A Jewish settler is removed by Israeli soldiers from the disputed Hebron house - 4/12/2008 Hebron settlers evicted by force
Israeli forces begin evicting Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron, witnesses say.

Map locator Deadly bombings strike Iraqi city
Two suspected suicide car bombers hit the Iraqi city of Falluja killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, police say.

Palestinians in Gaza Israel eases Gaza Strip blockade
Israel allows some humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, easing the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.

UK soldier dies in southern Iraq
A British soldier has died in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.

Anger as Iraqi reporter is jailed
An Iraqi journalist is jailed over a story about homosexuality which prosecutors say violated a public decency law.

US kills 'pro-Iranian militant'
US forces kill a suspected member of an Iranian-backed militant group and arrest two others in Baghdad.

Militants kill seized Iran police
Sunni militants kill 13 police officers captured in south-eastern Iran in June, says authorities.

Lebanon's Aoun in Damascus visit
Lebanese Christian leader Michel Aoun, who fought a "war of liberation" against Syrian troops, meets Syria's president.

Barak meets settlers over Hebron
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak meets settler leaders over a disputed building s in the West Bank city of Hebron.

Israel buries Mumbai attack dead
Thousands of people attend funerals in Israel for Jewish and Israeli victims of the Mumbai attacks.

UN finds new clues in Hariri case
The UN body investigating the killing of Lebanese ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri says fresh evidence could help identify new suspects.

Place of hope?
The new face of the West Bank's 'martyr's capital'

Jerusalem diary
At the soup kitchen hit by the economic downturn

Your stories
Are you an Iraqi working to support relatives abroad?

War nightmares
Animation tries to make sense of Lebanon massacre

Paying homage
Shocked Mumbai Jews remember the dead

Iranian bloggers
Reactions to Barack Obama's election victory

Israel convicts top Palestinian
An Israeli military court convicts the Speaker of the Palestinian parliament of being a member of Hamas.

Argentina denies Iran trade halt
Argentina denies media reports it is suspending commercial ties with Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre.

New Chemical Ali death sentence
An Iraqi court sentences Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, to death for his role in crushing a 1991 Shia uprising.

Israeli military raids kill three
Israeli military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have left the Palestinians dead.

Jail for Jordan 'honour killing'
A court in Jordan jails a man for more than seven years for strangling his sister in a so-called honour killing.

Emirate menial workers car ban
The Gulf emirate of Sharjah is to ban people in certain, mainly menial, jobs from applying for driving licenses, a report says.

Iraq-Iran war dead exchanged
Dead Iraqi and Iranian soldiers from the 1980-88 war are exchanged, in the first such move since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Libyan Gaza aid ship turns back
A Libyan cargo ship carrying humanitarian supplies for the Gaza Strip turns back before reaching the territory.

Dubai shares hit despite promises
Dubai's stock market falls 5% to its lowest level in four years despite assuring investors it can meet its debt obligations.

Oil price goes below $50 a barrel
Oil prices fall below $50 a barrel amid growing fears over a global recession and lower demand for oil.

Anger at Abbas appointment
Commentators in the Arab press highlighted the "symbolic" nature of Abbas' appointment to a nominal post last held by Yasser Arafat.

Algeria constitution vote dismay
Algerian newspapers comment on the parliamentary vote to allow President Bouteflika to run for a third term.

Iraqis comment on US troop deal
The Iraqi cabinet approves a security pact with the US, which foresees a US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011.

Gaza voices on the closure
People in Gaza may be without UN food aid from Saturday, after Israel refused to allow in emergency supplies. The territory has been sealed off since 5 November; Israel says continued mortar fire from Gaza militants is to blame. Three Gazans describe how the enforced closure has affected them.

Egypt: On TV, in a headscarf
Egyptian TV presenter has returned to her presenting job after a six-year fight to be allowed to appear on screen wearing her headscarf.

Iraq a step closer to US departure
Vote on US troops shows Iraqi democracy at work

Taxi revolution on Tehran streets
Tehran cab service puts women in the driver's seat

Doha's Islamic museum
Doha's Islamic museum

Despair and anger in Gaza
Gazans report worst ever living conditions

Syrian business
Long-isolated Syria warms to tourism in Damascus

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