UN Interim Force in Lebanon is not perfect ‘but what is the alternative?’
More than 350 Irish troops are deployed with Polish, Hungarian and Maltese contingents at a camp at al-Tir near Bint Jbeil
More than 350 Irish troops are deployed with Polish, Hungarian and Maltese contingents at a camp at al-Tir near Bint Jbeil
Hizbullah’s partners shed seats in election with ruling coalition set to lose majority
Few believe election will end rule of political elite accused of destroying nation
Official Enrique Mora arrives in Tehran for discussions in ‘new step forward’
Security officials to discuss diplomatic relations and Yemen after seven-month break
British government proposal could stymie steps to prolong ceasefire and hasten peace talks
Flour mills deliver supplies only to bread bakeries amid grain import concerns
Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi’s death was more dramatic than his brief reign over group
Tatar says Greek Cypriots will be invited to return to Varosha amid invasion anniversary
Prince denies taking part in a conspiracy or planning to destabilise the kingdom
Mubarak was removed by the army although he did not personally concede defeat
Hague to investigate crimes against humanity by both sides in occupied territories
Move coincides with Ramadan as Saudis seek to renew UN-mediated peace talks
Critically ill patients fly on UN plane to Jordan but tens of thousands more need care
Protests in Iran over targeting of Ukraine aircraft go to the heart of rifts in its society
Demonstrators consider ‘shadow government’ as they face rising violence
Damascus International Fair’s success masks issues with rebuilding the Syrian economy
Cypriot government says Varosha proposal violates UN Security Council resolutions
Wooden merchant ship found near Protaras transported cargo between Syria and Turkey
US survey failed to prepare ground forces for influx from Islamic State enclave in Syria
Human Rights Watch voices extradition fears on country of 4,000 political prisoners
September 1993 was the best of times for Palestinians. Now they face the worst of times
Washington risks conflict with Russia and Iran, President Assad’s chief backers
Analysis: Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital demolishes 70 years of US policy
Bashar al-Assad praises troops amid continued push to drive Islamic State from the city
Transport minister pulls permits for 22,000 new Porsche Cayennes with cheat software
‘Tens of thousands come to pray in the lead-domed al-Aqsa mosque, the world’s third holiest Islamic site’
Isolating Iran empowers ultra-conservatives and confirm their view of US as ‘Great Satan’
Turkish president dismantling country’s secularism, which will alienate liberal Turks
John Hourican became chief executive of the Bank of Cyprus following the country’s economic melt-down in 2013
This week’s episode of ‘World View’ also looks at the prospect of a truce in Syria
US president’s order to ‘track and slay’ jihadi group’s leaders signals turnabout in policy
In Damascus, Homs, Hama, and coastal cities, Syrians live as normally as they can
Neither Russian military nor Syria’s coastal enclave is secure from attack
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices