Egypt election: early results - live updates
• Muslim Brotherhood candidate and former PM set for runoff • Actisits digest prospect of Morsi v Shafiq 'nightmare' • Free Syrian Army shuns al-Qaida in Syria

Egypt election 2012 day two - live
• Shafiq rejects Moussa's call for him to pull out of the race • Turnout picked up after a slow start; claims of irregularities • Former PM Ahmed Shafiq attacked after casting his vote

Egypt presidential election polling day - live updates
• Turnout expected to be high • Moussa and Abul Fotouh tipped for run off • 50 million eligible to vote in poll overseen by 14,000 judges

Syria crisis: UN peacekeeping chief visits Homs - live updates
• Herve Ladsous claims 'third element' involved in violence • Muslim Brotherhood slumps ahead of Egyptian elections • Injured protesters in Bahrain forced into secret clinics

Syria crisis hits Beirut - Monday 21 May 2012
• Two die in Beirut clashes • Senior UN official escape bomb blast in Damascus suburb • Scores killed in suicide bombing in Yemeni capital Sana'a • Read the latest summary