The Latest Breaking News from Middle East

The Middle East is bracing for another protracted conflict after Israel's surprise bombardment on Friday of Iranian nuclear and military sites killed several of the country's top generals and nuclear scientists. Iran has responded with strikes on Israel. As the situation escalates, there are concerns about the global impact. RFI…

Sharp edges of bitter history keep jutting through Wes Anderson’s whimsical intrigues that turn international tragedy into light comedy

The FTSE 100 index closed up 24.59 points, 0.3%, at 8,875.22, just shy of its record closing peak of 8,884.92 posted last Thursday.

Interest rate cuts still likely, experts say, but oil and gold prices are up and the share market is likely to remain volatile

Banks and forecasters say price trajectory will depend on how far the military and humanitarian crisis escalates

Israel’s conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis – it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global proliferation risks for decades to come.

Flights to and from Izmir were seriously disrupted amid wildfires in the popular tourist city on the Turkish coast

In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to defeating the Palestinian Liberation Organisation was to assassinate its then-leader Yasser Arafat.

Oil prices and the FTSE 100 index today held steady in a session when China’s latest retail sales figures offered some support to jittery global markets.