Middle East
Middle EastReckitt trims sales outlook and reveals price hikes amid Iran war cost pressures
The London-listed group trimmed its group-wide annual revenue guidance to 3.5%-4.5% like-for-like growth within the core business.
Israel election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s history
Most polling shows prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, with Gadi Eisenkot the leading…
Mecca pact nations hold talks with Iran to prevent renewed Middle East war
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held talks in Iran on Monday aimed at preventing renewed fighting in the…
Israeli military breaks silence on purported feud with Netanyahu
The statement by the Israel Defense Forces comes in the final hours of a hotly contested election, the first since Hamas's attack…
High-level delegation visits Iran to try to avert flare-up with US and Israel
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey travel to Tehran as bellicose rhetoric heightens High-level diplomatic…
Middle EastDeath of soldier Seán Rooney among issues on agenda as Helen McEntee heads to Lebanon
Minister to reiterate Ireland’s ‘commitment to ensuring accountability and justice’ over killing of peacekeeper in country almost four years ago
Desperate Netanyahu goes nuclear in bid to stay in power. Next step could be war with Iran
The Israeli prime minister posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear bomb being dropped on Tel Aviv. The resumption of war with…
Years of conflict splits voters in former Netanyahu stronghold
Israelis are headed to an election that will have a profound impact on the country after years of conflict and social upheaval.…
‘I killed lots of terrorists, but it didn’t make me feel better’: The trauma haunting Israel's elections
In Afula in Israel’s north, the Clalit-HaEmek Medical Centre has been overwhelmed by a non-stop flow of patients suffering from…
Israeli government orders army to prepare for full closure of West Bank
Order comes after Israel’s army said it had killed two gunmen and thwarted a ‘terror attack’ that injured several people
Middle EastNobody Wants This creator finally responds to Adam Brody’s Palestine comments and admits ‘its complicated’
Actor described Israel’s war on Gaza a genocide and said he wanted a free Palestine
In Netanyahu stronghold, signs of fraying loyalty emerge on eve of election
Kiryat Shmona, Israel's largest commercial center in the far north, has long supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud…
Middle EastJury deliberates in trial of New Yorker who became a teen bride to an Islamic State fighter
A jury is deliberating in the trial of a New York woman charged with getting military training from the Islamic State group in Syria
Aipac halts candidate endorsements amid US backlash against Israel
‘Political candidates’ once reflexive support for Israel has increasingly become a liability When the American Israel Public…
Middle EastAre fresh US-Israeli strikes on Iran in the pipeline?
The New York Times immediately caveats its exclusive findings with a reminder that Donald Trump has "repeatedly cancelled plans to return to major…
Trump orders diplomats to leave embassies in Middle East over fears US could join strikes on Houthis
Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia killed at least two people at an airport in Damman on Wednesday
‘Nobody believes you!’ Megapastor utterly destroys GOP senator’s wild gas price excuses
Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall said Wednesday that Ukraine’s war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — was to blame for high diesel…
Macron visits Riyadh to show solidarity amid Houthi attacks, ease tensions at home via fuel deal
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid an unannounced visit to Riyadh in a bid to underscore French support for the…
Middle EastBurnham and Sultan of Oman set to sign new investment agreement at Downing Street
Burnham believes the relationship between Britain and Oman is ‘a friendship which generates real benefits’
U.S. ramps up warnings to Americans in Middle East after Houthi strikes
U.S. diplomatic missions across the Middle East have issued a new round of warnings to Americans amid attacks by Iran-backed…
Middle EastEuropean air fares could rise by as much as 20% in 2027, Ryanair boss predicts
Conflict in Middle East is pushing jet fuel costs higher and many carriers are not hedged against such increases, Michael O’Leary says Ryanair’s…
Activist Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let US judges quickly reverse immigration detentions
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has asked the Supreme Court to let federal judges quickly decide the legality of…
UN World Food Programme slashes Gaza assistance amid funding shortfall
Half a million people will lose access to food assistance in Gaza due to United Nations funding cuts, according to the World Food Programme.
Trump endorses ally Netanyahu in upcoming Israeli election: 'Strong, Brave, and Brilliant'
It will be Israel's first vote since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023
Middle EastTrump endorses embattled Israeli PM Netanyahu ahead of October 27 election
US President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's October 27 elections. It was not clear what impact…
Israel is having its most important elections in history. How do they work?
It will be a crucial moment in world history, one that will have reverberations around the world. Here’s our guide to what you…
Middle EastIsrael’s attacks on Palestinian UN agency are ‘unprecedented’, says outgoing chief
Philippe Lazzarini says Israel’s long-term aim is to erase Palestinian refugee status, warning abolishing UNWRA without an alternative would leave a…
Telegraph takeover by UAE-backed group would have risked press freedom – Ofcom
Ofcom and the CMA have published reports over the attempted RedBird IMI takeover of the newspaper group, which collapsed in 2024.
Middle EastIsrael stops commercial goods from entering Gaza
COGAT says merchants asked them to stop shipments over Hamas taxes, but truckers deny this and say Israel is to blame
Five killed in Houthi strike on presidential palace in Aden
Yemen's Houthis fire missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden killing five people, the government…
Middle EastUK bookstores scramble as Sally Rooney's novels are withdrawn because she supports Palestine Action
Irish novelist Sally Rooney's books are no longer sold in the U.K. because she supports Palestine Action, a group banned as a terrorist organization
Sally Rooney says she can ‘no longer’ publish work in UK over Palestine Action support
‘Normal People’ author said that publishing her work in the UK could now ‘constitute a serious criminal offence’
Middle EastSaudi coalition strikes fuel depot near Yemen's capital
The Houthis have warned Saudi Arabia that they will retaliate by targeting the Saudi cities of Riyadh and Dammam.
A Fidai Film review – Palestinian collage film transforms suppressed footage into works of art
Using archive material of destroyed houses, terrorised children and dead bodies, Kamal Aljafari adds humanity to the reels by…
Middle EastHeathrow boss urges PM to back third runway by year-end
Latest figures showed a 2.3% drop year-on-year in passenger numbers last moth to 7.2 million as Middle East traffic plunged.
Macron's popularity hits lowest level since 2017 as Bardella and Le Pen also lose ground
Some 82% of French people now disapprove of the president. Meanwhile, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella are weakened by…
Middle EastPalestine president Mahmoud Abbas postpones legislative elections
New date in September 2027 set for elections, as well as a vote on the presidency
Airline captain among three dead after Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
Three people, including Saudia Airlines pilot Captain Hamoud Ali al-Kalthami, were killed in an Iran-backed Houthi missile strike…
Middle EastPete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution puts US in dubious company
Only Iran and Afghanistan routinely carry out sentences in public, with Saudi Arabia appearing to have ended practice US politics – live updates If…
Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
ASouth African judge oversaw the publishing of a report by the UN Commission of Inquiry that concluded that Israel had…
Middle EastOn the Road in the time of Trump: Drivers across 3,000 miles vent on the wartime economy
Fuel prices are higher than ever because of Trump’s war on Iran. Some motorists feeling that pain at the pump are reluctant to blame the president,…
Newsom calls Trump ‘mentally ill’ in 25th Amendment plea after ‘take out’ LA crack
Trump faced backlash after calling a hypothetical attack by Iran on San Diego or Los Angeles a ‘very small price to pay’
Middle EastHouthis strike Saudi targets, Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary and other Mideast developments
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they have attacked military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia
UK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate
Israel has threatened to close the consulate, which handles UK relations with Palestinians in the city, over British sanctions on…