Politics

Mecca agreement: Why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up

The best defence alliance is not one that makes a state dependent on its allies forever, but one that makes it more capable of relying on itself

Has Greece become Israel's Trojan Horse in the Gulf?

Ali Bakir

How did the far right take over Latin America?

Joe Gill

EU foreign policy chief compares Israel to apartheid South Africa: Report

‘I hope Rama resigns’: Why Albania’s Flamingo Revolution isn’t actually about flamingos

Slovenia’s new prime minister takes down Palestinian flag in pro-Israel turn

How Europeans are saying no to rearmament and conscription

John Rees

Zionism was built as a bulwark against socialism

Joseph Massad

Trade disputes, Taiwan and Iran war: Can US and China reach a consensus?

Nelson Wong

Saudi Human Rights

Boris Johnson criticised for joke about UK becoming 'Saudi Arabia of penal policy'

MBZ's foreign policy U-turn could reshape the Middle East

David Hearst

‘Discriminatory’ laws exclude thousands from voting or running in Qatari elections

Morocco's former prime minister conspicuously absent from election ballot

UK Labour Party apologises to pro-Palestine group after ban confusion

Turkey and the UAE: Making amends and talking business in post-Trump era

Ali Bakir

Inside Saudi Arabia

Relatives of Hamas supporters sentenced in Saudi Arabia hope for royal pardon

Qatar: Local tribe protest new electoral law that ‘excludes’ them

A bitter Middle East crisis at the heart of the Conservative Party

Peter Oborne

Afghanistan: Iran could be the biggest loser from US withdrawal

Shireen T Hunter

Western governments chided at arms conference for 'enabling' Arab regimes to spy on citizens

Algerian activist sentenced to two years in prison for ‘contempt of institutions’