Middle East and North Africa
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Paintings by Arab artists are displayed alongside works by Iranians, underlining cultural bond despite political tensions
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Immigration minister says many foreign fighters involved in conflict zones are descendants of migrants who came in the 1970s under former prime minister
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The tragedy in Iraq results from our imposition of western values. It is our duty to make amends
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The goal is not revenge, says head of commission investigating crimes and abuses dating back to 1955 in country that sparked the Arab spring
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Trade minister Greg Hands presses the case for ‘creating a lasting, positive impact’, conveniently overlooking the appalling abuses suffered by migrant workers
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UN reports four accidents, including 130 refugees missing from one boat, bringing this year’s Mediterranean death toll to 4,500
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Westminster council accepts plan to build 137-room hotel in Grade II-listed building in Grosvenor Square
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In his first comments on Trump’s victory, Assad said Trump had made promising comments on the need to battle Islamists in Syria’s war, but added: ‘Can he deliver?’
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First attacks in weeks hit rebel-held east of city, after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin speak on phone about ‘regulating conflict’
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Why Donald Trump needs the Iran nuclear deal
Michael AxworthyIf Trump walks away from the agreement, Iran will revert to its previous policy of enriching uranium that could someday be used to create a nuclear weapon -
Letters: Turkey’s leaders have unleashed a ruthless suppression of every aspect of Kurdish civil society, destroying all their efforts towards a peaceful solution to the long conflict
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Authorities in Iranian capital forced to take emergency action amid unprecedented levels of air pollution
Shelling of market in Yemeni city kills more than 20 civilians, MSF says