfire as Syria troops, tanks enter Homs
August 15 41 killed in surge of Iraq violence
August 15 Mubarak back in the dock
August 15 Kadhafi urges followers to battle rebels
August 14 Explosion hits rebel-held complex in north Yemen
August 14 Morocco to hold early vote in mid-November
August 14 Algeria bomb attack injures 30
August 14 Jordan king unveils constitutional reform proposals
August 14 Egypt military quizzes activist after 'defamation'
August 14 Jordanian and Israeli face Egypt espionage trial
August 14 Iraq VP says US pullout will improve security
August 14 Iran nuclear plant to link to grid this month
August 14 Saudi Arabia and Egypt set up joint bank
August 14 Israel PM pledges concrete economic solutions
August 14 Kuwait ups security at port before Iraq talks
August 14 Three newspaper staff charged in Oman court
August 14 China army chief on historic visit to Israel
August 14 NATO bombs captured Libyan tank, killing four
August 14 Egypt ex-security chief back in court
August 14 Egypt ex-security chief back in court
August 14 3 Yemen soldiers and 7 Qaeda suspects die in clashes
August 14 Syrian troops swoop on Damascus suburbs
August 14 Syria warships and tanks attack Latakia
August 13 Egypt troops deploy for Sinai raids
August 13 New social justice protests in Israel
August 13 Tunisian women rally to preserve gender equality
August 13 Abbas and Peres held four secret meetings
August 13 Ex-Kadhafi colonel says regime crumbling
August 13 Islamist militants break out of Lebanon prison
August 13 Oman's Sultan Qaboos urged to free journalist
August 13 Kurdish rebels claim attack on gas pipeline
August 13 Palestinians set date for UN statehood bid
August 13 Hamas in Gaza announces compromise on US aid
August 13 Israel braces for social justice rallies
August 13 Syrians flee as tanks enter Latakia
August 13 US and Saudi demand Syria halt crackdown
August 13 Libya slams UN chief over civilian deaths comments
August 13 Libya denies rebel gains in military spurt
August 12 Shiite opposition to boycott Bahrain vote
August 12 Egyptians rally for 'civil state' in Tahrir
August 12 US warns Hamas it could pause aid
August 12 Egypt probes civil groups' funding amid US tension
August 12 Israeli protest leaders urge Saturday demonstrations
August 12 Germany rolls over Egyptian debt into aid
August 12 Yemenis hold anti- and pro-Saleh rallies
August 12 Egypt: New Israeli settler homes major obstacle for peace
August 12 Ben Ali's security chief acquitted in Tunisia
August 12 Turkey pipeline attack halts flow of Iranian gas
August 12 EU regrets new East Jerusalem settler homes
August 12 Medvedev signs Libya sanctions 5 months after UN vote
August 12 Libya's 'Stalingrad' struggles to its feet
August 11 Israel ex-president rape conviction appeal ends
August 11 Three killed in twin west Iraq blasts
August 11 Snatched Gaza man admits Hamas role
August 11 Egypt police kill Sudan migrant
August 11 Al-Jazeera defends Bahrain documentary
August 11 Libyan rebels at the gates of oil hub Brega
August 11 Arabs to urge yes vote on Palestinian UN bid
August 11 Iraqi officer gets death for kerosene smuggling
August 11 Egypt agriculture minister to go on trial
August 11 Lebanese ex-ministers meet with UN investigators
August 11 Hariri tribunal head urges suspects to appear
August 11 Libya rebels hit trying to take heat off Misrata
August 11 Yemen's Saleh positive on power-transfer
August 11 Syria army storms new towns
August 11 Blast hits Beirut suburb
August 11 Israel approves 1,600 East Jerusalem settler homes
August 11 Conductor Barenboim to be Nobel nominee
August 10 Assad admits 'some mistakes' to UN council delegation
August 10 US, Europe say UN action against Assad getting closer
August 10 Syrian forces kill 17 in Homs
August 10 Britain crackdown unacceptable: Ahmadinejad
August 10 'Dead' Kadhafi son 'appears' on TV
August 10 Egypt government proposes anti-discrimination law
August 10 Iraq's Sadr says Iran will not hand over militant
August 10 Yemen forces and tribesmen reach truce
August 10 US lawmaker urges Palestinians to drop UN bid
August 10 Gaza cut off after phone cable severed
August 10 Top Palestinian warns of protests if US wields veto
August 10 Australia withdraws troops guarding Iraq embassy
August 10 Call for Saturday protests in Israel
August 10 Kuwaitis demand expulsion of Syrian ambassador
August 9 UN warns of growing Al-Qaeda threat in Yemen
August 9 Iraqi MPs approve journalists' rights law
August 9 More than 135 freed in Bahrain
August 9 Canada expels Libyan diplomats
August 9 Yemen opposition to form umbrella council
August 9 Sadr tells US troops to go home
August 9 Hariri suspects not arrested says UN tribunal
August 9 Egyptians torch police station
August 9 Prosecutor fired after ex-regime ally leaves Tunisia
August 9 Israel deploys drones over offshore gas fields
August 9 Libya accuses NATO of 'massacre' of 85 villagers
August 9 Libyan capital rocked by several blasts
August 9 Netanyahu ready to shift economic stance
August 9 Iraq power plans short-circuit
August 8 Iranian exiles demonstrate for UN an US protection
August 8 Copt killed in clashes after Egypt road accident
August 8 Tunisian protesters demand break with Ben Ali regime
August 8 Israeli MPs recalled for social discontent debate
August 8 Israeli protesters seek radical change
August 8 Iran discovers $133 billion gas field
August 8 Kuwait denies joint oil development with Iran
August 8 Kuwait recalls envoy from Syria
August 8 Jordan to name nuclear plant builder in November
August 8 Dubai to repay $4 billion of maturing debt
August 8 UN calls rights situation in Iraq 'fragile'
August 7 Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador from Syria
August 7 Iran hopes US hikers case will soon be closed
August 7 Israeli FM says Palestinians planning 'bloodshed'
August 7 Kuwait will build megaport despite threat
August 7 Bahrain releases two Shiite ex-MPs pending trial
August 7 Hamas, Fatah bid to seal reconciliation in Cairo
August 7 Iraq PM moves to fire minister over power deals
August 7 Iran arrests 17 youths over water fight
August 7 Kadhafi forces report gains, launch offensive
August 7 Gulf stocks drop after US credit downgrade
August 7 Israel ex-president appeals rape conviction
August 7 Six killed in Iraq house bombing
August 7 Iraq's Sadr warns against post-2011 US presence
August 7 Tel Aviv exchange halts trade after 6% fall
August 7 Syrian tanks attack northeastern city
August 7 Saudi Arabia recalls envoy, Syria defends crackdown
August 7 International pressure grows on Syria's Assad
August 7 Iraqis angry over Abu Ghraib ringleader's release
August 6 Yemen president leaves hospital but to remain in Saudi
August 6 One dead as Palestinians clash in Lebanon camp
August 6 Hamas seizes suspected rocket firers
August 6 Iran foreign minister 'hopes' US hikers will be freed
August 6 Gulf bloc urges end to Syrian bloodshed
August 6 Syria vows 'free elections' as pressure grows
August 6 Libyan rebels report town under siege
August 6 Libya rebel chief urges unity as NATO blasts Brega
August 6 Five killed in Iraq jailbreak
