Lebanon rations wheat imported from Ukraine as war raises food insecurity fearsFlour mills deliver supplies only to bread bakeries amid grain import concernsTue Mar 08 2022 - 20:11
War has Turkey caught between conflicting international and national interestsTurkish president Erdogan has urged Putin to cease fire and has offered to mediate with Ukrainian president ZelenskiyMon Mar 07 2022 - 18:12
Russia demands guarantees to revive Iran nuclear dealMoscow says sanctions for Ukraine invasion could impede its trade with IranSun Mar 06 2022 - 16:35
Mixed response in Middle East to West’s sanctions against MoscowReaction to Russian invasion contrasted with weak response to US/Israeli breaches of international lawThu Mar 03 2022 - 18:30
UN imposes arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi movementIrish Security Council representative abstains, calls for ‘politically negotiated solution’Tue Mar 01 2022 - 19:42
Middle Eastern leaders wary of taking sides over UkraineMany Arab countries have fostered ties with MoscowSun Feb 27 2022 - 19:34
Iran urges West to finalise nuclear deal as pressure on oil supply growsTalks between both sides in Vienna approaching a critical stageThu Feb 24 2022 - 17:15
Egypt and Sudan fear Ethiopia’s dam could deprive them of Nile water supplyRelations have soured between the countries since construction began in 2011Tue Feb 22 2022 - 19:06
Khamenei commits Iran to ‘peaceful’ nuclear use as new deal edges closerEuropean mediator working to return US and Iran to compliance possibly by March 7thFri Feb 18 2022 - 17:42
Starvation ‘death sentence’ looms for eight million people in YemenCollapse in funding for relief agencies will result in no food rations, UN warnedThu Feb 17 2022 - 18:01
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
