Foreign Office says Iran must ‘immediately cease actions that risk international peace and security’Britain has summoned the Iranian ambassador to London for a meeting at the Foreign Office, accusing Tehran of an “unlawful attack” by a drone that kille…
War crimes trial could cast harsh light on Iran’s new president
Case before Swedish court may reveal further details about Ebrahim Raisi’s role in mass executions in 1988The war crimes trial in Sweden of a former Iranian official could reveal further damaging details about the role played in the mass execution of p…
Fruit baskets from fourth century BC found in ruins of Thonis-Heracleion
‘Incredible’ discoveries at submerged ancient city off coast of Egypt have lain untouchedWicker baskets filled with fruit that have survived from the 4th century BC and hundreds of ancient ceramic artefacts and bronze treasures have been discovered in …
The Guardian view on Fortress Europe: a continent losing its moral compass
The increasingly draconian approach to irregular migration betrays the spirit of the 1951 refugee conventionSeventy years ago, the 1951 UN refugee convention established the rights of refugees to seek sanctuary, and the obligations of states to protect…
‘Parents are dressing up their children to be buried’: Syria’s war on young escalates
Mural artist Hussein Sabbagh, 13, one of 27 children killed in government attacks in north-west Syria in two monthsAmid the rubble of bombed homes in Binnish, a town in north-west Syria, a brightly painted mural stands out. The image shows an intact ho…
‘Highly likely’ Iran carried out deadly oil tanker attack, says Dominic Raab
Foreign secretary backs Israeli PM’s claims Iran was behind attack that killed one Briton and one RomanianThe UK has said it is “highly likely” that Iran carried out an “unlawful and callous attack” on a ship in the Middle East, which left a Briton dea…
Middle East problems stem from western and US interference | Letters
Readers critique the west’s actions in the region in response to an editorial on Arab democraciesYour editorial (29 July) is right that benevolent dictatorship is not the answer to the problems in the Middle East, but it is overly benevolent to Joe Bid…
Israel supreme court decision expected on Sheikh Jarrah evictions
Verdict due in case that could lead to Palestinians being forcibly displaced to make way for Jewish settlersIsrael’s supreme court is due to make a decision on whether to evict Palestinian families from the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah…
Israel: protests against renewed Covid restrictions as cases hit highest in months
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv express anger over reimposed health orders in heavily vaccinated countryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSeveral hundred Israelis have demonstrated in Tel Aviv against new coronavirus restrictions an…
A year after Beirut blast, Lebanon sinks deep into mire of corruption
The response to the explosion in August 2020 has been marked by chaos and paralysis in what is now a failed stateAt ground zero of Lebanon’s apocalypse a stench of dead rats seeps from hulking piles of rotting grain. Broken silos teeter above, their si…