Diplomacy

France bans Ben Gvir after flotilla activists abuse video

Paris cites Israeli minister's 'unacceptable conduct' towards European activists seized in international waters

UAE paid $6m to bury damaging report on US ambassador Otaiba

India and UAE sign defence and energy deals during Modi's state visit

Trump says Beijing opposes Iranian toll in Hormuz, as Chinese vessels exit waterway

Netanyahu's boast of secret visit to UAE sparks awkward denial from Abu Dhabi

Canada weighs buying Turkish drones it sanctioned in 2019

Germany's 'constructive dialogue' is a sham, a cloak used to shield its support of a genocidal regime

Jurgen Mackert

India mends ties with Turkey after year of tension over Pakistan

International law

Spain's leader Sanchez awards UN's Francesca Albanese Order of Civil Merit

Jordan's King Abdullah held secret meeting with Israel president

Lebanon economic crisis

Lebanon delegation make first official visit to Syria in a decade

Egypt: Sisi hosts Palestinian leader and Jordan's King Abdullah for talks in Cairo

Will Erdogan and Sisi shake hands? Turkey invites Egypt diplomats for talks

Palestine state

Israel will lend Palestinian Authority $150m following highest level meeting in years

Israel's prime minister plays down defence chief's talks with Palestinian leader

France's Macron vows troops will stay in Iraq as he pays visit to Mosul

'I pray to God we don't get expelled': Moroccans in Algeria fear for the future

Baghdad summit: Egypt's Sisi and the emir of Qatar meet for first time since reconciliation

Algeria and Morocco trade blows with embassy closure and diversion of gas exports

Sahrawi activists fear increased repression following breakdown in Algeria-Morocco relations

Algeria-Morocco: Diplomatic breakdown comes at the worst time for Rabat

Ali Lmrabet