6:31pm

Riots highlight Morsi’s limits on power

At least 50 have been killed in the past week

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6:29pm

Syria lashes out over Israeli strike

Russia, Arab League and Hizbollah issue harsh responses

Chuck Hagel sits down before giving testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee ©Reuters From US & CANADA 7:14pm

Hagel pledges ‘world’s strongest military’

Clashes with McCain over opposition to Iraqi surge

UK Prime Minister David Cameron meets recruits at a police training college in Tripoli, Libya ©PA From UK 5:33pm

Cameron pledges security support for Libya

Police visit agreed to probe Lockerbie bombing

Soccer player David Beckham presents his new jersey after a news conference in Paris January 31, 2013. ©Reuters From LIFE & ARTS 1:06pm

Beckham joins Paris Saint-Germain

Former England captain to donate salary to charity

From ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT 11:23am

UN probe says Israel must remove settlers

Jewish settlements in West Bank found to breach international law

People on the Move

A man walks down a staircase near a stock ticker in the lobby of the London Stock Exchange

A boardroom dispute has left the Financial Services Association of the UAE in disarray.

Al Jazeera coverage raises tough questions

A general view shows the newsroom at the headquarters of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera ©AFP

Al Jazeera seeks to extend its international influence by buying into the US television market.

IRAN 10:39am

Iran to upgrade uranium refining equipment

Use of modern centrifuges will enable faster uranium enrichment

An Israeli F16 fighter jet flies over the southern city of Ashdod November 15, 2012 ©Reuters MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY 9:50am

Russia concerned over Israeli air strike

Moscow says attack near Lebanon-Syria border violates UN charter

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 30, 2013

Central banker quitting for ‘personal reasons’

Bank of Israel chief denies move linked to rift with Netanyahu

From COMMENT Jan 30, 2013

Moscow must end the deadlock in Syria

Russia should set aside the issue of when Assad should leave, writes Bassma Kodmani

Jan 30, 2013

Algeria held back by slow speed of reform

Foreign investment prospects under the spotlight

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Jan 30, 2013

Why the Middle East needs a single market

Community of this stature would be one of largest economic blocs

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Jan 30, 2013

Donors pledge $1.5bn in aid to Syrians

Relief agencies say help often not reaching those most in need

Jan 30, 2013

Two die on seventh day of Egypt protests

Fitch downgrades Egypt amid turmoil

MIDDLE EASTERN FINANCE Jan 30, 2013

Egyptian equities make a steady retreat

Falls less pronounced due to foreign investor resilience

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 29, 2013

Fischer to retire from Bank of Israel

Former IMF deputy chief to step down at the end of June

From COMMENT Jan 29, 2013

Energy: Danger money

An assault on an Algerian gas facility has implications for the energy industry as oil companies review their security

Martin Wolf Jan 29, 2013

Israel’s loss could be someone else’s gain

Prominent macroeconomist steps down from central bank

From COMPANIES Jan 29, 2013

BP warned on northern Iraq oilfield plans

Company told it risks putting itself in ‘frontline’ of conflict

From COMMENT Jan 29, 2013

Morsi cannot ignore Egypt’s new majority

Brotherhood must not underestimate the youth’s desire for change, says Ezzedine Choukri Fishere

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