Diplomacy

Israel to build base in Somaliland to target Houthis, says report

Somaliland will allow Israel to gather intelligence and conduct operations against Yemeni group, sources tell Bloomberg

Tensions soar as Hegseth and Rubio feud over US troops in Iran

Brics missing in action as war on permanent member Iran spirals

'Dismayed' Oman foreign minister says US-Israeli attacks began with deal in reach

Inside Saudi Arabia

Trump told UAE leader Saudi Arabia wanted Emirates sanctioned: Report

Family of Francesca Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctions

US-Iran Tensions

'Trump logic:' How Trump went from declaring victory over Iran to the cusp of a new war

Contrary to US policy, ambassador Huckabee says West Bank's Area C 'is Israel'

Israel's genocide in Gaza

EU to engage Trump's 'Board of Peace' despite internal split

A Congress adrift in Iranian waters

Amir Handjani

Letter reveals intelligence ties between Blair's Britain and Gaddafi's Libya

Iran MPs criticise foreign minister for 'symbolic' walk with Kerry

The speech which may silence Netanyahu

Meron Rapoport

Obama calls for new war powers to fight IS in State of the Union address

ANALYSIS: Obama speech signals retreat from Mideast

Diplomatic spat over accusations of demographic engineering in Bahrain

UK supports 'security through prosperity' in Egypt, as EU attacks rights abuses

Morocco and Egypt work to restore 'normal' relations after fallout

Kerry's year of unfulfilled hopes for Middle East

Four ways the West got the Iran nuclear issue wrong

Gareth Porter

Lebanon-Syria timeline: 1976-2014