The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.

The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to end capital punishment.

Iran's proxy says it hit a ship with Saudi military equipment in the Red Sea, as tensions over the US-Iran war remain high.

The Trump administration is said to be unbothered by the Israeli prime minister's rejection of the deal, viewing it as campaign rhetoric ahead of a general election.

Israel's PM says its military will not pull out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank.

Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.

Yinon Levy is charged with reckless manslaughter over the July 2025 shooting of Odeh Hathaleen.

Amal Khalil was killed and her colleague Zeinab Faraj wounded in an Israeli attack in April; Israel denied targeting the journalists.

Lebanese authorities says one person was killed in the strikes, which came after the first Israeli military fatalities in Lebanon in more than a month.

There were among seven to be granted humanitarian visas while playing in Australia - but the other five changed their minds and returned to Iran.

Neither the US or Oman have commented on the proposed agreement on the vital waterway.

The Houthis say they launched missiles and drones at "Saudi military build-ups" in the central provinces of Marib and Hadramawt.

Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.

All 14 people on board the Indian-flagged vessel were safely rescued, India's ministry of external affairs says.

The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.

Egyptian authorities say the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court as part of a plot to defraud people.

Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say.

The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.

There have been conflicting signals from the US and Iran, with Tehran denying President Trump's assertion that talks are under way.

Israel says it was targeting military operatives in the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.

How we tracked down "The Spider" who was once one of the most-feared men in Syria.

Thousands of young people in Gaza are pursuing roles in the digital economy as the territory's wider recovery stalls.

BBC Verify has spoken to experts and analysed satellite imagery to piece together what we know about the site, and the potential impact of a US strike.

Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.

The realities of politics, war, zero trust, the deaths of thousands and the destruction of Gaza will make any agreement very complicated.

Hamas says it has accepted a disarmament plan for Gaza which will see it lay down its arms and Israeli troops withdraw from the territory.

Experts have told the BBC that the earthworks suggest Israel is planning for a long-term internal border.

Ahmed al-Doush has been in jail in Saudi Arabia since 2024, apparently over a handful of social media posts dating back several years.

A home on the edge of al-Mughayyir has become a weekly frontline in the battle for the occupied West Bank.

The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.

The US has fired thousands of hard-to-replace missiles during its war with Iran. We unpack whether its "arsenal of freedom" is perilously low.

The Iran-backed group in Yemen has threatened to target Saudi vessels in a vital shipping route.

Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.

Signing a nuclear pact in the Middle East is a bold move that has drawn criticism in the US and in Israel.

None of the choices facing Iran’s leaders offer a clear path to victory, as the conflict with the US continues.

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

International editor Jeremy Bowen reacts after a senior Hamas official tells the BBC the group has agreed to disarm in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump said the Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas in Gaza.

BBC reports from Palestinian village under weekly attack by Israeli settlers

Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say.