Two separate attacks have left at least seven dead and five seriously injured.

Seven people were killed in Friday's attack with two more injured in a separate shooting on Saturday.

District Police Commander Doron Turgeman speaks after the attack on a synagogue in East Jerusalem.

The OPCW says at least one Syrian helicopter dropped toxic chlorine gas cylinders on civilian areas.

It comes after an Israeli operation against militants in the West Bank left nine Palestinians dead.

What's behind the raid on the West Bank city, which led to nine Palestinian deaths on Thursday?

The heaviest death toll in years came as troops battled militants in the flashpoint West Bank town.

The mummy was found inside a sarcophagus that has remained unopened for 4,300 years.

As pilgrims mark Epiphany, Jordan plans an ambitious project to upgrade place of Jesus's baptism.

BBC Persian journalists are trolled and harassed on a daily basis, and their families persecuted.

The UAE has named state oil company chief Sultan Al Jaber as president of the UN climate conference.

Anger swells despite a fierce crackdown as the regime faces its biggest challenge in decades.

A UK charity runs the only shelter for ill-treated and abandoned donkeys in the West Bank.

"Since the Israeli elections, attacks have grown more fierce," a Palestinian in Hebron tells the BBC.

How football ignited a debate over whether Moroccans are Africans, Arabs or Amazigh - or all three.

MMA fighter Amir Albazi hopes to be a role model for a generation of young athletes in the region.

Many female fans say they welcome the ban on selling alcohol in World Cup stadiums.

Activists fear a number of people are at imminent risk, after two were hanged over the recent unrest.

The World Cup host nation artificially produced huge amounts of water for daily use.

Syrian BBC journalist Lina Shaikhouni reflects on the first Arab World Cup.

In the Kurdistan region, women who feel trapped in abusive households often see suicide by self-immolation as their only way out.

After training women on the beach and in a garage, Osama has now moved to a professional centre.

Nine Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli military raid in the occupied West bank, Palestinian officials say.

Communication tools like WhatsApp have been restricted in the country amid an ongoing crisis.

The Paris landmark displays the message "Femme, Vie, Liberte" in French meaning "Women, Life, Freedom".