BBC News Middle East

RSS feed
3 February 2012 Last updated at 20:23 ET

UN to vote amid Syria violenceAnti-government protest near Homs. 3 Feb 2012

The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Saturday on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria, amid fresh reports of mass killings in Homs.

Masked protester near fire, Cairo (3 February)Cairo clashes over football anger

At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.

BBC Persian service studio (file)BBC accuses Iran of intimidation

The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

Special Reports

Syrian army soldiers in trucks on 10 June 2011Arab uprising

Special coverage from across the rapidly changing region

More Special Reports:

Features & Analysis

  • BBC Director General Mark Thompson BBC call

    ‘End harassment of Persian Service journalists’

  • Egyptian Ultras chant anti-ruling military council slogans during a rally in Cairo (Feb. 2, 2012)Football and politics

    The blame game in the wake of a deadly Egyptian football riot

  • Flares are thrown in the stadium during clashes that erupted after a football match between Egypt"s Al-Ahly and Al-Masry teams in Port Said, 220 kms northeast of Cairo, on February 1, 2012. Darker passions

    Egypt's football fans care deeply about their teams - too much so

  • A man holds a bunch of Iranian rial notes (26 January 2012)Financial woes

    Ordinary Iranians feel the pain as sanctions bite

  • Sticky wicket

    Why is England Test cricket not bowling fans over in Middle East?

  • Good news story

    Iran social media websites abuzz after film's Oscar nomination

  • New starts

    Palestinian prisoners freed in Israeli swap deal adapt to exile

Elsewhere on the BBC

  • Working on a tablet computerThe way we'll work

    A senior Google exec predicts the technology that will transform businesses

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.