[08-Feb-2012 23:02:58]
Arab Syria mission 'may resume'
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria and accuses Damascus of stepping up "war on its own people".

[08-Feb-2012 14:02:26]
Egypt PM dismisses US aid threat
Egypt's prime minister says it will not be persuaded by the potential loss of US aid to end a probe into foreign-funded non-governmental organisations.

[08-Feb-2012 16:02:19]
Palestinian hunger striker fears
Doctors say a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 54 days while being detained without trial by Israel is in a critical condition.

[08-Feb-2012 10:02:08]
Israel hit by nationwide strike
Israel's main trade union federation launches a national strike intended to shut down government offices, banks, airports, ports and rail services.

[08-Feb-2012 13:02:15]
US to cut Baghdad embassy staff
The United States is looking to cut the size of its embassy in Iraq - the largest and most expensive US diplomatic mission, officials say.

[07-Feb-2012 18:02:48]
Iranian president summoned by MPs
Iran's parliament summons the country's president for questioning - the first time this has happened since the 1979 revolution.

[08-Feb-2012 16:02:09]
Press sceptical on Lavrov's Syria visit
Many papers in the Middle East and Turkey are sceptical about the usefulness of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Foreign Intelligence Service head Mikhail Fradkov's trip to Damascus on Tuesday.

[07-Feb-2012 17:02:38]
Bahrain releases jailed activists
The authorities in Bahrain free two imprisoned human rights activists ahead of the first anniversary of the start of mass pro-democracy protests.

[07-Feb-2012 14:02:42]
Iraq bloc ends boycott of cabinet
Ministers from Iraq's Sunni-backed Iraqiyya bloc end their boycott of the cabinet, reducing fears that the national unity government might fall.

[08-Feb-2012 02:02:36]
Libya mission 'could be one-off'
British MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya.

[08-Feb-2012 07:02:31]
Syria: Assad assurances dismissed
Syria's opposition dismisses assurances that President Assad is committed to ending the violence sweeping the country.

[07-Feb-2012 19:02:19]
Egypt tycoon's jail term upheld
An Egyptian appeal court upholds a 15-year jail term given to a property tycoon for ordering the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim.

[10-Jan-2012 11:01:49]
Algeria profile
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Bahrain country profile
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Iran country profile
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Iraq country profile
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Jordan profile
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