August 6 Gunman killed at Saudi prince's palace: source
August 6 Israel housing activists seek 'critical mass'
August 6 Pressure builds on Israel PM after massive protests
August 6 Syria places 'severe' constraints on diplomats
August 5 US-Bahrain defense pact renewed
August 5 German official named to head UN mission in Iraq
August 5 Egypt military police break up Tahrir 'iftar'
August 5 EU 'profoundly disappointed' by new Israeli settlement plan
August 5 Mubarak blames Egypt's new chief for Internet cut
August 5 OPEC to consult if oil prices fall more says Iran
August 5 Yemenis hold rival protests
August 5 Three hurt as Israel raids Gaza
August 5 Israel drops reference to God in army text
August 5 Tribe digs in as army advances on Yemen capital
August 5 Turkey eases monetary policy in economy boost bid
August 5 Israeli police deploy in force for Ramadan
August 5 Blind date to blindfold: the kidnap business in Iraq
August 5 Palestinian money crisis looms ahead of UN bid
August 4 Israel raids Gaza, no victims
August 4 Iraqi security forces harassing media
August 4 Tantawi may testify at Mubarak trial
August 4 Two petrol bombs hurled at Arab League HQ
August 4 Jordan youths to up pro-reform demos
August 4 Israel approves 900 East Jerusalem settlement homes
August 4 Israel to free Hamas leader in mass prisoner release
August 4 Egypt ex-security chief trial adjourned to August 14
August 4 Bahrain says raided MSF centre was illegal
August 4 Israeli activists call for mass Saturday protests
August 4 Iran to help build houses in Venezuela
August 4 Kiev's vanishing mayor reappears in Israel
August 4 Egypt press gasps at images of fallen 'Pharaoh'
August 4 Palestinians moving ahead with UN bid
August 4 Rift threatens Libya rebels
August 4 NATO planes bomb Tripoli, rebels attack pipeline
August 4 Libya rebels say NATO raid killed Kadhafi son
August 4 Libyan warring forces dispute Kadhafi son's death
August 4 Syrian president authorises multipartism
August 3 Kadhafi son claims pact with rebel Libya Islamists
August 3 UN tribunal probing material received from Hezbollah
August 3 Saudi prince awarded libel damages against British daily
August 3 Guards commander Iran's new oil minister
August 3 Israel uprising activists enraged by housing bill
August 3 Three police killed in Baghdad liquor store blasts
August 3 Libya rebels in talks with Kadhafi regime
August 3 Boat with 330 migrants from Libya reaches Italy
August 3 West Bank murder smashed the lie of 'honour killings'
August 2 West Bank home demolitions up 'alarmingly' according to UN
August 2 UN rights chief warns Syrian regime 'world is watching'
August 2 Israel court orders West Bank outpost demolished
August 2 Rights group urges Saudi monarch to scrap terror law
August 2 Israel protesters draft list of demands
August 2 Libya rebels say forces enter Kadhafi-held Zliten
August 2 EU urges inquiry after deaths in West Bank refugee camp
August 2 Trial resumes of Ben Ali relatives and allies
August 2 Israel may call up reserves for Palestinian UN demonstrations
August 2 Mubarak will attend trial on Wednesday
August 2 Egypt's ousted strongman Mubarak to go on trial
August 2 Israel reported behind killing of Iranian scientist
August 2 Egypt military arrests BBC journalist
August 2 Syria lobbies India to prevent UN condemnation
August 2 Iran-backed militia attacks down in Iraq
August 2 Israel slaps restraining orders on 12 settlers
August 2 Israel proposes new talks to head off UN bid
August 2 Car bomb at Kirkuk church injures 15
August 2 24 killed in Syria, 10 after Ramadan prayers
August 1 US and Iraq to discuss fighter jet deal
August 1 Netanyahu ready for talks on US peace plan
August 1 Top US officer presses Iraq for troop decision
August 1 Yemen army raid kills 15 Qaeda-linked militants
August 1 Top US officer arrives in Iraq
August 1 Iran kills three behind pipeline bombing
August 1 Saudi trial opens for 'Al-Qaeda Lady'
August 1 Kuwait seeks bids to buy stake in national carrier
August 1 Fierce clashes between Yemen army and tribesmen
August 1 Kadhafi forces retake western village
August 1 Israeli soldiers kill two in West Bank
August 1 Iraq declares holiday as mercury soars
August 1 Iraq death toll for July second highest in 2011
August 1 Israeli and Lebanese troops exchange fire on border
August 1 Egyptians await Mubarak trial with mixed feelings
July 31 Libya rebels chase Kadhafi cells
July 31 Palestinian govt pledges pay after strike threat
July 31 Iran says oil row with India resolved
July 31 Two rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel
July 31 Egypt judge vows speedy Mubarak trial
July 31 Only 10 of 129 Saudis still in Guantanamo
July 31 Verdict on US hikers in Iran 'soon'
July 31 Israel PM creates task force after prices protests
July 31 Egypt activists suspend Tahrir sit-in for Ramadan
July 31 Egypt turns back Rafah travellers after Sinai spat
July 31 45 killed as Syrian army attacks Hama: activist
July 31 Syrian army kills 140 in crackdown
July 31 Forgiven Iran acid attacker will not be blinded
July 31 Libya rebels fight rumours about general's death
July 31 US hikers in Iran court, hope for end to ordeal
July 30 Tens of thousands protest cost of living in Israel
July 30 Mubarak to be tried at Cairo Police Academy
July 30 Iraq PM pushes US training mission, F-16 deal
July 30 US and Saudi Arabia to discuss nuclear cooperation
July 30 Iraq PM addresses MPs on government job cuts
July 30 Militants attack gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai
July 30 Tribal sheikh among three killed in US-Iraq raid
July 30 One dead, 500 arrested in Damascus swoop
July 30 Three Saudis beheaded for murder
July 30 Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey after blast
July 30 11 soldiers and militants killed in Yemen clashes
July 29 Barak says Israel still looking for peace talks formula
July 29 Amnesty urges Iran to free US hikers
July 29 Kurd rebels kill Basij militiaman
July 29 Yemenis stage rival rallies in Sanaa
July 29 Qaeda head in Yemen calls for killing Saudi rulers
July 29 Jordan protesters insist on 'genuine' reforms
July 29 Hariri UN tribunal confirms Hezbollah suspects
July 29 Bahrain opposition slams dialogue report
July 29 Dubai retracts bid for 2020 Olympics
July 29 Iran shelling of Kurd rebels kills Iraqi boy
July 29 Iraq PM due before MPs as US troop talks cancelled
July 29 India to make oil payment to Iran via Turkey
July 29 Blast hits Iran-Turkey gas pipeline, cuts supplies
July 29 Egypt Islamists lead Cairo "unity rally"
July 29 Saboteurs blow up pipeline near Syria protest hub
July 29 Crowd trouble ends Myanmar-Oman game
July 28 US voices commitment to Israel in defense talks
July 28 Libyan rebel commander killed
July 28 Libya rebels probe general's death, Tripoli blames Qaeda
July 28 Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Jerusalem gay march
July 28 Bahrain king supports political reforms
July 28 Radical anti-US Iraqi cleric issues code of conduct
July 28 Syria clamps down ahead of Friday rallies
July 28 Dozens killed in battle at Yemen army camp
July 28 Attackers vandalise UN Gaza summer camp site
