The Khani Abad neighbourhood of Tehran after US bombing in March. Getty Images

Iran used war to intensify repression, report says

Thousands of US and Israeli strikes led to crackdown, with more than 4,000 arrests, dozens of executions and near-total internet blackout

MENA

Trump says Gulf leaders have persuaded him to delay strikes on Iran

US

Iran seizes assets of 129 people accused of US-Israeli links

MENA

Death penalty law for Palestinians in West Bank takes effect in Israel

MENA

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the issue of disarming Hezbollah

Cartoon

Israel approves army museum on former UNRWA site in East Jerusalem

MENA

Egypt deepens Eritrea ties as it seeks to isolate Ethiopia in Horn of Africa

MENA
Dara from Bulgaria celebrates with her trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. AFP

How Israel came second at Eurovision again despite boycotts over Gaza

Broadcaster withdrawals, demonstrations and political controversy overshadowed this year’s song contest in Vienna

Culture

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended but violence continues on the ground

MENA

Israeli strikes kill civilians deeper into southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

MENA

With bulldozers and bricks, not bullets, Israel cements control of Jerusalem

MENA

Weekend cartoonShadi's take on the fallout from Israel's Eurovision participation

Cartoon

AnalysisDestruction and violence escalate in Lebanon despite a month of 'ceasefire'

MENA

Philippines has evacuated more than 9,000 citizens from Gulf

UAE
The National

Weekend cartoonShadi's take on the fallout from Israel's Eurovision participation

Our cartoonist's take on the fallout from Israel's Eurovision participation

Cartoon

AnalysisDestruction and violence escalate in Lebanon despite a month of 'ceasefire'

MENA

Philippines has evacuated more than 9,000 citizens from Gulf

UAE

EditorialThe Nakba is a rolling crisis for the Palestinians

Editorial

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