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              Middle East

              Latest breaking news, stories and analysis from the region

              A bulldozer clears the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh. AFP

              Rebuilding the Middle East requires not just finances

              EconomyJune 22, 2026
              The National

              Shadi's take on the region's aviation sector in light of the US-Iran deal

              CartoonJune 22, 2026
              Talib Jariwala; Getty images

              The Strait of Hormuz will reopen – but it won't be business as usual

              CommentJune 19, 2026
              US President Donald Trump during the signing of a deal inside the Chateau de Versaille and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a document showing the memorandum of understanding. AFP

              US-Iran deal is a cautious step in the right direction

              EditorialJune 19, 2026
              The National

              Shadi's take on the Iran-US peace deal

              CartoonJune 17, 2026
              Hezbollah supporters wave flags and hold a portrait of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Beirut last week. AFP

              How a Saudi-led regional coalition can help to solve Lebanon's Hezbollah problem

              CommentJune 17, 2026
              From left, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European Council President Antonio Costa, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, yesterday. EPA

              G7 must prove that it can still act as one

              EditorialJune 17, 2026
              Syrian Petroleum Company has been aggressive in trying to help revive the company's energy sector. Photo: Sana

              Syria awards gas deal to ConocoPhillips and Novaterra

              EnergyJune 16, 2026
              Young players at a football academy in Amman, Jordan. AFP

              Jordan in suspense before first World Cup appearance

              MENAJune 16, 2026
              Pouring huge sums into military capabilities without comparable investment in prevention and resolution creates a vicious cycle. AFP

              The world is spending more on defence than on peace. This is self-defeating

              EditorialJune 15, 2026
              Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is met in Damascus by Syria Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani. Photo: Sana

              Jordan and Syria hold talks as nations look to solve Strait of Hormuz crisis

              MENAJune 14, 2026
              An armed military member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stands guard outside a police facility in Tehran. Getty

              Why a US-Iran deal will not guarantee security in the Arab world

              CommentJune 14, 2026
              Iranians sit on Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz. AFP

              The guns have fallen silent, but for Trump and Iran that's the easy part

              CommentJune 14, 2026
              A Palestinian youth wounded in an Israeli attack on Al Bureij camp is treated at Al Awda Hospital, in Gaza City. Getty Images

              Israeli drone attack kills man in central Gaza

              MENAJune 13, 2026
              Reuters / AFP

              Ahmad Al Shara's difficult balancing act

              CommentJune 12, 2026
              Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital Damascus is popular with tourists. Ahmed Falaha / The National
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              The mosque of seven fires: Syria's Umayyad gem enters new era of restoration

              MENAJune 12, 2026
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