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March 9, 2013

An Egyptian protestor flashes the sign for victory as he puts a flag with writing on it reading in Arabic: "state of Port Said" on the gate of the security headquarters, following the withdrawal of police forces from the main office. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)
05:00 GMT

More than 30 police stations close as the security situation across Egypt deteriorates.

March 8, 2013

US Senator Kelly Ayotte points to a photo of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (L) during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI)
12:12 GMT

The son-in-law of the late Osama Bin Laden, who was acting as spokesman for the terrorist organization now faces charges in the U.S.

Laborers work at the construction site of a border fence along Israel's border with Syria in the Golan Heights. (AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ)
05:00 GMT

According to the opposition fighters in the disputed Golan Heights they were not trying to kidnap the UN staff.

March 7, 2013

The Britons were in the Sinai Peninsula when they were kidnapped (Photo Getty)
15:13 GMT

Andy Willis, 51 and wife Caroline, 48 are both employees of Exxon-Mobil

US soldiers guard the notorious Abu Ghraib prison as detainees are released (Getty Images)
12:14 GMT

United Nations special rapporteur responds to a report linking the Pentagon with Iraqi torture centres by calling on the US to release its classified documents relating to rendition.

The Arab League is to allow member states to arm Syrian rebels, as it also announces it will offer a seat to a rebel coalition. (File photo)
11:27 GMT

The Arab League is allowing member states to arm rebels in Syria and will also offer a rebel coalition the seat Damascus once occupied.

 An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on Wednesday, allegedly shows armed fighters standing in front of a United Nations Disengagement Force (UNDOF) vehicle in the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel. (Image courtesy of AFP / YouTube)
07:44 GMT

The Philippines demands the immediate and unconditional release of 21 of its nationals working as UN observers who have been kidnapped by Syrian rebels.

The UK is to increase its non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels
07:14 GMT

The UK is to provide Syrian rebels with armored vehicles and body armor, the country's Foreign Secretary has said.

An unidentified Egyptian man shouts slogans against Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi and in support of an election boycott during a meeting of leaders from the Egyptian National Salvation Front (NSF) in Cairo in February. (Photo:  AFP / Gianluigi Guercia)
05:12 GMT

The presidency assures its respect for the constitution and rule of law, after Egypt's Administrative Court requests halting elections until electoral law is referred back to the High Constitutional Court.

March 6, 2013

110,000 Syrian refugees now reside in Zaatari camp in Jordan.
10:23 GMT

According to the United Nations, the numbers have already passed their predictions as neighboring countries struggle to cope.

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr speaks at a press conference in Sydney on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP / William West)
10:04 GMT

Australia's Foreign Minister confirms for the first time that Australian-Israeli citizen 'Prisoner X', who died in a maximum-security Israeli prison in December 2010, had been working for Israel's government.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon
07:55 GMT

The speaker of the house says there are strong indications that the terrorist group is taking hold in the mediterranean country.

Secretary of State, John Kerry, has been touring the Middle East on his first official trip.
07:12 GMT

The new foreign secretary has been touring the Middle East in his first official visit to the region.

For the first time, the visiting delegation included two female Shura members, Nihad Al-Jishi and Thuraya al-Arrayed, who will be working with the British parliament’s Representatives and Lords. (AL Arabiya)
06:47 GMT

The delegation discussed ways to make promote elections in both countries, despite their differences.

An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows Syrian anti-regime protesters destroying a statue of former president Hafez al-Assad after rebels overran the northern city of Raqqa on Monday. (Photo: AFP Photo / YouTube)
05:04 GMT

Syrian warplanes bombarded the city of Raqqa on Tuesday, a day after it was captured by rebel fighters, opposition campaigners and a resident said.