- + Crossing Divides: The hostel promoting tourism to ease Israel's tensions—An Arab-Jewish-owned hostel caused controversy but is being held up as a symbol of change.
- + Yemen war: Saudi-led coalition warplane crashes—Houthi rebels say they shot down the plane, while Saudi Arabia says only that it "fell".
- + Yemen's Houthis step back on threats to tax aid—Millions of people are dependent on humanitarian aid after almost five years of war in the country.
- + Israel-Palestinian conflict: The family with its own checkpoint—The Gharib family's house is in a fenced-off enclave within an Israeli settlement.
- + US Senate votes to curb Trump's war powers on Iran—The war powers resolution bans President Trump from attacking Iran without congressional approval.
- + Syria war: Displaced forced to camp in freezing temperatures—Displaced people in northern Syria are crowding together in tents due to a lack of adequate shelter.
- + USS Cole bombing: Sudan agrees to compensate families—Two al-Qaeda bombers who had been trained in Sudan attacked the ship in 2000 killing 17 US sailors.
- + Yemen war: Saudi-led coalition forces face trials over violations—It is the first time the coalition has taken action against military personnel involved in the war.
- + UN lists 112 businesses linked to Israeli settlements—The companies identified include Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia Group and Motorola Solutions.
- + Syria war: 'One killed' as US troops clash with government loyalists near Qamishli—The US-led coalition says a patrol came under fire near the north-eastern city of Qamishli.
- + 'Tortured' Egyptian student's plight drawn by Italian street artist—Patrick Zaky from Egypt was studying in Italy and was detained when he flew home for a family visit.
- + Nissan seeks $90m damages from former boss Carlos Ghosn—The move comes after Mr Ghosn fled Japan where he faces charges of financial misconduct.
- + How mattresses could solve hunger—Refugees in Jordan and scientists from the UK are growing fresh food using old mattresses.
- + Mattresses going from old bed to vegetable bed—Refugees in Jordan and scientists from the UK are creating a way to grow fresh food from old mattresses.
- + Syria war: Government will pay 'heavy price' for attacking Turkish troops—President Erdogan's warning came after Turkish troops were killed by Syrian army shellfire in Idlib.
- + Syria War: Why is Idlib back in the news?—The BBC's Paul Adams explains what has caused this latest humanitarian crisis in north-west Syria.
- + The immigrants telling stories history missed—Two young radio producers are launching a podcast that spotlights the stories we miss in our history books.
- + Syria war: Government shellfire kills Turkish soldiers in Idlib—Syrian government forces are mounting a major offensive against the opposition, which Turkey backs.
- + Tracking IS from Syria to the Philippines—The BBC's Middle East correspondent Quentin Sommerville follows the spread of Islamic State group, from Syria to the Philippines.
- + Syria war: Forgotten amid the bombs: Idlib's ancient, ruined riches—From a giant basalt lion to its own Notre-Dame, Idlib's ancient monuments are in danger.
- + Russia says plane 'almost hit' by anti-aircraft fire in Syria—The A320 airliner diverted on Thursday after Syrian forces responded to alleged Israeli strikes.
- + Syria war: Government troops seize part of key Idlib town Saraqeb—The move follows weeks of bombardment by the Syrian air force combined with a ground offensive.
- + Yemen Al-Qaeda leader al-Raymi killed by US strike—Qasim al-Raymi, leader of AQAP since 2015, has been killed by a US operation in Yemen.
- + Syria war: Israel 'hits Iran-backed fighters near Damascus'—A monitoring group says 12 Iran-backed fighters were killed in missile strikes near Damascus.
- + Israeli-Palestinian violence flares up—Two Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire and 12 Israeli soldiers are hurt in a car-ramming attack.
- + Syria war: Turkey will not let Syrian army advance in Idlib, says Erdogan—President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says an offensive is driving civilians towards the Turkish border.
- + Iran sentences man to death for spying for the CIA—The judiciary alleges that Amir Rahimpour passed on information about the Iranian nuclear programme.
- + Stuck in Syria: 'Can you forgive your IS father?'—Many IS foreign fighters brought families with them to Syria who are now asking for help to leave.
