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The Knesset's approval of an amended anti-infiltration bill ensures the country's highest court will be ignored, and the Horot detention facility for asylum seekers in the desert will remain in service.

Rights group says the international community - and in particular Gulf countries - has contributed to catastrophe by failing to offer protection and resettlement to Syria’s most vulnerable refugees.

Trafigura, a major Swiss corporation, played a pivotal role in oil deals that Baghdad considers illegal, according to reports.

Execution of Syrian accused of drug smuggling focuses spotlight on kingdom's huge illegal drug problem - and its use of the death penalty as a deterrent.

Sheikh Khaled al-Khalifa of Bahrain says Qatar has folded in the face of regional pressure, though analysts question many of his claims.

Iraq's security forces fend off attacks on the governorate complex in Ramadi, but the battle is far from over.

Fighters from across Europe and North America are travelling to support Kurdish forces in northern Syria - and taking to social media to attract more recruits.

British authorities say the "time is right" for police, security and intelligence agencies to be given more powers to defend the UK.

Opponents to the island's rulers refuse to participate in elections, fuelling fears of further division in the Gulf state.

Explosions in Cairo injure police and civilians while the crackdown on peaceful dissent in Egypt continues.