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Syrian security forces gathered around a jeep

Syria: Deadly fighting continues after 'Islamic State' prison break

Syrian Kurdish forces backed by US troops are trying to regain control of a prison housing "Islamic State" suspects. Kurdish authorities previously said they had thwarted the breakout at the facility.  

An Egyptian activist shouts anti-military Supreme Council slogans during a demonstration in front of Cairo's high court

Women in Egypt: Ongoing crackdown stokes solidarity

Persecution, prosecution and public shaming have led to a new wave of solidarity among women in Egypt. Could this kind of grassroots movement gain enough power to change the difficult situation on the ground?  

Destruction at a prison in the Huthi rebel stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen

Yemen: Dozens killed in airstrike on prison

Houthi rebels in Yemen have blamed the Saudi-led coalition for an airstrike that hit a detention center. The strike comes days after three people were killed in a drone attack on the UAE claimed by the rebels.  

An Israeli army Dolphin-class submarine sailing at Israel's Naval port in the Mediterranean city of Haifa

Israel to buy 3 submarines from Germany's Thyssenkrupp

The Israeli government has announced a deal to buy 3 submarines from German giant Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems.  

A woman looks at the ruins of a Palestinian house demolished by the Jerusalem municipality in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah

Israel: Police evict Palestinian family from Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem

Police demolished the disputed property in East Jerusalem to make way for a school for children with special needs. The fate of the neighborhood has been a source of tension between Israeli and Palestinian residents.  

Alaa M. in court

Germany tries Syrian doctor for torture

Syrian doctor Alaa M. is standing trial in Frankfurt, accused of having been part of the Syrian torture system. Torture takes place in over 100 countries worldwide — and doctors are almost always involved.  

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr celebrate, holding his posters after the announcement of the results of the parliamentary elections on Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq

Hope for democracy in Iraq as political violence escalates

Iraq is at a crossroads as the losers of the country's recent elections are using violence in an attempt to overturn the results of the vote. At the same time, a genuine opposition is emerging for the first time.  

An aerial view of Abu Dhabi airport

UAE: Drone attack kills several in Abu Dhabi

At least three people were killed and six others were wounded after three oil tankers exploded in Abu Dhabi. Drones are believed to have caused the blast. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed responsibility.  

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flanked by lawyers before testimony by star witness Nir Hefetz, a former aide, in Netanyahu's corruption trial at the District Court in east Jerusalem

Israel: Netanyahu discusses plea deal in corruption case

Negotiations for a plea deal to end the former prime minister's corruption trial have reportedly hit a wall over the condition that he be removed from politics.  

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Lebanon: Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of cabinet

The end of the standoff clears the way for ministers to meet after a three-month gap and come up with a plan to stop the country's economic meltdown.  

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Men with chained wrists

Egypt's leading rights group forced to close in setback for civil society

A prominent rights group in Egypt, the Arabic Network for Human Rights, is ending operations just as the country braces for a controversial NGO law. Is this the beginning of the end for civil society in Egypt?