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Troubled waters: life during wartime for Iranians on the strait of Hormuz
Despite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran’s attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work thereCapt Farouq turns the wheel as he wa…
The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israel’s longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2023: he first became prime…
Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem
Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscapeA fifth foreign…
UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
RAF Typhoon fighters will fly defensive missions over cities and infrastructure, in extension of UK support for RiyadhRAF Typhoon fighters are to protect Saudi Arabia from attack …
Fleeing the frontline: Yemeni families cross Red Sea to Djibouti as Houthi conflict rages
Their overland routes to safety blocked off, several thousand people have boarded boats to escape gunfire, bombing and a dire humanitarian situation Abubaker Saeed was fishing in …
Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers
Move comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacksIsraeli police have detained 10 people in a rare raid agains…
Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballisti…
Strait of Hormuz scoured for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships
At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours spread that they carried valuable goodsPeople have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Ir…
Saudi Arabia is learning the hard way: they can’t count on Trump for protection | Mohamad Bazzi
After Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US turned down calls from MBS for helpFor years, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, cultivated a close re…
Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza
Two-thirds of population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famineThis winter is likely to deepen hunger for Palestinians in Gaza, after swe…
