Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health
A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.
Drugs in pastries, months on the run: the double-life of Lebanese influencer Dr Food
Georges Dib, who had 8.7m TikTok followers, was arrested on Sunday after being sentenced in absentia to life in prisonKnown to his 8.7m TikTok followers as Dr Food, Georges Dib wa…
UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’
Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regimeThe UK Foreign Office has been asked to intervene to secure the…
Funeral held for renowned Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour
The 79-year-old was best known for paintings depicting the Palestinian landscape and cultural scenes featuring Palestinian symbols of identity.
Only sanctions imposed on Israel will work | Letter
The UK’s response to flagrant breaches of international law is pathetic, writes Bernie Evans, and sanctions against a few individuals have no effectHow long does it take for the p…
On scraps of land and under constant threat, Gaza farmers struggle to survive
Efforts to rebuild domestic food production face severe challenges and have come at deadly costAs Gaza’s population of 2.1 million has been hemmed into an ever smaller slice of th…
Israel's seizure of Unrwa training college in East Jerusalem condemned
It marks the shutting of the last of the Palestinian refugee agency's facilities in the sector of the city, after Israel passed a law against it.
Far-right Israeli lawmaker damages Palestinian memorial with sledgehammer
Zvi Sukkot's actions have drawn widespread condemnation, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
With no friends left to burn, Trump is running out of diplomatic ammunition | Rafael Behr
Everyone can see that the Iran war has been a strategic disaster for the US, while a failing president pretends he is winningNow is the twilight of Donald Trump’s supremacy. The U…
Iran seeks to criminalise all contact with foreign media in latest ‘chilling’ crackdown
As photojournalist sentenced to 15 years, rights groups warn law would turn civic engagement into security crimeIran has taken the first step towards criminalising contact with fo…
Iran faces strait of Hormuz paradox as strategic value of chokehold erodes
Internal calls to end war get louder as Gulf neighbours plan alternative pipelines to cut reliance on waterwayIs the strait of Hormuz, recently cited by the office of the Iranian …
Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz
Iran has closed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict causing wild fluctuations in oil prices worldwide.
‘Economic D-day’: how desperate is Trump to end Iran war? — The Latest
The White House has threatened sanctions on any country that trades with Iran in another bid to economically isolate the country, as US military efforts falter. Launching what he …
Israeli attacks kill five in Gaza, including two children, medics say
An Israeli strike on Monday killed a four-year-old boy, while a 10-year-old girl was hit by a bullet inside her tent, according to medics and relatives.
Watch: What are the US sanctions on Iran and who else will be affected?
Washington announced what it described as an "economic D-Day" against Iran, widening current sanctions and targetting countries with business ties with the regime.
Trump hopes sanctions will topple Iran's regime - its leaders are betting otherwise
The US says new sanctions are an "economic D-Day", but Tehran's leaders have survived restrictions before.
Gulf between Hezbollah and Lebanese state grows wider as Israeli occupation continues
People in south of country rely on group’s longstanding social welfare system that cash-strapped state fails to provideFatima al-Ashkar used toys to explain to her children that t…
US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism
The Trump administration has embraced Syria's new president, former al-Qaeda linked militant Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Syria court sentences Assad-era grand mufti to life in prison
Ahmed Hassoun was convicted of crimes including inciting civil war and complicity in intentional killing.
US threatens severe sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran
Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it will apply measures to ChinaThe US has threatened to impose severe sanctions against any country or ent…
Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites flown from Gaza
Hamas says the kites found in Israeli border communities in recent days were launched by children in Gaza.
Iran vows to retaliate against countries that cooperate with fresh US sanctions
Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credibleTehran has vowed to retaliate against any country that cooperates…
Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide
Grassroots groups preparing to put pressure on PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on IsraelGrassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showd…
Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant
Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British basesHackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that …