http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/middle_east/ The latest stories from the Middle East section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:23:12 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/middle_east/ 120 60 15 The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Saturday on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in Homs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16883911 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16883911 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:37:04 GMT At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16867276 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16867276 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:11:32 GMT The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16874177 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16874177 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:47 GMT Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16869113 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16869113 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:02:15 GMT An ambassador who served under former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi dies after being detained by Tripoli-based militia, Human Rights Watch says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16869659 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16869659 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:53:39 GMT Kuwait's Islamist-led opposition makes significant gains in the Gulf state's fourth parliamentary election in six years, official results show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16869108 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16869108 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:21 GMT Egypt's leading comic actor Adel Imam receives a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16858553 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16858553 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:22:19 GMT The UN-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik al-Hariri says it will try the suspects in absentia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16849508 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16849508 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:36:05 GMT Palestinian protesters briefly hold up the convoy of visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he crosses into Gaza as part of a regional peace push. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16851644 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16851644 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:59:12 GMT Rival Libyan militias fight a brief gun battle in central Tripoli amid tension between former rebel groups, witnesses and officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16841848 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16841848 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:42:06 GMT UN nuclear inspectors back from a trip to Iran to discuss its nuclear programme have said the country is "committed" to "resolving all outstanding issues". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16831619 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16831619 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:36:01 GMT Iraq announces the execution of another 17 people, days after the UN condemned Baghdad for carrying out a large number of executions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16841945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16841945 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:52:30 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Algeria http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14118852 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118852 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:30:49 GMT Provides an overview of Bahrain, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state which has become a financial services centre http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14540571 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14540571 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:15:22 GMT Provides an overview of Egypt, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13313370 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313370 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:08:48 GMT Provides an overview of Iran, including key events and facts about this country whose supreme leader is an Islamic cleric http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14541327 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14541327 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:46:54 GMT Provides an overview of Iraq, including key events and facts about the home of some of the earliest civilisations http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14542954 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542954 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:48:26 GMT Provides an overview of Israel, including key events and facts about the world's only majority-Jewish state http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14628835 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14628835 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:57:40 GMT Provides an overview of Jordan, including key events and facts about this small country in the Middle East. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14631981 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14631981 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:24:51 GMT Provides an overview of Kuwait, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14644252 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14644252 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:06:18 GMT Provides an overview of Lebanon, including key events and facts about a country which has been at the centre of the Middle East conflict http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14647308 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14647308 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:53:01 GMT Provides an overview of Libya, including key events and facts about this major oil producer which was ruled by Colonel Gaddafi for 42 years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13754897 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13754897 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:22:04 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-13881985 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13881985 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:27:28 GMT Provides an overview of Morocco, including key events and facts about this mountainous kingdom at the far end of the Maghreb http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14121438 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14121438 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:36:13 GMT Provides an overview of Oman, including key events and facts about the oldest independent state in the Arab world http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14654150 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14654150 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:33:23 GMT Provides an overview of Qatar, including key events and facts about this small country which has become a major oil producer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14702226 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14702226 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:42:07 GMT Provides an overview of Saudi Arabia, including key events and facts about the birthplace of Islam http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14702705 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14702705 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:09:53 GMT An overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14094995 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094995 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:56:22 GMT Provides an overview of Syria, including key events and facts about this influential Middle Eastern country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14703856 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703856 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:50:08 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Tunisia http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14107241 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107241 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:22:08 GMT Provides an overview of the United Arab Emirates - known as the UAE - including key events and facts about this federation of seven states. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14703998 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703998 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:56:15 GMT Provides an overview of Yemen, including key events and facts about one of the poorest countries in the Middle East http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14704852 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704852 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:23:31 GMT Provides an overview of the Golan Heights, including key events and facts about this strategically important Syrian territory occupied by Israel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14724842 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14724842 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:17:24 GMT Provides an overview of the Palestinian territories, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-14630174 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14630174 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:09:45 GMT A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16876981 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16876981 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:55 GMT Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has warned that any attempt to attack his country's nuclear programme will meet a forceful response. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-16883200 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16883200 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:16:18 GMT Freelance journalist in Cairo, Bel Trew, describes emotional scenes as friends and family of football fans wait for the train from Port Said, the site of football riots where at least 74 people died. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16851580 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16851580 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:33:07 GMT Some religious groups in Syria fear for the future if President Assad steps aside. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16844091 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16844091 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:41:15 GMT The blame game in the wake of a deadly Egyptian football riot http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16864901 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16864901 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:35:18 GMT Egypt's football fans care deeply about their teams - too much so http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16853626 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16853626 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:34:59 GMT Ordinary Iranians feel the pain as sanctions bite http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16813248 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16813248 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:03:52 GMT Why is England Test cricket not bowling fans over in Middle East? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16852315 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16852315 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:06:02 GMT Iran social media websites abuzz after film's Oscar nomination http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16821065 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16821065 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:28:05 GMT Palestinian prisoners freed in Israeli swap deal adapt to exile http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-16638652 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16638652 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:23:19 GMT