EgyptAir crash: Hundreds at Cairo vigil for victims

   

All 66 people on board were killed when the plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea

EgyptAir disaster

• EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know
• EgyptAir crash fuels fears and theories
• Who were the victims of MS804?
• MS804 passenger 'almost missed flight'

Saudi Arabia hopes for religious tourism boost

Saudi Arabia says 30 million pilgrims could visit the country annually by 2030



With Saudi Arabia's government announcing reforms aimed at moving the kingdom away from its dependence on oil, another source of income looks set to become a major contributor to the economy - religious tourism.

Syria conflict: IS 'destroyed helicopters' at Russian base

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Stratfor analyst Sim Tack: "This was indeed an IS (Islamic State) attack, rather than an accidental explosion"

Syria's war

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• Syria peace talks and polls signal Assad's growing confidence
• Why is there a war in Syria?
• What's a 'cessation of hostilities'?
  

Syria blames Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for deadly bombings

 

 A busy bus station in Jableh was targeted by bombers

Syria's war

• What's left of Syria after five years of war?
• Syria peace talks and polls signal Assad's growing confidence
• Why is there a war in Syria?
• What's a 'cessation of hostilities'?

EgyptAir: Crashed flight MS804 'did not swerve'

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Footage of items found by the Egyptian military and the search (no sound on this video)

EgyptAir disaster

• EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know
• EgyptAir crash fuels fears and theories
• Who were the victims of MS804?
• MS804 passenger 'almost missed flight'

EgyptAir: Submarine searches for missing flight data recorders

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Footage of items found by the Egyptian military and the search (no sound on this video)

EgyptAir disaster

• EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know
• EgyptAir crash fuels fears and theories
• Who were the victims of MS804?
• MS804 passenger 'almost missed flight'

EgyptAir crash: Inquiry into why Flight MS804 vanished

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The flight was just 20 minutes from landing at Cairo International Airport, from where Quentin Somerville reports

A major investigation is under way after an EgyptAir passenger jet disappeared over the Mediterranean.

Flight MS804 was travelling from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew when it vanished early on Thursday.

EgyptAir flight 'disappears from radar'

An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar, the airline says

UAE woman 'fined and deported' for checking husband's phone

The woman was prosecuted under cybercrime privacy laws.

A woman in the United Arab Emirates has been fined and deported after being found guilty of breaching her husband's privacy, reports say.

Yemen conflict: Houthis 'carry out wave of detentions'

 

Amnesty's report documented what it described as a "chilling campaign to quash dissent"

Yemen conflict
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US Navy Seal killed in Iraq as IS breaches Peshmerga lines

 

US military advisers have been helping Peshmerga forces behind the front lines

Islamic State
Recapture of Palmyra tightens noose on IS
Islamic State group: The full story
Who is Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
Islamic State: What is the attraction for young Europeans?

Syria conflict 'out of control' warns Kerry amid push to save truce

 Recent air strikes on the city of Aleppo have killed scores of civilians

Syria's war

• What's left of Syria after five years of war?
• Syria peace talks and polls signal Assad's growing confidence
• Why is there a war in Syria?
• What's a 'cessation of hostilities'?

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the Syrian conflict is "in many ways out of control", as he made a fresh push to salvage a fragile truce.

Syria: US presses Russia in bid to halt fighting

The US says it is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in Aleppo

Syria's war
What's left of Syria after five years of war?
Syria peace talks and polls signal Assad's growing confidence
Why is there a war in Syria?
What's a 'cessation of hostilities'?

The US says it is working on plans to reduce the bloodshed in Syria and revive a nationwide ceasefire.

Iraq protests: PM Haider al-Abadi orders arrest of parliament protesters

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Protesters enter the Iraqi parliament building

Iraq's Prime Minister has ordered the arrest of Shia Muslim activists who stormed parliament in Baghdad on Saturday.

Iraq Shia protesters camp out in Green Zone after storming

 

 Protesters sat on the ground inside the Green Zone as darkness fell 

 

Supporters of a powerful Shia Muslim cleric have set up camp outside parliament in Baghdad, after thousands stormed the Green Zone secure area.

Syria conflict: Aleppo in 'catastrophic' state says UN

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Dr Vickie Hawkins, executive director of Doctors Without Borders: Attack on hospital is "absolutely devastating"

Syria's war

• What's left of Syria after five years of war?
• Syria peace talks and polls signal Assad's growing confidence
• Why is there a war in Syria?
• What's a 'cessation of hostilities'?

The UN says the situation in Syria's city of Aleppo is catastrophic, after dozens of people were killed in attacks on targets including a hospital

Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes'

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the US released footage of what is said was an air strike on an Islamic State cash depot in Mosul

Islamic State

• Recapture of Palmyra tightens noose on IS
• Islamic State group: The full story
• Who is Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
• Islamic State: What is the attraction for young Europeans?

Up to $800m (£550m) in cash held by so-called Islamic State (IS) has been destroyed in air strikes, a US military official says.

Syria conflict: Obama 'to send 250 more non-combat troops'

Mr Obama is expected to make announcement during his official visit to Hanover

Syria's war
What's left of Syria after five years of war? 

Syria peace talks and polls signal Assad's growing confidence
Why is there a war in Syria?
What's a 'cessation of hostilities'?

US President Barack Obama is to send 250 additional military personnel to Syria to support local militias in the fight against so-called Islamic State (IS), officials have said.

President Sisi urges Egyptians to 'defend state' ahead of protests

On TV, Mr Sisi again warned of "evil" forces conspiring against Egypt

Egypt under Sisi

 

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Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has urged citizens to defend the state and its institutions ahead of planned anti-government protests.

Syria conflict: Obama rules out ground troops for Syria

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Barack Obama said "applying international pressure" would help broker a transition

Syria's war

• What's left of Syria after five years of war?
• Syria peace talks and polls signal Assad's growing confidence
• Why is there a war in Syria?
• What's a 'cessation of hostilities'?

President Barack Obama has ruled out deploying US ground troops in Syria and says military efforts alone cannot solve the country's problems.