6:42pm

US-Russia talks on Syria raise hopes

Clinton meeting with Lavrov stirs UN peace process

Analysis

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5:53pm

Fierce fighting splits up Syrian capital

Damascus repeats pattern of partition and destruction

Global Insight 5:11pm

Politics threatens Turkey’s trade links

Ankara walks tightrope between Athens and Damascus

4:00pm

Morsi faces pressure to make concessions

At least five killed and 670 injured in Egyptian night of violence

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY 11:23am

Syrian jihadist group faces US blacklist

Adding Jabhat al-Nusra to terror list could hurt rebel forces

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi build barricades as they clash with anti-Morsi demonstrators on the road leading to the Egyptian presidential palace ©Getty MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY 10:38am

Army deployed after clashes in Cairo

Five dead as Morsi supporters fight with president’s opponents

Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf ©AFP IRAN 9:51am

Tehran’s dynamic mayor builds reputation

Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf has constructed highways and metros

Dec 5, 2012

Syria pound fall suggests currency crisis

Value drops as pressure mounts on regime

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Dec 5, 2012

Kuwait emir reappoints prime minister

Move comes despite opposition reform calls

Dec 5, 2012

Dubai’s ‘old guard’ join the bounce back

Those in charge before crisis being seen and heard more

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Dec 5, 2012

Lebanon’s Tripoli rocked by 2nd day of violence

Ban Ki-moon warns against use of chemical weapons

From COMPANIES Dec 5, 2012

Strong quarter of UAE earnings growth

Emirates outperform regional peers as Bahrain slumps 45%

Global Insight Dec 5, 2012

External action can help end Syria’s crisis

The west warns of ‘consequences’ for chemical weapons use, but there is little sign of intermediate measures

Dec 5, 2012

Egypt opposition makes show of unity

Tens of thousands protest over Morsi’s new powers

Dec 4, 2012

Sanctions boost Iranian manufacturers

Producers who source raw materials locally see fortunes improve

Dec 4, 2012

Attack on Syrian school kills 9 students

State-run news agency blames rebels for mortar strike

Dec 4, 2012

Kuwait activists battle old guard in style

Wealthy young protesters join Arab spring chorus of calls for freedom

Editorial from COMMENT Dec 4, 2012

Syria and WMD

Spectre of Assad’s chemical weapons stocks haunts the conflict. The challenges are not just for the US but also Russia

Global Insight Dec 4, 2012

Rift with Europe spells danger for Israel

Netanyahu has lost the trust of former allies

IRAN Dec 4, 2012

Iran claims to have seized US drone

No unmanned aircraft missing in Middle East, says US Navy