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  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia says Khashoggi report won’t set back US relations

    Riyadh confident it can maintain strong ties with Washington, according to ambassador

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Netanyahu blames Iran for attack on Israeli-owned ship

    PM’s allegations will complicate Biden’s attempts to bring Tehran back to nuclear talks

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Saudi crown prince has not been held to account

    US report on Khashoggi murder shows Riyadh’s claims were spurious

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    News in-depthIraq
    Shadowy militants in Iraq complicate US efforts to ease tensions

    Biden administration’s first military attack in region comes as Washington seeks to re-engage with Iran on nuclear deal

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Jamal Khashoggi
    US concludes Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi operation

    Washington defends decision to spare Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from sanctions

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    US foreign policy
    US launches air strikes against Iran-linked militias in Syria

    Biden orders first military action since taking office in retaliation for attacks in Iraq

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Israel
    Israel to use excess Covid vaccines for international diplomacy

    First countries to receive doses will be Honduras, Czech Republic and Guatemala

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    David Gardner
    Joe Biden’s ‘snub’ signals a reset with Saudi Arabia

    The White House distances itself from the kingdom’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
    Dubai’s ruling family speaks out on Sheikha Latifa

    Daughter of emirate’s billionaire ruler is ‘being cared for at home’

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  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Lebanese court removes judge from Beirut port explosion case

    Victims condemn decision that follows legal complaint by two former ministers charged in the probe

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    News in-depthUS foreign policy
    ‘Reality bites’ as Biden tries to loosen ties with Saudi Arabia

    US president’s promise to make kingdom a ‘pariah’ hits early stumbling blocks

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    United Arab Emirates
    UN to raise alleged detention of Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa with UAE

    Allegations an embarrassment for Dubai’s billionaire ruler

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    David Gardner
    Joe Biden’s silent treatment of the Middle East prompts an outbreak of reason

    The White House demonstrates the power of not picking up the phone

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Saudi Arabia
    Foreign companies pushed to site regional HQs in Saudi Arabia

    Riyadh to only award state contracts to businesses that establish Middle East offices in the kingdom

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    Sexual violence in the Arab world

    Activists are trying to challenge predatory behaviour 10 years after regional uprisings raised hopes of substantial change

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    David Gardner
    A decade after Hosni Mubarak fell, Egypt is a diminished state

    Promise of the revolution has given way to stifled dissent, reduced foreign investment and a decline in regional influence

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Saudi Arabia
    US says it will not stand by while Houthi rebels attack Saudi Arabia

    Use of drones to target civilian airliner marks escalation in bloody 6-year conflict with Yemen

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Saudi women’s activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison

    End of three-year detention comes as Biden expected to step up scrutiny on rights abuses

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Israel’s Islamists target gains as Netanyahu courts Arab vote

    Mansour Abbas hopes role as kingmaker will help him secure better conditions for his supporters

  • Sunday, 7 February, 2021
    Iran nuclear deal
    Biden will not lift sanctions to bring Tehran back to talks

    Iran’s supreme leader reiterates country will not return to full compliance with nuclear accord until US lifts all sanctions

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Yemen
    US to withdraw support for Yemen war in break with Trump

    Six-year assistance ends after Biden suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Iranian diplomat sentenced in Belgium over failed bomb plot

    Case has stoked tensions between EU and Tehran even as they scramble to save nuclear deal

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Lebanon
    Hizbollah critic Lokman Slim shot dead in Lebanon

    Publisher and activist who documented country’s violent past had previously received death threats

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    No quick fixes for Joe Biden in the Middle East

    New administration is reassessing relations with regional powers

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia lays down Dubai challenge by luring multinationals

    Oyo and Bechtel set up regional headquarters in Riyadh push to become top business hub

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