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Kuwait Parlamentswahlen 2016 (Getty Images/AFP/Y. Al-Zayyat)

Kuwait reports robust election turnout

Voters have turned out in large numbers for Kuwait's first election contested by the opposition in four years. Stakes are high, with dissatisfaction mounting as falling oil revenues force deep cuts in public spending. 

Dozens of houses destroyed as West Bank wildfires spread

A plane flies low over a wildfire in Israel

Wildfires in the West Bank have been burning for nearly a week, as international groups send aid. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has made a rare call to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to thank him for his help. 

Haifa after the fires  

Kuwaitis head to the polls as opposition ends boycott

Kuwait Parlamentswahlen 2016 (Getty Images/AFP/Y. Al-Zayyat)

Kuwaitis vote on Saturday to elect the representatives of the country's parliament. The tiny Gulf nation is struggling to cope with political conflicts, a slump in oil prices and security challenges posed by Islamists. 

Who are the Syrian White Helmets?

Syrien Aleppo Zerstörung Opfer Weißhelme (picture-alliance/dpa/Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets)

The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the Syrian White Helmets, have been awarded the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' this evening in Stockholm. What role does their humanitarian work play in the Syrian conflict? 

Saving Syria's children  

Scores killed in Iran in fiery train collision

Smoke billows from destroyed train coaches at the site of a train accident in Iran.

A passenger train smashed into a stationary intercity express, killing and injuring many. The remote location of the crash hampered rescue efforts attempting to reach dozens of victims still trapped in the wreckage. 

Aging rail network of India  

Iraqi civilians stick it out in Mosul as fighting rages

A man walks past a buildign destroyed during clashes between Iraqi forces and 'Islamic State' fighters

Caught up in the fierce fighting between the so-called "Islamic State" and Iraqi government troops, many Mosul residents have opted to stay in the city instead of leaving. The conditions are grim, reports Florian Neuhof. 

Civilians flee as Mosul offensive continues  

UN Syria envoy: Eastern Aleppo could be 'gone by Christmas'

Syrien Krieg - Kämpfe in Aleppo (Reuters/A. Ismail)

The United Nations special envoy to Syria has said the besieged eastern part of Aleppo could be destroyed a a month's time. About 225,000 people are thought to be living there under threat of starvation. 

Aleppo: Life in a besieged city  

A refugee girl holding a painting (photo: Marianna Karakoulaki)

Idomeni: Trauma through a girl's eyes

Thousands of refugees are still stranded in Idomeni. Children here have witnessed traumatic events - from war at home to horrible conditions at the camp, facing an uncertain future. One girl shares her haunting pictures. 

Bildergalerie Ausstellung River Tales. Fotografische Narrative entlang des Nils

'River Tales': People of the Nile

This essential water resource travels through deltas and deserts. The Goethe Institute in Dessau features the works of three young photographers depicting life by the Nile River in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. 

Palmyra, copyright: Getty Images

What's left to salvage in Palmyra?

Many of Palmyra's ruins appear to be in decent shape. Some archeologists hope that following its liberation the ancient city in the middle of the Syrian desert can be salvaged after all. 

Neues Museum in Berlin - Büste der Nofretete

Hidden chamber in the Valley of Kings: Queen Nefertiti's resting place?

Egypt has discovered hidden chambers adjoining King Tut's burial room. What they conceal will remain a mystery for a few months, but experts speculate that it could be the resting place of mysterious Queen Nefertiti.