The family of two Yemenis killed by a drone strike in 2012 have filed a claim against the US government, weeks after their case was thrown out in Germany.
Extremist Jewish groups have stormed the Al-Aqsa complex again, as religious leaders call for Palestinians to gather there tomorrow to thwart further assaults.
An Egyptian court has cancelled an earlier court ruling designating Hamas a terrorist organisation for allegedly supporting the anti-government insurgency in the Sinai.
Despite vociferous protests at the visit and sharp criticisms of Egypt's atrocious human rights record, western economic and security interests ensured that Sisi was warmly welcomed in Berlin.
Egypt's oldest political prisoner, accused of forming an al-Qaeda linked terrorist cell and involvement in the assassination of Sadat, has died in Cairo at the age of 74.
Infographic: Former Iraqi deputy prime minister and the chief diplomat for the regime of Saddam Hussein has died in prison of a suspected heart attack on Friday.
Former British prime minister announces role as chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation a week after resigning as the Quartet's Middle East Peace envoy.
