11:24am

Picture changes for wary Assad supporters

People are less keen to display affiliation to regime

Tunisian Funeral ©AFP 10:07am

Belaid funeral stokes Tunisian tension

General strike grips nation as murdered leader is buried

7:56am

Netanyahu agrees coalition government

Four-party deal reached six weeks after Israeli election

Roula Khalaf 3:28pm

Fortune favours the brave in Iraq

Entrepreneurs see Iraq’s desperate needs as a unique opening

11:47pm

US names new ambassador to Libya

Kerry insists Christopher Stevens’ killers will be brought to justice

10:46pm

Rebels mirror regime in Syria’s murky war

Citizens trapped between two sides guilty of theft and kidnap

Editorial from COMMENT 6:41pm

Time is long past for action on Syria

International resolve needed for decisive end to conflict

5:41pm

Tunisian parliament approves cabinet

Secular and leftist opposition left out of government

5:07pm

Algeria security reassures energy industry

Hostage crisis fails to dent foreign interest

Unemployed Tunisian graduates shout slogans during a demonstration in Tunis on September 29, 2012 to demand jobs ©AFP Mar 13, 2013

Caught in Tunisia’s labour market trap

Government policies impede efforts to create desirable jobs

Mar 12, 2013

UK willing to defy EU on Syrian arms

Cameron considers ‘changing approach’ to arming opposition

Mar 12, 2013

Turkey emerges as true Iraq war victor

Exports to neighbour increase 25% a year since conflict started

Mar 12, 2013

Egypt rules out IMF emergency finance

Cairo holds out for $4.8bn loan despite diminishing foreign reserves

From GULF Mar 12, 2013

First UAE cabinet reshuffle in five years

Four new junior ministers but no change to top portfolios

Mar 11, 2013

Iran and Pakistan launch pipeline project

$1.5bn gas deal risks antagonising Washington

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 11, 2013

Egypt weighs burden of IMF austerity

Morsi faces risks of instability as economic woes bite

Mar 11, 2013

Lapid set to be Israel’s finance minister

PM nears agreement with rival parties on forming coalition

Mar 11, 2013

Bahrain crown prince given political role

Sheikh Salman appointed first deputy prime minister

From COMPANIES Mar 11, 2013

Producers eye export routes for Israeli gas

New cabinet to decide on level of natural gas exports

Roula Khalaf Mar 11, 2013

Western governments struggle with Syria

Pressure produces escalation of non-lethal aid to rebels

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