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White House hopes to secure nuclear cooperation deal with Riyadh as Chinese influence grows in Middle EastThe Saudi crown prince has confirmed his country would seek to acquire a nuclear arsenal if Iran developed one, throwing fresh doubt on a possible…
In a rare interview with Fox News, Mohammed bin Salman said major progress must be made in creation of a Palestinian stateA potential normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and what those negotiations could mean for the Palestinians, are t…
Severed fibre-optic cables hamper search for survivors in eastern Libya where thousands died after dams collapsedA daylong communication outage in the flood-stricken city of Derna in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for…
Leaders seeking south Yemen’s independence say they have been sidelined from talks between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebelsLeaders of the Southern Yemen independence movement said they have been sidelined from the critical talks held in Riyadh between Sa…
Protestors face 10-year jail terms under new hijab and chastity bill, which UN human rights body says is intended to suppress women into ‘total submission’Iran’s parliament has approved a controversial new bill under which women face up to 10 years in …
Free Nazanin campaign says Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ is becoming normalised and calls for more coherent responseA UN inquiry into human rights in Iran has been asked to intervene in the growing detention of Iranian dual nationals and to identify the p…
Ariane Lavrilleux, who reported on leaked documents alleging French intelligence used to target civilians in Egypt, is in custodyFrance has been accused of an unacceptable attack on press freedom after the arrest of an investigative journalist who repo…
Report says climate change made rainfall heavier but human factors turned extreme weather into humanitarian disasterCarbon pollution led to heavier rains and stronger floods in Greece and Libya this month but other human factors were responsible for “t…
Media crackdown follows reports that police officers had detained and questioned Libyan reportersLibya’s eastern government has ordered journalists to leave Derna after angry protests against the authorities a week after a flood killed thousands of res…
Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are less urgent than floods, wildfires, drought and other disasters, New York summit hearsFloods, wildfires, drought and the onslaught of extreme weather are driving a global health crisis that must be put at the …