Chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, 65, is in a “serious but stable” condition in a hospital near Jerusalem.

The activist is reunited with his family after spending 29 months in jail for spreading “fake news”.

Bahrain becomes only the fourth Arab country in the Middle East to recognise Israel.

The BBC’s Lina Sinjab looks back at one year of protests calling for change in Beirut, Lebanon.

Tensions rise between Israeli settlers and Palestinians as the olive harvest begins in the West Bank.

Israel’s UAE and Bahrain peace deals are “going to be big” for business, says DP World boss.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the month-long lockdown has been a “major success”.

The country’s problems have worsened since huge crowds took to the streets a year ago.

It is the biggest exchange of captives since the devastating conflict began in 2015.

Critics on social media say the role of Egypt’s famed ruler should go to an Arab or African actress.