7:15pm

Yemen suicide bomber kills more than 90

Strike on army parade near presidential palace

6:38pm

Lebanese mourn anti-Syrian cleric

Shooting at an army checkpoint provokes overnight clashes

From IRAN 6:04pm

Iran nuclear pre-talks make good start

UN atomic agency president reports upbeat atmosphere

5:49pm

Egypt’s leftwing populist draws broad support

Hamdeen Sabahi impresses in lively TV appearances

From IRAN 2:11pm

Japan’s oil importers seek Iran solution

Transactions halted after New York court order

From MIDDLE EASTERN FINANCE 1:58pm

Gulf left vulnerable to oil price swings

High domestic spending puts nations in a bind

11:49am

Kuwait warns citizens away from Lebanon

State joins UAE, Bahrain and Qatar in travel alert

11:16pm

Israel attacks move to label settlement goods

South Africa to require origin identification

9:19pm

Fighting erupts in Syria despite UN presence

Bomb explodes close to leader of observer mission, agencies say

7:41pm

Investors bank on election restoring stability to Egypt

$482m taken out of the country in 2011

May 20, 2012

Expat vote starts Egypt presidential race

Moderate Islamist leads among overseas voters

May 18, 2012

Jordan warns over Syrian crisis

Amman refuses to back either president or rebels

May 18, 2012

Ban blames al-Qaeda for Syria car bombs

UN chief points finger over deadly blasts

From IRAN May 18, 2012

Tehran agrees to meet IAEA chief

Meeting with Iran’s nuclear negotiator raises hopes of deal

May 18, 2012

Moderate Islamist aims to heal Egypt’s rifts

Aboul Fotouh’s call for unity may work against him in polarised society

May 18, 2012

Iran helps Syria defy oil embargo

Tanker switches flags and ownership to help avoid detection

From IRAN May 17, 2012

West wants signal on deal at Iran talks

Urgency amid threat of Israeli attack on nuclear sites

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 17, 2012

Japanese bank freezes Iranian assets

Move follows order from US court pursuing damages for bombing

Global Insight May 17, 2012

Gulf union yet to attain modest goals

Political accord among regional neighbours still has to be achieved

May 16, 2012

Egypt ‘no-hoper’ turns election contender

Former PM seen by many as remnant of Mubarak era

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