UN Interim Force in Lebanon is not perfect ‘but what is the alternative?’
More than 350 Irish troops are deployed with Polish, Hungarian and Maltese contingents at a camp at al-Tir near Bint Jbeil
Voters expect little to change as Lebanon faces political gridlock
Hizbullah’s partners shed seats in election with ruling coalition set to lose majority
Lebanon election: Expectations low as voters go to polls in crisis-ridden country
Few believe election will end rule of political elite accused of destroying nation
EU seeking to end impasse between US and Iran on nuclear deal
Official Enrique Mora arrives in Tehran for discussions in ‘new step forward’
Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume talks on Thursday, report says
Security officials to discuss diplomatic relations and Yemen after seven-month break
Plan to brand Houthis terrorists could worsen disaster in Yemen, aid agencies warn
British government proposal could stymie steps to prolong ceasefire and hasten peace talks
Lebanon rations wheat imported from Ukraine as war raises food insecurity fears
Flour mills deliver supplies only to bread bakeries amid grain import concerns
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 group
Turkish Cypriot leader’s move on abandoned town sparks action by Cyprus
Tatar says Greek Cypriots will be invited to return to Varosha amid invasion anniversary
Jordanian authorities risk royal rift with Prince Hamzah’s house arrest
Prince denies taking part in a conspiracy or planning to destabilise the kingdom
The glorious day on which Egyptians overthrew Hosni Mubarak
Mubarak was removed by the army although he did not personally concede defeat
Israelis and Palestinians may face charges for war and other crimes
Hague to investigate crimes against humanity by both sides in occupied territories
Ceasefire extended in Yemen in effort to contain coronavirus
Move coincides with Ramadan as Saudis seek to renew UN-mediated peace talks
Mercy flights begin from Yemen after diplomatic breakthrough
Critically ill patients fly on UN plane to Jordan but tens of thousands more need care
Iranians’ anger at shooting down of plane mirrors wider frustrations
Protests in Iran over targeting of Ukraine aircraft go to the heart of rifts in its society
Lebanon’s protesters plot new strategy amid attacks by Hizbullah
Demonstrators consider ‘shadow government’ as they face rising violence
Syria struggles to recover as it fights an economic war
Damascus International Fair’s success masks issues with rebuilding the Syrian economy
Cyprus criticises Turkish Cypriots over plan to reopen ghost town
Cypriot government says Varosha proposal violates UN Security Council resolutions
Ancient shipwreck carrying secrets of Roman trade discovered off Cyprus
Wooden merchant ship found near Protaras transported cargo between Syria and Turkey
Kurdish-led forces struggle to cope with escapees amid Baghouz siege
US survey failed to prepare ground forces for influx from Islamic State enclave in Syria
Concern over rights abuses in Bahrain
Human Rights Watch voices extradition fears on country of 4,000 political prisoners
Fierce optimism of Oslo Accords has vanished 25 years on
September 1993 was the best of times for Palestinians. Now they face the worst of times
US increasingly drawn into the Syrian quagmire
Washington risks conflict with Russia and Iran, President Assad’s chief backers
Trump hammers yet another nail into the coffin of the Middle East peace process
Analysis: Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital demolishes 70 years of US policy
Syrian army breaks 28-month Isis siege on Deir al-Zor city
Bashar al-Assad praises troops amid continued push to drive Islamic State from the city
German carmakers running out of political cover on emissions scandal
Transport minister pulls permits for 22,000 new Porsche Cayennes with cheat software
Families of Muslim pilgrims gather in Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers
‘Tens of thousands come to pray in the lead-domed al-Aqsa mosque, the world’s third holiest Islamic site’
Iranian voters demand open society despite Trump’s negativity
Isolating Iran empowers ultra-conservatives and confirm their view of US as ‘Great Satan’
Erdogan remains vulnerable despite power grab
Turkish president dismantling country’s secularism, which will alienate liberal Turks
The Irishman rebuilding Cyprus’s ‘broken’ bank
John Hourican became chief executive of the Bank of Cyprus following the country’s economic melt-down in 2013
Podcast: Could German elections be the next target of ‘fake news’?
This week’s episode of ‘World View’ also looks at the prospect of a truce in Syria
Obama changes tack with clampdown on Nusra in Syria
US president’s order to ‘track and slay’ jihadi group’s leaders signals turnabout in policy
Souqs filled with shoppers in house of relative peace
In Damascus, Homs, Hama, and coastal cities, Syrians live as normally as they can
Isis sends message with co-ordinated Syrian bombings
Neither Russian military nor Syria’s coastal enclave is secure from attack
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