What’s behind the Mecca defence agreement?
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have been at pains to say their alliance is not necessarily directed against Iran or Israel
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign Nato-style defence pact
Regional alliance emerges as Saudi confronts attacks from Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen
Deadly Houthi strikes in Yemen stoke fears of wider war, Saudi Arabia warns of more attacks
Saudi official says kingdom expecting co-ordinated attacks on economic and civilian sites by Houthis and Iraqi militias under supervision of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Trump calls off threatened new Iran strikes as long as deal is agreed ‘rapidly’
US president says Israel is also committed to pause in fighting
The field marshal remaking Pakistan’s place in the world
Asim Munir is trying to refashion Pakistan’s place in the world — and bolster his power at home
Drone strike on Egyptian port signals potential new front in US-Iran war
Tehran, Washington, Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis continue attacks on sites across Gulf region
The Iran conflict is escalating and Tehran is in no rush to end it
Trump wants to move on but Iranian leaders appear convinced they can outlast Washington while raising the cost of continued fighting
Eddie Howe leaves Newcastle United with Matthias Jaissle set to replace him
German manager has been in charge of Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli for last three years
US-Saudi strikes in Iraq threaten escalation of conflict
Flare-up comes after apparent three-day pause in fighting
How Iran has adapted its missile war and given the US a strategic dilemma
Recent fighting has provided conditions for Tehran’s forces to launch more precision strikes across Gulf and Jordan
Trump’s waning sway over the world is due to his fantasy announcements
The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage
US prolongs pause in attacks on Iran as peace talks continue
Tehran accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on Iranian vessel in Caspian Sea
Caoimhín Agyarko loses close decision in world title fight against England’s Josh Kelly
Belfast boxer made to pay for losing early and late rounds in a competitive super welterweight title fight
Missiles launched from Yemen at Saudi oil refineries have been ‘shot down’
Iran-backed Houthis targeting kingdom, which has been diverting oil to skirt Tehran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade
US and Iran trade strikes as fears of escalation mount
Trump says Iran would be accountable for any further attacks by Yemen’s Houthi fighters amid widening conflict
Trump close to deciding on ‘massive attack’ against Iran after Houthis strike Red Sea tankers
UN’s António Guterres says Middle East being pushed to ‘edge of the unimaginable’ amid mounting fears over conflict’s trajectory
Why has the US done a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?
Nuclear experts say Trump’s deal creates a destabilising situation that could raise the risk of nuclear war
Saudi Arabia to build nuclear reactors using US technology as part of new agreement
Deal does not include so-called Additional Protocol allowing United Nations atomic agency to carry out snap inspections
Oil tankers reverse course as Yemen’s Houthis open new front in US-Iran war
Washington continues attacks on Gulf nation with Tehran launching strikes at US sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan
‘It could trigger global recession’: How new blockade by Iran-backed Houthis may impact energy prices
A successful effort to shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would strike at one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes
Yemen’s Houthis say they will impose Saudi blockade, in new threat to global fuel supply
Move could lead to further disruption of international shipping and increases in energy prices
Iran tells Houthis to close second crucial sea route if US hits power network
Sixth day of fighting threatens to turn into all-out war and casts serious doubt on peace deal struck last month
Trump says US and Iran agree to engage in talks but ceasefire is ‘over’
Qatari negotiators meeting officials in Iran seeking to de-escalate renewed tensions after attacks on vessels in Strait of Hormuz
McEntee travels to Saudi Arabia as part of Gulf states visit
Trip follows Monday’s meeting with Qatari prime minister
UN shipping agency pauses evacuation effort after vessel attacked near Strait of Hormuz
Israeli and Lebanese officials deny any Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon despite US statement
World Cup 2026, Day 5: Iran make their mark in US after Dubliner stars against Spain
Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay find Saudi Arabia hard to beat
A war without a victor: Trump’s Iran deal delivers fragile peace with many faultlines
However Trump chooses to sell it, the deal that he has now struck reflects the failure of the military option
World Cup Group H guide: Stage set for Lamine Yamal to shine with Spain
Shamrock Rovers defender Pico looks to keep dream going with Cape Verde
Irish in the Gulf: Have you recently moved back to Ireland or to another region?
From UAE to Bahrain: We want to hear from Irish emigrants about the impact on life and your future abroad
‘Now come the shortages’: Why the global energy crisis may just be starting
Oil futures markets are sanguine, but history shows expectations have often been disappointed
‘My life has collapsed’: Migrant labour abuses alleged in World Cup sponsor’s supply chain
A report claims vulnerable workers injured in Saudi Arabia – including one who says his legs were crushed – received no compensation
Trump says talks with Iran in ‘final stages’ but warns of further attacks if no deal agreed
Tehran accuses US president of planning to restart war, threatens to retaliate for any strikes with attacks beyond Middle East
Trump says he has delayed planned attack on Iran to allow for further negotiations
Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’
Saudi Arabia and UAE carried out secret attacks in Iran, US officials say
Gulf states have been grappling with how to deter Iran after the war made clear the limits of US security guarantees
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