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Arab League halts Syria mission The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.
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New Libya torture claims emerge The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention.
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Bahrain criticised over tear gas Amnesty International has called for an investigation into what it says is the misuse of tear gas by Bahraini security forces.
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Car bomb kills Baghdad mourners A suicide car bomber kills at least 32 people in a Shia district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with a funeral procession caught in the blast.
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Iran guards 'kill six Pakistanis' At least six Pakistanis were shot dead and two others wounded by Iranian security forces after they crossed the border, Pakistani officials say.
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Ahmadinejad ready to revive talks Iran is ready for talks with the West but tougher sanctions will not force it to give in to demands over its nuclear programme, its president says.
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Two bomb attacks in Iraq kill 13 Thirteen people are killed in two separate bomb attacks in Iraq on Thursday.
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Egypt ban for US politician's son The son of US Transport Secretary Ray LaHood is among several foreigners banned from leaving Egypt, weeks after raids on NGOs.
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Egypt protesters stay in square Thousands of Egyptians remain in Cairo's Tahrir Square after a huge rally to mark the first anniversary of the uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
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Syria Red Crescent official dead The Syrian Arab Red Crescent says its vice-president has been shot dead, but there are competing claims over who is responsible.
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Exploratory Mid-East talks 'over' Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the exploratory talks with Israel on resuming full peace negotiations have concluded, without any progress.
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Algeria profile Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Algeria
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Bahrain country profile Provides an overview of Bahrain, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state which has become a financial services centre
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Egypt profile Provides an overview of Egypt, including key events and facts.
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Iran country profile Provides an overview of Iran, including key events and facts about this country whose supreme leader is an Islamic cleric
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Iraq country profile Provides an overview of Iraq, including key events and facts about the home of some of the earliest civilisations
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Israel profile Provides an overview of Israel, including key events and facts about the world's only majority-Jewish state
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Jordan profile Provides an overview of Jordan, including key events and facts about this small country in the Middle East.
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Kuwait profile Provides an overview of Kuwait, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state.
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Lebanon profile Provides an overview of Lebanon, including key events and facts about a country which has been at the centre of the Middle East conflict
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Libya country profile Provides an overview of Libya, including key events and facts about this major oil producer which was ruled by Colonel Gaddafi for 42 years.
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Mauritania profile Key facts, figures and dates
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Morocco country profile - Overview Provides an overview of Morocco, including key events and facts about this mountainous kingdom at the far end of the Maghreb
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Oman profile Provides an overview of Oman, including key events and facts about the oldest independent state in the Arab world
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Qatar profile Provides an overview of Qatar, including key events and facts about this small country which has become a major oil producer.
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Saudi Arabia profile Provides an overview of Saudi Arabia, including key events and facts about the birthplace of Islam
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Sudan profile An overview
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Syria profile Provides an overview of Syria, including key events and facts about this influential Middle Eastern country.
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Tunisia profile Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Tunisia
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United Arab Emirates profile Provides an overview of the United Arab Emirates - known as the UAE - including key events and facts about this federation of seven states.
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Yemen profile Provides an overview of Yemen, including key events and facts about one of the poorest countries in the Middle East
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Golan Heights profile Provides an overview of the Golan Heights, including key events and facts about this strategically important Syrian territory occupied by Israel.
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Palestinian territories profile Provides an overview of the Palestinian territories, including key events and facts
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VIDEO: Damascus suburb rises against Assad President Assad's grip over the Damascus suburb of Saqba appears to be weakening.
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VIDEO: Struggle for opportunities in Egypt Key to Egypt's economic success is getting its millions of young people into jobs.
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VIDEO: UN discusses Syria resolution The United Nations has met in New York to consider a new draft resolution to stop the violence in Syria
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VIDEO: Defiant in Douma: We want Assad dead Violence between troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and defectors from the Free Syrian Army flared on Thursday, as Syrian rebels continued their campaign against the government.
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Syria rebels gain foothold in Damascus Jeremy Bowen sees an uprising turning to war near Damascus
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Qatar's towering ambition How Qatar's international influence is rising as fast as Doha's skyline
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Egypt's 18-day revolution How Tahrir Square changed Egypt for good
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Rural Egypt holds key to political future Villages and not Tahrir Square hold key to political future
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What goes on in the mind of a sniper? The US sniper who killed 255 insurgents in Iraq
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No easy way out from Syria crisis Hopes for solution to Syria crisis remains a distant prospect
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In pictures: The history of the Hajj British Museum exhibition examines history of the Hajj
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Beleaguered Yemen's descent into chaos Beleaguered Yemen's descent into chaos
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