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Mourners gather around the truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during the funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2026
Middle East / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, center, participates in a media statement with European Council President Antonio Costa, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026
Turkey / 7 July 2026
7 July 2026

Israel angered after US president lifts sanctions on Turkey, opening way for potential sale of F-35 fighter jets

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Film of the Week / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026

ANGUS REID recommends a very unusual documentary: a love story between two disillusioned journalists

Oday Abu Khater, 10, carries his cat from his tent, which was destroyed by an Israeli air strike that targeted a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, June 30, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 2 July 2026
2 July 2026

RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians

Thaer Abu Daraz carries the body of his infant daughter, Sewar, who was killed along with her mother in an Israeli airstrike that struck a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 30 June 2026
30 June 2026

The electoral cost of Labour’s stance on Gaza is impossible to ignore – the new leadership must take heed, argues PETER LEARY

Lebanon
Middle East war / 28 June 2026
28 June 2026
Combine harvester
Editorial: / 26 June 2026
26 June 2026
Hanan Qubaisi inspects her house destroyed by an Israeli air strike in the town of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, June 24, 2026
Middle East / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, June 24, 2026
Editorial / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, June 22, 2026
Middle East / 22 June 2026
22 June 2026
US Vice President JD Vance waits to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during high-level talks to end the Middle East conflict, at the Burgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, Switzerland, June 21, 2026
Middle East / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026
Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Palestine Solidarity / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
   A man rides a bicycle beside the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardments in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Arms Trade / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
you must live
Book Review / 19 June 2026
19 June 2026

JAMIE BRITTON recommends that we all buy at least two copies of a remarkable book of poems

Palestinians gather around a car hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, June 18, 2026
Editorial / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Palestinians inspect buildings that were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Arms Trade / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
US President Donald Trump attends a meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 15, 2026
Editorial / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
A woman waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign as a portrait of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes on February 28, is displayed behind her, Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2026
Middle East / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
Police remove protesters from outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London after the Court of Appeal ruled that the decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful, June 15, 2026
Editorial / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Isra
Gaza Genocide / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
A person is seen inside a burning vehicle as men attempt to put out the fire after an Israeli air strike hits a car in the coastal town of Barja, south of Beirut, Lebanon, May 13, 2026
Middle East / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026
Middle East / 14 May 2026
14 May 2026
Palestinian Mohamad Al-Assi, who was released from Israeli detention six months ago, runs past Israel's separation wall as he trains ahead of the Palestine Marathon in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 7, 2026
Athletics / 11 May 2026
11 May 2026

Crowds lined the streets of Bethlehem as runners carried messages of solidarity, perseverance and freedom, writes SAM METZ

A Lebanese Civil Defense member carries the body of 6-month-old Mariam Fahos, killed a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the village of Saksakieh, as women grieve during a funeral procession in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, May 10, 2026
Middle East / 10 May 2026
10 May 2026
21st Century Poetry / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026

by Mohammed Yasser Al-Batniji

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Book Review / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026

RUTH AYLETT recommends that this mixture of memoir, diary and poetry by a young Gazan writer be read as widely as possible

A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 27, 2026
Middle East / 4 May 2026
4 May 2026
A woman holds up pictures of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, left, and his father, the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a state-organised rally, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026
Middld East / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Lebanon’s President Aoun calls for international action to force Israel to ‘stop targeting civilians, paramedics, civil defence, and humanitarian’ workers

A Revolutionary Guard Navy speedboat approaches the cargo ship Epaminondas during the seizure of one of two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit outside shelter tents in Beirut, Lebanon, April 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP
Middle East / 26 April 2026
26 April 2026
Milad telecommunication tower is seen at left in a general view of a part of Tehran, Iran, April 23, 2026
Middle East / 24 April 2026
24 April 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, after he returned from Miami, April 12, 2026
Anti-War / 21 April 2026
21 April 2026

CND and the Stop the War Coalition are calling for a mass protest this Saturday to end British complicity in illegal US strikes at RAF Fairford. SOPHIE BOLT explains

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, April 18, 2026
Middle East / 19 April 2026
19 April 2026
Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran, April 13, 2026
Middle East / 17 April 2026
17 April 2026