- + Jerusalem: Metal detectors at holy site 'could be removed'—Tensions have risen over security measures at the site in Jerusalem revered by Jews and Muslims.
- + Syria army announces halt in fighting in parts of Eastern Ghouta—A cessation of hostilities is declared in parts of Eastern Ghouta after a Russia-led initiative.
- + Three Israelis stabbed to death in West Bank attack—The victims were stabbed to death in an attack on a house in a West Bank settlement.
- + Qatar emir calls for negotiations to ease Gulf boycott—Sheikh Al Thani says "we are open to dialogue" in his first address since four neighbours cut ties.
- + Yemen's cholera epidemic 'largest ever recorded'—Cholera has swept through Yemen faster than any other country on record this year.
- + East Jerusalem: Palestinians killed as holy site tensions soar—Violence erupts between Israeli forces and Palestinians as Jerusalem holy site tensions soar.
- + East Jerusalem: Clashes erupt amid holy site tensions—Violence breaks out between Israeli forces and Palestinians as Jerusalem holy site tensions soar.
- + Hezbollah-Syrian offensive launched against border militants—Hezbollah and Syrian forces launch "open-ended" operation against militant groups on Lebanon border.
- + Israel boosts security in Jerusalem Old City amid tensions—Some Palestinians call for a "day of rage" over metal detectors at the Old City holy site.
- + Egypt's Uighurs fear deportation to China—Muslim Uighurs detained by Egyptian police fear harsh treatment if they are deported to China.
- + Saudi Arabia's King Salman overhaul security agencies—His decrees aim to maintain "the highest readiness levels to keep up with the latest developments".
- + Jerusalem holy site security row explained—There is anger over security at the Jerusalem holy site where two Israeli police officers were killed.
- + Qatar 'informed' al-Qaeda bombers says UAE diplomat—Emirati diplomat Omar Saif Ghobash claims Qatari links to al-Qaeda.
- + Video of beating shared on social media leads to Saudi prince arrest—'A prince assaults citizens' is tweeted more than 200,000 times in the Arab world in 24 hours
- + Syria war: Trump 'ends CIA arms programme for rebels'—US officials say the move is part of an effort to improve ties with Russia, Bashar al-Assad's ally.
- + Radiohead defy critics to play Israel—"A lot was said about this, but in the end we played some music," Thom Yorke told fans in Tel Aviv.
- + Laptop ban: US lifts restrictions on Saudi Arabian flights—Saudi Arabian Airlines says US authorities have lifted restrictions on laptops in cabins at two airports.
- + Sailing by—Warships sailing from the Black Sea to Syria pass through the centre of one of Europe's biggest cities - where amateur ship spotters watch their every...
- + Netanyahu: EU's policy towards Israel is 'crazy'—The Israeli leader's comments at a closed-door meeting in Budapest were overheard by reporters.
- + Israeli steals Auschwitz items for student art project—Rotem Bides said she had acted to prevent the Holocaust from "turning into a myth".
- + Saudi police release miniskirt video woman without charge—The woman was filmed openly defying the conservative Muslim kingdom's strict dress code.
- + Lebanon detains men behind assault on Syrian refugee—Several men verbally and physically attacked the man in a video shared online, prompting criticism.
- + Yemen war: Saudi-led air strike kills displaced civilians—Most of those killed in the incident in Taiz province are believed to have been from one family.
- + Saudi-led bloc modifies demands to end Qatar crisis—The four states now want Doha to accept six principles on combating extremism and terrorism.
- + Qatar crisis: Saudi-led bloc drops list of 13 demands—Instead, they are asking Doha to accept six principles on combating extremism and terrorism.
- + Iranian students' sanctions-busting robot—A team of Iranian students finds an inventive way to take part in a US robotics competition.
- + Saudi police question miniskirt video woman—The woman was filmed openly defying the conservative Muslim kingdom's strict dress code.
- + US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran over missile tests—Eighteen entities or individuals who supported Iran's missile programme will be affected, the US says.
