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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Hizbollah
    Nine killed and thousands injured as Hizbollah pagers explode in Lebanon

    Militant group blames Israel for what it describes as a ‘criminal attack’ and vows revenge

    2 hours ago
    Civil defence first-responders carry a wounded man whose handheld pager exploded
  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    Middle East conflict
    Israel adds securing northern front against Hizbollah to war aims

    Decision increases fears about escalation of conflict with Lebanese militants

    Smoke rises above a hilly landscape as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon. Black and white smoke plumes are visible amid the terrain
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israeli air strikes kill 6 UN staff at Gaza school sheltering homeless

    Latest attacks prompt condemnation from EU’s top diplomat and Arab countries

    Palestinians walk through debris in the courtyard of al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat following the Israeli air strike
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    OutlookAhmed Al Omran
    All change (again) on Saudi dress code

    Prince Mohammed made efforts to change the kingdom’s conservative image but rules are being toughened once more

    Prince Mohammed bin Salman in open collared white shirt and blazer ordering coffee with former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg at a coffee shop in New York in 2018
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Kim Ghattas
    Middle East plays roulette as everyone gambles for time

    As the world waits for the US election, the possibility of a ceasefire and deal is diminishing

    Thousands of protesters lift flags and placards during an anti-government rally
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Dozens killed and injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza ‘humanitarian’ zone

    Palestinians condemn ‘massacre’ while Israel says it was targeting ‘Hamas terrorists’

    A line of people stand on the edge of the crater
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israel has to choose between hostage deal and risk of escalation, Gallant says

    Defence minister says only Hamas would benefit from worsening regional conflict

    Yoav Gallant flanked by Israeli flags
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Three Israelis killed in shooting on West Bank-Jordan border

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemns attack and closes crossings with Arab neighbour

    A sign pointing towards the King Hussein Bridge
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    InterviewIsrael-Hamas war
    ‘We can’t solve all problems by force’: Israeli left leader sets out alternative vision

    Yair Golan of the Democrats says October 7 underscores the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

    Yair Golan
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    ExplainerIsrael-Hamas war
    The Israel-Hamas war — in maps and charts

    A visual guide to the war

  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    West Bank
    US protester shot dead in West Bank

    Turkish-American dual national Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was killed by Israeli troops, says Turkey

    Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    News in-depthIran
    Iran’s urban youth falling out of love with marriage

    Religious chiefs push for more weddings and more children to avert future population decline

    An Iranian woman shops for wedding dresses
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    US military draws up plans for collapse of Gaza ceasefire talks

    Officials fear failure could lead to increased tensions and wider conflict

    General CQ Brown speaks into a microphone during a Senate committee hearing. He is wearing a blue military uniform adorned with stars and insignia.
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
    Netanyahu’s defiance leaves Israel-Hamas deal out of reach

    Israeli prime minister appears to reject concession made hours earlier by his own spy chief

    Protesters carrying symbolic coffins draped in Israeli flags, representing six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from the Gaza Strip. People are holding flags, placards, and signs, calling for the release of captives held by Hamas.
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    News in-depthTurkish politics
    Erdoğan’s rhetoric stokes anti-Israel sentiment in Turkey

    Increasing vitriol against Israel’s leader and Gaza offensive comes as president’s popularity with voters has fallen

    Protesters march with cardboard cutouts of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    News in-depthAfghanistan
    Taliban’s closer ties with UAE signal global divide over Afghan regime

    Regional powers boost diplomatic and trade links with Islamist group as they fear spread of instability

    Mawlawi Badruddin Haqqani hands over a copy of his credentials to Saif Abdullah Al Shamsi during a ceremony in front of a United Arab Emirates flag
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
    Netanyahu doubles down on Gaza strategy as he seeks to ride out latest storm

    Israeli prime minister remains defiant over hostage deal with Hamas despite general strike and mass protests

    A montage featuring Benjamin Netanyahu against a background of an image of Israeli protesters
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Netanyahu rejects ‘surrender’ to hostage deal pressure

    Israeli premier stood firm on main sticking point in ceasefire talks despite widespread protests

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Tunisia
    Tunisian presidential candidate arrested ahead of October election

    Former MP Ayachi Zammel taken into custody after three other politicians are prevented from standing

    Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel who was arrested on Monday morning
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    General strike paralyses much of Israel after hostage deaths trigger protests

    Public vent anger at failure of Netanyahu government to agree deal with Hamas

    Protesters sit on a road holding flags, with an Israeli flag featuring a yellow ribbon visible, under an overpass in Tel Aviv, Israel. A fire burns in the background as they demand the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip
  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
    Hostage deaths build pressure on Netanyahu for Hamas deal

    General strike begins on Monday as street protesters call on prime minister to seek compromise

    A drone photo of protesters rallying in Tel Aviv to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack
  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israel retrieves bodies of six hostages, including US citizen

    Captives killed by Hamas shortly before troops arrived, says IDF

    A composite image showing portraits of the six hostages
  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
    News in-depthDubai
    Dubai’s ‘co-pilot’ princes step up as emirate prepares for next generation

    Sheikhs Hamdan and Maktoum take on greater responsibility as their father Sheikh Mohammed gradually steps back

    Dubai’s crown prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al-Maktoum, left, and his brother and the emirate’s deputy leader Sheikh Maktoum
  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
    The Big Read
    Iran’s new president wants better ties with the west. Can he succeed?

    Masoud Pezeshkian pledged to boost the economy and ease social restrictions. But he faces factional infighting, international scepticism and hostilities with Israel

    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives to speak in parliament this month
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israel defence minister seeks to widen war goals to include the north

    Yoav Gallant says ‘safe return’ of 60,000 Israelis displaced due to Hizbollah attacks should also be a goal

    Ami Saada, wearing a cap and sunglasses, looks at a shattered window from inside his house in Acre, Israel. Another man stands beside him, and in the background, several people, including women and a child, are seen inside the home. The window was damaged by a rocket fired from Lebanon.
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