July 28 Israel and South Sudan announce diplomatic ties
July 28 Moroccan soldier killed in clash at Algeria border
July 28 "Jordan won't allow threats against media"
July 28 Twin Iraq bombings kill 12 in Tikrit
July 28 Kuwait gets $1.06 bn in Iraqi reparation
July 28 Algeria boosts food imports in bid to quash revolt
July 28 Kadhafi ready for 'sacrifice' to defeat rebels
July 28 Israel protesters occupy roof of Tel Aviv exchange
July 28 Palestinians storm home of ex-strongman Dahlan
July 28 Clinton vows to fight Republican aid cuts
July 28 Libya rebel general Abdel Fatah Younes killed
July 27 Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri hails Syrian protestors
July 27 Fatah court nixes Dahlan appeal against expulsion
July 27 Zebari hopeful some US troops can stay post 2011
July 27 Israel to bill Bedouins for razing their homes
July 27 Lebanese singer held for slandering president
July 27 Egypt military chief says foreign groups interfering
July 27 Iraq says Iran shelling of Kurdish rebels damages ties
July 27 Israel offers Intel $295 million to expand
July 27 Jordanians protest against AFP outside French embassy
July 27 Palestinians say October poll only in West Bank
July 27 $12 million ransom sought for French kidnapped in Yemen
July 27 Syrians convene in Turkey to discuss regime change
July 27 Britain recognises Libya rebels as legitimate government
July 27 Tripoli slams British recognition of rebels
July 27 Iran nominates Guards commander for oil ministry
July 27 Iraq calls on Kuwait to suspend work on megaport
July 27 Palestinian leaders meet to endorse UN bid
July 27 "Extremely weak" Mubarak refuses food
July 27 Japan demands explanation for Asia football chief ban
July 26 US military nominee warns Iran
July 26 Women US senators press Saudi king on driving ban
July 26 UN envoy says Palestinians ready for statehood
July 26 US transfers security at Basra port to Iraq
July 26 Egypt women demand equal rights in new charter
July 26 Three French UN troops wounded in Lebanon blast
July 26 UN slams attack on French peacekeepers in Lebanon
July 26 Patel century not enough as Kenya lose to UAE
July 26 Syria protest leaders to meet in Istanbul
July 26 Israeli orchestra wows Wagner's Bayreuth
July 26 More deaths and arrests as Syria presses with crackdown
July 26 23 Ben Ali associates on trial in Tunisia
July 26 Qaeda militant killed by own bomb
July 26 Israel PM in hot seat over housing crisis
July 26 Turkey mulls harder line if Israel refuses to apologise
July 26 Palestinian premier Fayyad to address Arab League
July 26 Iraqi Kurdistan bans female genital mutilation
July 26 Iran's Salehi to visit Russia for nuke talks
July 26 US takes on Iraq pullout 'one bite at a time'
July 25 Kadhafi could stay in Libya if he steps down
July 25 Tribesmen say Yemen town cleared of Qaeda
July 25 Dubai appoints new financial centre chief
July 25 Yemen says Saudi bomber targeted military convoy
July 25 Amnesty says website blocked in Saudi Arabia
July 25 Netanyahu delays Poland trip over housing protests
July 25 Mubarak to face trial with ex-interior minister
July 25 Syrian protesters arrested in Damascus
July 25 Bin Hammam likens Blatter to a dictator
July 25 UN flotilla report delayed again
July 25 Hundreds displaced by Iran-Iraq Kurd clashes
July 25 Ex-Egypt PM quizzed by military prosecutors
July 25 Holy Land clerics launch interfaith Earth forum
July 25 Israeli Wagner fan welcomes Bayreuth concert
July 25 Israel nabs boat smuggling weapons on Dead Sea
July 25 Syrian govt adopts multipartism law
July 25 Toppled Mubarak still a thorn in Egypt's side
July 24 Iran accuses US and Israel of killing scientist
July 24 Israeli musicians in row over Wagner performance
July 24 Qaeda cell in Baghdad smashed
July 24 Israel approves new Eilat international airport
July 24 Egypt protesters defiant after clashes
July 24 Car bomb kills 5, wounds 14 in south Yemen
July 23 Rising home prices trigger Tel Aviv protests
July 23 US forces to stop joint operations in Iraq's north
July 23 Iran asks Germany to try Kurdish rebel chief
July 23 Iran nuclear scientist shot dead in Tehran
July 23 Iraq begins pumping through Al-Ahdab oil pipeline
July 23 Egypt army accuses activists of sowing strife
July 23 UN fears crimes against humanity in Syria
July 23 No normalisation unless Israel apologises
July 23 Asian football chief awaits FIFA ethics verdict
July 23 FIFA bans Bin Hammam for life
July 23 Palestinians 'forced' into UN bid
July 23 Plagued by rising rents, Israelis pitch their tents
July 22 Egypt protesters back in Tahrir to push for change
July 22 Eight killed as Syria quells massive protests
July 22 Iraq attacks kill five policemen
July 22 Saudi king appoints son deputy foreign minister
July 22 Jordanian youths condemn terrorising of media
July 22 Libya rebel casualties mount in battle for Zliten
July 22 NATO launches new strikes on Tripoli
July 22 2,000-year-old golden bell found in Jerusalem
July 22 Jailed Palestinian leader moved to solitary
July 22 Two Yemeni soldiers killed in fighting with Al-Qaeda members
July 22 Israel PM guards tell women reporters to remove bras
July 22 Bin Hammam vows justice will prevail in ethics case
July 22 Spain urges Libyan rebels to prepare for new era
July 22 Over 1.2 million protest in two Syrian cities
July 22 Six Iran troops killed in clashes with Kurd rebels
July 22 Iran says dialogue of equals possible with US
July 22 Iran hopes for end to misunderstandings with Saudi
July 21 Yemen Republican Guards kill protester in Taez
July 21 Syrian troops tighten clampdown on Homs
July 21 Libya rebels seek arms amid pre-Ramadan offensive
July 21 Egypt cabinet to be sworn in after delays
July 21 Al-Qaeda chief killed in fighting
July 20 Prince Alwaleed praises Murdoch
July 20 Abbas says UN bid will not affect peace process
July 20 Bin Hammam cries foul over FIFA corruption charges
July 20 Egypt military lays out election rules
July 20 Iran continues offensive against Kurdish rebels
July 20 Jordan police blame protesters and media for violence
July 20 Saudi woman to be tried for driving
July 20 MPs to vote on bill probing anti-Israeli NGOs
July 20 No final decision on Saudi high-speed train
July 20 British man killed in Yemen car bombing
July 20 Syrian forces seizes men and weapons in Homs
July 20 Yemen opposition accuses regime of targeting leader
July 20 Jailed Fatah leader urges mass protests
July 20 ElBaradei tops Egypt president Facbook poll
July 20 Israel ready for immediate peace talks
July 20 UN expresses cautious optimism on Iraq
July 19 Spain backs efforts for Palestinian state
July 19 Iraq and Iran issue border demands after clashes
July 19 Egypt gives desk jobs to officers charged with murder
July 19 Turkish PM wishes to visit Gaza
July 19 Emirati faces punishment for back-heel penalty
July 19 Suspected Qaeda chief killed in Yemen
July 19 Spain wins Saudi high-speed rail contract
July 19 Iran may deploy warships in Atlantic
July 19 Iran warns it may halt crude supplies to India
July 19 Amnesty urges Iraq to halt Saddam-era executions
July 19 Syria forces kill 13 civilians in Homs
