Former Leinster coach fondly remembers experiences of rivalry with Munster

Prime minister Hassan Diab says blast that killed at least 163 was result of endemic corruption

Esmail Qaani executed the plan to recruit Afghan and Pakistani Shia fighters to fight for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria

Designation of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq as terrorist group comes after it entered the political fold

PM accused of endangering British soldiers in Middle East by supporting Trump

False claim of involvement in 9/11 attacks used to justify Suleimani assassination

US ready to strike 52 Iranian sites if provoked, says Donald Trump

Qassem Suleimani killed for ‘plotting’ attacks on American diplomats and military personnel

US military carried out strikes against Kataib Hezbollah after rocket attack on contractor

Saad Hariri to step down after two weeks of nationwide mass demonstrations

‘The possessor of real nukes cries wolf’, says Iranian foreign minister

Lebanon PM seeks intervention from US and France ‘in face of developments’ in south

US national security adviser says all options on table if Iran exceeds uranium enrichment limit

Once in power, his stubborn Islamist policies brought protesters on to the streets

Projectiles cames from occupied territory into airspace in southern Syria

Two sides exchange threats after Israeli jets pound military positions around Damascus

Bressie has written a book for children with the message that it’s okay to feel sad

Deaths of at least 25 in military parade in Ahvaz escalates tensions with Gulf states and US

In trying to isolate Iran, the US president has instead cast America adrift

Prime minister claims Israel could act against Tehran as Syrian conflict raises tensions