Unicef calls for humanitarian aid for 135,000 Yemeni childrenHouthi rebels agree to withdraw from Hodeida in deal with Saudi-backed governmentWed Feb 20 2019 - 20:23
Shunned by European leaders, Bin Salman embarks on Asian tourFirst stop Islamabad gives royal welcome as prince frees 2,100 Pakistanis in Saudi jailsMon Feb 18 2019 - 21:50
US decision on withdrawal from Syria ‘a positive step’, says PutinMoscow, Tehran and Ankara find no accord at Sochi summit on defeating Idlib jihadisFri Feb 15 2019 - 19:01
Iran’s revolutionary fervour persists in a mellowed formClerics must recognise need to acknowledge aspirations of Iranians born after revolutionFri Feb 15 2019 - 01:23
Isis stall advance of US-backed forces in eastern SyriaDespite air raids, fighters from jihadi bastion in Kurdish-controlled area reclaim positionsTue Feb 12 2019 - 17:54
Trump’s troop moves in Syria and Iraq could play into hands of IsisBaghdad condemns US president’s plans to expand military in Iraq to ‘watch’ IranMon Feb 11 2019 - 01:00
Pope Francis hailed by Gulf hosts for interfaith breakthroughAmid calls to press for peace in Yemen, the pontiff met with 600 religious figures in UAEMon Feb 04 2019 - 17:52
Macron welcomes new Lebanese governmentFrance, along with US and other powers, had exerted pressure on prime minister HaririFri Feb 01 2019 - 16:40
Mahmoud Abbas accepts resignation of Palestinian cabinetPresident begins consulations to form new governmentWed Jan 30 2019 - 18:37
EU-Med 7 calls for fixed method for redistributing asylum seekersGrouping of seven EU Mediterranean states unhappy at burden of hosting migrantsTue Jan 29 2019 - 20:43
Heads of EU Mediterranean states meet to discuss migrationBrexit and climate change also on agenda for seven states at ‘Club Med’ meeting in CyprusMon Jan 28 2019 - 21:24
Laws may cut off US funds to Palestinian security agenciesViolence could escalate as Palestinian Authority faces bankruptcyThu Jan 24 2019 - 16:52
Colossal death toll in Yemen compounded by cultural destructionSaudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels and jihadi groups laying waste millenniums of heritageTue Jan 22 2019 - 16:40
Concern over rights abuses in BahrainHuman Rights Watch voices extradition fears on country of 4,000 political prisonersThu Jan 17 2019 - 17:14
Russia supportive of Syrian opposition to Turkish-controlled security zoneKurds also against proposed development along the Syrian-Turkish borderWed Jan 16 2019 - 20:40
Al-Qaeda’s offshoot in Syria consolidates hold over IdlibIdlib could become a base for the infiltration of jihadis into the region and EuropeMon Jan 14 2019 - 18:42
Saudi treatment of women under spotlight once againMale guardianship treats women as lifelong minorsFri Jan 11 2019 - 01:04
Arab world begins to normalise relations with SyriaSaudis, UAE and Egypt willing to embrace Assad if it curbs influence of Iran and TurkeyThu Jan 10 2019 - 17:04
Al-Qaeda affiliate controls Syrian land once held by NLFShelling persists between insurgents and army as Tahrir al-Sham holds most of IdlibFri Jan 04 2019 - 17:47
Cash-starved UNRWA struggling to help Palestinian refugeesTrump administration has cut $300m funding, reducing agency’s budget by a thirdFri Jan 04 2019 - 01:00
US withdrawal from Syria may edge Erdogan closer to PutinTurkey appears determined to boost relations with Moscow as US becomes unreliableFri Dec 28 2018 - 17:00
US withdrawal from Syria leaves Kurdish allies vulnerableMove increases likelihood of Turkish invasion of the border zone ruled by KurdsMon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00
US withdrawal from Syria could cause havoc in the regionAs well as the enduring Isis threat, the power dynamics in Syria are finely balancedThu Dec 20 2018 - 11:50
Yemeni ceasefire ‘seems to be working’ after early violationsOverall deal appears to have the support of outside powers involved in the warTue Dec 18 2018 - 18:02
Turkish plan to clear Syrian Kurdish fighters ‘unacceptable’US alarmed by Erdogan announcement but silent on how its 2,200 troops in field will actFri Dec 14 2018 - 18:08