July 19 Exhausted Egypt PM set to resume cabinet talks
July 19 Israeli ships surround French boat near Gaza
July 19 Iran says installing speedier nuclear centrifuges
July 19 Air Algerie talks to resume on Thursday
July 18 Argentines urge Iran to surrender bombing suspects
July 18 Abbas ready to bypass opposition to Palestinian declaration
July 18 Syria recognises Palestinian state
July 18 Egypt PM delays swearing-in of new cabinet
July 18 Saleh says dialogue needed to end crisis
July 18 Somali pirates hijack UAE tanker
July 18 UAE activists in court for insulting officials
July 18 EU presses Israel and Palestinians ahead of UN vote
July 18 Libyan rebels claim control of Brega
July 18 Bahrain regrets Shiite opposition exit from talks
July 18 Syria army poised to enter border town
July 18 Iraq MPs discuss plans to downsize government
July 18 Israel to build 336 new West Bank settlement homes
July 18 French boat to reach Gaza on Tuesday
July 18 Assad must reform or step aside
July 18 Iran 'takes control' of Kurdish camps in Iraq
July 17 Mubarak in a coma
July 17 Egypt PM pushes on with cabinet reshuffle
July 17 Lieberman calls NGOs 'terrorists'
July 17 Hezbollah warns Israel over Med gas
July 17 Yemenis mark Saleh anniversary with Taez demo
July 17 Holocaust museum evacuated as fire nears Jerusalem
July 17 Bahrain opposition pull out of talks
July 17 Jordan press union to sue police department
July 17 Iran arrests second female reporter
July 17 Two Omani women drivers detained in Saudi Arabia
July 17 Iraqi doctor freed after $500,000 ransom
July 17 Saudi giant SABIC posts H1 profits up 61%
July 17 Syria army 'readies operations' near Iraq border
July 17 Iran hangs child sex murderer
July 17 Israel wounds seven in Gaza raid
July 17 Kurd rebels wounded in clashes with Iranian army
July 17 Rights groups urge UAE to end activists' trial
July 16 French boat to Gaza sails to Egypt
July 16 Egypt premier appoints new deputies
July 16 Iran 'ready to cooperate' over attack on Argentine Jews
July 16 Mubarak likely to be tried in Red Sea resort
July 16 Egypt protesters heckle general as tensions mount
July 16 Clinton says Syria must decide own fate
July 16 Jordan arrests policemen after journalists beaten
July 16 Iran an China ink $4 billion in infrastructure deals
July 16 Israel aircraft raid Gaza for fourth day in row
July 16 Yemen president to return home 'soon''
July 16 Iraq key oil player 'for next 20 years'
July 16 Syrian dissidents gather in Istanbul
July 16 Pakistan president heads for Iran talks
July 16 Libya rebels poised to attempt to retake Brega
July 16 Blasts rock Tripoli as Kadhafi vows to remain
July 15 Bahrain opposition may pull out of talks
July 15 Iraq bombs kill 8, dozens wounded
July 15 Hardline Arab-Israeli imam freed on bail in Britain
July 15 Jailed Bahraini poet released
July 15 Iraq says Kuwait began port project unilaterally
July 15 Five Yemenis killed in Taez violence
July 15 Jordan police beat nine journalists
July 15 Israelis and Palestinians march for Palestinian state
July 15 Hundreds of thousands protest against Syrian regime
July 15 Syria faces more pressure as killing goes on
July 15 Mass pro-reform protests planned in Egypt
July 15 World leaders open talks on Libya
July 15 Saddam half-brothers to be executed within a month
July 15 US builders indicted in Iraq kickback scheme
July 15 Top diplomats set for Libya talks in Turkey
July 14 Iran and Nigeria in trade talks after strained ties
July 14 Egypt speaker behind 'battle of the camel'
July 14 Israeli planes strike Gaza after rocket fire
July 14 Mubarak denies all charges against him
July 14 Israel protesters call for Shalit release
July 14 Israeli left condemns controversial boycot ban law
July 14 Egypt protesters feel the heat in push for reform
July 14 Arab League to submit Palestinian statehood bid
July 14 Switzerland bans Egyptian seeds and beans over E.coli fears
July 14 Iran's ambassador hurt in Baghdad accident
July 14 Asia Olympics chief re-elected
July 14 Saudi seeking arms amid growing fears
July 14 Israel deports all but two 'flytilla' activists
July 14 Kidnapped Estonian cyclists freed in Lebanon
July 14 Egypt to fix gas pipeline in 7-10 days
July 14 Thousands stranded as Air Algerie strike grinds on
July 13 Netanyahu offers help to South Sudan
July 13 Interpol issues wanted notices for Hariri bomb suspects
July 13 Israel boycott ban law sets MPs against judges
July 13 Rebuilt Iraq hospital plans surgery on infants
July 13 Iran 'stoning woman' attends mother's funeral
July 13 Palestinians call on US to support UN bid
July 13 Israel approves work on controversial museum
July 13 Israel bombs Gaza after rocket fire
July 13 Blast hits gas pipline in northeast Syria
July 13 'Flytilla' activist says mistreated by Israel
July 13 Orthodox Jews clash with police over tax inspections
July 13 Orthodox Jews clash with Israel police
July 13 Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank
July 13 Libyan rebels accused of abuse
July 12 Hariri slams Hezbollah over UN court
July 12 No rift among Mideast Quartet
July 12 Abbas vows to press statehood
July 12 Iran seeks 'explicit' nuclear deal with UN
July 12 'Boycott ban' stirs controversy in Israel
July 12 US-Syria ties nosedive after embassy attacks
July 12 Obama blasts Assad after embassy attacks
July 12 Victims can join probe into ex-Lebanese PM's murder
July 12 Quiet holds five years after Israel-Hezbollah war
July 12 Iraq's Sadr lashes out at US
July 12 Israel deports 42 'flytilla' activists
July 12 Blast hits Egyptian gas pipeline
July 12 France in contact with Libyan regime
July 12 Iran president urges Arab leaders to accept reform
July 12 Thousands rally for Egypt military chief's ouster
July 12 Moroccan rights group says referendum was rigged
July 11 Egyptian PM promises cabinet reshuffle
July 11 Iran denies US claims it armed Iraq rebels
July 11 Iran officials 'arrested for deviation'
July 11 Syria's Assad has 'lost legitimacy'
July 11 FIFA silent on World Cup 2022 'whistleblower'
July 11 Israeli MPs pass settlement boycott ban
July 11 Quartet finds Mideast peace process slow going
July 10 US forces pursue Iraq Shiite insurgents
July 8 Libya rebels push as Kadhafi regroups
July 8 Israel tries to stop pro-Palestinian 'flytilla'
July 8 Mass Egypt demonstrations target new rulers
July 8 Syria accuses US of meddling
July 7 Somali detainee linked to Qaeda cleric
July 7 US, Iraq weigh post-2011 US force
July 7 Qatar denies World Cup to have 'games of three thirds'
July 7 Yemen leader's speech sparks deadly celebrations
July 7 Merkel defends silence on reported Saudi tank deal
July 7 Top official slams UN report backing Israel on flotilla
July 7 Lebanon govt wins confidence vote
July 7 Bahrain's Al-Wefaq to shun part of dialogue
July 7 Iran and Iraq vow to put past behind
July 7 Saudi crown prince has surgery in US
July 7 UN mission warns of Yemen humanitarian crisis
July 7 French boat to Gaza blocked in Crete
July 7 Al-Qaeda ambush kills 10 Yemen soldiers
July 7 China diplomat meets Libyan rebels
July 6 Israel-Turkey flotilla talks 'break down'
July 6 US warns Palestinians on statehood bid
