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ExclusiveIran hardens Strait of Hormuz stance as New York diplomacy fails
Text of new western-backed UN Security Council initiative being drafted to support military mission
ExclusiveIran 'presents US with plan for ceasefire and Hormuz opening'
Sources tell The National that Tehran is seeking negotiations timeline and plan includes halt to attacks on Arab neighbours
ExclusiveIran working with mediators to break deadlock with US in New York meetings
President Trump announced that US and Iranian officials held a three-hour meeting
El Sisi hosts CIA director in search of end to war
Sources say Egypt mediating to find middle ground while seeking an understanding on Red Sea shipping
DispatchSaturday afternoon in Hebron: Two faces of Israeli occupation in a shared holy site
Mosque compound housing the tomb of the Prophet Ibrahim and others is used by both Muslims and Jews – but the Israelis call the shots
ExclusiveShadow Man, IRGC flight and a secret meeting: Iran’s hand in Houthi offensive
Advance potentially extends Tehran's pressure on shipping in Strait of Hormuz to Bab Al Mandeb
Israel’s election polls are stable, but the country is not
Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition are pulling ahead, but Israelis still fear malpractice as vote approaches
Tree felling in Cairo triggers debate about preservation, progress and change
Plans for new roads and buildings prompts tree cutting campaign and sparks Nile-side discourse
'Get away fast': Witness of Sudan chemical attack recalls people struggling to breathe
Dossier of documents, messages and photographs sheds light on SAF's secret chlorine weapons programme
Fate of Palestinian cause could hang on November elections
Promise of vote after 20-year hiatus prompts debate on Palestinian unity, electoral alliances and fate of Palestinian state
Ten Jordanians among 22 killed in bus crash in Egypt's south Sinai
Bus overturned on road between Red Sea resorts of Dahab and Nuweiba
Special reportThe Israeli settlers driving a co-ordinated campaign to reshape the West Bank
The National visits Palestinian villages at the heart of Israeli settler violence to speak to residents about the drive designed to kill two-state solution
Questions abound about SpongeBob and his satirical take on Egypt
The cartoon character and his undersea city have been recreated online with a political script - but who's really behind the Facebook groups that started the trend?
Tactical alliances emerging ahead of first Palestinian elections in two decades
Abbas's ruling Fatah party says it is ready to face any coalitions 'built on hostility'
Egypt erupts in fury over Ethiopia's plans for three more Nile dams
Cairo says it will not tolerate Ethiopian control of upstream river waters, hinting at possible military action
