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

Turkey hits out at Cyprus for removing schoolbook praising Ataturk

Locked in war of words, are Ethiopia and Sudan on the verge of a proxy war?

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