CNN Middle East News

• Palestinian detainee in Israel now more than 50 days into hunger strike
  In December, Randa Adnan said, her husband weighed just over 200 pounds. Visiting him in an Israeli hospital this week, Randa said, she found her 33-year-old spouse, Khader Adnan, now weighs no more than 121 pounds. […]
• At least 137 reported killed as Syrian attacks escalate
  A Syrian opposition group reported at least 137 deaths at the hands of government forces Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad escalated a brutal assault against an opposition that wants an end to his regime. […]
• Human rights group calls for Iraq to end executions
  A human rights group expressed alarm Thursday at the pace of executions in Iraq and called for Iraqi authorities to abolish the practice. […]
• Doctor in Homs: Everyone is waiting to die
  The bodies begin coming in before the sun rises to the sky. Some arrive with heads decapitated or their torsos split open like animals after slaughter. Or their limbs are mangled under the crush of rubble. […]
• Two killed amid gunfire at Yemen anti-election rally
  Two people were killed Thursday as hundreds of demonstrators marched in Yemen's southern province of Dhale protesting the upcoming presidential election, eyewitnesses told CNN. […]