July 6 Mass grave with 900 corpses found in Iraq
July 6 Lone boat heads to Gaza as flotilla stalls in Greece
July 6 Bahrain jails three for spying for Iran
July 6 Sadr says Iraqis employed with US are outcasts
July 6 Ahmadinejad opposes sex segregation at universities
July 6 Israel seeks to fix Turkey ties before UN report
July 6 Frustration with army has Egyptians back on street
July 6 UN report slams Israel over Nakba Day bloodshed
July 6 Libya rebels seize desert hamlet in Tripoli push
June 8 France to pursue Middle East peace talks
June 8 Fresh blasts shake area around Kadhafi's residence
June 7 US ready to welcome alleged Libya rape victim
June 7 Iraq cabinet meet on TV as 100-day deadline passes
June 7 Yemen protesters demand interim council
June 6 Report gave 'all-clear' for Bahrain Grand Prix
June 6 Bahrain medics say tortured to confess
June 6 Iran to protest hijab ban on women's football team
June 6 Syria says 120 police killed, activists see mutiny
June 6 Brotherhood party legal in Egypt for first time
June 6 In Golan, mixed feelings on armistice line protests
June 6 IAEA turns up heat on Syria, Iran
June 6 Attacks kill five US soldiers, 20 Iraqis
June 5 Israel says 10 dead on Golan, Syria 'exaggerated' toll
June 4 Yemen leader to return amid mounting calls to quit
June 2 Syrian activists call more protests after dozens dead
June 2 Egypt military struggles to find its place with youth
June 2 Around 200 migrants 'missing off Tunisia coast'
June 2 French writer passes Libya rebel message to Israel
June 2 Libya's rebel children find a break from the violence
June 2 Syrian opposition drafting declaration
June 2 Libyan rebels greet oil minister defection
June 2 Asian football boss faces uncertain future
June 2 Israel denies breakthrough on Shalit release
June 2 France says ready to host Mideast peace conference
June 2 Israel arrests Hamas lawmaker in West Bank
June 2 Jordan Islamists, leftists unite against corruption
June 2 Iraq protest clouds loom
June 2 Yemen halts flights to Sanaa as fighting rages
June 1 Mubarak, sons to be tried August 3
June 1 NATO raids rock Tripoli as UN denounces war crimes
May 31 Iran 'optimistic' on Egypt ties
May 31 Germany furious after Iran delays Merkel's plane
May 31 Israel army arrests 12 'Islamic Jihad militants'
May 31 Iran and Armenia agree to boost energy ties
May 31 Libyan rebels rename themselves National Liberation Army
May 31 At Benghazi boot camp, instructor wears mocassins
May 31 Fighting erupts in Yemen capital
May 31 Acting AFC chief says Hammam still boss
May 30 Israel troops clash with worshippers at West Bank site
May 30 Yemen troops search for missing French aid workers
May 30 Outcry as Israel firm accused of trade with Iran
May 30 French aid group mulls Yemen staff pullback
May 30 Yemeni forces kill 20 protesters as sit-in smashed
May 30 Zuma in Libya as calls grow for Kadhafi exit
May 30 Eleven killed in Syria's Homs region: activist
May 30 French lawyers plan Libya lawsuit against Sarkozy
May 30 Bahrain denies abusing female Shiite doctors
May 30 Abbas in Egypt for talks with military leader
May 29 Iran's Khamenei backs president
May 29 Palestinian government deal by June 6: Shaath
May 29 Egypt sentences Copts over church scuffle
May 28 Egypt reopens Rafah border with Gaza
May 28 Iraq detains 25 over 2006 wedding massacre
May 27 West will end Libyan conflict, says Obama
May 27 S. Korea firm claims record with $7.25 bn Iraq deal
May 27 Head of Iraq anti-Baath committee gunned down
May 27 Yemeni soldier, six tribesmen killed: tribal source
May 27 Citizen journalism keeps Syria uprising alive
May 25 Obama: Libya campaign has limits but Kadhafi will go
May 24 Attacks kill four in Iraq's disputed Kirkuk
May 24 Saudis sack football coach before Asia knock-outs
May 24 Israel approves 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem: NGO
May 24 NATO pounds Libya capital hardest yet
May 24 Mubarak and his sons to be tried for killings and corruption
May 24 Libyan rebels to open office in US
May 23 Freed Syrian rights advocate vows to pursue struggle
May 23 Bahrain says 515 released since protests crushed
May 23 Iran arrests Bahais for 'online university'
May 23 UN and EU appeal for release of Estonians in Lebanon
May 23 Palestinian PM Fayyad hospitalised in US
May 23 France and Britain to deploy helicopters to Libya
May 22 Netanyahu 'values' Obama call for peace
May 22 19 Iraqis and two US troops dead in Baghdad bombs
May 22 Israel approves new West Bank settler homes
May 22 Many in US-Israel lobby wary of Obama peace push
May 22 Jordan's monarch warns of new Palestinian intifada
May 20 Obama says Kadhafi will go or be forced out
May 19 Obama: Palestinian state based on 1967 borders
May 19 Bomb attacks on north Iraq police kill 29
May 19 Palestinians call 'urgent' meeting after Obama speech
May 19 Libya's humanitarian crisis is worsening, says UN chief
May 19 New EU sanctions target over 100 Iranian firms
May 19 Bahrain jails 9 for 20 years for policeman kidnapping
May 19 Israel rejects Obama peace plan, Palestinians cagey
May 19 Obama tells Syria's Assad: lead change or step aside
May 19 Gulf accord on Yemen to be inked Sunday
May 19 Bomb attacks on north Iraq police kill 29
May 19 Israel approves 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem
May 19 Obama: US must change approach, or deepen rift with Arabs
May 19 Egypt military: Constitution, then presidential polls
May 19 Egypt Copts extend protest over churches
May 19 British PM and Bahrain crown prince hold talks
May 19 Mothers of US hikers held in Iran on hunger strike
May 18 Libya rebels eye OPEC meeting as oil minister 'defects'
May 18 Egyptian named new Al-Qaeda leader: report
May 18 Israel PM's ex-advisor leaked secrets: media
May 18 Tunisia forces in shootout with Al-Qaeda suspects
May 18 Libya rebels eye OPEC meeting as oil minister 'defects'
May 18 Tunisia forces in shootout with Al-Qaeda suspects
May 18 Kuwait and Iran to return ambassadors
May 18 Tunisian capital curfew lifted
May 18 Israel PM's ex-advisor leaked secrets
May 18 Al-Jazeera journalist missing on way to Syria free
May 18 Egypt military says no pardon for Mubarak
May 17 Kadhafi arrest warrant sought despite truce offer
May 17 Israel, Lebanon make rival UN protests over clashes
May 17 Fearful Syrians seek refuge in Lebanon
May 17 Obama to meet Jordan's King Abdullah
May 17 Army dogs wage war on illegal Palestinian workers
May 17 Pressure on Kadhafi as oil minister crosses to Tunisia
May 17 Wife released as Mubarak pleads for amnesty
May 17 Syrian opposition calls general strike
May 17 Israel-Turkey ties threatened by new Gaza flotilla
May 17 Iran says ball in major powers' court on nuke talks
May 17 Iran woman seeks 2 million euros to spare acid attacker
May 17 Iran top diplomat to visit Kuwait on Wednesday
May 17 Palestinian rights body slams Fatah, Hamas and Israel
May 17 Clashes over jail conditions shake Moroccan prison
May 17 Yemen family of bin Laden widow demands her return
May 17 Israeli watchdog raps Barak over business dealing
May 17 Obama: Mideast talks more vital than ever
May 17 21 bodies found in Iraq mass grave
