Somali diplomat challenges detention in Dublin jail over alleged people smuggling
Mohamed Abdallatif Hussein is claiming diplomatic immunity after arrest last November, High Court hears
Saudi Arabia
The role of Tony Blair’s staff in the barbarous Gaza Riviera plan was beyond satire
Blair’s staff participated in calls about plans to build a Dubai-style dynamic trading and tourism hub out of the ruins of Gaza
US-backed aid group proposed building camps for displaced people in Gaza
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation proposes ‘Humanitarian Transit Areas’ located inside and outside of war–torn enclave
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A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East
Iran’s Gulf neighbours continue to urge restraint following US strikes on nuclear sites
Saudi Arabia leads calls for political solution to end Middle East crisis
US-Iran: Alarm in Middle East amid fears of widening conflict
European Union and United Nations join growing international calls for immediate diplomacy
Diplomatic efforts continuing in bid to help Irish citizens in Iran and Israel
Simon Harris speaks to Saudi and Jordanian counterparts on ‘increasingly dangerous’ situation in Middle East
Could Israel’s attacks on Iran create a nuclear contamination risk?
Any strike on Bushehr nuclear reactor, located on the Gulf coast, would be a significant cause of concern, experts say
Israel-Iran war: Gulf states scramble to secure diplomatic solution
War could destabilise region and destroy decades of hard-won economic advancement
Oil prices surge after Israel’s attack on Iran
Global stock markets fall and gold, a haven asset, jumps
US warns nations against attending UN conference on two-state solution
Washington says recognition of Palestinian state would be seen as acting against US interests
Trump tells Iran sanctions will remain until it ends nuclear programme
US demands Iran end all uranium-enrichment activities, including those relating to power generation and medical treatment
Trump’s four-day jamboree of opulent ceremonies, unabashed flattery and petrodollar-fuelled deals
There was little public talk of tariffs or even Gaza during the US president’s Middle East visit, during which all leaders involved got things they wanted
Israel fears military deals overseen by Trump could change Middle East power balance
Binyamin Netanyahu accused of being too ‘passive’ amid ‘tectonic’ shifts in region
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