- + Denmark arrests Iranian opposition members suspected of spying for Saudis—Three members of an Iranian Arab opposition group are accused of spying for Saudi Arabia.
- + Iran plane downing: Tehran ends co-operation with Ukraine—It comes after Ukrainian TV aired a leaked exchange between an Iranian pilot and air traffic control.
- + Turkish soldiers killed in Syrian army shelling in Idlib—Turkey's president says dozens of Syrian government soldiers "were neutralised" in retaliatory fire.
- + Iraq protests: Mohammed Allawi named prime minister—Mohammed Allawi, a former communications minister, has backed the protests which began in October.
- + Lina Ben Mhenni: The woman who blogged Tunisia's revolution—"Freedom, better education and health: that's all we wanted," one of Lina Ben Mhenni's friends says.
- + Female genital mutilation: Parents arrested after death of girl in Egypt—An aunt and a doctor who allegedly carried out the illegal procedure are also detained in Asyut.
- + Palestinian PM defends stance on Trump Middle East plan—Mohammad Shtayyeh says Palestinians are defending their "national interests" by rejecting the US plan.
- + Syria war: Rebel-held Idlib 'hit by 200 air strikes in three days'—US special envoy says the air raids were carried out by the Syrian government and its ally Russia.
- + Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran launches with medical shipments—Cancer and transplant patients are the first to benefit from the new payment mechanism.
- + Naama Issachar: US-Israeli woman released from Russian prison—Naama Issachar was arrested in Moscow last year and jailed for seven years on a drug charge.
- + Naama Issachar: Putin pardons US-Israeli woman jailed in Russia—Naama Issachar was arrested in Moscow last year and sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
- + What does Trump’s Middle East plan say on key issues?—Israel welcomed the US president's long-awaited proposals, but Palestinians dismissed them.
- + Trump Middle East plan: What he gets out of it—Palestinians roundly reject the new peace plan. So why did President Trump announce it? And why now?
- + Trump Middle East plan: Why it was announced now—Palestinians roundly reject the new peace plan. So why did President Trump announce it? And why now?
- + Why Trump's Middle East plan is so divisive—The BBC's Jeremy Bowen explains why the proposal has been lauded by the Israelis, but shunned by the Palestinians.
- + Syria war: Army 'recaptures' key town from opposition in Idlib—Maarat al-Numan straddles a major highway that has been an objective for the army in recent weeks.
- + Trump Middle East plan: Palestinians reject 'conspiracy'—The plan offers a Palestinian state but also recognises West Bank settlements occupied by Israel.
- + Trump's Middle East peace plan: 'Deal of the century' is huge gamble—The long-awaited US peace plan has delighted Israel, but for Palestinians it feels like surrender.
- + Trump's Middle East peace plan: Smiles and sorrow on the ground—President Donald Trump calls the strategy a win-win opportunity for both sides - but is it?
- + Abbas on Trump peace plan: 'Conspiracy deal won't pass'—Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejects the US president's plan for peace in the Middle East.
- + Netanyahu: Trump Middle East peace plan 'deal of the century'—Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu gives his reaction to US President Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan.
- + Trump outlines Middle East peace plan—He proposes a two-state solution and says no Israelis or Palestinians will be uprooted from their homes.
- + Iran passenger jet slides off runway into highway—A Caspian Airlines passenger plane slid off the runway onto a highway while landing in Mahshahr.
- + Iraq after Soleimani: What is the future for US troops?—US forces face a backlash after the killing of a top Iranian commander, says Nafiseh Kohnavard.
- + Jailed for making music with women in Iran—Mehdi Rajabian was arrested and imprisoned for his music but he insists, "no power can stop art".
- + Lebanon protesters angry over new government—Demonstrators return to the streets saying Lebanon's new government does not meet their demands.
- + Holocaust row seethes as leaders gather in Israel—The 75th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation threatens to be overshadowed by recriminations.
- + Oman's new sultan faces mammoth challenges—The last two decades of the late Sultan Qaboos' rule were characterised by stasis, says Marc Valeri.
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