Anissa Haddadi

Invited to Tunisia by leaders of the Ennahda party, Hamas Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyeh vowed to continue the armed struggle against Israel.

Petrol prices soar across Africa's largest oil producer and bring thousands to Nigeria's streets.

Iran has been accused of a new internet clampdown after issuing a new set of more restrictive guidelines.

Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, key route for oil tanker traffic, centre of fresh controversy.

Suicide bombers kill at least 10 people and wound dozens in attack on police bus in Syrian capital of Damascus.

High-profile arrest of General Ilker Basbug after accusation of leading Ergenekon terror group.

Lebanon politicians turn on defence minister Fayez Ghosn over infiltration claims and accuse him of doing Bashar al-Assad's dirty work.

At least 26 people have been killed in renewed attacks by a Rwandan militia group operating in Eastern DR Congo, the Congolese army said.

'Iranophobic' West using propaganda to step up arms sales in Middle East, says Tehran.

Gaddafi ban on political parties repealed by National Transitional Council in move to greater democracy.

North Korea caught trying to export reagents for chemical weapons to Syria in 2009, it has been reported.

The Chief Prosecutor in Hosni Mubarak's trial has reiterated accusations the fallen dictator ordered the killing of protesters.

Senegal world music star not the first to take new career path from creative arts to political powerhouse.

Syrian opposition's anti-Shiite militant group claims responsibility for kidnap of five Iranian workers outside Homs.

2011 marked by series of devastating natural disasters from floods and tsunamis to earthquakes and droughts.

Parliamentary elections continue in Egypt but 10 months after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, the country is still fighting.

Cairo's Tahrir Square scene of more protests against military rulers following escalating violence by security forces.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Hamas once close allies but rift appears in relationship after Syrian regime accused of fabricating allegations against the Palestinian militant group.

World leaders gather in the Czech capital, Prague, for funeral of former president and leader of Velvet Revolution.

More than 40 people were killed in twin suicide bombings that targeted two government buildings in Damascus, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said.

Bombing attacks co-ordinated across Iraqi capital prompt fears government rift is deepening sectarian and ethnic divisions.

Al-Qaida terrorists suspected of targeting security buildings in Damascu, the government days.

Christ's birthplace at centre of appeal to Unesco for world heritage site and £8m in funding for much-needed repairs.

France's bid to criminalise denial of the 1915 Armenian genocide has passed through its first legal hurdle when a large majority in the National Assembly - the lower house of parliament - voted in favour of the bill.

The Arab League on Wednesday chose a Sudanese former general to lead the body's monitoring group to Syria.

A wave of co-ordinated bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraq have killed at least 57 people and injured 176.

Despite signing an agreement earlier this week to allow Arab observers into the country, the death toll in Syria has continued to rise, with fresh attacks on villages and protesters resulting in 100 deaths on Tuesday.

Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the head of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC), said people receiving orders from Saadi Gaddafi have infiltrated the government.

UN-backed war crimes tribunal for Rwanda sentences two former ruling party bosses seen as key organisers of 1994 genocide to life terms.