http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Middle East section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sun, 27 May 2012 17:06:32 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/news/world/middle_east/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The UN Security Council condemns the use of heavy weapons by Syria's government during a massacre in which 108 people were killed and 300 injured. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18229870#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18229870 Sun, 27 May 2012 23:14:45 GMT The candidate who is said to have come third - missing out on a run-off - in Egypt's historic election demands a recount, citing "violations". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18223551#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18223551 Sun, 27 May 2012 12:18:28 GMT One of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's closest aides is jailed for seven years and fined $6m (£3.8m) for corruption. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18227371#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18227371 Sun, 27 May 2012 13:18:32 GMT Iran has enriched uranium at more than 20% at its Fordo nuclear site, a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18213839#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18213839 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:02:05 GMT The US state department criticises Israel's treatment of thousands of African asylum seekers who it says are being denied basic social services. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18210133#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18210133 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:05:24 GMT A suicide car bomber kills at least 12 people in Yemen's northern town controlled by Shia rebels, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18215187#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18215187 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:45:00 GMT A key suspect in an organ-trafficking case in Kosovo is arrested in Israel, European Union prosecutors in Kosovo say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18203920#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18203920 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:52:26 GMT A former Syrian army general calls for foreign intervention in his country to end the "barbaric genocide" being committed by the regime. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18200090#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18200090 Thu, 24 May 2012 21:05:15 GMT The latest round of UN climate talks makes little progress against a "coalition of the unwilling", observers say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18210642#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18210642 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:53:52 GMT Pro-democracy protests in Egypt and elsewhere of 2011 were let down by states putting self-interest before human rights, Amnesty says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18179184#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18179184 Wed, 23 May 2012 23:59:32 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Algeria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118852#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-middle-east-14540571#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14540571 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:29:23 GMT Provides an overview of Egypt, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313370#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13313370 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:02:27 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/news/world-middle-east-14541327#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14541327 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:48:27 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/news/world-middle-east-14542954#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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 state with a majority Jewish population http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14628835#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14628835 Tue, 08 May 2012 07:43:45 GMT Provides an overview of Jordan, including key events and facts about this small country in the Middle East. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14631981#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14631981 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:52:41 GMT Provides an overview of Kuwait, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14644252#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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 often been at the centre of Middle Eastern conflicts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14647308#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14647308 Sun, 20 May 2012 10:39:47 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/news/world-africa-13754897#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13754897 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:13:34 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13881985#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13881985 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:10:03 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/news/world-africa-14121438#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-middle-east-14654150#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-middle-east-14702226#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-middle-east-14702705#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-africa-14094995#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094995 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:18:17 GMT Provides an overview of Syria, including key events and facts about this influential Middle Eastern country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703856#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703856 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:54:24 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Tunisia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107241#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-middle-east-14703998#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-middle-east-14704852#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704852 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:01:08 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/news/world-middle-east-14724842#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-middle-east-14630174#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14630174 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:09:45 GMT The bloodshed in Syria has spilled over the border into neighbouring Lebanon, fuelling fears of a return to the sectarian violence seen the past. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18215174#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18215174 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:33:51 GMT Mohammed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq have already begun efforts to try and win over undecided voters, ahead of a presidential election run-off set to take place on 16-17 June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18222978#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18222978 Sat, 26 May 2012 21:11:34 GMT should Gulf leaders be focussing on getting the basics of economic integration right before looking to the loftier ambitions of full unity? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18208258#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18208258 Sat, 26 May 2012 16:29:58 GMT International donors have pledged more than $4bn (£2.54bn) in aid to Yemen, which is facing a possible humanitarian catastrophe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18185408#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18185408 Thu, 24 May 2012 02:24:10 GMT The kidnapping of 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims in Syria has sparked angry protests in Beirut, adding to fears that Lebanon is being dragged into the unrest afflicting its neighbour. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18170570#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18170570 Wed, 23 May 2012 05:39:32 GMT Egyptians are preparing to go to the polls in the first leadership vote since the toppling of President Mubarak. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18155692#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18155692 Tue, 22 May 2012 05:25:45 GMT The long hard road ahead for the Arab spring http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18204477#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18204477 Sat, 26 May 2012 11:00:14 GMT The huge new park where Saudi women can unveil http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18181361#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18181361 Sat, 26 May 2012 11:00:19 GMT Regional rise of Muslim Brotherhood appears irresistible http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18205786#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18205786 Sat, 26 May 2012 07:07:39 GMT BBC's Paul Wood inside besieged Syrian rebel stronghold http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18207180#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18207180 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:43:10 GMT Israeli climber's Everest rescue breaks ice with Turkey http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18204231#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18204231 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:46:06 GMT Talks on Iran's nuclear programme seem to show wide divisions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18200759#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18200759 Thu, 24 May 2012 22:17:32 GMT Egyptian TV show gets away with lampooning politicians http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18205411#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18205411 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:52:59 GMT