Ultra-conservative Ebrahim Raisi uses debut on international stage to deliver sustained attack on Washington Iran’s new ultra-conservative president has used his debut on the international stage to deliver a sustained assault on US, denouncing sanction…
Sudan coup attempt has failed, state media reports
Government and military sources say a group of officers had tried to occupy state media buildingA coup attempt in Sudan has failed, state media has reported, as the country grapples with a fragile transition since the 2019 ousting of the longtime presi…
Afghan women stage protest in Kabul after Taliban crack down on women’s rights – video report
More than a dozen women staged a protest in Kabul on Sunday, holding up signs calling for the participation of women in public life. The protest came as female government employees in Kabul were told to stay home, with work only allowed for those who c…
Grandmother of Eitan Biran investigated over his alleged abduction – reports
Italian prosecutors had already placed cable car crash survivor’s maternal grandfather under investigation after he brought the child to IsraelThe maternal grandmother of a six-year-old boy who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash in northern Ita…
Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will reshape Middle East, official warns
Gulf states are having to reconsider their alliances and especially whether they can still trust the US, says senior sourceThe Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a shattering earthquake that will shape the Middle East for many years, a senior Gulf of…
Iran nuclear talks to resume as IAEA head returns to Tehran
Rafael Grossi will meet with Iranian officials, in his first visit to the country since president Ebrahim Raisi took officeIran says that the head of the International Atomic Energy Organisation (IAEA) is due to arrive in the country for talks with Ira…
Syria cement plant at centre of terror finance investigation ‘used by western spies’
Jordanian intelligence officer tells Guardian Lafarge factory was used by intelligence agencies to gather information on IS hostagesA cement plant in Syria at the centre of a terror financing investigation in France was used by western intelligence age…
Six Palestinian militants escape from high-security Israeli prison
Manhunt under way as prisons service says fugitives accessed passages under their cellSix Palestinian militants have broken out of a high-security Israeli prison in what the prime minister, Naftali Bennett, called a grave incident.Israeli police and th…
Saudi forces intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired from Yemen
The attack comes days after a drone strike on an airport in Saudi Arabia’s south left eight people woundedSaudi Arabia has intercepted three ballistic missiles fired from neighbouring Yemen targeting the oil-rich Eastern province, as well as the cities…
Joe Biden tells FBI to release files on 9/11 investigation – and possible Saudi links
• Order responds to call by victims’ families suing Riyadh• Full record to be released over six months after reviewJoe Biden has announced the wholesale review and declassification of files from the investigation into the 9/11 attack, in response to in…