Erdogan visit to Dubai Expo 2020 ends decade of estrangementTurkish president signs 13 co-operation deals on issues including joint defence industriesTue Feb 15 2022 - 18:25
Talks on limiting Iran’s nuclear programme to resume in positive atmosphereUS authorises South Korea to release $18m from blocked deposits to pay Tehran’s UN arrearsSun Feb 13 2022 - 17:06
Iraqi parliament delays vote on president as political crisis deepensBoycott leaves parliament well short of quorum as Kurds fail to agree candidateTue Feb 08 2022 - 15:59
Isis leader killed in US raid was a low-key figurehead dubbed ‘the ghost’Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi’s death was more dramatic than his brief reign over groupFri Feb 04 2022 - 17:27
United Arab Emirates says three armed drones were intercepted in its airspaceUS to deploy warship and advanced fighter jets to protect its Gulf ally from Yemeni Houthi attacksThu Feb 03 2022 - 16:01
Israel is an apartheid state, Amnesty report saysRights group says decades-long campaign against Palestinians is crime against humanityTue Feb 01 2022 - 09:34
Missile fired by Houthis destroyed as Israel’s president visits, UAE saysAttack coincides with Herzog trip as Houthis condemn Arab normalisation with IsraelMon Jan 31 2022 - 19:22
Syrian prison revolt highlights plight of boys ‘living in fear’Rights groups urge repatriation of children following Isis attack on Kurdish-run jailFri Jan 28 2022 - 17:36
Lebanon’s former prime minister announces his withdrawal from politicsSaad Hariri urged Future Movement party not to run in May’s parliamentary electionsTue Jan 25 2022 - 17:41
Right-wing ruling party wins Turkish Cypriot electionPledge to maintain close link with Ankara: ‘We may be two states but we are one nation’Mon Jan 24 2022 - 17:53
Lebanese leaders scramble to avert economic disasterAid talks with IMF continue as Shia movements end boycott of ministerial appointeesFri Jan 21 2022 - 17:11
At least 20 killed in Saudi-led air strikes on rebels in YemenAttack seen as response to Monday’s Houthi drone attack on UAE capital Abu DhabiTue Jan 18 2022 - 16:13
Pro-government Yemeni militia go on offensive to gain territory from Houthi forcesUN special envoy calls on combatants to ‘talk, even if they are not ready to put down their arms’Fri Jan 14 2022 - 19:52
Abbas enters his 17th year in power amid criticism and uncertaintyLong-tenured Palestinian leader’s crowning achievement has yet to achieve desired resultsTue Jan 11 2022 - 20:13
Iraq’s new parliament to hold first session since October electionParty headed by reformist Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr won most seats in electionFri Jan 07 2022 - 15:18
Cairo public prosecutor orders release of activist Ramy ShaathAmnesty and other human rights bodies had called for release of Egyptian-Palestinian rights campaignerTue Jan 04 2022 - 16:55
Iran marks second anniversary of US killing of military commander Qassem SuleimaniForeign ministry says perpetrators ‘will be brought to justice and no efforts will be spared in this regard’Mon Jan 03 2022 - 16:24
In Cyprus, volunteers work tirelessly to find abandoned dogs new homes abroadGroup rehomed over 1,000 in Europe, paving way for other non-profit rescues to follow suitTue Dec 28 2021 - 01:00
Bethlehem’s loss of Christmas tourism likely to devastate local economyOmicron threat means there is plenty of room in the city’s many inns this yearThu Dec 23 2021 - 16:19
UN chief António Guterres meets Lebanese religious leadersClerics confirm commitment to coexistence, but Guterres chides country’s politiciansMon Dec 20 2021 - 16:51
Gulf nations call for unity and focus on building ties with Iran‘Any danger that threatens one of them, threatens all of them’, leaders sayWed Dec 15 2021 - 19:11
Urgency conveyed to Vienna talks on rescue of Iran’s nuclear dealUK foreign secretary calls gathering ‘last chance for Iran to come to the negotiating table’Sun Dec 12 2021 - 16:51
Saudi crown prince seeks to normalise relations with Gulf rulersMohammed bin Salman meets other Arab leaders ahead of Riyadh summit next weekThu Dec 09 2021 - 16:01
Fraught Iran nuclear talks set to resume in ViennaUS indicates new Iranian administration arrived in Austria without practical proposalsMon Dec 06 2021 - 19:48
Rainbow congregation thrills in Pope Francis’s visit to CyprusPope heard testimony from migrants who have faced prejudice and rejectionFri Dec 03 2021 - 20:44
