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The Israeli government has legalised three new West Bank settlement outposts, at Bruchin, Rechelim and Sansana. The decision was made on April 22 following an investigation by a committee... 2012-04-26

An Egyptian court suspended the work of the country's newly formed constitutional assembly on April 10, stating that there was no legal basis for allowing members of parliament to take... 2012-04-26

In a further sign of Lebanon's often fragile security environment, a bomb explosion at a restaurant in the city of Tyre in late April injured five people. Reports indicate that the... 2012-04-26

Approximately 700 Jordanians took part in an anti-government rally in Amman on March 24, demanding that the government introduce more laws to tackle the problem of corruption and reform... 2012-03-26

Intense clashes between rebel fighters and forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad erupted in the neighbourhood of al-Mezzeh in the Syrian capital Damascus on March 18. The... 2012-03-22

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Palestinian Authority must choose between a treaty with Hamas or a peace deal with Israel, asserting that 'Hamas and peace... 2012-02-24

Reports in local media in late February suggested that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon was intending on revising its previous indictments in the assassination of former Prime Minister... 2012-02-22

The judicial committee overlooking Egypt's first presidential elections since the toppling of Hosni Mubarak finalised the date for nominations in February, but failed to set a date... 2012-02-21

Jordan's most influential opposition party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), has called on the Palestinian Authority to stop 'absurd' negotiations with Israel. This statement came despite... 2012-01-27

Egypt's Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi announced plans to partially remove the decades-old state of emergency with effect from January 25, which coincided with the first anniversary... 2012-01-26