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  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    Denmark
    Denmark pressures Syrian refugees to leave

    Activists outraged as Copenhagen says Damascus safe for return

  • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
    David Gardner
    Even Saudi Arabia and Iran may be thinking peace now

    With the US also seeking to restart the Iran nuclear accord, all this dancing with detente is almost balletic

  • Monday, 19 April, 2021
    Israel
    Israeli and UAE firms develop joint venture in normalisation push

    Deal is the most significant yet as the countries seek to develop closer commercial ties

  • Sunday, 18 April, 2021
    The Big Read
    Inside Jordan’s royal crisis: why the prince turned to tribal leaders for support

    Prince Hamzah courted traditional groups angry about the faltering economy and a loss of access to King Abdullah

  • Sunday, 18 April, 2021
    News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
    Saudi and Iranian officials hold talks to patch up relations

    Senior officials from the regional rivals met earlier this month in Baghdad

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Israel’s shadow conflict with Tehran moves into the light

    Blackout at Iranian facility is latest in series of tit-for-tat incidents that will complicate restarted nuclear talks

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    News in-depthEgypt
    Egyptian women rail against regressive family law proposals

    Draft legislation would cement injustices and the supremacy of men in family affairs

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    Andrew Exum
    What the Afghanistan withdrawal means to those who served there

    It seems safe to predict that conflict will persist in the troubled country after US forces have left

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Bets on coronavirus recovery may come good

    Stimulus and vaccines have helped but investors should be wary of a false dawn

  • Promoted Content
  • Thursday, 15 April, 2021
    The Big Read
    Iran: nuclear talks intensify domestic power struggle

    Having survived Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’, hardliners seek to ram home their political advantage over reformist rivals

  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    Container shipping
    Ever Given seized as Egypt seeks $900m compensation

    Vessel that blocked Suez Canal is impounded as talks continue over who foots the bill

  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    Ali Vaez
    After a good start, the Iran nuclear talks still have far to go

    With high stakes and no mutual trust, the road to resurrect the 2015 deal will be long and hard

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran to increase uranium enrichment in blow to nuclear talks

    Announcement came after Moscow attacked EU for imposing sanctions on Iranian officials

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    China’s high stakes engagement with Iran

    A strategic partnership deal will raise alarm in Washington

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Syria
    Economic crisis begins to crack the bedrock of Assad’s Alawi support

    Syria’s coastal areas prospered after supporting the president in wartime, but now sanctions and Covid are straining ties

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    Syrian crisis
    Syrian air force blamed for Idlib chlorine bombing in 2018

    Evidence points to Assad regime’s responsibility for attack that injured 12, says watchdog

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    Iran nuclear deal
    US distances itself from alleged attack on Iran’s nuclear site

    Incident at Islamic republic’s Natanz facility threatens to harm nuclear deal talks

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Sibling rivalry bodes ill for Jordan

    Meddling with the Kingdom’s stability should be a red line

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    News in-depthIran nuclear deal
    Iranian TV action thriller delivers warning to Zarif

    Mockery of foreign minister and nuclear negotiator designed to scupper his chance of running for presidency

  • Sunday, 11 April, 2021
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran says blackout at Natanz facility was ‘nuclear terrorism’

    Incident comes as world powers try to rescue landmark deal abandoned under Trump

  • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
    Oil & Gas industry
    Saudi Aramco raises $12.4bn from oil pipeline deal

    Consortium of investors led by Washington-based group buys 49% stake in newly formed venture

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Dissident prince resonates with public in pandemic-stricken Jordan

    Week of drama as King Abdullah accuses half brother of sedition and unease grows over jobs

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran frees South Korean tanker as nuclear talks take place in Vienna

    Seizure of vessel viewed as escalation of spat between Tehran and Seoul over frozen money

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    US foreign policy
    Biden administration seeks to restore aid to Palestinians

    Move to lift Trump-era suspension comes as US president looks to rebalance ties with Israel

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Jordan
    King of Jordan says attempt at sedition contained

    Abdullah’s first public statement aims to calm nation but half-brother’s whereabouts remain unknown

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