18 Feb 2013 12:23 - Nidal Al-Mughrabi Egypt's campaign to shut down smuggling tunnels running under its border into the Gaza Strip threatens to throw thousands of Palestinians out of work.
29 Nov 2012 16:32
We showcase some of this week's best images, from volcanoes in the ocean in Hawaii to Chihuahuas in Cuba.
23 Nov 2012 12:26
The Nkandla fire rages on, the battle in the Gaza Strip flares up and the new Bond film is set to hit cinemas with a bang. Stay in the know, watch Weekend 101.
23 Nov 2012 00:00 - Danny Ayalon Hamas's charter includes the aspiration that "the day of judgment will not come about until Muslims fight the Jews [killing the Jews]".
23 Nov 2012 00:00 - Seumas Milne The support of the US and Britain allows Israel to continue its policy of occupation and aggression, says Seumas Milne.
23 Nov 2012 00:00 - Chris McGreal Although Hamas leadership is in hiding, Israel's missiles have failed to obliterate its authority, writes Chris McGreal in Beit Lahiya.
21 Nov 2012 19:59 - Reuters Egypt has announced that a ceasefire had been reached to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, starting later in the day.
20 Nov 2012 15:02 - Richard Davies
The force used by Israel in its attacks on Hamas militants in Gaza is "disproportionate", the department of international relations said.
20 Nov 2012 10:33 - Maayan Lubell , Nidal Al-Mughrabi , The UN chief has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the US Secretary of State has headed to the region with a peace message.
19 Nov 2012 18:21 - Reuters The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel's on-going offensive reached 100 on Monday, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said.
19 Nov 2012 15:31
We look at the last week of airstrikes between Israel and Palestine, which has turned into the bloodiest period of conflict in Gaza for some time.
19 Nov 2012 13:05 - Douglas Hamilton , Nidal Al-Mughrabi , There are theories among Israelis and Palestinians about what has propelled the two sides towards their second war in four years.
19 Nov 2012 07:20 - Sakher Abu El Oun Israeli air strikes killed 31 Palestinians in the bloodiest day so far in the Gaza Strip, as diplomatic efforts to broker a truce intensified.
18 Nov 2012 20:20 - Sapa-AFP Israeli strikes on Sunday killed 21 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in the bloodiest day of its bombing campaign over the Gaza Strip.
16 Nov 2012 09:03 - Sapa-AFP Israel was condemned on Thursday by much of the Arab world while securing Western backing and pressing its biggest air assault on Gaza for years.
15 Nov 2012 13:33 - Sapa-AFP Five Gazans were killed in Israeli air strikes as militants fired around 250 rockets over the border, killing three Israelis, officials have said.
13 Nov 2012 07:10 - AFP Israel launched raids on targets in the Gaza Strip as military top brass weigh a stronger response to rocket fire from the Palestine authority.
25 Oct 2012 14:57
We showcase some of the most outstanding photographs shot around the world this week, from jaguars in Indonesia to the World Parachuting Championship in Dubai.