Kneecap owe Keir Starmer, the BBC and Helen from Wales a thank you
If Kneecap’s pro-Palestine stance is noisy and relentless, it’s right up there with the band’s marketing nous
Hizbullah
Kneecap would not face prosecution under new Irish anti-terrorism laws, Minister insists
Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert
Terrorism inquiry into Kneecap’s alleged call to murder Tory MPs dropped, Met Police confirms
Force says alleged offences happened outside the statutory time limit for prosecution and decision does not impact other prosecution
The origins of Israel’s conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah
Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained
Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East
Tánaiste lobbies European partners amid concern for Irish deployment in Lebanon
Unifil mission requires UN Security Council vote amid fears US will act to end or scale it back
Israel’s secret intelligence operations in Iran: Hacked phones, deep-cover agents and covert warehouses
How Israel’s security services pulled off parallel operations in Iran may never fully become public, but early hints are trickling out
Last November Israel decided covert operations would not quell Iran’s nuclear threat
With almost 2,000km between Tel Aviv and Tehran, this is Israel’s first long-distance war
Kneecap case: ‘A woman pointed to a sniggering Móglaí Bap as the magistrate asked if anyone knew an Irish interpreter’
Bedlam and singing outside London court as Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appears on charge over displaying Hizbullah flag
Kneecap: terrorism case against group member Mo Chara adjourned by London court
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under stage name Mo Chara, accused of displaying a flag in support of Hizbullah
Without an exit strategy, Israel risks bringing destruction to its doorstep in a war of attrition against Iran
More than 80% of Jewish Israelis support the conflict, researchers say
Micheál Martin calls for urgent cessation of Israel-Iran conflict and end to violence in Gaza
Taoiseach criticises Tehran and Tel Aviv, warning of risk to regional and global stability
Israel and Iran launch more attacks on each other late on Saturday
Air defence systems firing in Iranian cities, signalling possible start of another Israeli attack, according to state television
Iran fires missiles at Israel in response to attacks
Israel warns strikes are just start of its campaign, while Donald Trump says Iran could halt attacks by ending its nuclear programme
Kneecap name high-profile legal team to defend terrorism charge against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh
Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, Darragh Mackin and Gareth Peirce part of team representing member of Irish-language rap trio in Westminster court
Most Israelis view a nuclear Iran as an existential threat
Already speculation that a successful outcome for Israel could prompt Binyamin Netanyahu to call early election
The contrast between Kneecap charges and flag-festooned Northern Ireland is absurd
Complaints of one-sided treatment may often be simplistic or partisan, but that only underscores the corrosive effect of inconsistent application of the law
Lebanon begins drive to defang militant groups
Push to demilitarise Palestinian factions seen as precursor to far tougher bid to disarm Hizbullah
Lebanon ‘intense and unpredictable’ say troops welcomed home at Dublin Airport
Six-month Unifil deployment in Lebanon completed by 170 troops
Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie
Hadi Matar stabbed author 15 times at 2022 literary gathering in New York, causing severe injuries to his right eye, liver and intestines
Irish troops report being observed in Lebanon amid ‘aggressive postures’ by Israeli army
All Irish personnel are ‘safe and well’, Defence Forces say
In Lebanon I eat lunch and listen for the thrum of planes, the blasts of bombs
Beirut Letter: I am unused to the sudden contrast between joy and violence, and feel a deep disquiet
Kneecap controversy: what have the west Belfast rappers done now?
UK counter-terrorism police are investigating videos of the group
Kneecap Cornwall gig cancelled, as British government warns Glastonbury organisers to ‘think carefully’ about proceeding with band
Families of murdered MPs reject band’s ‘half an apology’
Kneecap ‘kill your MP’ concert footage being examined by UK counter-terrorism police
Video from 2023 appears to show a band member saying ‘the only good Tory is a dead Tory’
The ghosts of Khaldiyeh, a Homs neighbourhood devastated by Syria’s war
Khaldiyeh, in Syria’s third-largest city, is a former opposition stronghold once under siege during the country’s long war
Lebanon marks 50th anniversary since outbreak of its civil war
Call for anniversary to be ‘a turning point, and not just a moment of remembrance’
Hizbullah official among four killed in Israeli air strike on Beirut suburb
Attack tests unsteady ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah
Israel strikes Beirut for first time since agreeing ceasefire with Hizbullah
Attack on Lebanese capital ‘unjustified’, says French president Emmanuel Macron
‘You could die trying to reach this treatment’: how Israel’s war on Hizbullah has shattered healthcare in south Lebanon
With a fragile ceasefire in place, medics look to repair hospitals and care centres to get services running again
Gaza Strip: ‘More than 50,000 Palestinians’ have been killed in Israel-Hamas conflict
Israeli strikes kill at least 26 in Gaza, including senior Hamas leader
Six killed as Israel hits back at Lebanon after rocket attack
Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon are ‘safe’, Tánaiste Simon Harris says amid escalation in violence
‘Dominoes to foreign interests’: a Christian town on the Lebanon-Israel border
Unlike much of southern Lebanon, Rmeish escaped the recent war relatively unscathed
Hebrew graffiti and a mass funeral in a Lebanese village on the Israeli border
Ninety five coffins are brought back to a village marked by Israeli military occupation
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