Actress Carey Mulligan was among protesters who left teddy bears outside the gates of Downing Street in protest at persistent, deadly attacks on Aleppo

Rescuers pulled 2,400 boat migrants to safety on Saturday, the Italian coastguard said, adding 14 dead bodies had been recovered in the past two days. Could you make it...

A summary of the events on the ground during the Battle for Mosul in Iraq.

The last 7 days in pictures...

Armed civilians have joined security forces in Kirkuk to hunt down Daesh fighters, the Kurdish Rudaw news agency reported today. Daesh militants are still at large and are active...

The structure dates back some 1,400 years to the first era of the Umayyad Caliphate, and talks about the history of the Palestinian people.

Images from the frontline of the battle to re-take the Daesh stronghold

Protesters against ''Russian airstrikes in Syria'' and Russian occupation in Ukrainian lands'' as French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko meet in Berlin,

Refugee camps are being set up to the south, east and west of the city to cater for what the UN fears could be the largest humanitarian crisis of modern times.

As the Iraqi operation to recapture Mosul from Daesh enters its third day, there are signs that the offensive has slowed down despite promising indications on the first day...

The past week in Iraq has been marred by the spat between the government in Baghdad and its counterpart in Ankara. With Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi insisting that Turkey...

Iraqi forces, backed by US-led coalition airstrikes, launched a much-anticipated offensive late on Sunday to retake Mosul - Daesh’s last stronghold in northern Iraq

Iraqi army forces move on villages surrounding Mosul, a Daesh stronghold in the North of Iraq

Iraqi government forces launched a US-backed offensive on Monday to drive Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, a high-stakes battle to retake the militants’ last major stronghold...

Russian and Syrian strikes pound the opposition-held East of the city

Tunisian parliament speaker Muhammed en-Nasir speaks at the parliament, showcasing the country's successful transition to democracy

Russian aircrafts and Syrian forces loyal have been bombarding opposition-controlled districts of Aleppo since the collapse the ceasefire last month

The protest was triggered after Israeli bulldozers, working under police protection.

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are ill-equipped to cope with the requirements of cancer patients. Furthermore, there is a severe shortage of all kinds of medicines, not just those which are essential for treating cancer.

The military offensive underway in Iraq to drive out Daesh from Mosul has raised fears about sectarian abuse. With ground support from the US-led coalition, Iraqi government forces launched...

A number of forces are partaking in the battle including the US-led coalition, which includes British forces, Iranian armed forces, Shia Mobilisation Forces, Sunni tribal factions and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters

Military action against Daesh began at Midnight

I make this dish and remember late summer night family gatherings in the Middle East and this cooling dessert.

Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…

The Turkish military claimed that it had killed 80 Daesh fighters

Palestinian students in Gaza City partake in the celebration of the international day of peace, Thursday

When crossing from Israel into Palestine’s occupied West Bank, the obvious contrariety in infrastructure and economic levels is intense. From the seaside skyscrapers and trendy boutiques of Tel Aviv,...

The mayor of Aleppo has told Sky News that he blamed Western powers for the humanitarian crisis in his city, describing it as a "Holocaust" that the West's inaction has created.

Al-Khaz’ali’s statement was seen as particularly sectarian as he made it from a pulpit before a religious procession to mark the Muslim religious event of Ashura, marked differently by both Sunnis and Shia

In many art colleges today, teachers are dismissive of work that is too personal. They disapprove of students inspired by the expressivity of a Munch or trying to follow...

Shia Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed on 10 October 680 CE

The Gaza Circus school is run on donations and doesn't charge students fees.