Sting interceptor drones have been developed in Ukraine. Reuters

Sting, Hydra and Hellfire: The cheap interceptors primed to take out Iran's Shahed drones

An array of counter-drone weaponry is potentially available in the Middle East to counter the Shahed threat

Gulf

Ramadan helps London social worker find unity as division grows in UK

UK

Zelenskyy offers 1,000 drone interceptors a day to Gulf states

MENA

Europe seeks to help US and Israel end Iran war to 'save face'

Europe

CommentTrump and Starmer relationship has been exposed by Iran war differences

Comment

Iran forces shutdown of satellite broadcasts from anti-regime TV station

UK

Inside France's talks for Lebanon to avoid an Israeli army occupation

Europe
An Italian destroyer escorts a merchant vessel near Somalia. A similar convoy operation could be launched in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

Western allies seek 'viable plan' to reopen Strait of Hormuz

British leader says discussions under way between Europe, US and Gulf to ensure security for ships in crucial oil trade route

MENA

ExclusiveItalian Foreign Minister backs UAE response to Iran attacks

Europe

Iranians embrace AI singer Nava's revolutionary anthem

UK

Exiled medics stirred to help Iran's protesters

UK

West underestimates Iranian regime’s survival instincts, warns Isfahan-born bishop

UK

France pushes for Gulf convoys to protect shipping

MENA

How stolen treasures of Duhok were tracked down in Britain and returned to Iraq

UK
Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Iranian-born Bishop of Chelmsford, warns that the Iranian regime has been underestimated. Photo: Church of England and Essex

West underestimates Iranian regime’s survival instincts, warns Isfahan-born bishop

Guli Francis-Dehqani, whose family fled Iran in 1980, ‘weeps for what could be coming’

UK

France pushes for Gulf convoys to protect shipping

MENA

How stolen treasures of Duhok were tracked down in Britain and returned to Iraq

UK

Six countries intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel

UK

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