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  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Israel
    Israeli government in minority after MP resigns

    Departure of Arab-Israeli politician puts multi-party coalition closer to collapse

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    United Arab Emirates
    UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed takes power as dynasty speculation swirls

    Gulf state buzzes with talk that new president could choose son as heir apparent

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Libya
    Clashes erupt in Libya after rival PM’s attempt to seize capital fails

    Fathi Bashagha forced out of Tripoli after trying to take control from Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Lebanon
    Lebanon’s Hizbollah and allies lose majority in election

    Blow to country’s most formidable political and military force as independents make gains

  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Grief and questions over killing of Shireen Abu Akleh in West Bank

    Arab journalist’s shooting highlights challenges Palestinians face in holding the Israeli army to account for civilian deaths

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    United Arab Emirates
    UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan dies

    Powerful younger brother Sheikh Mohammed set to become next leader of oil-rich Gulf state

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Seyed Hossein Mousavian
    Diplomats face one last chance to revive Iran’s troubled nuclear deal

    Scepticism among US Republicans suggests any new JCPOA agreement may be shortlived

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Veteran Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in West Bank

    Shireen Abu Akleh was reporting on Israeli military raid in refugee camp when she was struck

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    News in-depthTurkish politics
    Egyptian media exiles pressured by Erdoğan’s regional reset

    Turkey’s role as a safe haven for critical media in the Arab world is under threat as president seeks rapprochement

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Iran
    Iran upholds death sentence for Swedish researcher

    Tehran rules out prisoner swap for man accused of spying for Israel

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Iran’s Raisi cuts back on bread subsidies

    Rare move as wheat prices soar globally and Tehran tries to steer economy hard hit by sanctions

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Lebanon
    Patronage and threats favour Lebanon’s Hizbollah in key election

    Absence of an alternative means Iran-backed group set to dominate in upcoming vote, say experts

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Global InsightLaura Pitel
    Tension over Turkey’s 4mn refugees nears boiling point

    With troubled economy and elections ahead, incomers are an easy target for politicians

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    Taliban
    Taliban order Afghan women to cover faces in public

    Return of repressive decrees undermines vows last year of more moderate regime than in 1990s

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    OutlookNajmeh Bozorgmehr
    A visit to conservative Kashan unveils Iran’s gradual social change

    Not long ago, most women in the desert city would have worn full Islamic covering. Not any more

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    Israel’s ‘King Bibi’ plots his comeback

    Netanyahu tries to take advantage of political crisis that has shaken the disparate governing coalition

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Turkish politics
    Erdogan’s embrace of Saudi crown prince signals end of dispute over Khashoggi murder

    Meeting marks shift in relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Israeli security forces and Palestinians clash at al-Aqsa mosque compound

    Unrest threatens to spill over into other cities, prompting Israel to put police reserve forces on alert

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    News in-depthIsrael
    Israel coalition squeezed by attacks and shock defection

    Toughest challenge yet for multi-party administration as analysts fear fresh election on horizon

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Israeli security forces and Palestinian worshippers clash in Jerusalem

    Separate authorities say 150 people injured and 300 arrested at Al Aqsa Mosque as Ramadan and Jewish Passover coincide

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards leader vows to back all Islamic militias

    Muscular speech by commander comes as talks stall with global powers over nuclear deal

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Yemen
    Yemen’s embattled president cedes power to ruling council

    Move seen as sign that Saudi Arabia is committed to seeking end to seven-year civil war

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Turkish politics
    Turkey halts Khashoggi trial as Ankara and Riyadh seek to reset ties

    Turkish exporters report easing of unofficial Saudi blockade as detente gathers pace

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Yemen
    Yemen’s warring sides agree two-month truce, says UN envoy

    Terms will allow fuel into Houthi-controlled port and flights from capital in first mutual ceasefire since 2016

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Turkish politics
    Turkish prosecutor asks court to transfer Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia

    Request seen as part of efforts to improve relations with the Gulf kingdom as informal import ban hits economy

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