"He says that he's innocent, he did nothing and there is no evidence," Halabi's lawyer, Maher Hanna, said after Tuesday's sentencing. "On the contrary, he proved in the court...

Security officials said some of the violence was between the Peace Brigades, a militia loyal to Mr Sadr, and members of the Iraqi military. Videos shared on social media...

Fears are mounting among more than a thousand Palestinians that Israel’s army will soon force them to leave their homes in the occupied West Bank. Our Middle East Correspondent,...

"I met a minister, a cabinet minister at the airport. In the VIP lounge, he asked me about the Satanic Verses and about Rushdie. And I told him what...

Visiting restaurants or buying homes can be problems for headscarf wearers, BBC News Arabic finds. Source link

A report details new evidence about a massacre of civilians in the Syrian town of Darayya in 2012. Source link

Jets bombed ammunition and storage bunkers in retaliation for recent attacks on US forces in Syria. Source link

Sixty workers protested about not being paid - some will be deported for "breaching security laws". Source link

Elshafee El Sheikh, 34, was found guilty in April of kidnapping and supporting a terrorist group. Source link

Bodies are found after the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine was hit by a landslide in the Karbala region. Source link

The four militants were identified because of arrests years earlier at an English Defence League counter-protest. Source link

Shehab, a member of Sunni Muslim-ruled Saudi Arabia's Shia minority, describes herself on her Instagram account as a dental hygienist and medical educator. In addition to being in the...