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Image copyright Syrian Arab Red Crescent Image caption Battle hardened doctors used to war zones, lost for words As some of the most vulnerable people in Aleppo were moved from a former old-people’s home near the city’s front line on Wednesday, a Red Cross doctor involved in their evacuation sent …

Aleppo first became caught up in the war in July 2012, when rebels launched an offensive to expel government forces and gain control over northern Syria. But the assault was not decisive, leaving the city divided in half with the opposition controlling the east, and the government controlling the west.

Image copyright Frank Gardner Image caption A Saudi villager shows the damage from a rocket attack launched by rebels in Yemen Tall, bearded and wearing a pained expression, an elderly Saudi man called Jaber stands before the ruins of his family house in the town of Najran, just north of …

Image copyright Aleppo National Archives Throughout the long battle for Aleppo, as Syria’s most ancient city has been blasted into ruins around him, one man has worked continuously to preserve an image of the city as it once was, before the horrors of war arrived. A little over 10 years …

When Robert Berman, an Orthodox Jew from the US, settled in Jerusalem, he was not prepared for the strong resistance to his argument for organ donation from some sections of the society. To advance his cause he has had to engage in the most profound and tricky discussions on religion …

A bomb explosion in the Coptic Christian cathedral complex in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens. It happened in a chapel adjoining St Mark’s cathedral during a Sunday service. Witnesses have been describing what they saw.

A bombing near the Coptic cathedral in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people, officials say. The blast at St Peter’s church happened during a Sunday service.

In an interview with the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire, an English teacher inside one of the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo said it felt like “Doomsday” as government forces advanced. “Bombs are everywhere,” Abdul Kafi Alhamado said, “People are running, people are injured in the streets, no-one can dare go to …

Media captionBoris Johnson: “We believe in a candour in our relationship” Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said there is “candour” in the UK’s relationship with Saudi Arabia. He was rebuked last week by Downing Street after suggesting the country backed “proxy wars” in the Middle East. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon …

Image copyright EPA Image caption Pope Tawadros II prayed over the victims’ coffins and called them martyrs Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has attended a state funeral for victims of an attack at Cairo’s Coptic Christian cathedral, naming the suicide bomber he said was responsible. Mr Sisi, who has declared …