Joyce Karam

Fast reaction to growing protests marks shift from US president’s 2009 approach when he was vice president under Barack Obama

Meetings are being held in New York to finalise a deal before October 1

Elias Bou Saab arrived on Monday as a maritime deal draws closer

Nominee is chargé d’affaires at the US embassy in Saudi Arabia

'Iran cannot financially benefit from a nuclear agreement while still actively holding Americans,' Ted Deutch says

Settlement 'long overdue and quite necessary', Barbara Leaf says

Donald Trump's former adviser rejects idea of viewing Middle East through sectarian lens

'We do believe we're closer now than we had been in certain recent weeks and months,' National Security Council spokesman says

Experts predict a dwindling American influence in shaping policy and politics in Iraq

While objections and obstacles remain, revival of the 2015 JCPOA appears to be closer than ever

'Gaps remain' but progress has been made, US officials said on Wednesday

Resolution could delineate maritime border between Lebanon and Israel for the first time since 1948.

State Department says some ‘outstanding issues’ such as safeguards remain in the negotiations

US intelligence agency reportedly says Israel 'doesn’t say that the groups are guilty of anything' in classified document

Officials in Washington say Moscow is diverting grain to allies such as the Assad regime in Syria even after UN-brokered deal