Analysts warn Maliki nomination and US threats could destabilise Iraq amid regional tensions

Tehran warns of attacks against Washington’s regional allies and assets if it is targeted

Gaza lies in ruins, while a US blueprint envisions a futuristic dreamscape of gleaming residential developments along the Mediterranean coast

Any possible deal struck by the US and Denmark would be modelled on British bases in Cyprus

Harsh treatment and conditions have led to at least 84 deaths, says Jerusalem-based B’Tselem

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have been engaged in a joint effort to highlight risks of military strikes

Security forces must split, and there must be a clear and credible regime successor

Reza Pahlavi, eldest son of the last shah, ousted in the 1979 clerical coup, emerges as leading figure in opposition

Focus of protests shifts from economic grievances to demands for political change

Many business owners have closed their shops and called for measures to rescue to economy

Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly plans to flee to Moscow if unrest intensifies

Israel’s new registration procedures could deny life-giving care to Palestinians in 2026

Aid agencies warn fragile ceasefire and limited deliveries could push territory back towards famine

Israel is accused of near-daily strikes on Gaza, but says the militant group has been rearming

Reporters Without Borders says some 29 out of 67 reporters killed were based in Gaza