Committee hears services can be traded on internet and by email and were very difficult to monitor and quantify

Washington to host ceasefire talks with Israeli officials

Israeli military has told political leaders to either end the war or order an expansion

Unless geopolitics alters economic fundamentals, the default reaction is to fade the panic

Twenty people, including women, children and a local journalist, killed in Israeli air strike on beachfront cafe

Deputy foreign minster says US had not yet stated its position on possible future attacks, nor created confidence required for such dialogue

Force says alleged offences happened outside the statutory time limit for prosecution and decision does not impact other prosecution

Iran demands the UN recognise Israel and the US as being to blame for recent 12-day war

Pair say parents accused them of ‘blatant anti-Semitism’ and ‘psychologically abusive behaviour’

Although the regime in Tehran remains unpopular, war appears to have boosted support for Iran’s ballistic missile programme and even enthusiasm for acquiring a nuclear bomb

An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan

Police assessing footage of group’s performance, which UK health secretary Wes Streeting on Sunday described as ‘appalling’

US president says he believes it is possible to reach a ceasefire within a week

Worldview from Israel: The EU has sent the implicit message that it is fine with what Israel is doing to Palestinians

Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained

Security vacuum after Assad downfall has led to plundering for Greek, Roman and Byzantine artefacts

State-run Press TV showed an image of ballistic missiles on display as mourners lined streets of Tehran

Every 20 years the US and Israel attempt to remake the Middle East - always with catastrophic consequences

A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live

Ireland must find its way through an uncomfortable world of increased defence spending