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May 22, 2013

British Foreign Secretary William Hague waves during a press conference in Amman on May 22 (AFP)
13:06 GMT

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague reaffirmed the British position that Bashar al-Assad has no place in any political solution to the conflict

Egyptian police and soldiers who were seized in Sinai by kidnappers are seen upon their arrival at Almaza military Airbase in Cairo on May 22 (Khaled Desouki / AFP)
12:45 GMT

The seven members of the Egyptian security forces were released after negotiations with local tribesmen

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad poses with close aide Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie after registering as a candidate in the presidential elections (AFP)
09:51 GMT

Ahmadinejad's close aide Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie was barred from running in the Iranian presidential election on Tuesday but the President said he'll take up the matter with the Supreme Leader

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Image courtesy of The Telegraph
09:48 GMT

World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, on Tuesday announced that in light of a recent request by Jordan, the World Bank will provide financial aid to the country to help with its economy and the growing number of refugees.

Israeli forces have seriously wounded a child in the West Bank. AFP Photo
08:44 GMT

A 12 year old boy was seriously wounded when he was shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Tuesday.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague will be present at the talks
08:42 GMT

The talks will serve as a warm up to the US-Russia backed peace initiative, touted to take place in June

A selection of Iranian newspapers showing the buzz around the former president Rafsanjani. AFP Photo
08:22 GMT

The US have called the criteria that has disqualified former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , aged 78, and an aide to current president Ahmadinejad from running in the June 14 Iranian elections, "too vague"

Egyptian soldiers are deployed in the area of the Rafah Crossing border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on May 21 (STR / AFP)
08:21 GMT

The seven Egyptian security force members kidnapped last Thursday were released early on Wednesday morning

Jordanian prisoners in Israel have been on hunger strike for 20 days, campaigning for better treatment and family visits, among other things. Getty image, for illustrative purposes only.
04:00 GMT

Jordanian prisoners detained in Israel have entered the 20th consecutive day of hunger striking in a bid to be afforded more freedoms and better treatment.

Lebanese soldiers. AFP photo
03:17 GMT

Three people were killed during sectarian clashes in Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, on Tuesday as the spillover from the Syrian crisis increases its deathtoll and impact.

Saudi security forces (AFP)
03:00 GMT

Saudi officials announced on Tuesday that it had arrested 10 members of an alleged Iranian spy ring, including Saudi, Lebanese and Turkish citizens.

May 21, 2013

A view of the protesters gathered outside the Iraqi embassy in Amman. Image courtesy of The Jordan Times
15:36 GMT

Protests outside the Iraqi embassy in Amman were held on Tuesday as citizens reacted angrily to a video showing embassy employees attacking Jordanian activists. The Iraqi government released a statement late Tuesday expressing it's 'regret' over the issue.

The five beheaded men were put on public display (Twitter / @Kamal070)
14:02 GMT

The five men were convicted of murder and committing a string of robberies across a number of towns in the the desert Kingdom

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 20, 2013, allegedly shows a Syrian soldier scanning the area for hostiles in the the town of Qusayr in Homs province (SANA / AFP)
12:55 GMT

Three members of the militant Lebanese group reported dead on Tueday

An Iraqis looks at dead sheep killed in two roadside bombs that detonated in a sheep market in the northern city of Kirkuk (Marwan Ibrahim / AFP)
12:28 GMT

More than 200 people have been killed in violence across Iraq in the past week alone