Diplomacy

Turkey moves to defuse Azerbaijan headscarf row after Aliyev's rebuke

Turkish officials say Ankara will not respond to the Azerbaijani president's criticism and has reassured Baku it will not interfere in its domestic affairs

Former German spy chief arrested for treason

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia ties Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine to halt in oil refinery strikes

Trump heaps praise on Middle East leaders at UN meeting on Iran war

Iran and US held direct UN talks, with Islamic Republic's terms to reopen Hormuz hardening

War on Iran and the Gaza genocide dominate day one at the UN General Assembly

'We are settling years of unfinished business': Trump talks up Iran, Gaza, Latin America strategy

US-Israeli war on Iran to take centre stage at UN General Assembly

ICC arrest warrants

Trump's 'sweeping' ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant are imminent: Reports

US House rejects anti-settlement UN resolution in symbolic vote

If you thought 2016 was bad in the Middle East - brace yourself for 2017

Trita Parsi

Putin refuses to expel US diplomats and instead invites them to Kremlin party

Russia's Middle Eastern drive could dilute Europe's East-South divide

Kristina Kausch

Why the UK is on a collision course with the US for the first time in living memory

Peter Oborne

New UN chief says Syria peace is top concern

British FM's 'proxy war' comment misconstrued: Saudi

Iran summons British envoy to protest against PM May's comments

Whether Boris was serious or not, it’s time for a rethink of British policy in the Middle East

Madawi al-Rasheed

Iran and Saudi Arabia are abusing Islam, Boris Johnson says

Saudi sentences 15 to death for spying for Iran

Kerry tells Israeli right it is deliberately sabotaging peace process