Yemen
'Welcomed' pardon for Bahai prisoner sentenced to death
The pardon came just days after the death penalty, imposed on Hamed bin Haydara on charges of spying for Israel and converting Muslims to his faith, was confirmed this month.
- by Steve Jacobs
Latest
Good Weekend
A reporter's internal conflict: why has the world looked away from human rights issues?
When the ABC's Sophie McNeill began her dream job as Middle East correspondent in 2015, the region was ablaze. The next three years left her distressed at the rest of the world’s lack of interest.
- by Sophie McNeill
Foreign correspondence
'Human being first': Sophie McNeill, the fence-jumping correspondent
McNeill admits her book on the Middle East features "lots of aerial bombardment", but "the people I profile aren't hapless victims, they are amazing heroes".
- by Maher Mughrabi
Oil
Saudi Crown Prince had been lying low. That's over
For a while, Mohammed bin Salman appeared to be living down his reputation for dangerous aggression. But his sudden, steep cut to the price of oil changes that.
- by David D. Kirkpatrick
Islamic State
Concern grows as Islamic State, al-Qaeda join forces in West Africa
Fighters appear to be co-ordinating attacks and carving out mutually agreed-upon areas of influence, putting at risk territories so large they could "fit multiple Afghanistans and Iraqs".
- by Danielle Paquette and Joby Warrick
Editorial
Middle East tensions
Military might and political exclusion won't solve Middle East's ills
A different approach to conflict, one based on mutual acknowledgement and defined rights, is called for.
- The Age's View
Tragedy
UN says airstrikes kill dozens of civilians in Yemen
The attack came hours after Yemeni rebels, known as Houthis, said they shot down a warplane of the Saudi-led coalition over the province of Jawf.
War
More than 400 million children living in war zones: report
More than 400 million children are living in war zones around the world leading to thousands of deaths every year, according to a report from Save the Children.
- by Anthony Galloway
War
Hope after five years of war as sick Yemenis flown to treatment
Yemen has been mired in conflict since the Iran-aligned Houthis ousted the government in 2014.
- by Lisa Barrington
Agriculture
Biblical 'super-swarms' of locusts devour African crops
Locust hunters are battling to contain the worst plague to hit the Horn of Africa for some seven decades, thanks in part to climate change.
- by Sarah Newey
Good Weekend
There's something about Hamish: TV's It boy reveals how being bullied shaped his career
A familiar face on The Project and recognisable voice on ABC radio, the normally guarded Hamish Macdonald is about to begin one of the toughest gigs on television.
- by Jacqueline Maley and Michael Lallo