Palestine

November 15, 2012

Mohammed Morsi
14:10 GMT

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have long since defined themselves as 'staunch supporters' of the Palestinian cause but as Israeli rockets bombarded Gaza last night, leaving its streets in ruins and children for dead, neither Morsi or the Brotherhood were anywhere to be seen.

Gaza fire
10:29 GMT

Three Palestinians were killed Thursday during an Israeli air raid on Gaza

Gaza violence
06:36 GMT

A difficult night passed for the people of Gaza.

November 14, 2012

Al-Jaabari.
15:06 GMT

The Israeli army on Wednesday killed Hamas deputy military chief, Ahmed Al-Jaabari.

November 13, 2012

Hamas
12:44 GMT

Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak issued Tuesday a new warning to factions in Gaza, amid a decline of violence after clashes in recent days.

November 12, 2012

Gaza rocket
13:04 GMT

The European Union on Monday expressed "deep concern" by the renewed violence between Israel and Gaza, and urged both sides to exercise restraint.

November 11, 2012

Unto the Breach.
13:40 GMT

On a London stage, Shakespeare's literary classic Henry V is set in modern-day Palestine and portrays the contemporary aspirations of Arabs to shape a brighter future.

Hadi's incongruous photo of a boy in a perfectly pressed suit, right, seems a commentary on what a serious undertaking education is.
13:29 GMT

Masrah al-Madina's latest EU-sponsored exhibit 'The View from the Ground', takes a look at education in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps.

November 10, 2012

Gaza
16:14 GMT

Four Palestinians were killed Saturday and more than 20 wounded by Israeli soldiers during clashes at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel

November 9, 2012

DAM
07:00 GMT

Never ones to keep schtum on their thoughts, 'DAM''s new single tackles so-called 'honor' crimes head on.

November 8, 2012

"Hungry Beasts" by Jad Salman
10:27 GMT

"The Wild Beasts are Hungry" is an exhibition showing the pain of Palestine in painted form.

November 7, 2012

Obama and Netanyahu
08:11 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday congratulated Barack Obama on his victory, saying that the strategic alliance between Israel and the United States is stronger than ever.

November 6, 2012

Syria
07:35 GMT

According to several sources in Lebanon, the Syrian security forces on Monday closed all the offices of Palestinian Hamas movement.

November 4, 2012

Abbas
07:03 GMT

Israeli President Shimon Peres late Saturday described the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as a "real partner for peace."

Promise: to reverse or withdraw the 'invasion' of Iraq - check. New to office Obama vowed to draw out US presence in Iraq: In August, 2010, he announced that the US combat mission in Iraq was over. He withdrew troops December 2011- leaving the country in a sectarian mess. A promise kept, but a mission that left a lot to be desired nonetheless.
07:03 GMT

Just hours ahead of the polls, we take a look at Obama's Middle East tab of debts - promises undelivered or broken. Did he manage to undo Bush's unpopular Middle East legacy, and will an empowered region post Arab Spring expect more from the next president who they will hold to account?