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Re-engagement with France’s former colony seen as quid pro quo for first visit by western leader since murder of journalist
Interests of Paris and Abu Dhabi aligned in Libya and sub-Saharan Africa
Former PM vowed exile from government would be shortlived, but so-called Houdini has yet to stage comeback
Negotiator who called the agreement ‘a complete loss’ to lead new round of negotiations
Bashar al-Assad is slowly being brought back into regional diplomatic society
Influential Arab leader’s meeting with Erdogan boosts lira amid promise of $10bn Emirati investment
Working class support base struggling with rising prices, joblessness and economic hardship
If the US is serious about winning its contest with China, it needs a strategy for the whole world, not just the Indo-Pacific
Families returning to Anbar province are allowing women to work, drive and abandon the veil
An assassination attempt on the country’s prime minister has raised fresh questions about militias backed by Iran
Kingdom’s refusal to pump more oil blamed on US president’s coolness towards crown prince
Software found on Palestinian campaigners’ phones shortly before Israel designated NGOs as terrorists
Tensions are high as pro-Tehran political factions contest October election results
Comments about Yemen war ignite simmering anger among Gulf states with paramilitary group Hizbollah
EU to chair Vienna meeting including China, France, Germany, Russia and UK in bid to salvage negotiations
Saudi Arabia and its Sunni allies are losing patience with a state under the shadow of Iran and Hizbollah
Saudi allies increasingly worried about rising influence of Iran-backed militant group Hizbollah
Rainbow alliance that ousted Netanyahu faces elections if it fails to pass spending plan
A technology boom and geopolitical change are helping the Jewish state to expand its horizons
Concerns about Iranian influence spur tentative re-engagement with pariah state
Border tariffs with the UAE and other GCC states viewed as part of efforts to woo companies to base themselves in kingdom
Clashes in Beirut bode ill for a country where Iran-backed Hizbollah flexes its muscles
Country’s democratic experiment fails to deliver 18 years after US-led invasion
In four years, crown prince’s reforms have led to number of women in labour force almost doubling to 33%
Investigation into devastating 2020 blast threatens to reignite civil-war rivalries after Hizbollah show of force
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