- + Mosul: Iraq troops 'detain German girl who joined IS'—The 16 year old was reportedly among 20 foreigners found in a tunnel underneath Mosul.
- + Iranian President Rouhani's brother 'released on bail'—Hossein Ferydoun, a key aide to President Hassan Rouhani, was detained by police on Saturday.
- + Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt—A woman shared footage of herself openly defying the conservative Muslim kingdom's strict dress code.
- + Canada police issue warrant for imam for 'anti-Semitic hate speech'—The Jordanian cleric is accused of making several anti-Semitic statements at a Montreal mosque.
- + Sending a message—Tensions are raised by the arrest of the president's own brother - and the jailing of a US academic.
- + Drone 'threat' to planes over Israel—A man is arrested on suspicion of flying a consumer drone close to planes preparing to land in Tel Aviv.
- + Qatar crisis: UAE denies hacking news agency—The incident in late May helped spark the current diplomatic rift between Qatar and its neighbours.
- + Gargash: Qatar hacking story completely untrue—The UAE's minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, denies it hacked Qatar's news agency.
- + Jordan soldier who killed US trainers jailed for life—The soldier was sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for killing three US military trainers.
- + UAE denies hacking Qatar news agency—The incident in late May helped spark the current diplomatic rift between Qatar and its neighbours.
- + Egypt Cairo: Deadly battle between police and island 'squatters'—One person is killed as police battle residents of an impoverished island in the River Nile.
- + Qatar 2022: Fake news story claims Arab nations told Fifa they will boycott World Cup—A fake news story claiming Arab nations demand Fifa strip Qatar of the 2022 World Cup appears on a website designed to look like a credible Swiss news...
- + Iran jails US national for 10 years for spying—Iranian officials say the individual, who has not been named, is also a citizen of another country.
- + US national sentenced for spying in Iran—Iranian officials say the individual, who has not been named, is also a citizen of another country.
- + Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's brother detained—Hossein Ferydoun failed to meet bail terms on unspecified financial issues, the judiciary says.
- + Netanyahu in Paris to commemorate Vel d'Hiv deportation of Jews—The Israeli PM joins President Macron to commemorate a mass arrest of Jews in Nazi-occupied France.
- + Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win maths' Fields Medal, dies—Acclaimed Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani dies of breast cancer aged 40.
- + Joy and tears for families reunited in Mosul—A group of children used as human shields by so-called Islamic State are freed.
- + The joy and tears of family reunions in Mosul—A group of children, who had been used as human shields by the Islamic State group, have been reunited with their families in Iraq.
- + Egypt Hurghada stabbing: Two Germans killed at Red Sea resort—A man is arrested after two Germans are killed at the Egyptian resort of Hurghada, officials say.
- + Egypt Hurghada stabbing: Two tourists killed at Red Sea resort—A man is arrested after two tourists are killed at the Egyptian resort of Hurghada, officials say.
- + How Green Burger has provoked online reaction in Egypt—An anglicised term for falafel has provoked fierce reaction online in Egypt
- + Egypt Hurghada stabbing: Two Ukrainian tourists killed—A man is arrested after two tourists are killed at the Egyptian resort of Hurghada, officials say.
- + The children drawing Syrian war memories—Art therapy classes are being offered to children in Lebanon who have fled the Syrian civil war.
- + IS - what next?—Quentin Sommerville on what might happen to so-called Islamic State now its "caliphate"'s shrinking.
- + 'Temporary setback'—IS media are seeking to make a success story out of Mosul's destruction and loss to Iraqi forces.
- + Next chapter—New military challenges loom for Iraq even as the battle against IS ends in Mosul, writes Michael Knights.
- + Taste of freedom—People rescued from Mosul's Old City get a taste of freedom - but the misery is far from over.
- + 'How's my abaya?'—Women in Arabia have responded on social media to a scholar's advice on how they should dress
- + Most wanted—What has happened to IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who last appeared in public three years ago?
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