3:02pm

Half of Yemen trapped in poverty

A Yemeni army soldier stands amid the rubble of a destroyed government building in the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar ©AFP

UN believes 13m people need some kind of humanitarian help

1:55pm

Egypt clashes continue as tension rises

Opposition reject reconciliation talks with president

9:12am

Israel shifts Iron Dome battery north

Netanyahu warns again on threat from worsening Syrian instability

Al Ahly fans, also known as "Ultras", celebrate and shout slogans inside Al Ahly club's training stadium after hearing the final verdict of the 2012 Port Said massacre, in Cairo 9:03am

Morsi declares state of emergency

Curfew in three Egyptian provinces after violence leaves 48 dead

Global Insight 5:17pm

Erdogan displays his more moderate side

Turkish prime minister tones down rhetoric in the face of conflict

3:27pm

Funding sought for Palestinians in Syria

UN relief body wants $75m for refugees caught in conflict

6:15am

UAE accuses 94 of plot to seize power

Gulf state says plotters sought aid from Muslim Brotherhood

Global Insight Jan 27, 2013

Egypt violence illustrates tortuous transition

Chaos rooted in lack of political consensus

Jan 27, 2013

Palestinians fleeing Syria are double refugees

Arbout 20,000 have left country since uprising began

Jan 27, 2013

Syrian refugees hit by aid funding crisis

About 4m estimated to need assistance inside country

Jan 26, 2013

Deadly protest over Egyptian death sentences

Football violence verdict provokes unrest in Port Said

Gideon Rachman Jan 25, 2013

Syria consensus coalesces in Davos

There is much less agreement on how to end the civil war

Jan 25, 2013

Six killed in Egypt anniversary protests

Deaths in Suez mar rallies marking second year of revolution

Jan 24, 2013

More states tell citizens to leave Benghazi

Germany and the Netherlands follow Britain’s lead

Jan 24, 2013

Jordan elects mostly pro-government MPs

Poll boycotted by Muslim Brotherhood-led opposition

From COMMENT Jan 24, 2013

Call to arms will bring no peace to Sahel

Region cannot be returned to Mali’s control militarily, says Hugh Roberts

Editorial from COMMENT Jan 23, 2013

Bibi’s constraints

Netanyahu should look to centre for coalition partners

From ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT Jan 23, 2013

Former Israeli TV presenter seizes spotlight

Centrist Yair Lapid surges in poll to become potential kingmaker

Global Insight Jan 23, 2013

Israelis clip Netanyahu’s wings

The prime minister will have to look to the centre for coalition partners

Jan 23, 2013

War set to cause food shortages in Syria

UN warns farming sector is in ‘tatters’ as production tumbles

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