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April 30, 2013

Israeli security forces gather near the site where an Israeli settler was stabbed in the Tapuah junction near the northern West Bank city of Nablus (AFP PHOTO /JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)
08:46 GMT

An Israeli settler was pronounced dead at the scene after being stabbed and shot by a Palestinian man, near the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday morning, whilst a confirmed Israeli airstrike killed one Palestinian in the Gaza Strip

Four students have died following violent clashes involving firearms at a university in Jordan
02:20 GMT

In the latest round of university violence in Jordan, four people have died and a further 13 injured in clashes at Al Hussein Bin Talal University, 220 kilometres south of the capital, Amman.

Lebanon's Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged France to offer assistance for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
02:00 GMT

Lebanon's Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged France and the international community Monday to help Lebanon cope with the influx of Syrian refugees into its territory.

April 29, 2013

The Jordan-Syrian border
10:21 GMT

Syrian missiles, fired by the Syrian regime during aerial bombardment of rebel southern Syrian towns, have landed in northern Jordan, causing no injuries but increasing fears amongst residents that the Syrian conflict is getting closer to home.

Syria's Prime Minister reportedly survived a bomb attack in Damascus on Monday morning (AFP/ HO/ SANA)
08:49 GMT

The Syrian Prime Minister, Wael al-Halqi, survived what is thought to be a targeted bomb attack in Damascus, according to a Hezbollah-run television channel.

Morsi has told Egypt's top judges that he would personally adopt their proposals for a new judicial authority law in hopes of containing mounting tension between Egypt's Islamist forces and the judiciary.
08:29 GMT

After Sunday's meeting between the presidency and heads of judicial agencies, President Morsi promises to adopt judges's proposal for new judicial authority law.

Several people were killed in Iraq's southern Shia provinces of Amara and Diywaniya early on Monday when three car bombs exploded in public markets. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
08:03 GMT

Several people were killed in Iraq's southern Shia provinces of Amara and Diywaniya early on Monday when three car bombs exploded in public markets.

Lebanon's new Prime Minister, Tammam Salam, is facing a showdown with the 'March 8' bloc
06:27 GMT

Lebanon's PM-designate, Tammam Salam, is adamant on not giving veto power to any party in the new Cabinet and wants key ministerial portfolios to be rotated among the sects

April 28, 2013

A former army general from the chemical weapons branch, Zahir al-Sakit, said he was instructed to use chemical weapons. (Al Arabiya)
11:44 GMT

The Syrian government ordered the use chemical weapons against the Free Syrian Army (FSA) during select battles with Syrian regime forces, a defected general told Al Arabiya late Saturday.

Syrian child at the Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan (AFP)
10:26 GMT

Around 3000 Syrians fled to Jordan over the weekend according to Jordan Armed Forces, including 150 wounded

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has invited all heads of judicial bodies to meet with him on Sunday at the Cairo presidential palace to discuss a resolution for ongoing disputes over the future of the country's judiciary.
10:08 GMT

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has invited all heads of judicial bodies to meet with him on Sunday at the Cairo presidential palace to discuss a resolution for ongoing disputes over the future of the country's judiciary.

Army Intelligence personnel escort freed Syrians out of al-Ahmad family's residence in the village of Hisheh, north Lebanon, on Saturday, April 27, 2013. (The Daily Star/Antoine Amrieh)
09:40 GMT

The eight Syrians were released from the al-Ahmad residence in Hisheh, north Lebanon

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza towns on Sunday morning, targeting fighters from Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, the military said. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
08:03 GMT

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza towns on Sunday morning, targeting fighters from Palestinian group Islamic Jihad.

April 27, 2013

US President Obama says the United States need definitive evidence of President Bashar Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people before it decides upon action in the country. AFP Photo
09:33 GMT

Having previously stated that the use of chemical weapons by the regime against the Syrian people would be a "red line", US President Barack Obama announced that more substantial evidence is needed before any decisive action is taken

Four people were killed on Friday in Iraq as sectarian clashes continue. AFP Photo
07:22 GMT

The wave of sectarian violence in Iraq continues as four people were killed after bombs targeted Baghdad-area mosques after Friday prayers