May 17 Syria's Assad confident unrest over, admits mistakes
May 17 Yemen rivals cling to positions as GCC plan stalls
May 17 Convicted Iran filmmaker cleared to travel
May 16 Saudi diplomat shot dead in Karachi
May 16 Israel hunts Syria infiltrators after day of bloodshed
May 16 Libya offers truce as warcrimes court readies warrants
May 16 Israel forces Malaysia aid ship from Gaza coast
May 16 Iraq violence kills four, wounds two Norwegians
May 16 Rights group blasts Syria for arbitrary detentions
May 16 Syrians in north Lebanon demand fall of Assad regime
May 16 Iran president takes over oil ministry temporarily
May 16 Protest outside Israeli embassy in Cairo
May 16 Maradona named as coach at Dubai's Al-Wasl
May 16 Top warcrimes prosecutor seeks Kadhafi warrant
May 16 Iraq Christian killed after $100,000 ransom demand
May 16 Lebanon's Palestinians bury victims of Israeli shooting
May 16 Mass grave found in Syrian protest hub
May 16 Egypt ex-first lady pledges assets to state amid graft probe
May 16 Arab League asks satellite operator to block Libya TVs
May 16 Fatah and Hamas say Cairo unity talks 'positive'
May 16 Libyan rebel TV fights its war from Qatar
May 15 Ahmadinejad insists Iran ready for nuclear talks
May 13 Yemen's Saleh rejects US calls for quick transition
May 13 Libya rebels take diplomatic offensive to White House
May 13 Warcrimes court to seek Libya arrest warrants on May 16
May 13 Russia warns West against 'Libya scenario' in Syria
May 13 Egypt holds Mubarak wife in illegal wealth probe
May 13 Thousands rally for Egypt unity after church attacks
May 13 Five Yemen soldiers killed in suspected Qaeda ambush
May 13 Turkish PM says early to call on Assad to go
May 13 Security forces mass in Yemen ahead of rallies
May 13 Israel police on high alert as 'Nakba' events begin
May 13 1,200 migrants feared dead during Libya sea exodus

Opinion

May 9 Mehdi Khalaji: The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise
May 2 Itamar Rabinovich: The Anarchy Factor in Syria
April 27 Abdul Wasa Al-Saqqaf: Yemen after the presidential elections
April 25 Shlomo Avineri: The Arab Springtime of Nations?
April 19 Javier Solana: Iran’s Last Chance?
April 11 Josef Olmert: The Günter Grass Affair – why it matters
April 11 Jonathan Schell: Disarmament Wars
April 5 Joschka Fischer: The Persian Knot
April 3 Sinan Ulgen: Erdoğan the Peacemaker?
March 27 Ronald S. Lauder: Syria after Assad
March 25 Itamar Rabinovich: Forging Syria’s Opposition
March 20 Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou: Iraqi Libya
March 16 Barak Barfi: Libya’s Transition to Transition
March 12 John D. Podesta: NATO's Libyan Lessons
March 10 Josef Olmert: Israel's calculus about Syria; the devil we know?
March 5 David Scheffer: Fanning the Flames of Justice in Syria
March 1 Olivier Basille: Letter to Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi
February 22 Michael Bröning: Hamas Comes in from the Cold
February 22 Jaswant Singh: Return to the Arc of Crisis
February 16 Itamar Rabinovich: The Iranian Nuclear Threat Goes Global
February 16 Moha Ennaji: The Maghreb’s Modern Islamists
February 14 Josef Olmert: The past and Israel's calculus about Iran
February 13 Amine Ghali: Improving Tunisia’s economy requires inclusion
February 13 Gareth Jenkins: The deteriorating state of media freedom in Turkey
February 8 Zaki Laïdi: Obama’s Middle East Malady
February 2 Josef Olmert: The day after sectarianism and Syria's future
February 2 Alfred G. Gerteiny: Western media's tilt towards Israel
February 2 Michael Sharnoff: Revisiting the Arab Peace Initiative - A Novel Approach to Failed Talks
January 30 Omar Ashour: What do Egypt’s Generals Want?
January 28 Natalia Simanovsky: The Arab Spring is an opportunity for Israel
January 28 Robert Kelley: Nuclear arms programme charge against Iran is no sure thing
January 25 Shahid Javed Burki: Demilitarizing Muslim Politics
January 19 Wadah Khanfar: The Arab Spring’s Balance Sheet
January 17 Aryeh Neier: Arab Justice for Arab Violence
January 12 Vidar Helgesen: Tunisia - setting an example
January 10 Mohammed Ayoob: Turkey's Balancing Act
January 9 Naava Mashiah: Looking inside Israel at the Globes Conference 2011
January 6 Riad Kahwaji: Possibility, Scenario of an Iranian Preemptive Attack to Control Gulf Waters
January 5 Mansour Moaddel: What do Arabs want?
January 4 Shimon Peres: A Future without Precedent
January 3 Omar Ashour: Egypt’s Salafi Challenge
January 3 Stephen J. Rubin: Israel's double standards
December 23 Barak Barfi: Rebuilding the Ruins of Qaddafi
December 22 Prince El Hassan bin Talal: 2011 in the Arab world – Change we can believe in
December 9 Stephen J. Rubin: Abdullah’s Vindication
December 1 Mehdi Khalaji: Iran’s Rattling Saber
November 29 Naava Mashiah: Israel and its neighbours must cooperate to stop the food crisis
November 28 Joschka Fischer: Iran on the Warpath
November 28 Vidar Helgesen on the Egyptian election and democratization in the Arab world
November 21 Omar Ashour: Egypt's Headless Revolution
November 17 Brahma Chellaney: “Our” Islamists
November 16 Sinan Ulgen: Turkey’s “Zero Problems” Problem
November 1 Mehdi Khalaji: The Domestic Logic of Iran’s Foreign Plots
October 25 Mai Yamani: Saudi Arabia’s Old Regime Grows Older
October 21 Shlomo Avineri: Hard Turkey
October 20 David Miliband: Remembering Gaza
October 19 A.B. Yehoshua: A Thousand to One
October 18 Tassinari & Boserup: Tunisia's Evolutionary Revolution
October 18 Khaled Hroub: Qatar's Source of Arab Springs
October 17 Joschka Fischer: Which New Middle East?
October 10 Javier Solana: Failing the Syria Test
September 28 Mkhaimar Abusada: Gaza shrugs
September 27 Ban Ki-moon: A Global Agenda for Seven Billion
September 20 Daoud Kuttab: Palestine’s State of Mind
September 7 Mai Yamani: Saudi Arabia’s Decade of Denial
September 7 Omar Ashour: From 9/11 to the Arab Spring
August 22 Barak Barfi: Rebuilding Libya
August 22 Michael Bröning: Which Palestinian State?
August 16 Bernard Haykel: Saudi Arabia vs. the Arab Spring
August 10 Ribal Al-Assad: The Struggle for Syria
August 5 Omar Ashour: Mubarak's Last Laugh?
July 27 Mai Yamani: The Kingdom Betrayed?
July 26 Frédéric Volpi on change and stability in North Africa
June 21 Prince El Hassan bin Talal on the Middle East’s Slow-Motion Revolution

Features

Today 09:05 GMT Iraq battle pits oil against antiquities
Yesterday Ammans' historic Rainbow Street abuzz after facelift
Yesterday In Yemen, eating is a luxury millions struggle to afford
Yesterday Analysis: Confining the conflict with Iran to the economic realm
May 15 Qataris pressure the Earth’s environment more than anywhere else in the world
May 15 Palestinian strike: a coup for non-violent protest
May 15 CitJo website bridges social, traditional media gap
May 14 Obscure jihadists enter Syrian conflict
May 11 Insider's Guide: Weekend in Amman
May 10 Calling SCAF to account
May 10 SeedStartup: Riding the wave of Entrepreneurship in the Middle East
May 10 Desperate search for loved ones amid Damascus carnage
May 10 Contractors spearhead effort to train Iraqi forces
May 9 The end(s) of stability?