Migration crisis on agenda as Pope Francis begins surprise visit to CyprusPope to be briefed by Cypriot president on ending the division of the islandWed Dec 01 2021 - 18:02
US steps up pressure in advance of reopened talks on Iran nuclear dealEnvoy says US will not stand ‘idly by’ if Iran stalls on negotiations while it ramps up nuclear programmeSun Nov 28 2021 - 16:27
Lebanon’s children at risk of acute hunger, warns UNCountry’s spiralling economic crisis plunges 80% of the population into perpetual povertyWed Nov 24 2021 - 19:51
Iraq: Pro-Iran militia dissolves one of armed units after cleric’s callPopular Defence Brigades ordered to stop all activities and close their headquartersMon Nov 22 2021 - 17:35
UN calls for talks after rebels seize key port in YemenRecapture of Hodeida amounts to a major Houthi gain in the stalemated six-year warTue Nov 16 2021 - 18:13
Saudi Arabian row threatens to further damage Lebanon’s fragile economyCriticism of Yemen war by information minister Kordahi leads to Saudi ban on all Lebanese importsThu Nov 11 2021 - 17:15
Oregon winery rises from ashes after climate change-driven wildfireTalent-born Clea Arthur lost her wine business when the Almeda fire swept inMon Nov 08 2021 - 13:49
Right-wing leader refuses Lebanese court summons over sectarian clashesSamir Geagea said he would appear if Hizbullah head Hassan Nasrallah testified firstFri Oct 22 2021 - 17:13
Colin Powell’s death sparks complex array of blame and praiseFormer US secretary of state’s role in US invasion of Iraq led to fatalities and miseryTue Oct 19 2021 - 17:39
Economic fallout from Yemen conflict deepens humanitarian crisisHouthi rebels are intensifying ‘brutal offensive’ in Marib provinceMon Oct 18 2021 - 18:15
Lebanon expects nobody to pay for latest round of fatal clashesFactions involved in fighting in Beirut will enjoy impunity, local commentators sayFri Oct 15 2021 - 16:59
Entrenched political leaders prolong crises in Iraq and LebanonPro-Iranians label Iraqi election a ‘scam’ as Beirut port blast inquiry is suspended againWed Oct 13 2021 - 21:06
Iraq election: Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr the main winner‘Good election machine’ propels Mahdi Army leader and Reform bloc Sadrists to successTue Oct 12 2021 - 15:08
Iraqis poised to vote under reformed election lawsLow turnout expected due to ‘apathy and despair’ among 25 million potential votersFri Oct 08 2021 - 17:19
Court enables judge to continue investigating Beirut port blastMassive detonation killed 215, wounded 6,500 and devastated nearby neighbourhoodsTue Oct 05 2021 - 19:40
Rebuilding of ruined Gaza structures to start next weekQatar and Egypt pay $1bn to repair facilities, streets and homes destroyed in May conflictFri Oct 01 2021 - 17:12
Beirut port blast inquiry suspended for a second time due to legal actionJudge accused of bias and misconduct by two ex-ministers demanding his resignationTue Sept 28 2021 - 17:22
Saudi King Salman expresses hope for direct talks with IranSaudi king voices support for efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weaponsFri Sept 24 2021 - 14:57
Taliban accused of ‘dismantling’ rights and protections in AfghanistanTaliban’s attempt to portray itself as a reformed group ‘a cover’ for its repressionTue Sept 21 2021 - 17:39
Taliban diplomat among Time magazine’s top 100 global figuresAbdul Ghani Baradar gets glowing write-up in magazine’s list of ‘extraordinary leaders’Thu Sept 16 2021 - 16:37
Iraqi PM’s Iran visit underscores efforts to be regional mediatorMustafa al-Kadhimi’s trip to Tehran is timely ahead of October 10th electionMon Sept 13 2021 - 19:05
Lebanon agrees new government to spark hopes of easing economic crisisBreakthrough after input from France opens way to possible resumption of talks with IMFFri Sept 10 2021 - 15:46
Taliban’s all-male government adhere to narrow interpretation of IslamHardliners get key posts as international community’s call for inclusive cabinet rejectedWed Sept 08 2021 - 21:17
Afghanistan: Why have the Taliban not yet named a government?Infighting rupturing force in control and ‘a unitary Taliban has always been illusionary’Mon Sept 06 2021 - 17:48
America’s 20-year ‘war on terror’ cost $8tn and caused 900,000 deaths, report findsCosts of War project looks at consequences of conflicts the US has waged since 9/11 attacksThu Sept 02 2021 - 13:29
