Middle East News
Expo 2020: Dubai to host World Expo trade convention
The 2020 World Expo trade convention will be host by Dubai. Dubai has been chosen after beating off rival bids from Brazil, Turkey and Russia. Fireworks...
EU sanctions against Iran could be lifted in December
Some of the EU sanctions on Iran could be lifted as early as next month, as part of a nuclear deal with world powers,...
Iran nuclear deal: Israel condemns new agreement as a “historic mistake”
The new Iran nuclear deal has been called a “historic mistake”by Israel and some Republicans in US Congress. "What was achieved last night in Geneva...
Geneva talks: Iran agrees to curb nuclear activities for $7 billion in sanctions relief
Iran has agreed, after days of intense talks in Geneva, to curb some of its nuclear activities in return for about $7 billion in...
Cairo expels Turkish Ambassador Huseyin Avni Botsali
Turkish ambassador to Cairo has been expelled, a day after PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi to be freed. Relations...
Iran nuclear talks: John Kerry arrives in Geneva after three days of lower-level meetings
Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Geneva for Iran nuclear talks involving the UK, Russia, France, China and Germany after three days...
Egypt: At least 10 soldiers killed in Sinai car bomb attack
At least ten Egyptian soldiers are reported killed and dozens more wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of el-Arish. Al-Masri...
Two explosions hit Iran’s embassy in Beirut
Two explosions have hit the Iranian embassy in Beirut in quick succession, killing at least 22 people. The Iranian cultural attaché in Lebanon, Ebrahim Ansari,...
Abdul Qadir al-Saleh: Top Syrian rebel commander dies in Aleppo
Top Syrian rebel commander Abdul Qadir al-Saleh has died of wounds he sustained in a government air strike on a rebel-held air base near...
Egypt lifts state of emergency and night-time curfew
Egypt's government has decided to lift the state of emergency and the night-time curfew. The move came two days earlier than expected, after a court...
Egypt worst country in Arab women’s rights
According to a poll of gender experts, Egypt is now the worst country for women's rights in the Arab world. The study found s**ual harassment,...
Iran nuclear talks break without agreement in Geneva
Talks between Iran and world powers in Geneva have failed to reach an agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton told...
Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with polonium-210. Swiss forensic report.
According to a Swiss forensic report obtained by al-Jazeera, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium. Yasser Arafat's official medical records...
Mohamed Morsi trial begins in Cairo
Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi has arrived in court in Cairo where he is due to go on trial, state media say. Mohamed Morsi and...
John Kerry in first Egypt visit since Mohamed Morsi was ousted
Secretary of State John Kerry has called for an end to all violence in Egypt and urged moves to full democracy on his first...
Bassem Youssef’s TV show al-Bernameg suspended in Egypt
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's television show has been suspended just minutes before it was due to go on air. The private CBC channel said Bassem...
Israel air strike near Syrian coastal city of Latakia
Israel has carried out a strike near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, a US official says. The official said the strike targeted Russian-made missiles...
Syria’s declared chemical equipment destroyed
Syria's declared equipment for producing, mixing and filling chemical weapons has been destroyed, sources with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons say. An...
Israel releases second batch of 26 Palestinian prisoners
The second of four batches of 26 Palestinian prisoners have been released in Israel as part of a deal for the resumption of peace...
Syria polio outbreak: Ten cases confirmed by WHO
The WHO has confirmed 10 cases of polio in Syria - the first outbreak in the country in 14 years. The WHO says a further...
No Woman, No Drive satirical video becomes viral on YouTube
No Woman, No Drive - a satirical video by a Saudi comedian - has become viral with more than 3.4 million views on YouTube. No...
Syria: Kurdish fighters take control of Yarubiya border crossing from rebel groups
Syrian Kurdish fighters have taken control of Yarubiya border crossing with Iraq from Islamist rebel groups. The Yarubiya border post was captured after three days...
Iran: At least 17 guards killed in clash with gunmen on Pakistan border
At least 17 Iranian border guards have been killed in a clash with gunmen on the border with Pakistan, the official Iranian news agency...
Saudi Arabia warns women over driving protest
Saudi Arabia’s government has stepped up warnings to women not to defy a ban on female drivers by taking part in a mass driving...
Alireza M case: No need for second execution, says Iran’s justice minister
There is "no need" for Alireza M’s second execution after he survived a first hanging, Iran's justice minister says. Lawyers want the head of the...
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