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January 10, 2026

Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communicationsIran’s internet shutdown, now in...

January 10, 2026

Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out

Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing despite reports of escalating crackdownDemonstrators have...

January 09, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames US for instigating the unrestIran’s supreme leader has vowed that...

January 03, 2026

Saudi invites Yemen’s southern factions to ‘dialogue’ in Riyadh after surprise independence bid

Southern Transitional Council wants to form a breakaway state, which would split the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest state in twoSaudi Arabia’s foreign...

January 03, 2026

Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’

Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproofThousands of tents supplied by China,...

January 03, 2026

‘No future for us’: disaffected Iranians say it’s now or never to topple regime

Ailing economy sparks biggest uprising in years, with protesters saying it’s time to hit regime when it’s at its weakestMehnaz was too young to...

January 01, 2026

Israel allowing traders to bring into Gaza ‘dual-use’ items barred from aid organisations

Sources say generators and tent poles restricted from humanitarian bodies but commercial shipments allowed inIsrael is running a parallel system of...

December 31, 2025

‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022

Demonstrations against deteriorating living conditions have widened to include criticism of how Iran is governedAlborz, a textile merchant in the...

December 31, 2025

Hamas will have ‘hell to pay’ if it fails to disarm, Trump warns after Netanyahu meeting

Israeli prime minister said he will award Trump with Israel prize, highest civilian honor, while visiting Mar-a-LagoDonald Trump...

December 31, 2025

Trump should defy Netanyahu over nuclear talks with Iran, says its foreign minister

Abbas Araghchi claims US president’s Arab allies now view Israel’s recklessness as ‘a threat to us all’

December 31, 2025

Iran to listen to protesters’ ‘legitimate demands’ after widespread dissent

President calls for talks with leaders of demonstrations caused by decline in currency and living standardsIran’s government has called for dialogue...

December 30, 2025

Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point

Dispute has potential to create civil war in south of Yemen and spill over into neighbouring countriesTensions between the United Arab Emirates and...

Middle-east-and-north-africa Articles

Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out

Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells

Saudi invites Yemen’s southern factions to ‘dialogue’ in Riyadh after surprise independence bid

Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’

‘No future for us’: disaffected Iranians say it’s now or never to topple regime

Israel allowing traders to bring into Gaza ‘dual-use’ items barred from aid organisations

‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022

Hamas will have ‘hell to pay’ if it fails to disarm, Trump warns after Netanyahu meeting

Trump should defy Netanyahu over nuclear talks with Iran, says its foreign minister

Iran to listen to protesters’ ‘legitimate demands’ after widespread dissent

Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point