Al-Sadr secures key Shia support for early elections in IraqInfluential Shia cleric aims to form ‘national government’ with radical reform agendaWed Aug 10 2022 - 15:28
Lebanon anger at missed Ukraine delivery of cerealsUkraine’s Beirut embassy said the arrival was `postponed’, but official told Agence France Presse `the ship will only go to Lebanon if a trader buys the cargo’Mon Aug 08 2022 - 16:27
Putin-Erdogan follow-up meeting is a sign of mutual needs and wantsTurkey and Russia reconvene in Sochi to thrash out geopolitical differences around Nato and Syria amid Moscow’s invasion and Ankara’s domestic strifeFri Aug 05 2022 - 17:00
Biden welcomes extension of Yemen ceasefire but ‘truce not enough’President calls on warring sides to seize the opportunity and resolve seven-year-old conflictWed Aug 03 2022 - 16:08
How Ayman al-Zawahiri helped al-Qaeda spread and spawn radical offshootsIslamic State has formed scores of independent offshoots which rival and often battle each otheTue Aug 02 2022 - 19:00
Collapse of grain silos in Beirut’s port revives trauma felt by survivors of devastating 2020 explosionFamilies living near port were given face masks as fires caused by fermenting grains smouldered for weeks, weakening the base of silosMon Aug 01 2022 - 18:20
Iraq’s parliamentary sessions indefinitely suspended after protestSadrist demonstrators announce a Baghdad Green Zone sit-in until further noticeSun Jul 31 2022 - 17:45
Family reiterates call for independent US inquiry into killing of journalist in West BankCall for ‘meaningful action’ from Washington on shooting dead of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu AklehFri Jul 29 2022 - 19:33
EU sees revival of 2015 US-Iran nuclear deal as an opportunity not to be missed Josep Borrell makes forceful case for return to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action which Trump administration abandoned in 2018Wed Jul 27 2022 - 16:38
Russian foreign minister’s trip to Africa an attempt to shore up support Analysis: Visit an effort to resist western manoeuvres aimed at isolating Moscow over Ukraine warMon Jul 25 2022 - 16:28
Shelling of Kurdish tourist resort strains relations between Turkey and IraqUN condemns attack in which nine Iraqis killed and more than 20 wounded in Dohuk provinceThu Jul 21 2022 - 16:30
Iran and Russia warn Turkey against military offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces in SyriaErdogan and Putin fail to agree at Tehran summit a safe route across Black Sea for Ukrainian grainWed Jul 20 2022 - 17:05
Nicosia Letter: Ochi an enduring symbol of Cyprus’s rich complexity Long a rainbow country, Cyprus is the EU member with the highest number of refugees and migrants per capitaMon Jul 18 2022 - 21:11
Biden fails to restore warm US relations with Saudi ArabiaAnalysis: Arab autocrats appear to have turned to Chinese and Russian autocrats as their policies are consistent and long-termMon Jul 18 2022 - 18:26
Founding member of expatriate Saudi opposition group killed in LebanonSaudi citizen allegedly stabbed by his two brothers during a family dispute, according to Lebanese internal securityMon Jul 11 2022 - 15:35
Palestinian security forces accused of torture Mistreatment may amount to crimes against humanity, report statesFri Jul 08 2022 - 05:00
One million pilgrims converge on Mecca for largest hajj since pandemicProspective pilgrims from Muslim-majority countries angry as Saudi Arabia cuts quotas to keep to one million limitWed Jul 06 2022 - 16:28
Talks between Iran and US on Tehran’s nuclear programme end without breakthroughBoth sides blame the other for a lack of political will to finalise a draft text tabled in March during negotiations in ViennaThu Jun 30 2022 - 17:58
More than 306,000 civilians killed in Syrian conflict during first decade, says UNA daily average of 83 died violently between March 2011 and March 2021, data showsWed Jun 29 2022 - 17:46
EU to act as go-between as Iran and US agree to resume indirect nuclear talksQatar mooted as venue for talks following breakthrough by EU foreign policy chiefMon Jun 27 2022 - 21:16
Saudi crown prince visits Turkey, ending period of estrangement following Khashoggi murderMohammed bin Salman continues kingdom’s traditional practice of chequebook diplomacyWed Jun 22 2022 - 20:14
New visa scheme causes confusion for thousands of western pilgrims bound for hajjSaudi imposition of visa scheme and limit on attendance reducing numbers from abroad able to make pilgrimage to MeccaMon Jun 20 2022 - 20:08
Gaza’s children live in fear after ‘15-year lockdown’Psychosocial wellbeing of children falls to ‘alarming levels’ due to Israel’s blockade and repeated military operations, report findsWed Jun 15 2022 - 15:00
