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Jerusalem: Palestinian 'carrying knife' shot dead on live TV
Third Intifada fears as 30 Palestinians and 7 Israelis killed in violence since 1 October 2015.
Justin Bieber Purpose album cover banned in Middle East for promoting Christianity
Purpose is the pop star's fourth studio album.
Barack Obama's failures in Syria and Iraq have gifted supremacy to Vladimir Putin's resurgent Russia
The US president's disengagement from the Middle East will be his legacy.
Labour: Hilary Benn urges West to include Russia and Iran in Syria plan [Full speech]
The shadow foreign secretary spoke at Labour's annual conference in Brighton on 28 September.
Jeremy Corbyn: Labour leader rules out negotiations with 'perverse' terror group Isis
Anti-war campaigner says there must be a 'political solution' to the war in Syria.
Israeli minister says IDF soldier should have fired on unarmed Palestinian women
Viral video showed Palestinian women attacking Israeli soldier attempting to detain 12-year-boy for stone-throwing.
Italian oil firm Eni finds one of 'world's largest natural gas fields' off Egypt coast
Gas field, which covers 60 sq miles, could hold more than 30tr cubic feet of gas.
Saudi-led coalition air strike 'kills 36 civilians' in Yemen
Strike kills workers at bottling plant in northern province of Hajjah, according to residents.
Islamic State executes 'dozens' of fighters attempting to defect to other Islamist groups
Monitoring group reveals Islamic State has executed more than 90 people in the last month.
Islamic State reveals new gold coins in bid to break 'enslavement' of capitalism
Isis release 'Return of the Gold Dinar' video to show new currency's creation.
Islamic State in Australia: Authorities detain 7 citizens suspected fleeing to join Isis
Australia detained young nationals as they were attempting to fly to the Middle East.
Bahrain: Britain must demand that my husband Shaikh Ali Salman is released from jail
British policy towards Bahrain has encouraged the arrest and conviction of Al-Wefaq leader Shaikh Ali Salman
South Korea MERS virus outbreak: Fourth person confirmed dead
Five more people confirmed to have contracted the virus bringing total infected to 41.
Tony Blair's legacy is a Middle East more divided, chaotic and sectarian than ever before
Tony Blair has stood down as Middle East peace envoy after eight years
What does al-Nakba Day mean for Palestinians?
Demonstrations to mark 67th anniversary of al-Nakba - 'the catastrophe' - will be held on 15 May.
Isis: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'will never lead Islamic State again' after spinal injury
The Islamic State leader and self-declared caliph reportedly remains in critical condition.
Taliban to hold talks with Afghanistan in Qatar aimed at ending over 15 years of war
Officials say that the insurgents are willing to talk to the Afghani government about ending the conflict.
Mohammed Morsi verdict: Why did Egypt jail its first democratically elected president?
Egyptian former president Morsi is the latest in a long line of Muslim Brotherhood figures to be jailed.
Mediterranean migrant smugglers: $100 a life jacket in human trade in misery from Africa and Middle East
Migrants risk abduction, rape and even murder but still brave the deadly journey in pursuit of a better life.
Saudi Arabia to finally end Iraq Gulf War stand-off by reopening embassy after 25 years
Re-opening of Saudi embassy may improve relationship between the two countries and encourage dialogue.
Gunter Grass: Nobel Prize winner warns of 'sleepwalking' into world war in final interview
Author and pacifist warned against humanity repeating its mistakes in final interview.
Syria: Jordan shuts border after rebels raise Islamist flag at crossing
Militants storm Syrian side of border as Bashar Al-Assad responds with barrel bombs, reports claim.
Palestinians protest against Israel on 'Land Day'
Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers during rallies commemorating the 39th anniversary of Land Day.
Isis war on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is huge PR own goal
Islamic State's banning of El Clasico in Mosul shows once again how detached militants are from Middle East reality.
Grand Sunni alliance builds as Yemen descends into war
Saudi Arabia has rounded up Sunni allies from across the Middle East in the biggest Arab coalition in recent history.
Yemen conflict: Saudi Arabia should look to history before wading into 'Egypt's Vietnam'
As Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser learned in the 1960s, wading into Yemen may not end well.
US: President Barack Obama stresses two-state plan in Netanyahu call
Obama calls Netanyahu and stresses two-state plan for 'secure Israel alongside a sovereign and viable Palestine'.
Worst avalanches in 30 years kill 92 in Afghanistan
Heavy snow set to last for two more days after an unusually dry winter led to fears of drought.
BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 global roll-out starts for BlackBerry 10 devices officially [New features/how to update]
BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 is rolling out for users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Equation Group: Meet the NSA 'gods of cyber espionage'
Equation group hailed as the most technically gifted team of hackers ever, working for the NSA to target thousands of victims around the world