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Andrew England is the Middle East editor. He was previously MIddle East and Africa news editor. Prior to that, he spent 17 years based in the Middle East and Africa as a foreign correspondent. His posts included Southern Africa bureau chief, Abu Dhabi bureau chief and Middle East and North Africa correspondent.

He joined the Financial Times in 2004 as East Africa correspondent. Before joining the FT, he was East Africa correspondent for the Associated Press.

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  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Israel
    Israel MPs vote to dissolve parliament as election looms

    Prime minister Naftali Bennett quits as country prepares for fifth vote in less than four years

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    Oil vs human rights: Biden’s controversial mission to Saudi Arabia

    The president’s trip to Riyadh next month is a remarkable U-turn that was sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    News in-depthIran nuclear deal
    Crisis over cameras threatens to scupper Iran nuclear talks

    Tehran and western powers struggle to find Plan B as analysts warn of ‘lose-lose’ escalation

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran to remove 27 cameras from nuclear facilities

    Move represents dramatic escalation in Islamic republic’s stand-off with west

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran criticised by UN watchdog members over nuclear activity

    Resolution risks inflaming tensions between Iran and west as nuclear talks flounder

  • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
    InterviewAfghanistan
    Qatar urges west to engage with Taliban to stem crisis in Afghanistan

    One of the few countries to have relations with Islamist regime warns of rising extremism

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia steps into the Davos limelight

    Flush with oil revenue, the kingdom and its Gulf neighbours are a rare economic bright spot

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia to use oil windfall to bolster sovereign fund

    Finance minister says petrodollar surpluses could accelerate Riyadh’s ambitious plans

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    UK inward investment
    Qatar pledges to invest £10bn in UK over next five years

    Technology, healthcare, infrastructure and clean energy will be part of drive to woo Gulf states

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia signals support for Russia’s role in Opec+ as sanctions pressure mounts

    Oil group’s production quotas set to expire in three months and Russian output is falling

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    News in-depthTurkish politics
    Egyptian media exiles pressured by Erdoğan’s regional reset

    Turkey’s role as a safe haven for critical media in the Arab world is under threat as president seeks rapprochement

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    Iran nuclear deal
    EU makes last-ditch effort to save Iran accord

    Borrell seeks middle ground over terrorist designation on Revolutionary Guards in move to revive deal

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards leader vows to back all Islamic militias

    Muscular speech by commander comes as talks stall with global powers over nuclear deal

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Turkish politics
    Turkey halts Khashoggi trial as Ankara and Riyadh seek to reset ties

    Turkish exporters report easing of unofficial Saudi blockade as detente gathers pace

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    InterviewWar in Ukraine
    Russian attacks on Ukraine civilians stall peace talks, says Turkish mediator

    Erdogan adviser condemns alleged atrocities as ‘completely unacceptable, inhumane actions’

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    NSO Group Technologies
    Abu Dhabi state funds were used to buy Israeli spyware group NSO

    Mubadala Capital is a top-10 investor in the private equity fund that bought the maker of Pegasus

  • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
    Iran nuclear deal
    Nuclear deal with Iran is not imminent or inevitable, US official warns

    Diplomatic efforts stall over Tehran’s demand that Washington removes terrorist designation on Revolutionary Guards

  • Saturday, 26 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Zelensky urges energy-rich countries to call time on Putin’s ‘blackmail’

    Ukrainian president says ‘reliable and reputable nations’ should increase production to replace Russian supply

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
    News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
    Saudi Arabia and UAE push for more security support from US

    Gulf states seen more willing to co-operate on oil production if Biden addresses concerns

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Person in the News
    Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: a political hostage in Iran finally returns home

    As the charity worker is reunited with her family, there are questions over why it took Britain so long to secure her freedom

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
    Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe arrives back in UK after release by Iran

    British-Iranian Anoosheh Ashoori also freed as London pays debt related to undelivered tanks

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Boris Johnson to appeal to Saudi Arabia to increase oil production

    Possible Middle East visit by UK prime minister to discuss energy market volatility comes in wake of mass execution

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    The Big Read
    Winter of protests exposes economic pressures in Iran as nuclear talks stall

    Negotiations have been ‘paused’ but could deliver an easing of severe US sanctions as Tehran counts the cost of unrest

  • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
    Government of Libya
    Rival Libya leader sets sights on Tripoli to replace administration

    Stand-off looms between competing governments backed by armed militias

  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
    United Arab Emirates
    UAE energy minister signals commitment to Opec+

    Gulf state reaffirms loyalty to group hours after its US ambassador said it favoured higher output

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