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Radical preacher Wagdy Ghoneim. Image courtesy of shorouknews.com
18:54 GMT

Ahead of planned protests in Cairo calling for early elections and the ousting of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, radical Islamic preacher Waghy Ghoneim has said all those that rise up against "His Excellency The President" are criminals, thugs and disbelievers.

Kuwait Prime Minister waves in parliament (File photo)
15:59 GMT

Kuwait's top court ordered the dissolution of parliament on Sunday and called for fresh elections

A total of 28 people have been killed from the SARS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said recently. Meanwhile, countries such as Jordan, France, the United Arab Emirates, Germany as well as Britain and Tunisia have reported infections of the MERS-CoV strain.
11:58 GMT

A total of 28 people have been killed from the SARS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said recently. Meanwhile, countries such as Jordan, France, the United Arab Emirates, Germany as well as Britain and Tunisia have reported infections of the MERS-CoV strain.

King Abdullah II of Jordan. (Al Bawaba file photo)
11:28 GMT

Jordan's King Abdullah has said that the Kingdom is ready to act defensively in the face of any threat to its security that arises out of the Syrian civil war.

Saudi King Abdullah (File photo)
07:09 GMT

The King returned to Saudi after Washington announced it will arm the Syrian rebels

"We have our Istanbul rally tomorrow. I say it clearly: Taksim Square must be evacuated, otherwise this country's security forces know how to evacuate it," Erdogan said prior to using police force.
06:43 GMT

"We have our Istanbul rally tomorrow. I say it clearly: Taksim Square must be evacuated, otherwise this country's security forces know how to evacuate it," Erdogan said prior to using police force.

June 15, 2013

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi speaking during a conference in Cairo (HO / AFP)
21:14 GMT

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced a definitive cutting of ties with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and called on world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Syria

A Libyan soldier wounded from overnight clashes rests in his hospital bed on Saturday in Benghazi. AFP image
21:02 GMT

Clashes between armed activists and Libyan armed forces erupted in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, leaving six soldiers dead. The army has warned of a "bloodbath" in the city.

A picture of Patriot missile systems, like those that will be deployed in the north of Jordan. Image for illustrative purposes. (AFP file photo)
20:20 GMT

US Patriot missiles and F-16 fighter jets have arrived in Jordan for a military exercise, as the north of the country is put on high alert after Hezbollah and regime fighters reached the Jordanian-Syrian border.

Hassan Rouhani, the new Iranian president. AFP photo
17:20 GMT

Securing 18.6 million votes, the moderate Hassan Rouhani has been elected as the new Iranian president.

June 12, 2013

Kuwaiti protesters set ablaze a picture of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah during a protest in front the Lebanese embassy against Hezbollah's and Iran's involvement in Syria, in Kuwait city on June 11 (Yasser al-Zayyat / AFP)
11:58 GMT

Protests against the Shiite militant group Hezbollah erupted in Kuwait, the day that seven supermarkets in the country began a boycott of Iranian products

Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen on Taksim square on June 11 (Bulent Kilic / AFP)
08:54 GMT

Turkish police fired teargas throughout Taksim Square in a bid to remove demonstrators from the scene

June 11, 2013

Morsi speaks at the UN earlier this year. (Al Bawaba file photo)
12:08 GMT

During a speech on Tuedsay, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi called on Egypt's divergent political groups to put their differences aside for the sake of national unity,

June 10, 2013

YouTube screen-grab of the Indonesian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday
14:52 GMT

Indonesian consulate set on fire as thousands of expatriate workers amass in bid to sort out their employment papers

June 9, 2013

Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the opening session of the Ministry For European Union Affairs Conference on June 7 (AFP)
11:49 GMT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged supporters to 'teach protestors' a lesson at the ballot box in next year's local elections