Tehran accuses US of lacking seriousness on deal to limit Iran’s nuclear programme
Iranian foreign minister says US envoy Steve Witkoff is ‘at a distance from reality of negotiations’
US pushes former foes to lead Syria towards ‘normalisation’ after decades of enmity
Sanctions to be lifted as Washington urges Damascus to cut ties with Palestinian militants and to protect minorities
UN rejects US-Israeli plan that ‘weaponises aid’ to Palestinians in Gaza
World Health Organisation official says hunger could have a lasting effect on an ‘entire generation’ in Gaza
Trump heads to Middle East for three-day tour
In search of arms sales and investment, the US president will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman
Israel not included in Yemen-US ceasefire, say Houthis
The group said the agreement with US president Donald Trump did not extend to their activities against Israel
Gaza: At least 57 Palestinians have starved to death under Israeli blockade, say aid agencies
No food, potable water and medical supplies have entered Gaza since March 2nd
Syria’s largely secular Druze community drawn into sectarian conflict
Clashes in Damascus suburb were triggered by recording alleged to be of a Druze cleric insulting Prophet Muhammad
Unrwa calls on Israel to lift blockade on aid into Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
With farmland and grazing areas devastated, Gazans depend entirely on supplies from outside
‘Dedicated to the oppressed, refugees and marginalised’: How Pope Francis is remembered in Middle East
Late pontiff visited nine countries in the region and north Africa, cultivating ties between Christians and Muslims
Pope Francis kept up daily links with Catholics under siege in Gaza
Pontiff had on Easter Sunday called for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, release of remaining Israeli hostages and aid for ‘starving’ Palestinian people
United Nations nuclear watchdog chief invited to US-Iran talks
Rafael Grossi has warned that Tehran could be close to having the capacity to manufacture nuclear weapons
Jordan claims to have stopped Muslim Brotherhood attack
Plot linked to Iran and its allies’ efforts to recruit agents for acts of sabotage within kingdom, say security officials
Gazan hospitals, needed more than ever, are back in the firing line
UN secretary general ‘deeply alarmed’ at Sunday’s strike by Israeli forces on the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Erdogan in talks with pro-Kurdish party DEM with presidential election on the horizon
‘Extremely positive’ talks with DEM are part of efforts to end 47-year insurgency by militant group PKK
Differences remain as US-Iran nuclear deal talks begin
Iran enters discussions in a position of weakness following a series of reverses