May 9 Forbidden + 18 Days – a review of two revolutionary Egyptian films
May 7 With Iron Dome, a new posture helps defend morale
May 6 Safe Arab tourism destinations thrive
May 4 Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
May 4 Iraqi aims to write world's longest copy of Koran
May 4 Put Palestine First
May 4 Nobel Prize winner's new museum opens a gateway to Istanbul’s past
May 3 Syria's Christians and the uprising
May 3 Student terror as Syria forces raid Aleppo University
May 3 Baba Amr, Syria's ghost town of rubble
May 3 Violence erupts anew in Syria: Is U.S. intervention ever justifiable?
May 2 Egypt's Amr Mussa battles Mubarak-era stigma in poll
May 2 Turkish beauty magazines ties Muslim veil to glamour
May 1 US funds may have helped Iraq insurgents
April 29 A year after bin Laden slain, Al-Qaeda 'in ruins'
April 28 US intelligence officials: After bin Laden, Al-Qaeda is essentially gone
April 27 Comment: Can we give the Tunisian government a chance?
April 26 Oil disputes highlight growing divisions in Iraq  
April 24 Shakespeare tragedy set amid Iraq strife
April 23 Atatürk font becomes sensation in Turkey
April 23 Iraq aims to revive Baghdad's lost Le Corbusier building
April 21 Hamas-Fatah divide is affecting local journalism
April 20 The Syria that inspires me
April 19 The art of making money from art
April 19 The cultural third intifada at the Freedom Theatre
April 18 Saudi Arabia’s best and brightest
April 18 Gaza horse riders have to jump unusual hurdles
April 16 The real existential threat to Israel – demographics
April 16 Opportunity for great travel experiences as tourism drops in Egypt
April 15 The Palestinians who work in settlements
April 14 Picture an Arab man
April 14 Zahra Lari, the Ice Princess in the hijab
April 13 Al-Qaeda battles to create safe haven in Yemen
April 13 Rare language also under threat in Straits of Hormuz
April 12 Syrians want ceasefire to hold but fear it will fail
April 12 Comment: Assad’s Finest Hour
April 12 Iraqi Kurdish donkey-themed party unveils statue
April 12 Travel guide: Weekend in crazy Cairo
April 12 For secular Moroccans, prayer broadcast is a wake-up call
April 11 Syrian refugees call on Turks to return their dead
April 9 First Arab sumo wrestler chases glory in Japan
April 7 Middle Eastern Americans transcend politics with humour
April 5 Comment: Are the media provoking an Israeli attack on Iran?
April 3 Egypt revolution graffiti brings down barricades
April 3 Sunnier Forecasts for Egyptian Tourism
April 2 Water Scarcity in the Middle East
March 30 Actress icon of Syrian revolt warns of sectarian warfare
March 29 The Marrakech Biennale: With changing times come changing perspectives
March 29 Comment: The importance of dialogue towards an Egyptian constitution
March 29 Syrians survive on bread as prices skyrocket
March 29 On football in Israel and Palestine
March 29 News Analysis: Status and future of the Palestinian UN membership bid
March 29 Israel seeks foreign partners to help develop gas fields
March 29 Spaces of Expression Redefine Arab Exceptionalism
March 28 Iranians and Israelis call for an end to fear
March 28 From lion to duck: Assad's nickname goes viral
March 28 The Syrian escape: fear and anguish forcing families into Turkey
March 27 Syrian refugees seek safety in Turkey, ask for weapons
March 26 Syrian children struggle to resume normal lives in Turkey
March 26 High Culture in Istanbul: What’s Happening
March 26 A Divided Capital: Photo Essay on the Sheikh Jarrah Movement in East Jerusalem
March 26 Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit
March 25 Sermin, a Syrian town left reeling in shock
March 25 Chechen first lady unveils Islamic fashion in Dubai
March 25 Palestinian detainees take on Israel with hunger
March 23 Analysis: Why Russia won't let go of Assad
March 23 A new platform of hope for Arab youth
March 23 Photo essay: Tunisia chants its freedom after 14 months of re-independence
March 23 Video: Egypt's Copts and Muslims find ways to coexist
March 23 Displaced Iraqis still suffering from sectarian war
March 22 United Arab Emirates plans Real Madrid theme park
March 21 Syrian rebels take on army tanks with home-made bombs
March 21 Comment: The Real Lawrence of Arabia – Lies, Damned Lies, and Hollywood
March 20 A conversation creates a bridge between Arabs and Jews
March 20 Comment: The fallacy of US aid to Egypt
March 19 Comment: The Sacred King
March 19 Secret field hospitals are life savers for Syrians
March 16 Driving entrepreneurship forward in the Middle East
March 16 Baghdad marketplace oasis holds Iraq of dreams
March 15 Syrian activists release new video, Hollywood-style
March 15 Football school kicks off Palestine World Cup 2022 hopes
March 14 Reflection on Peres' Facebook stunt
March 14 Video from inside the besieged Syrian city of Idlib
March 13 The situation in Iraq through the eyes of a US Marine
March 13 The revolution will be uploaded: citizen journalism in Homs
March 12 Gaza flare-up stokes debate about Israel killings policy
March 12 “Reel” freedom in East Jerusalem
March 11 Photo Essay: Syrian Activists Speak Out in Cairo
March 10 Comment: Rethinking Health in the Gulf
March 9 Reporting from Syria can be tough - even lethal
March 9 What Islamic innovations might we take for granted?
March 9 Analysis: Engaging Egypt’s Copts
March 8 Palestinians to submit 20 sites for UNESCO listing
March 8 Putin's Russia stares down West on Syria
March 7 Foreign jihadists fighting in Syria battlefields
March 5 Analysis: The Sinai Bedouin – oppression and opportunity
March 4 Iran exiles in Iraq do battle using press releases
March 3 Ordinary Syrians face price hikes as sanctions bite
March 2 Secret meeting of the Iranian opposition
March 1 Free Syrian Army – disorganised and outgunned
March 1 Ex-prisoner recalls four grim years in Syria jail
February 29 What the columnists say
February 29 Hollywood recognizes Iran’s “glorious culture”
February 28 What myths surround the role of social media in achieving political or social change?
February 28 Art dissects Tunisia's revolution, one year on
February 28 Migrant workers pay high price to seek Libya riches
February 27 Iraq film festival aims to promote human rights
February 27 Modern day zealots envision new Jewish Temple in Jerusalem
February 26 Bumpy road in bid for the new Palestinian city of Rawabi
February 24 Syrian survivors tell of horrible regime torture
February 24 Iraq town seeks shift from terrorism to tourism
February 23 A new underground energy movement in Palestine
February 22 The schizophrenia of Beirut, tamed by Rana Salam
February 22 Could the Demise of Assad Lead to an Israel-Alawite Alliance?