Quarter million Syrian refugees could return next year, UN predictsSome neighbouring host countries are applying pressure on refugees to leaveWed Dec 12 2018 - 17:22
Houthi rebels agree prisoner swap deal with Yemen governmentExpectation that 600 captives held since start of 3½-year civil war in Yemen will be freedMon Dec 10 2018 - 20:06
Iraq government formation efforts stall amid Shia power struggleSix months after elections, appointment of an interior minister is bone of contentionFri Dec 07 2018 - 18:27
Arabs blame George HW Bush for decades of conflict and despairRegional rulers have praised the former US president but he has a controversial legacyMon Dec 03 2018 - 15:13
Over 500 bodies exhumed from Syrian mass grave in RaqqaAmnesty says US-led coalition that did most of the bombing did not try to protect civiliansThu Nov 29 2018 - 18:44
Saudi crown prince’s position as leader of the Arab world is now questionableThe Khashoggi murder has focused existing Arab anti-Saudi antagonism on Mohamed bin SalmanWed Nov 28 2018 - 00:55
Saudi crown prince greeted with protests in TunisiaMohammed bin Salman will soon travel to Argentina for G20 summitTue Nov 27 2018 - 18:56
Trump’s loyalty to Saudi crown prince gives free pass to autocratsUS president’s refusal to blame MBS for Khashoggi killing is bad news for Middle EastWed Nov 21 2018 - 14:58
Saudi-led coalition orders halt to offensive on key Yemen portHopes rise for breakthrough in conflict as UAE calls for early UN peace talksThu Nov 15 2018 - 16:14
Justin Trudeau says Canada has Khashoggi death tapesPressure mounts on White House to take action against those linked to the killingMon Nov 12 2018 - 19:25
Peace talks in Yemen postponed until the end of the yearDiscussions between Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels were due to begin this monthSun Nov 11 2018 - 16:51
US midterms: Result widely welcomed in Middle EastApproval for success of Muslim women, and for Democrats taking House of RepresentativesThu Nov 08 2018 - 18:40
US call for Yemen ceasefire should not be judged on face valueAnalysis: Washington offer is not even-handed and invites Saudis to expand offensiveThu Nov 01 2018 - 15:11
Reopening of Jordanian-Syrian border seen as sign of normalityAlthough towns are no longer battlefields, many Syrians remain reluctant to returnWed Oct 31 2018 - 18:15
‘We understand each other’: An Irishwoman’s Diary on Ireland and the Middle EastMon Oct 22 2018 - 00:01
Nepotism and corruption enemies of debt-crippled JordanEconomy sags in country with scant agriculture, tourism, energy and rule of lawSat Oct 20 2018 - 02:00
Jordan economy groans under the weight of refugee crisisDebt problem and high unemployment threaten small Middle Eastern nationFri Oct 19 2018 - 17:12
Saudi-led war in Yemen risks plunging half population into famineAs world focuses on Khashoggi, UN warns of 13 million Yemenis facing starvationThu Oct 18 2018 - 18:48
Arab governments rally over disappearance of Saudi journalistSaudi Arabia denies leaks that Khashoggi was killed at the consulateTue Oct 16 2018 - 17:40
Syria: Jihadi factions refuse to leave Idlib demilitarised zoneRussia and Turkey negotiated deal for buffer to avert bloody conflict in civilian-heavy areaMon Oct 15 2018 - 21:53
Jamal Khashoggi would have known risks of entering Saudi consulateNot even royals are exempt from being ‘disappeared’ by despotic Wahhabist regimeFri Oct 12 2018 - 17:42
Insurgents meet weapons withdrawl deadline in IdlibDate set by Russia and Turkey aiming to impose lasting ceasefire in Syrian provinceTue Oct 09 2018 - 17:56
Children of Palestinian refugees have a school to go to – for nowNuzha secondary school in Jordan faced closure due to US withdrawal of $300m fundsFri Oct 05 2018 - 02:00
School an oasis of calm for refugees in Jordanian campUnrwa will have to launch a supreme effort to make up for the lack of US fundsFri Oct 05 2018 - 02:00
UN members give €100m to rescue agency helping PalestiniansMahmoud Abbas tells assembly Trump has reneged on all previous US commitmentsFri Sept 28 2018 - 19:59
