A Caspian Airlines passenger plane slid off the runway onto a highway while landing at an airport in the south-western Iranian city of Mahshahr. Two of the 136 passengers on board suffered leg injuries in the incident, according to the head of the Red Crescent in Khuzestan province. State TV quoted a provincial aviation official […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA Caspian Airlines jet slid off the runway onto a highway while landing in Mahshahr An Iranian passenger plane ended up belly-down in the middle of a highway after reportedly skidding off the runway during a botched landing. Two of the 136 passengers on board suffered leg […]

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption All previous peace attempts have failed to solve the conflict Hopes for peace between Israel and the Palestinians exist in a world that is stuck between the darkest hours of the night and a bright and false dawn. Mostly it’s night. Beware whenever you hear references to a renewal of […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has berated Israeli security for not leaving a Jerusalem basilica while on a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem. Mr Macron accused officers of violating rules that prevent them from entering the Crusader-era Church of St Anne, which is considered French territory. The Israeli foreign ministry declined to comment on […]

Image copyright ReutersImage caption Supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr carry placards depicting Donald Trump At least three rockets struck the US embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Sunday. One rocket hit the embassy cafeteria while two others landed a short distance away, a source told AFP. At least three people were injured, […]

By Mark Savage BBC music reporter Image copyright Mehdi RajabianImage caption Mehdi Rajabian: “In the Middle East, an instrument can be as powerful as a gun.” Mehdi Rajabian could be arrested at any moment. The 30-year-old has already been imprisoned twice for making music the Iranian authorities considered unacceptable. The first time, he was kept […]

‘Speaking Across Borders’, at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC, explores the nuances of a community that is often marginalised. The BBC spoke to curator, Heba Elkayal, to find out how the exhibition hopes to create a dialogue about Kurdish life and history. Video by Bill McKenna Related News:Sultan Qaboos of Oman, Arab world’s […]

Image caption Iran executes hundreds of prisoners each year, normally by hanging Iran has executed a drug kingpin nicknamed the “Crocodile of the Persian Gulf” and dismantled his smuggling ring, state media report. The “crocodile” was arrested in the middle of transferring more than 100 tonnes of drugs in international waters, officials said. The 36-year-old […]

Image copyright EPAImage caption Iraqi security forces (in the background) burned protesters’ tents at Baghdad’s Tahrir Square Iraqi security forces have moved against the main anti-government protest site in central Baghdad. They fired live ammunition and tear gas as they began removing tents and concrete barriers near Tahrir Square and a bridge across the Tigris […]

Image copyright US armyImage caption US troops are in Iraq to help in the fight against the Islamic State group “Incoming, Incoming!” The loudspeaker screeches out a warning of a rocket attack at Union III, the US-led coalition base in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. The compound is in the Green Zone, an area built around what […]