Syria donations shortfall could cost lives, UN and aid agencies sayEU-sponsored donors’ conference raises $6.4bn rather than the target of $10bnWed Mar 31 2021 - 18:10
Kurdish forces capture Isis radicals at Syrian detention campBoth Syrians and foreigners suspected of supporting terror group caught in sweepMon Mar 29 2021 - 17:25
Experts fear it could take weeks to dislodge huge ship blocking Suez CanalEgyptian president eager to limit disruptive debacle as flow of goods totally haltedFri Mar 26 2021 - 17:10
Fatah and Hamas to fall short of majority in Palestinian elections, poll showsParties could be forced into uneasy coalition, with Fatah fractured by two defectorsThu Mar 25 2021 - 17:14
Houthi rebels dismiss Saudi ceasefire proposal in YemenHouthi spokesman calls for complete lifting of Saudi air and naval blockadesTue Mar 23 2021 - 19:01
Row over mosque visit brings Jordanian-Israeli relations to low ebbPrince Hussein cancels trip to Jerusalem compound over security arrangementsWed Mar 17 2021 - 17:34
Yemen’s Houthis step up offensives as they reject US ceasefire planRebels view proposal as Saudi-authored and seek to take Marib city and avenge bombingsMon Mar 15 2021 - 17:34
Syria a ‘living nightmare’ 10 years after war startedCountry destroyed by decade of conflict following unfulfilled promise of Arab SpringSun Mar 14 2021 - 15:40
US sanctions blocking Syria reconstruction, says Emirati ministerForeign minister calls for end to Syria’s suspension from Arab League membershipWed Mar 10 2021 - 17:14
Senior Iranian calls for talks with US on nuclear deal if sanctions gradually liftedMohsen Rezaei says sanctions would have to be lifted monthly during talks on a renewal of the 2015 dealMon Mar 08 2021 - 16:47
Protests increase in Lebanon as economic and political crisis deepensSteep fall in the value of the Lebanese lira as families struggle to afford essential foodstuffsFri Mar 05 2021 - 14:59
‘A death sentence’: Funding appeal to avert Yemen famine falls on deaf earsYemen in ‘imminent danger’ of worst famine the world has seen in decades, UN hearsTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:07
Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance as US calls for rebukeTehran and Moscow warn of moves complicating efforts to revive 2015 accordMon Mar 01 2021 - 17:15
Saudi allies reject CIA’s Khashoggi report amid calls for crown prince to be sanctionedHuman rights body says US only penalising prince’s associates sends ‘terrible message’Sun Feb 28 2021 - 16:05
New information connects Saudi crown prince to Jamal Khashoggi murderFirm controlled by Mohammed Bin Salman owns jets used by assassination squadThu Feb 25 2021 - 17:29
Deal between Iran and nuclear watchdog puts pressure on BidenTime to save 2015 nuclear accord may be running out as Iran is set to elect president in June to replace moderate Hassan RouhaniMon Feb 22 2021 - 20:57
Biden ditches Trump’s transactional approach with Saudis and IsraelUS president marks reset by distancing himself from both crown prince and NetanyahuFri Feb 19 2021 - 12:25
Hamas court rules women need male permission to travelCoinciding with opening of Gaza crossing into Egypt, move sets back rights in stripTue Feb 16 2021 - 17:36
US to remove Houthis from terrorist list as situation in Yemen worsensBiden administration freezes arms sales to Saudis and UAE in bid to end six-year conflictMon Feb 15 2021 - 17:44
Palestinian elections confirmed for later this year amid frustration with ruling partiesVotes aim to inject democratic legitimacy into discredited leadership as support wanesThu Feb 11 2021 - 16:37
The glorious day on which Egyptians overthrew Hosni MubarakMubarak was removed by the army although he did not personally concede defeatWed Feb 10 2021 - 20:00
Israelis and Palestinians may face charges for war and other crimesHague to investigate crimes against humanity by both sides in occupied territoriesMon Feb 08 2021 - 19:00
Major shift in US policy as it ends support for Saudi Arabia’s war in YemenBiden has reversed the policy of providing diplomatic, intelligence and logistical backing to the Saudis and their Emirati partnersFri Feb 05 2021 - 16:59
Iran steps up diplomatic pressure on US to re-enter 2015 nuclear agreementTehran has suggested EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell can ‘co-ordinate’ efforts of both sides to restore the accordWed Feb 03 2021 - 16:11
Protests erupt in Tripoli fuelled by economic collapse and Covid-19Caretaker cabinet struggles to cope amid threats by France to withhold vital fundingMon Feb 01 2021 - 18:43