Cyprus reassures Palestinian leader Abbas over its ties to IsraelIsrael-Palestine settlement must adhere to ‘two-state solution’, says Cypriot presidentTue Jun 14 2022 - 17:11
UN nuclear watchdog warns of ‘fatal blow’ to a revived Iran nuclear dealIran censured by IAEA for failing to explain uranium particles at three undeclared sitesThu Jun 09 2022 - 16:54
Putin to meet Erdogan amid tensions over Syrian border plansMoscow seeking to convince Turkish president to drop his plan to drive Kurdish forces from 30km-wide border zone in SyriaWed Jun 08 2022 - 17:00
Dispute over gas field adds to tensions between Lebanon and IsraelTel Aviv to dispatch warships and a naval version of its Iron Dome missile defence system to protect drill ship which has entered an offshore oil and gas field partly claimed by LebanonTue Jun 07 2022 - 17:30
Aid agencies call for extension of Yemen ceasefire amid humanitarian crisisThe UN estimates that as of the end of last year, 377,000 Yemenis have died due to the warWed Jun 01 2022 - 17:17
Lebanese parliament re-elects veteran Berri as speaker for seventh termFormer defence minister Elias Bou Saab is chosen as deputy speaker by 65 votes in second round of voting for the postTue May 31 2022 - 19:00
France denounces Gulf seizure by Iran of two Greek-flagged tankersCommanders boarded ships at Iraqi port on Friday in retaliation over move against Iranian vesselMon May 30 2022 - 19:58
Grim reality of economic divide determines life in LebanonBeirut Letter: NGOs and ‘bubbles’ supply shelter, food and medical care to needyMon May 23 2022 - 20:16
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 JbeilWed May 18 2022 - 17:12
Voters expect little to change as Lebanon faces political gridlockHizbullah’s partners shed seats in election with ruling coalition set to lose majorityMon May 16 2022 - 18:46
Lebanon election: Expectations low as voters go to polls in crisis-ridden countryFew believe election will end rule of political elite accused of destroying nationFri May 13 2022 - 19:37
EU seeking to end impasse between US and Iran on nuclear dealOfficial Enrique Mora arrives in Tehran for discussions in ‘new step forward’Tue May 10 2022 - 15:20
Erdogan plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees to north of countryTurkish president facing potential voter backlash over his refugee policyThu May 05 2022 - 17:30
Thousands of Yazidi people flee after clashes between Iraqi army and militia forcesCivilians seek refuge in autonomous Kurdish region as trauma of 2014 genocide is recalledTue May 03 2022 - 17:56
Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia in bid to mend tiesCountries have been at odds since murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018Wed Apr 27 2022 - 20:57
Erdogan plays up possible Turkish mediation role in Ukraine warTurkish president attempts to project neutrality in geopolitical balancing actTue Apr 26 2022 - 21:32
Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at al-Aqsa mosqueAt least 31 wounded after youths threw stones at gate where officers were stationedFri Apr 22 2022 - 17:23
Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume talks on Thursday, report saysSecurity officials to discuss diplomatic relations and Yemen after seven-month breakWed Apr 20 2022 - 17:49
Both sides in Yemen’s war are committing war crimes, says reportThe UN estimates the death toll in the Yemeni war at 377,000Tue Apr 19 2022 - 17:57
Ukraine focus diverts food aid from other crisis-stricken regionsWHO among bodies reminding of Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan and TigrayThu Apr 14 2022 - 19:41
Yemen’s exiled president resigns as truce signals possible end to warAbed Rabbo Mansour Hadi hands over power to council with aim of starting negotiationsThu Apr 07 2022 - 18:23
Plan to brand Houthis terrorists could worsen disaster in Yemen, aid agencies warnBritish government proposal could stymie steps to prolong ceasefire and hasten peace talksTue Apr 05 2022 - 16:59
Yemeni rebels reject a Saudi ceasefire to mark the start of RamadanHouthi demanding Riyadh fully lifts the blockade of ports and Sana’a airportWed Mar 30 2022 - 18:20
Houthis plan prisoner exchange between rebel and pro-Saudi forcesRamadan-timed deal may swap 1,400 rebel fighters for 823 Saudi-led coalition detaineesMon Mar 28 2022 - 17:12
US to urge Israel, Morocco and Algeria to join sanctions against RussiaBlinken’s visit will also take in West Bank and will discuss regional issues and oilFri Mar 25 2022 - 15:50
US confirms delivery of Patriot anti-missile systems to Saudi ArabiaSystems will be used to counter Yemeni rebel rocket and drone attacks on oil infrastructureTue Mar 22 2022 - 17:38
Cyprus extends the hand of friendship and support to Ukrainian refugeesNicosia Letter: Island has witnessed waves of refugees throughout its long and complex historyMon Mar 21 2022 - 16:30
