Satirist Ghanem al-Masarir has been awarded £3m in damages, but it's unclear if Saudi Arabia will pay.

In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.

Tehran has said it will never negotiate on its missile and defence systems, but that it is open to talks.

The deal will see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and administration into the Syrian state.

South Africa accuses the Israeli envoy of insulting President Ramaphosa. Israel says the expulsion is "baseless".

In his first international interview, Sasha Troufanov tells the BBC how he thought he would die in captivity after he was taken hostage on 7 October 2023.

Tehran has threatened to treat an attack by the US as part of last summer's war, and its response could be more dramatic.

The country cut off internet access on 8 January following a government crackdown on protesters.

Young Iranians able tell the BBC how they saw friends and other people die as security forces crushed protests earlier this month.

Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at their homes.

Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.

John Sudworth says the sounds of heavy machinery can be heard echoing around the neighbourhood.

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from the Iranian-Armenian border as internet shutdown continues following deadly protests.

More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said.

An Iranian security official says 2,000 people have been killed so far after a crackdown on weeks of anti-government protests.