Lebanese philanthropist Lady Cochrane (98) dies of blast injuriesMarried in 1946 to Ireland’s honorary consul, she was both grande dame and caretakerTue Sept 01 2020 - 18:16
Lebanon’s new PM faces raft of competing prioritiesMustapha Adib must satisfy international donors and also deal with warring campsMon Aug 31 2020 - 16:33
US appeal to Arab nations on Israel falls on deaf earsMike Pompeo’s tour of the Middle East failed to gain support for normalising ties with IsraelFri Aug 28 2020 - 13:46
Hizbullah losing friends but gaining influence in crisis-hit LebanonOne-time revolutionary Shia movement now a status quo party opposing popular protestsWed Aug 26 2020 - 14:54
No relations with Israel until Palestinian peace deal reached, says Saudi ArabiaSaudi minister says ‘peace must be achieved’ on the basis of international agreementsThu Aug 20 2020 - 17:37
Lebanon tribunal’s verdict will intensify Hizbullah-focused blame gameCourt rules there is no proof Syria was involved in Hariri’s assassinationTue Aug 18 2020 - 18:23
UAE-Israel deal likely to deepen regional divisionsThursday’s announcement underlines split in Arab world on Palestinian questionFri Aug 14 2020 - 18:40
Politicking by Lebanon’s gilded elite unlikely to redeem ruling classWith 200 dead, 6,000 injured and 300,000 destitute, the mood in Beirut is unbendingWed Aug 12 2020 - 17:40
Lebanon needs billions, but donors will shun its broken institutionsResignation of government could enable international donors to sideline corrupt administrationMon Aug 10 2020 - 15:17
Lebanese protesters demand overthrow of broken systemBeirut blasts convince more and more that they live in a failed stateFri Aug 07 2020 - 17:14
Beirut explosion drives stake into heart of city already on the brinkDevastating blast will widen political divisions and send many more into povertyWed Aug 05 2020 - 17:31
Yazidi children still traumatised by ordeal at hands of IsisSurvivors of horrific crimes face a legacy of terror, says Amnesty InternationalTue Aug 04 2020 - 18:44
Yemen’s separatists agree deal with Saudi-sponsored governmentAgreement also reached to join forces with the military in conflict with Houthi rebelsFri Jul 31 2020 - 14:23
Trump’s sanctions push Iran and Syria closer to ChinaGrouping of countries looking east called ‘axis of the sanctioned’Wed Jul 29 2020 - 16:12
Jordan feels in strong position over prospect of Israeli annexationKing Abdullah warns move could destabilise not only the kingdom but the entire regionThu Jul 23 2020 - 17:24
Lebanon in deep crisis as Covid-19 contagion exacerbates economic woesRampant inflation and 30 per cent unemployment places huge strain on societyTue Jul 21 2020 - 18:53
UAE’s mission to Mars likely to launch next week as weather clearsEndeavour intended to stoke Arab and Muslim pride over rich heritage of discoveryThu Jul 16 2020 - 17:41
Fears rise of Covid-19 outbreak among displaced in IdlibCases confirmed in doctors and nurse with concern virus will move fast through campsTue Jul 14 2020 - 18:42
Iran signs accord with Syria to fight ‘terrorism’Bilateral military deal driven by Tehran fury at bombs and arson blamed on US and IsraelThu Jul 09 2020 - 19:02
The music from the temple was ‘Lebanon does not want to die’The country is on its knees with unemployment at 30%, power cuts lasting 16 hours a day, and hunger driving many to revoltTue Jul 07 2020 - 16:26
Fatah and Hamas announce deal to oppose annexation jointlyIsrael’s move on West Bank and Trump peace plan blocked by Palestinian rivalsFri Jul 03 2020 - 16:33
Syria’s dire food shortages leave millions ‘on brink of starvation’Some 9.3m Syrians are now food insecure, an increase of 1.4m in past six monthsMon Jun 29 2020 - 19:14
Saudi bars foreign Muslims performing the hajj this yearOnly under-65s can take part and pilgrims will be quarantined before and after pilgrimageWed Jun 24 2020 - 16:04
Tripoli government to boycott Arab League talks on LibyaUN-backed administration condemns Egyptian president’s remarks as ‘declaration of war’Mon Jun 22 2020 - 17:38
Israel plan for West Bank a ‘vision of 21st-century apartheid’World community urged to reject move to intensify ‘profound human rights violations’Wed Jun 17 2020 - 19:25