February 19 First Yemeni soldier to defect disappears, family appeals for his release
February 19 The key players of Yemen’s political arena
February 18 Pilgrims fume over night-only access to ancient Jewish tomb
February 17 The life of a heart: Muslims and Jews saving lives together
February 15 Remembering Syria before the revolution
February 14 Syrian activists resort to pigeons to communicate
February 14 Wax museum offers window to Iraq's past
February 14 Valentine's Day finds a niche in Islamic Iran
February 13 Algerian artist paints his generation's despair
February 10 Dented economy haunts Egypt a year after revolt
February 5 What the columnists say
February 4 Commentary: Transition to a parliamentary system in a bid to save Yemen
February 4 Essay: The Diverse Roles and Aspirations of Middle Eastern and Muslim Women
February 3 Kanye West goes to the Middle East
February 3 Atrocities haunt Hama survivors 30 years on
February 2 Economic Outlook for MENA in 2012
January 31 The Media and the Middle East
January 31 Pro-Kadhafi mass murderer awaits fate in Libya jail
January 29 Photo essay: Lebanese march against rape and domestic violence
January 29 My Egypt: a personal insight into Tahrir
January 28 Egyptians moving past fear through film
January 27 Cycling legend Bartali set for Israeli honour
January 25 Children of the Revolution
January 21 5 broken cameras catch human view of Palestinian village
January 19 Are Arab Jews extinct?
January 17 Boxing punches back in Libya after Kadhafi ban
January 15 Travel: Marrakech has not lost its magic
January 14 Palestinian artist creates Gaza metro
January 14 Syria's First Lady falling from grace
January 13 Yemen says no to narcotic plant Qat
January 12 Interview with the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Lebanon
January 12 Aga Khan fights 60 million euro divorce settlement
December 27 Film shows how Turkish passports saved Jews
December 24 A woman's touch in the Arab Spring
December 19 Protesting in the Lion’s Den
December 12 US invasion unleashed Iraqi creative anarchy
December 8 Football is a common language: Al Sadd coach
December 7 The eight Dubai Film Festival opens
December 7 Secretive Arab world faces HIV epidemic
December 6 Iran weaves technology into its Persian carpets
December 2 Gulf Sunni monarchies fear "Shiite Spring"
December 1 A special year for the Naguib Mahfouz Medal
December 1 Lebanese banks tighten control on Syrian account holders
December 1 Travel: Roadtrip over the Atlas Mountains
November 30 Qatar eyes 2020 Olympics
November 27 Libya's Berbers warn of campaign against government
November 27 Egypt vote sure to benefit Hamas
November 26 Iraq's Kirkuk may be fertile ground for militants
November 26 Libya displays seized Roman-era artefacts
November 25 Twitter study reveals explosion in Arabic tweeting
November 23 Coins show Herod built only part of Second Temple walls
November 23 Dubai steadies ship after debt crisis
November 18 UNICEF: Arab youth "helped catalyse political change"
November 17 Gulf carriers aim for top spot in global travel
November 16 Former Syrian regime insiders expect Assad's fall
November 15 Ravages of Time
November 15 Iraq's Basra threatens to act alone over power cuts
November 10 Video interview with Jenson Button ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
November 10 Dubai readies for take-off of prestigious air show
November 10 Syrians suffer as protests and sanctions hit business
November 8 Once-sensitive US sites to return to Iraqi control
November 7 Saddam cell now unlit, dusty and missing a commode
November 7 Lebanon's remaining glass blowers struggle to survive
November 7 Standing by Assad, Lebanon's Alawites wait and watch
November 5 Tripoli eases toward normalcy despite cash shortages
November 5 Kadhafi's grandiose war machine rusted in the desert
November 2 Hajj pilgrimage brings boon to Mecca homeowners
November 2 Al-Jazeera marks 15th year on the air
November 1 Iraq air traffic controllers prepare to fly solo
November 1 Kadhafi loyalists thirst for revenge
October 31 Tunisia's Jews discouraged after Islamic party win
October 30 Arab teens rap out angry politics in Nazareth
October 28 Libya's African migrants face harder life post-Kadhafi
October 26 Tension mounts at Lebanon-Syria border
October 25 Shalit swap brings shadowy Hamas man to the fore
October 22 Integrating Identity into Art: Interview with Laila Masri
October 20 Iraqi Jews yearn for lost homeland
October 19 Political puzzle for Tunisians as vote nears
October 19 Cairo Street Art
October 18 Lebanon tries to catch up on Internet
October 17 Iran suffers under sanctions, faces threat of more
October 16 Arms smuggling into Syria flourishes
October 13 Beauty becomes latest, peaceful, target in Iraq
October 12 Press group: Arab Spring fails to bring media freedoms
October 11 Saudis struggle to find affordable housing
October 10 Arab-Israeli model takes on critics... in a bikini
October 9 Lebanon's public school students face uphill battle
October 7 Kuwait aims to become regional air hub
October 6 Benghazi back to school with new Libya anthem
October 5 Tiny Israel a giant in scientific research
October 5 Yasser Arafat's scarf maker gets Internet lifeline
October 4 Baghdad film fest aims to break cultural isolation
October 3 American fighting Kadhafi 'lunatics' dreams of free Libya
October 2 Turkey tourism sector buoyed by Arab Spring
September 30 Prominent Syrian dissident fears civil war
September 29 Nadine Labaki: the rising star of Lebanese cinema
September 26 Selling booze in Baghdad a dangerous business
September 20 IMF: Social unrest and oil prices pressure MENA economies
September 19 Egypt's democratic transition lags amid confusion
September 17 Mass nude photo shoot in Dead Sea
September 13 Women volunteers proudly do their bit for Libya revolution
September 10 Egypt on alert as protestors attack Israel embassy
September 5 Libyans start to dream of political parties
September 2 UN agency to host talks on nuke-free Mideast
August 30 Dip in Dead Sea may help diabetics
August 30 Tripoli bookworm thrilled by Libya's new chapter
August 25 Foreign workers stuck in Iraqi limbo
August 24 Iraqi widows face financial struggle
August 24 In Hebron, bargains draw rare crowds to Old City
August 22 Iraqis face new kind of power problem
August 20 The Belfast teen who kills Kadhafi snipers
August 19 Jerusalem's first light rail line draws big crowds
August 19 German scientists trace queen's cause of death 3,500 years later
August 18 Some in Gaza want revenge, not reconciliation
August 18 US exit leaves gap at Arab-Kurd mediation centres
August 15 Iraq's last king lives on in Tintin comics
August 13 Abused Lebanese women also victims of legal system
August 13 Kurdish MP fights battle to legalise prostitution
August 12 Palestinians learn to know thy heritage
August 9 'Trekkies' to boldly go to Jordan theme park
August 7 Kirkuk joint 'Golden Lions' face uncertain future
August 5 Gaza smugglers thriving after Mubarak
August 5 Baghdad's Shorjah market is Ramadan centre, 700 years on
August 3 HIV epidemic emerging in Middle East
August 2 Saudi tycoon to build new world's tallest tower
August 1 Hope springs eternal for veteran Israeli peacenik
July 30 Iraq less safe than a year ago
July 30 Arab regimes' fears focus on Ramadan
July 29 Lebanon's last Arabic scribes struggle in IT age
July 28 Jerusalem boxing club aims to topple barriers
July 25 Orthodoxy's kosher answer to Facebook
July 25 The nightmare of love across the West Bank barrier
July 24 Egypt's revolution not just about the Internet
July 18 Israel violates rights of young Palestinians
July 17 Egypt billionaire revives Swiss alpine village
July 15 Baghdad's legendary Al-Rasheed hotel reopens
May 22 Israeli film-maker Cedar, master of moral anguish
May 20 Damascus souk yearns for tourists

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