Iran threatens oil and AI facilities across seven Gulf countries if US and Israel renew attacks
Iran’s security chiefs say there will be ‘zero red lines’ if Trump and Netanyahu attack againIran will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacentres and AI facilities across…
Oil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply
Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of HormuzShipping workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?Busi…
How do Israel's elections work and who are the main contenders?
Many view it as one of the most pivotal elections in Israel's history, with global implications.
Two killed in attack on airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, authorities say
It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement which have targeted airports and other sites in the kingdom.
How Arab parties could hold critical balance of power in Israeli election
Disaffection has often driven down turnout among Arab Israelis, but there is a strong push to get rid of the right-wing governing coalition.
Tied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees
Investigation suggests American company Axon still supplies Israel with Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisonersThe soldiers drag the man into a sec…
US orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate
The warning to US officials comes as at least three people die in the latest strikes at an airport and an oil field.
Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm electionsThe US state department has or…
Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack
US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incidentThe Washington Post photojournalist who was atta…
Israel’s fault lines: inside the 23 October Guardian Weekly
Far right gains predicted in key election. Plus: why the mystery over Havana syndrome refuses to die• Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressIsrael is holding natio…
NYC built a monument to Khalil Gibran and Little Syria. Why was there global uproar?
Lebanese officials were furious, claiming the city erased Gibran’s identity. Yet there was a time when Arab immigrants in the US thought ‘we were all Syrians’This is Muslim New Yo…
After three disastrous years, Israel needs to rethink itself. A new government would be a start | Dahlia Scheindlin
Only a clear opposition victory would let us begin to heal, strengthen democracy and establish Palestinian rightsDahlia Scheindlin is a Tel Aviv-based political analystIsrael’s 27…
Troubled waters: life during wartime for Iranians on the strait of Hormuz
Despite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran’s attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work thereCapt Farouq turns the wheel as he wa…
The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israel’s longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2023: he first became prime…
Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem
Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscapeA fifth foreign…
UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
The UK announces it will provide additional defensive military support to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate in the region.
UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
RAF Typhoon fighters will fly defensive missions over cities and infrastructure, in extension of UK support for RiyadhRAF Typhoon fighters are to protect Saudi Arabia from attack …
Israel's far right find fertile ground among first-time voters
More than half a million young people will cast their ballots in Israel next week - and they could make all the difference.
Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers
Move comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacksIsraeli police have detained 10 people in a rare raid agains…
Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 50 security recruits, local authorities say
Three missiles hit a camp in government-controlled Shabwa province that officials say was being used as a training centre for new recruits.
Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballisti…
Strait of Hormuz scoured for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships
At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours spread that they carried valuable goodsPeople have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Ir…
Saudi Arabia is learning the hard way: they can’t count on Trump for protection | Mohamad Bazzi
After Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US turned down calls from MBS for helpFor years, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, cultivated a close re…
Israeli police arrest 10 over settler attacks on journalist and diplomats in West Bank
It comes after masked settlers attacked Palestinians and European officials visiting the West Bank during olive harvesting season.