A year on, violence erupts again at Bahrain flashpoint
15 February 2012 12:00 AM
Gulf state's military goes in hard to prevent a repeat of clashes that marked start of uprising
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Syria keeps up assault on rebels despite Arab threat
15 February 2012 12:00 AM
Syrian troops continued a fierce assault on several towns and cities yesterday, defying international condemnation and an increasingly explicit threat that Arab governments could arm resistance forces if the bloodshed does not stop.
Turkey: 17 killed in rebel clashes
15 February 2012 12:00 AM
Two Turkish soldiers and 15 Kurdish rebels have been killed in clashes in Sirnak, in the country's south-east.
Israel on alert over bomb attacks
14 February 2012 01:29 PM
Security has been stepped up across Israel following bomb attacks on its diplomats in India and Georgia.
Assad's forces attack opposition on fronts across Syria
14 February 2012 12:29 PM
Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad on several fronts today, sending residents fleeing from one town near the capital and bombarding the city of Homs for an 11th day running, activists said.
Bahrain set for fresh protests on revolt anniversary
14 February 2012 11:56 AM
Bahraini protesters dissatisfied with the government's reform moves prepared for a fresh attempt to retake a landmark roundabout today, the first anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising crushed by the Gulf Arab kingdom.
Israel rejects Palestinian hunger-striker's appeal
14 February 2012 02:01 AM
A Palestinian prisoner who human rights organisations say may be "approaching death" after 58 days on hunger strike has lost his appeal against an order holding him for four months without trial.
Israel blames Iran for embassy bomb attacks
14 February 2012 12:00 AM
Tehran rejects Netanyahu's 'lies' after diplomats in India and Georgia targeted
Russia and China refuse to support joint Arab-UN peacekeeping plan
14 February 2012 12:00 AM
Russia yesterday made clear that it would not support a new proposal for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission to Syria unless the violence would have ends first, leaving any action unlikely as Moscow continues to hamper international efforts for a resolution.
Syria's wounded lay blame on Mossad or MI6 – but never Assad
14 February 2012 12:00 AM
The Syrian soldiers lying wounded in their hospital beds at the Tishreen military hospital on the outskirts of Damascus know exactly who to blame for their often horrific injuries: Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United States, MI6, Afghanistan, Jihadis. Anyone, it seems, except their own government.
Rebels repel troops in Syrian town
13 February 2012 11:19 AM
Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting against President Bashar Assad's regime, an activist group said today.
Hague backs Syria peacekeeping force
13 February 2012 07:42 AM
Plans to send a joint United Nations and Arab League peacekeeping force in to Syria must be discussed “urgently”, Foreign Secretary William Hague said today.
Homs bloodshed spills over into Lebanon
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
The siege of the beleagured city was spark that blew across the border, reports Robert Fisk from Tripoli
Saudi journalist left facing the death penalty over Twitter posts
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
Extradition goes ahead for newspaper columnist accused of blasphemy against the Prophet
Lesson in extremism at Israel 'peace' school
13 February 2012 12:00 AM
Attacks on co-existence projects have raised fears they are being targeted by Jewish activists
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