Egyptian Bassem Youssef – hailed as the Middle East’s answer to popular US TV satirist Jon Stewart – presents his own take on the state of...
Lebanon is known around the world for its hashish. In the Beqaa Valley farmers grow it with impunity, making millions of dollars a year. Backed by...
This week sees the release of the long-awaited Chilcot enquiry into the Iraq war. Ahead of its publication, our Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has returned...
In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC’s North American Editor Jon Sopel, US President Barack Obama said a lack of changes on US gun laws was...
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews The Arab Spring woke the world up to the power of social media like Twitter and Facebook to effect huge political...
The commander of France’s air campaign against so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has told the BBC he thinks the group is on the defensive...
Growing numbers of refugees are choosing to avoid the long dangerous journey overland and by sea to reach Europe. Instead, many are turning to gangs selling...
The defeat of the so-called Islamic State has left Sunni Muslim populations crushed and Shia Muslim military forces victorious, although only after terrible sacrifices. BBC Correspondent...
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews Subscribe to BBC News HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Tessa Kum who started the twitter hash tag #illridewithyou in a show of solidarity with...
Hassan left Syria after he was arrested and tortured for protesting against the government – his aim was to reach the UK. After his dinghy sank...
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