Mubarak forever?

As Egypt gets ready for a parliamentary election, we look ahead to the next crucial deadline: next year's presidential poll and its potential candidates. Israel authorizes thousands of new settler homes: the move puts yet more strain on the stalled peace talks with Palestinians. And we look at one Yemeni association that's fighting Al Qaeda from the grassroots.

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Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad steps down

The Palestinian Premier steps down, but where does this leave the recent push to revive the Middle East peace process? Next, we meet the young victims of the deadly conflict in Syria. Finally, we discover a street artist with a message, as an Egyptian tagger gets a little help from a friend in the French city of Marseille.

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Egypt and Iran: a faltering rapprochement?

We head to the Egyptian pyramids, where our correspondents spoke to the first Iranian tourists to travel to Egypt on a commercial flight for more than 30 years. Staying in Egypt, we explore the reasons behind a recent escalation of deadly sectarian violence. Finally, we catch up with the award-winning Syrian Journalist, Rima Marrouch.

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Syria: The daily struggle of living in Aleppo

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Syria's Christians caught in the crossfire

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