BBC News - Middle East |
- Yemen security blitz as staff leave
- Iran urges 'serious' nuclear talks
- Baghdad rocked by car bombings
- Mass protests on Tunisian streets
- Senators urge Egypt prisoner release
- Syria rebels 'capture key airbase'
- VIDEO: 'They pretended to execute me'
- VIDEO: US and UK pull staff out of Yemen
- VIDEO: Iran wants to 'interact respectfully'
- VIDEO: Egypt diplomatic efforts gather pace
| Yemen security blitz as staff leave Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:42 PM PDT Yemeni forces launch a security crackdown in the capital Sanaa as the US and UK withdraw diplomatic staff amid fears of an al-Qaeda-linked attack. |
| Iran urges 'serious' nuclear talks Posted: 06 Aug 2013 08:34 AM PDT Iran's new president calls for "serious and substantive" talks with the international community about Tehran's nuclear programme. |
| Baghdad rocked by car bombings Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:09 PM PDT A series of car bombs in and around the Iraqi capital Baghdad leaves at least 41 dead, the latest round in a wave of violence this year. |
| Mass protests on Tunisian streets Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:51 PM PDT Tens of thousands march in Tunisia's capital to demand the Islamist-led government resign, as the constituent assembly is suspended. |
| Senators urge Egypt prisoner release Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:34 PM PDT US senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham urge Egypt's military-backed interim authorities to release all political prisoners during a visit to Cairo. |
| Syria rebels 'capture key airbase' Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:53 AM PDT Rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have captured a key airbase in Aleppo province, near the Turkish border, activists say. |
| VIDEO: 'They pretended to execute me' Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:09 PM PDT French-American photographer Jonathan Alpeyrie says that after having been kept captive for 81 days he doesn't plan to return to Syria though he'd like to work from conflict countries again. |
| VIDEO: US and UK pull staff out of Yemen Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:45 PM PDT The US and UK governments have withdrawn diplomatic staff from Yemen and urged their citizens to leave amid concerns over security threats. |
| VIDEO: Iran wants to 'interact respectfully' Posted: 06 Aug 2013 09:25 AM PDT Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani has called for "serious and substantive" negotiations with the international community about its nuclear programme. |
| VIDEO: Egypt diplomatic efforts gather pace Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:50 AM PDT US senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have joined top diplomats in Cairo to help find a peaceful solution to Egypt's political stalemate. |
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