Teargas crackdown on Turkish anti-government protesters
Demonstrators have been trying to prevent workers from razing Taksim Excursion Park and turning it into a shopping mall
Brotherhood is founding a new police state: Civil society organisations
Statement from 40 organisations claim the presidency’s draft NGO law seeks to impose further restrictions on civil society
UN adds Syrian militants Al Nusra to sanctions list
The group, a feared force battling President Bashar al-Assad, is now subject to an international asset freeze and arms embargo
Lebanon parliament extends mandate as Syria war rages
The term of the mandate of the legislature will be modified on an exceptional basis to end on November 2014 rather than this June as scheduled
US releases Country Reports on Terrorism
Egypt struggles to combat terrorism but has had some successes, according to US report
Tunisia topless protester faces new charges
Amina Sboui, better known by her pseudonym Tyler, will be charged under the "criminal conspiracy" section of the penal code
Al-Nour Party calls for reconsideration of Camp David Accords
Younis Makhyoun and Al-Nour Party delegation meets with Governor of North Sinai
OPEC moves towards holding output
Iran has meanwhile called for lower production this week in order to maintain and even boost crude oil price levels.
Rebels boosted as Assad forces close in on Qusayr
Rebels said hundreds of fighters had broken through army lines to join the battle.