Iran accuses Israel of trying to sabotage US nuclear talks and ‘destabilise’ the region
Iran’s security chief sends urgent warning to leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey after Benjamin Netanyahu met with Donald Trump
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Syrian Kurdish fighter’s selfie video leads to allegations of massacre
A video posted online on January 22 shows a Kurdish fighter posing selfie-style in front of 21 lifeless bodies following the evacuation of a prison in Kobane, Syria. While the Syrian Democratic Forces said the footage is authentic, they maintain the b…
British couple held in Iran for 400 days are ‘starving and suffering medical neglect’ behind bars son warns
Joe Bennett has been urging the British government to do more to help his parents trapped in a grisly Iranian prison
Iran’s president apologises for brutal protests crackdown that left thousands dead
‘We are ashamed before the people,’ president Masoud Pezeshkian says after more than 6,000 killed in Iran’s devastating crackdown on dissent
Epstein told Emirati billionaire he ‘loved the torture video’ and shared sex messages, unredacted files reveal
Paedophile financier corresponded with prominent Middle Eastern businessman for years, according to newly unredacted files
Israel under pressure in US to reverse ‘reckless’ West Bank expansion ahead of Trump-Netanyahu summit
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already expected to discuss Iran and the Israel-Hamas ceasefire when he meets Trump at the White House on Wednesday
Kurt Schork Memorial Awards: Independent Arabia wins prize for investigative reporting in Iraq
Aya Mansour was recognised in the Local Reporter category for her work covering ‘the cultures and resilience of minority groups and survivors of war’
Live: Netanyahu to push Trump to take hard line on Iran’s ballistic missiles in White House talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to highlight Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal in a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the premier’s office said ahead of the talks. Iran has so far rejected the idea o…
Trump weighs sending second aircraft carrier to Middle East in midst of tense Iran talks
Officials have indicated that the USS George Washington, currently in Asia, and the USS George H.W. Bush, on the East Coast, are the most probable candidates
Football return brings ‘joy’ to people of Gaza amid devastating war
An organised football tournament took place in the city for the first time in over two years