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World Cup 2026

UAE Fifa official 'solely' responsible for overturning Balogun ban

Mohammad al-Kamali made controversial World Cup ruling without asking 17 other members of disciplinary committee
UK Politics
Starmer’s parting gift of billions for the military is a chain around Burnham's neck
Tom Blackburn
US Politics
How Scott Bessent's 'economic statecraft' aims to justify US coercion
Marco Carnelos
Obituary
Lindsey Graham, staunch backer of Israel and US wars, dies aged 71
War on Iran
Iran strikes American military assets in Gulf and Jordan, after US hits Iranian cities
War on Iran
Iran's supreme leader vows killers of father 'will be held accountable'
War on Iran
Trump says US ready to ‘destroy’ Iran after Israeli intelligence warns of 'assassination plot'
Energy
Exclusive: Syria, Iraq and US plan to unveil Mediterranean pipeline deal to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Inside Iraq
Iraq's new PM wants business deals with Trump, but militias cloud visit
Arms Trade
Russia open to Turkey selling S-400 air defence systems to UAE, sources say
Nato
Nato summit: How a fractured alliance is fuelling a permanent war economy
Anas Altikriti
Islamic State
US families sue after French cement maker pleads guilty to supporting Islamic State
Christmas
All Palestinian Christians want for Christmas is to return
Sami Abu Shehadeh
US-Israel relations
US rabbis sign letter vowing to block far-right Israel lawmakers from their communities
US-Saudi Arabia relations
'Not even politically smart': US-Saudi ties a one-sided affair in 2022
Syria War
US ‘very concerned’ about potential Turkish incursion into Syria
Inside Libya
Libya 'aborted' top Gaddafi ally extradition to US
US-Israel relations
US considers rejecting visas for Israelis suspected of violence against Palestinians, says report
Hindutva
US court dismisses defamation lawsuit against Indian-American activists
Religion
'We have a problem': New York Muslims don't know where to bury their loved ones
Egypt Turmoil
Rights groups urge UAE to not deport Egyptian-American activist
Technology
Twitter 'secretly helped' the US amplify its propaganda in Middle East
Diplomacy
How 2022 saw a tectonic shift in power between Gulf states and the West
Bill Law