Biden to thaw Israeli-Palestinian relations but key Trump moves will remain intactPresident has recommitted the US to the establishment of a ‘viable’ Palestinian state alongside IsraelThu Jan 28 2021 - 15:44
Protests erupt in Tunisia as government struggles to contain virusCalls for second revolution amid rising unemployment and poverty as economy shrinksTue Jan 26 2021 - 17:49
Baghdad bombings signal Islamic State is back in business in IraqTerror group recruiting veterans as country’s economy falters and Covid-19 spreadsFri Jan 22 2021 - 17:23
Iran expecting Biden administration to lift sanctions and resume nuclear dealMiddle Eastern leaders jockey for position as they welcome advent of new US presidentThu Jan 21 2021 - 17:30
Trump’s cut to US troops in Afghanistan is a landmine for BidenIncoming president faces unpopular move of redeploying troops to prevent Taliban takeoverSun Jan 17 2021 - 14:28
Pompeo accuses Iran of providing main sanctuary for al-Qaeda leadersSecretary of state’s parting shot designed to undermine Biden administration’s bid to recalibrate relations with TehranThu Jan 14 2021 - 18:33
‘Like a dictatorship’: Arab citizens pour scorn on US over Washington riotsMiddle Eastern social media users say protests in their countries are pro-democracyFri Jan 08 2021 - 15:50
Qatar returns to Gulf council in major diplomatic victoryQatari emir refused to capitulate to Saudi, Emirati demands and ostracism campaignWed Jan 06 2021 - 17:13
Saudi Arabia moves slowly towards granting freedoms to womenWomen can now apply for name changes for themselves and their children, and alter their social status without approval of male guardiansMon Jan 04 2021 - 16:35
Trump’s pardoning of Blackwater killers breeds resentment in IraqMove increases pressure on Mustafa al-Kadhimi to reiterate parliament’s demand for the withdrawal of all US troopsMon Dec 28 2020 - 16:45
Biden must avoid repeating Obama’s Middle East policy mistakesIncoming president’s regional priority is to ease tensions between Shia Iran and Sunni Arab states.Sat Dec 26 2020 - 01:00
Saudi Arabia asks Trump to declare Bin Salman immune from federal lawsuitCrown prince accused of dispatching agents to kill exiled senior Saudi official in CanadaTue Dec 22 2020 - 16:31
A decade after the Arab Spring, dreams of a better future lie crushedAcross the Arab world, poverty, injustice, conflict and authoritarian rule are still rifeThu Dec 17 2020 - 20:07
Yemen tops IRC emergency watchlist as most at risk of humanitarian catastropheWorld Food Programme warns that Yemen could face famine in 2021Wed Dec 16 2020 - 17:34
Moroccan-Israeli relations ‘already normal’, Rabat claimsEstablishment of full diplomatic links defended despite Arab League resolutionMon Dec 14 2020 - 19:16
Lebanese caretaker prime minister and three ex-ministers charged over port blastHuman Rights Watch says Lebanese government’s failure to pay its medical bills ‘seriously endangers health of the population’Fri Dec 11 2020 - 17:30
Iran accuses US of thwarting its efforts to acquire coronavirus vaccinesWashington’s European allies and human rights groups have called for the lifting of sanctions against Iran during the pandemicTue Dec 08 2020 - 17:17
Aid agencies fear for thousands as displacement camps in Baghdad are closedClosures follow concern camps could become new breeding grounds for IsisMon Dec 07 2020 - 15:02
Egypt frees three rights activists after widespread international condemnationAmnesty International says Egypt executed 57 men and women in October and November, compared with 32 during all of 2019Fri Dec 04 2020 - 14:46
Lebanon has failed to implement any key reforms, says FrancePolitical class squabbles over cabinet formation rather than addressing Macron planWed Dec 02 2020 - 15:14
Iran eyes sanctions prize despite scientist’s assassinationRouhani keen for Biden to reaffirm nuclear deal as Arab states condemn killingMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:14
Lebanon’s economic crisis deepens as it faces lockdown dilemmaMacron has urged all political forces in Lebanon to set aside their personal and sectarian interests to help the peopleFri Nov 27 2020 - 15:41
Rights groups condemn move of trial of Saudi woman activist to ‘terrorism court’Family highlights Loujain al-Hathloul’s case in hope of securing better conditions for activistThu Nov 26 2020 - 17:28
US move to designate Houthis as terrorists ‘will cost lives in Yemen’Aid agencies criticise Trump administration’s move in country ravaged by war and famineTue Nov 24 2020 - 10:01
G20 summit to be hosted by Saudi Arabia amid rights groups’ criticismVirtual event to focus on pandemic concerns as critics call for boycott of Riyadh for abusesFri Nov 20 2020 - 21:24
