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
Rebuilding of ruined Gaza structures to start next weekQatar and Egypt pay $1bn to repair facilities, streets and homes destroyed in May conflictFri Oct 01 2021 - 17:12
Beirut port blast inquiry suspended for a second time due to legal actionJudge accused of bias and misconduct by two ex-ministers demanding his resignationTue Sept 28 2021 - 17:22
Saudi King Salman expresses hope for direct talks with IranSaudi king voices support for efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weaponsFri Sept 24 2021 - 14:57
Taliban accused of ‘dismantling’ rights and protections in AfghanistanTaliban’s attempt to portray itself as a reformed group ‘a cover’ for its repressionTue Sept 21 2021 - 17:39
Taliban diplomat among Time magazine’s top 100 global figuresAbdul Ghani Baradar gets glowing write-up in magazine’s list of ‘extraordinary leaders’Thu Sept 16 2021 - 16:37
Iraqi PM’s Iran visit underscores efforts to be regional mediatorMustafa al-Kadhimi’s trip to Tehran is timely ahead of October 10th electionMon Sept 13 2021 - 19:05
Lebanon agrees new government to spark hopes of easing economic crisisBreakthrough after input from France opens way to possible resumption of talks with IMFFri Sept 10 2021 - 15:46
Taliban’s all-male government adhere to narrow interpretation of IslamHardliners get key posts as international community’s call for inclusive cabinet rejectedWed Sept 08 2021 - 21:17
Afghanistan: Why have the Taliban not yet named a government?Infighting rupturing force in control and ‘a unitary Taliban has always been illusionary’Mon Sept 06 2021 - 17:48
America’s 20-year ‘war on terror’ cost $8tn and caused 900,000 deaths, report findsCosts of War project looks at consequences of conflicts the US has waged since 9/11 attacksThu Sept 02 2021 - 13:29
Where will Afghanistan’s refugees end up?Neighbouring states adopt divergent policies while Europe keen to protect itself from waves of illegal immigrantsTue Aug 31 2021 - 16:20
Explainer: who are Isis-K, blamed for the Kabul airport attack?There had been fears the group would strike Taliban fighters, US troops and Afghans and foreignersSat Aug 28 2021 - 12:10
Chaotic Afghanistan exit likely to embolden Islamist elementsEmergence of Isis-K a taste of things to come in wake of calamitous withdrawal of allied forcesFri Aug 27 2021 - 19:55
Britain to press G7 to take tough stance against TalibanUS president says he will support British calls for sanctions if Taliban commit abusesMon Aug 23 2021 - 17:15
The Taliban have not softened. So why are they pretending they have?Goal appears to be removal of terrorist designation and release of much-needed fundsFri Aug 20 2021 - 15:28
Middle East states scramble to formulate policy response to TalibanOusted Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and family are in United Arab EmiratesWed Aug 18 2021 - 17:38
Taliban victory could have major implications beyond AfghanistanFundamentalists in neighbouring Central Asian countries likely to be boosted by successMon Aug 16 2021 - 17:28
Tens of thousands of Yemenis stranded by Saudi blockade of capital’s airportSome 32,000 in rebel-held north not able to travel outside country for life-saving treatmentThu Aug 12 2021 - 17:35
Three killed in fights over fuel in Lebanon as economic crisis deepensNearly 80% of population now lives in poverty, UN says, as currency continues to tumbleTue Aug 10 2021 - 17:34
Tough challenges lie ahead for Iran’s new, unpopular hardline leaderEbrahim Raisi won 62% of vote in controversial election boycotted by 52% of votersThu Aug 05 2021 - 18:28
One year on from Beirut explosion and still no government in LebanonFamilies yet to return to homes while Norwegian Refugee Council says 70,000 joblessTue Aug 03 2021 - 18:39
US returns 17,000 archeological treasures looted from IraqItems dating back to 4500 BC flown back with Iraq’s PM following Washington visitFri Jul 30 2021 - 11:37
Lebanon’s PM-designate Mikati may have enough support to get things doneNajib Mikati is seen by many as a stalwart of the elite, but he has French and US backingTue Jul 27 2021 - 18:31
Tehran fails to curb violence of Shia militias in IraqMilitia leaders populate Baghdad parliament and fighters control villages, towns and citiesMon Jul 26 2021 - 16:53
US blaming of Middle-Eastern ‘bad actors’ challenged by think tankQuincy Institute points to US’s weapon exports and own role in region’s interventionsThu Jul 22 2021 - 16:20
Turkish Cypriot leader’s move on abandoned town sparks action by CyprusTatar says Greek Cypriots will be invited to return to Varosha amid invasion anniversaryTue Jul 20 2021 - 18:09
Anger in Lebanon as Hariri resignation deepens crisisUS and France plan conference to support stricken Beirut on anniversary of port blastFri Jul 16 2021 - 15:44
Jordanians welcome jailing of king’s aide despite questions over legitimacy of trialBassem Awadallah and businessman Sharif Hassan bin Zaid jailed for 15 years for seditionWed Jul 14 2021 - 19:46
Saudi Arabia accused of torture of high-profile political detaineesHuman Rights Watch report cites prison guards who described ‘harrowing scenes’Tue Jul 13 2021 - 16:55
Emirati and Saudi disagreements over oil production see them move further apartThe Emirati broke with the Saudis by establishing relations with Israel, while Riyadh has challenged the Emirates as a commercial hubFri Jul 09 2021 - 17:27
More than 90% of Gaza’s children suffering from trauma, report findsHuman rights body says Israel, in May, carried out disproportionate attacks in areas where 75% of the inhabitants were children and womenTue Jul 06 2021 - 15:40
