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The Irish Times view on Donald Trump’s legacy: America’s indelible stain
- Editorial
- January 19, 2021, 19:00
After four chaotic years, it was the final public act of the Trump presidency that gave us its abiding image. The violent storming of the US Capitol b(...)

Pompeo accuses Iran of providing main sanctuary for al-Qaeda leaders
- Middle East
- January 14, 2021, 18:33
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s accusation that Iran has become al-Qaeda’s home base, which he made in a speech on Tuesday, is intended to undermi(...)

Aid agencies criticise US decision to deem Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist organisation
- Middle East
- January 11, 2021, 18:45
Aid agencies have sharply criticised the Trump administration’s decision to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebels a terrorist organisation, warning it will(...)

Iran’s $7bn battle: Tanker seizure ‘slap in the face’ to South Korea
- Middle East
- January 10, 2021, 17:28
Iran’s capture of a South Korean-flagged tanker at sea last week has been described by the United States as extortion. But Tehran says it is Seoul tha(...)

Coronavirus: Cuba to collaborate with Iran on vaccine
- World
- January 10, 2021, 12:22
Communist-run Cuba said late on Friday it had signed an accord with Iran to transfer the technology for its most advanced coronavirus vaccine candidat(...)

Iran under pressure a year after downing Ukrainian airliner
- Middle East
- January 8, 2021, 16:37
A year after Iran shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet near Tehran airport it is under growing international pressure to try those responsible and comp(...)

‘Like a dictatorship’: Arab citizens pour scorn on US over Washington riots
- Middle East
- January 8, 2021, 15:49
Arab governments have remained diplomatically silent as their citizens have poured scorn on Wednesday’s storming of the US Capitol by supporters of pr(...)

Qatar returns to Gulf council in major diplomatic victory
- Middle East
- January 6, 2021, 17:13
Qatar’s return to the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) after 3½ years of blockade by Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt is a major diplomati(...)

Saudi Arabia to reopen borders with Qatar in bid to end bitter Gulf dispute
- Middle East
- January 5, 2021, 16:53
Saudi Arabia has agreed to reopen its land, air and sea borders with Qatar in a move to end a dispute lasting more than three years that triggered an (...)

South Korean forces arrive in waters near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions
- Asia-Pacific
- January 5, 2021, 16:02
South Korean forces have arrived in waters near the Strait of Hormuz as pressure builds on Iran to free a South Korean tanker it seized along with its(...)