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          Tehran

          All the latest news on the Iranian capital, from foreign policy to economic protests

          Protests against rising food prices and inflation put new pressure on President Hassan Rouhani as his signature nuclear deal with world powers remains in peril. Presidential office website/ EPA

          Protesters arrested in Iran after rally against price hikes

          December 29, 2017
          Abdel-Fattah El Sisi. AP

          Why Britain needs to strengthen its ties with Egypt

          OpinionDecember 28, 2017
          Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on December 5, 2017. Yasser Al Zayyat / AFP

          Rift with Qatar undermines GCCs function as counterweight to Iran

          December 28, 2017
          US president Donald Trump, who visited Saudi Arabia's King Salman in the summer, still has time to reverse American disinterest in the Middle East / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP

          America's growing lack of interest in the Middle East comes at its peril

          CommentDecember 27, 2017
          UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said in a tweet on Wednesday that Arab countries should come together under a Saudi-Egyptian leadership. Navin Khianey for The National

          UAE: The Arab world will not be led by Iran and Turkey

          December 27, 2017
          The destruction in Sinjar pictured on November 24, 2017. Raya Jalabi /Reuters

          Iraq is free of ISIL but lies in ruins

          December 25, 2017
          A girl runs inside an abandoned school in Hamoria, Eastern Al Ghouta, Syria, on December 23, 2017 Mohammed Badra / EPA

          Syrian and Iranian-backed forces advance in border area near Israel

          December 25, 2017
          Ahed Al Tamimi, centre, protested against Israeli forces in her West Bank village of Nabi Saleh / AFP

          Much remains unresolved in the Middle East as we bid farewell to 2017

          CommentDecember 25, 2017
          The support of Vladimir Putin has given Syrian president Bashar Al Assad free rein to hit back at rebels. Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik

          Year in review: Russia strengthens bid for Middle East influence

          December 24, 2017
          US president Donald's Trump's first year in office has been a rollercoaster ride. Evan Vucci / AP

          ISIL defeated - but not a lot else to boast about for Trump

          The AmericasDecember 23, 2017
          A photo of Richard Ratcliffe and his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been jailed in Iran, on display at their home in north London. John Stillwell/PA via AP

          Iran casts doubt over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe early release reports

          December 22, 2017
          Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is seen with her husband Richard Ratcliffe and her daughter Gabriella in an undated photograph handed out by her family. Ratcliffe Family Handout via Reuters

          British mother jailed in Iran ‘eligible for early release’

          WorldDecember 21, 2017
          Donald Trump at the White House earlier this week. Saul Loeb / AFP

          White House shows it is ready to lead from the front over Iran, ISIL and Qatar

          CommentDecember 21, 2017
          Houthi supporters are seen in Sanaa on December 20, 2017. Yahya Arhab / EPA

          Yemen's Houthis 'kidnap' daughter of Saleh's personal guard

          December 20, 2017
          Etihad Airways, as with other airlines, had to deal with some tough situations this year. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters

          Etihad to cancel direct flights to Tehran from Abu Dhabi

          AviationDecember 19, 2017
          Mr Trump’s national security strategy has four priorities: defending the homeland, protecting US prosperity, preserving peace by increasing military capabilities and, finally, advancing US interests. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg News

          Trump’s strategy boosts ‘America first’

          EditorialDecember 19, 2017
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