Middle East

Airlines reroute, cancel flights as tensions ramp up over Iran

A passenger waits in departures as a British Airways plane lands at London Heathrow airport, London, Britain, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

Singapore Airlines, Scoot avoiding airspace over Iraq, Red Sea amid US-Iran tensions

Flights to and over some countries in the Middle East have been affected by ongoing US-Iran tensions.

Saudi state TV says King Salman chairs cabinet days after leaving hospital

FILE PHOTO: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a virtual cabinet meeting from his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2024. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Syrian troops poised to attack Kurdish towns as SDF withdraws east of Aleppo

Members of the Syrian army stand on a military vehicle, as Syrian state agency, SANA, reported on Wednesday that the Syrian army sent reinforcements from Latakia to \"Deir Hafer front\", amid escalating tensions and threats from the Syrian government to launch an offensive against Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Latakia, Syria, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Syria’s president makes Kurdish a national language

A family fleeing from a Kurdish-controlled area in Rasm al-Harmal, east of Aleppo city, on Jan 16.

Britain temporarily closes embassy in Tehran

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Why Arab states are silent about Iran’s unrest

The protests in Iran today arguably pose an even greater threat to the regime than those in 2022 - yet the reaction in the Arab world has been surprisingly muted.

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US President Donald Trump said he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the “senseless killing” of protesters stopped.

Israeli forces arrest jewel thieves posing as soldiers in West Bank

Israeli police posted a photo of one of the suspects they had arrested to their X account.

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