Archives for April, 2025

The father of Abir Srour carries the shrouded body of his daughter, killed in an Israeli strike, during her funeral at the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza

Gaza rescuers say 40 mostly displaced people killed in Israeli strikes

Agence France-Presse

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi (L) meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ahead of fresh talks between Tehran and Washington.

UN nuclear chief says Iran, US running out of time to secure deal

Agence France-Presse

Trufanov, 29, was released in February

Putin meets Russian-Israeli hostage released by Hamas

Agence France-Presse

It's inside this Basel arena that the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest will be held next month

Eurovision promises glitz -- and controversy over Israel

Agence France-Presse

Jeddah's high-speed Corniche Circuit is the venue for this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

F1 on Jeddah's streets - talking points ahead of the Saudi Arabian GP

Agence France-Presse

An Israeli army Merkava main battle tank crosses the barbed-wire fence into the UN-patrolled buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights near the UN Quneitra checkpoint on March 2, 2025.

Analysis

Fragile optimism over Turkey-Israel deconfliction talks in Syria: What to know

As Turkey and Israel seek a better understanding of each other’s positions in Syria, deconfliction talks aim to prevent clashes but offer little hope for broader reconciliation.

Ezgi Akin

Rina Bassist

Jared Szuba

By Ezgi Akin , Rina Bassist , Jared Szuba

Women are seen walking at the Roj Camp in northeast Syria, on April 8, 2025.

Exclusive

Syria's Kurds say Trump aid cuts are feeding radicalism in ISIS camps

In an interview at Syria’s Roj camp, the head of intelligence for the Women’s Protection Units warns that US funding cuts are fueling a resurgence of ISIS ideology among detained women and children, deepening an already volatile security crisis.

Amberin Zaman

By Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Excess flammable gasses burning from gas flares at the Havana oil field, west of the multi-ethnic northern Iraqi city of Kirku, Oct. 17, 2017.

Analysis

Why low oil prices under Trump are unlikely to curb Middle East output

Prices stood around $100 a barrel in 2022, under the Biden administration, but hovered between $63 and $66 this past week.

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk together after their meeting to give a joint press conference at the foreign ministry headquarters in Tehran on February 25, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

IAEA chief in Tehran as Iran FM returns to Russia with Khamenei letter

A flurry of meetings are taking place in Iran, Russia and the US ahead of the second round of nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran on Saturday.

Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon fighter aircraft of China's Ba Yi (August 1st) Aerobatics Team release smoke while performing manoeuvres during the first Egypt International Airshow at Alamein International Airport in Alamein in northern Egypt on September 4, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

China, Egypt to hold first air force drill as military ties grow: What to know

The exercise scheduled for mid-April comes as Egypt-China ties are growing both militarily and economically despite US pressure on Cairo.

Gal Gadot

Culture

'Snow White' banned in Lebanon, Kuwait over Israeli star Gal Gadot

Lebanon's government banned Disney's latest film for its inclusion of Israeli actress Gal Gadot while countries like the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan plan to show the movie.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the press, in front of the portrait of slain Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, after meeting with Syrian officials at the Iranian embassy in Damascus on Oct. 5, 2024.

Analysis

Araghchi’s second act: Meet diplomat behind Iran’s nuclear deal gambit

Back at the table in Muscat, Iran’s veteran negotiator blends bazaar tactics with diplomatic finesse as talks with the United States quietly resume.

Ali Hashem

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict

An Iranian Atomic Energy Organization picture shows IAEA chief Rafael Grossi (L) with IAEO spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi in Tehran

UN watchdog chief says Iran 'not far' from nuclear bomb

Agence France-Presse

Residents of the West Bank town of Zababdeh say its church bells are often drowned out by the roar of Israeli air force jets headed for action nearby.

Anxiety clouds Easter for West Bank Christians

Agence France-Presse

A wounded Palestinian girl stands amid the debris of her family home after overnight Israeli strikes

Israel says 30 percent of Gaza turned into buffer zone

Agence France-Presse

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the walls of the former US embassy building in Tehran, dubbed the "Den of Spies" since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

Iran FM says uranium enrichment 'non-negotiable' after Trump envoy urged halt

Agence France-Presse