UN urges Iraq to adopt war crimes laws to prosecute Islamic State fightersAmple evidence uncovered of movement’s widespread persecution of Yazidi minority and other ethnic minoritiesTue Jun 16 2020 - 18:45
Assad fires PM as economic crisis fuels new Syrian protestsDemonstrations against prices and wages erupt in Sweida and spread to DeraaFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:03
Urgent aid for Lebanon critical to avert disaster, says think tankGovernment pressed to speed up talks with IMF and donors to secure funds and halt slideTue Jun 09 2020 - 17:27
Iran records surge in Covid-19, raising fears of a second waveHealth authorities confirm more than 3,000 new cases on two consecutive daysFri Jun 05 2020 - 18:11
Yemen funds for humanitarian aid fall far short of sum neededWar and coronavirus-ravaged country to get $1.35bn from UN and Saudi ArabiaTue Jun 02 2020 - 20:00
Palestinian Authority eases lockdown measures as coronavirus cases declineGiven lack of other options, authorities used restrictions as main tool to fight pandemicFri May 29 2020 - 15:42
Saudi authorities seize children of exiled intelligence chiefFormer cabinet minister Saad al-Jabri was strategic architect of Saudi counter-terrorism effortsTue May 26 2020 - 18:15
Muslims prepare for end of a Ramadan like no other in historyIslam’s three holiest mosques have been shut and pilgrimages curtailed due to Covid-19Fri May 22 2020 - 16:01
Covid-19 set to take ‘terrifying’ toll on war-torn YemenWHO forecasts coronavirus will kill 42,000 and infect most of 28 million populationMon May 18 2020 - 19:20
‘Ramadan offensive’ by Islamic State in Syria and IraqArab and foreign jihadis ambush military convoys and assassinate officials as Baghdad and Damascus try to contain coronavirusWed May 13 2020 - 17:06
UN urges ceasefire in war-torn Yemen to curb Covid-19 spreadPolitics and division facilitate virus in country with just 208 ventilators and scant testingThu May 07 2020 - 18:08
Coronavirus in Syria: Bashar al-Assad warns of catastrophe if cases jumpPresident fears country’s 44 cases and three deaths could ‘suddenly spike in few days or weeks’Tue May 05 2020 - 19:43
Lebanon’s government struggles to suppress ‘revolution of hunger’Accelerating economic meltdown has left country’s poorest without work and incomeThu Apr 30 2020 - 17:03
Gaza amenities reopen for Ramadan as Covid-19 is containedCases in region limited to 17 with no deaths recorded thanks to effective quarantineTue Apr 28 2020 - 17:21
Ceasefire extended in Yemen in effort to contain coronavirusMove coincides with Ramadan as Saudis seek to renew UN-mediated peace talksFri Apr 24 2020 - 17:27
Coronavirus deprives Muslims of Ramadan’s usual joyful moodLockdown during this time of family and communal gatherings is particularly painfulWed Apr 22 2020 - 21:43
Coronavirus: Mecca under strict quarantineHouse of Saud efforts to contain Covid-19 under scrutiny in Arab and Muslim worldsThu Apr 16 2020 - 16:39
Displaced Syrians return to Idlib to avoid coronavirusDoctors warn of serious outbreak at overcrowded camps near Turkish borderTue Apr 14 2020 - 18:04
War-torn Yemen records first case of coronavirusYemenis at major risk of infection in country that has lost half its hospitals to bombingFri Apr 10 2020 - 13:40
Coronavirus: Ceasefire in Idlib underlined by pandemicHalt to hostilities between Russian and Turkish sides a window to fight mass infectionMon Apr 06 2020 - 17:03
Coronavirus: Arab world especially vulnerable, says UN divisionLack of social safety nets could lead to devastating poverty and food shortagesFri Apr 03 2020 - 17:11
Cats killed in Egypt in mistaken belief they carry coronavirusLack of official transparency leaves Egyptians to rely on rumours about Covid-19Wed Apr 01 2020 - 18:01
Iran to open 2,000-bed field hospital as it struggles to counter coronavirusTrump under pressure to ease sanctions on country lacking funds to buy medical suppliesSun Mar 29 2020 - 19:38
Bankrupt Lebanon faces serious risk from coronavirusThe country has had more than 330 cases and six deaths but lacks funds and medical supplies for a larger outbreakThu Mar 26 2020 - 12:52
Coronavirus poses terrible new threat to Syria, Iraq and YemenWar-hit countries in Middle East get scant aid from outside as Covid-19 contagion loomsMon Mar 23 2020 - 20:15
