World
Middle East
Missiles targeting airport in northern Iraq intercepted
US threatened last week to close its Baghdad embassy unless decisive action was taken to reign in Shiite militias suspected of launching attacks in the city.
- by Samya Kullab
Latest
World politics
Kuwait ruler, long-time diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies aged 91
Kuwait was plunged into mourning for a leader regarded by many Gulf Arabs as a savvy diplomatic operator and a humanitarian champion.
Border disputes
Fighting continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Civilians were also killed and more than 100 servicemen were wounded in what were the heaviest clashes between the two nations since 2016.
- by Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova
World politics
Lebanon's prime minister-designate resigns after failure to form government
Mustapha Adib's announcement nearly a month after he was appointed to the job has dealt a blow to French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to break a dangerous stalemate in the crisis-hit country.
- by Zeina Karam
Iran sanctions
Tehran 'ready' to swap all prisoners with US, despite new sanctions
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif brushed sanctions aside as "nothing new" while also striking a conciliatory note.
- by Parisa Hafezi
Courts
Accused child sex abuser Malka Leifer to be extradited to Australia
An Israeli court has ruled that the former Melbourne school principal will be sent to Australia to face trial after years of legal wrangling.
- by Gabrielle Weiniger and Paul Sakkal
Coronavirus pandemic
Ignoring virus rules, Israelis call on Netanyahu to resign
Many participants in the gathering appeared to ignore social-distancing rules that order them to remain in small separated “capsules” of people.
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
All is not what it seems in the Middle East 'peace deal'
The Latin expression cui bono - who benefits - may be useful to determine the value and significance of Donald Trump's new Middle Eastern 'peace deal'.
- by Ghassan Hage
Heritage
Conservationists flabbergasted by new road over Egypt pyramids plateau
Some Egyptologists say the highways will disrupt the integrity of the pyramids plateau and pave over unexplored archaeological sites.
- by Patrick Werr
Islamic State
IS militants, including foreign fighters, killed in Libya, Hifter army claims
The statement from the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces said a six-hour firefight with the militants took place 650km south of Tripoli.
Analysis
International affairs
'Oversold': Middle East deals hailed as historic, but details are thin
Despite the pomp of a grand White House signing ceremony and sweeping promises, the documents leave many crucial questions unanswered.
- by Nick Wadhams