Latest in Region Highlight
Latest in Region
Tunisians protest torture after man dies in police station
Ennahda party criticised for failing to fulfill torture abolition promises
Saudi Arabia beheads four, whips many more
Four people have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia for breaching Saudi Islamic law, while seven Egyptians were sentenced to lashes and jail-time. The punishments handed out in Saudi bring into question their commitment to human rights as defined within the UN charter
Brahimi set to visit Syria after Egypt, Morsy speaks to everyone
As Brahimi prepares to travel to Damascus over the coming days, Morsy has been busy meeting with the Quartet envoys, Brahimi and Britain’s Foreign Secretary
Yemeni defence minister survives assassination attempt
Attempt on defence minister’s life day after Al Qaeda’s deputy regional head killed
Israel claims 70,000 Hezbollah rockets aimed at it
Israel claims the Lebanese militant group has multiplied its stockpiles since 2006 invasion of Lebanon
Journalists on trial in Turkey highlight Kurdish plight
Journalists held on trial for alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
The body of Libyan opposition figure resurfaces after 20 years
Al-Senussi confesses killing opposition figure, Al-Kikhia, and burying him in the backyard of Tripoli villa
Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees
Bloodshed continues in Syria, as Lakhdar Brahimi hold Syrian-crisis talks in Cairo
High ranking Al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen
Yemeni military declare the death of Sa’id Ali Al-Shihri
Rockets and air raids exchanged between Gaza and Israel
Raids on the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired into Israel
UN’s attackers in Syria must face justice: Pillay
Navi Pillay calls for holding UN attackers accountable for their actions
Egyptian doctor arrested in Beirut
Mohamed Al-Hamshari under military investigation in Lebanon
Vatican Pope to visit Beirut
Pope Benedict XVI calls Middle East visit a “pilgrimage for peace”
Al-Qaeda-linked militant threatens Syria
Abu Sayyaf vows to fight against Al-Assad
Syrian women on hunger strike in Cairo
Six women on seventh day of hunger strike in front of the Arab League headquarters
Libyan parliament security breach
Libyan parliament evacuated over security breach
Ehud Barak: Israel can conquer Gaza today
Rocket fire from Gaza into Israel continues, Israel kills 6 Palestinians to thwart attacks
Iraqi VP sentenced to death
Ongoing turmoil in Iraq as top Iraqi politician is sentenced to death in absentia
Fighting continues as Brahimi travels to Cairo
Brahimi visiting Cairo as a peace envoy, having scheduled talks with Arab leaders
Bahrain government takes legal action against prominent party
Bahraini MOI accuses Al-Wefaq of violating law
Renewed clashes between army and rebels in Sudan leaves dozens dead
The two sides fight on many fronts while their spokesmen give conflicting statements
Canada severs diplomatic ties with Iran
EU hints at additional sanctions on Iran
Ending the violence in Syria: lots of talk but little action
While regional and world powers develop separate plans to solve the crisis, violence continues
Protests against corruption in Tunisia
“Ekbes” group organises protest, calls for cleansing Tunisia’s institutions
Bahrain continues crackdown on street protests
Bahraini uprising continues, as the tear gas covers Manama
Numbers of Syrian refugees on the rise
Current number of Syrian refugees outside Syria much higher than previous UN estimate
Boat carrying refugees capsizes off Turkish coast
Death toll rises to 58
Iran supplying Syria with weapons
Amid Brahimi’s statements about increasing violence in Syria, New York Times report claims Iran is supplying Syria with arms via Iraq
After Syrian Embassy violence, MB calls for demonstrations
MB calling for protests all over Egypt to show solidarity with the Syrian uprising
Tensions rise as threats continue to fly around in the region
A verbal campaign of threats has been ongoing for years between Israel and Iran over Iran’s nuclear programme