Fourth attack on agency workers this week follows shooting of armoured car for the World Food Programme
Sadiq al-Kabir the focus of high-stakes power struggle that has shut down most of the country’s oil production
Masoud Pezeshkian pledged to boost the economy and ease social restrictions. But he faces factional infighting, international scepticism and hostilities with Israel
Yoav Gallant says ‘safe return’ of 60,000 Israelis displaced due to Hizbollah attacks should also be a goal
Fire onboard the Greek-owned Sounion had sparked warning of an imminent ‘ecological disaster’
Military presses on with major raid in occupied Palestinian territory
Memorandum of understanding is latest evidence of growing financial ties between China and Middle East
Israel Defense Forces surround Jenin refugee camp in one of biggest incursions in months
The Sounion has a cargo of 1mn barrels of crude and is on fire after being attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen
Plus Israel’s stock market
Aid workers say the suffering of those who lost parents in the war is on a different scale to previous conflicts
US says vessel targeted by Houthis appears to be leaking crude from its 1mn-barrel cargo
Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi becomes eighth captive to be saved after being freed from a tunnel by commandos
Israel’s ultranationalist minister expresses support for idea of building synagogue on sensitive Jerusalem site
Conditions for broader conflict remain despite attempts to calm tensions in wake of Sunday’s exchanges
Political wrangling sends crude 3% higher
Uneasy calm as Netanyahu faces demands for more aggressive strikes against Lebanese militant group
Non-proliferation regime under greatest pressure since end of cold war, says Rafael Grossi
Exchange of fire with Iran-backed militant group Hizbollah is biggest since war in 2006
Military capabilities of the Jewish state have evolved since it last fought Hizbollah but so have those of the Iran-backed ‘axis of resistance’
Academics issue tougher guidelines while trying to clear space for political debate
Red Sea attacks lead banks such as ING and Citigroup to monitor whether safety measures are being followed
Warning from EU task force comes after Houthis claim to have struck vessel carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude
Far-right security minister accused by defence minister and intelligence chief of endangering nation
Aid agencies rush to set up vaccination campaign in devastated Palestinian territory
