3:33pm

Tunisia arrests four over Belaid’s murder

Suspected involvement in killing of opposition leader

10:12am

Egypt balloon crash kills 18 tourists

Pilot and two passengers survive gas explosion at altitude of 300m

9:53am

Private schools group sets the grade

GEMS Education fills gaps in public sector provision

From IRAN 4:57pm

Sanctions offer in Iran nuclear talks

World powers seek Tehran steps to scale back on programme

From ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT 7:17am

Israel hit by Gaza rocket attack

First such militant strike since November

From US & CANADA 8:48pm

Kerry wins opposition presence at Syria talks

Opposition decides to attend US-backed conference

The body of Arafat Jaradat (C) is carried through the West Bank town of Saeer, near Hebron, prior to his funeral on 25 February 2013. Thousands attended the funeral of Arafat Jaradat, 30, whose death in an Israeli jail on 23 February sparked riots across the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Palestinians claim he died of torture. Israel says the initial autopsy could not determine the cause of death and further tests were needed. ©EPA 5:25pm

Palestinians flock to prisoner’s funeral

Israel puts its army on high alert in the West Bank

People walk around as they visit the opening of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the Emirati capital on February 17, 2013. A top French defence industry official said that talks to sell Rafale jet fighters to the UAE were "progressing well", expressing confidence that a deal could be reached with the Gulf state. ©AFP From GULF Feb 25, 2013

Abu Dhabi pushes for homegrown defence

Move to create domestic jobs and diversify away from oil

Feb 25, 2013

Yemen still very much a work in progress

Mideast’s poorest country faces ‘massive and intractable” troubles

Feb 24, 2013

LSE scraps UAE event after ‘restrictions’

Lecturer giving paper on Bahrain barred from entering country

From IRAN Feb 24, 2013

Iran backs subsidised food plan for poor

International sanctions add to pressure on economy

Global Insight Feb 24, 2013

Egypt needs more than an IMF loan

Genuine political consensus is crucial to implementing reforms

From IRAN Feb 24, 2013

Iran to build 16 more reactors

Country has tripled estimated uranium reserves

Feb 22, 2013

Tunisian Islamist asked to form government

Nahda party leader and founder nominates interior minister

Feb 22, 2013

Damascus car bomb kills dozens

Blast near ruling Ba’ath party office highlights security failure

Feb 22, 2013

Egypt’s Morsi calls elections in April

President likely to choose Islamist prime minister

Feb 21, 2013

Tunisia’s PM turns down leadership offer

Hamadi Jebali says he will not lead the next government

From IRAN Feb 21, 2013

Sanctions buffet Iranian airlines

Ageing aircraft grounded by failure to pay debt

Philip Stephens from COMMENT Feb 21, 2013

Settler policy imperils Israel’s foundations

The country is losing legitimacy among allies around the world. Netanyahu bears responsibility

Feb 21, 2013

Israel grants Golan exploration licence

Approval for US group Genie likely to stir diplomatic tensions

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