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Sara Ruthven

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Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq more than two years ago, arrives at a hospital in Israel after she was released from captivity by Kataib Hezbollah. Reuters
Princeton academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released from captivity in Iraq, Donald Trump says

Doctoral student was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023

USSeptember 09, 2025
US Senator Jeanne Shaheen in Baabda, east of Beirut, as part of a delegation to Lebanon in late August. EPA
US senator hopes to see Syria sanctions lifted this year

Senator Jeanne Shaheen says there is 'an opportunity in the Middle East that we have not had in decades'

USSeptember 09, 2025
The US strike on the Venezuelan boat in a still taken from video footage. Donald Trump / Instagram
'It won't stop': Trump telegraphs more military action against drug cartels

US approach could be similar to campaign against Yemen's Houthis in Red Sea

USSeptember 04, 2025
Far-right activist Laura Loomer. Reuters
Mehdi Hasan slams Laura Loomer as far-right activist takes aim at Muslims in US government

President Donald Trump has said he listens to Loomer's recommendations

USAugust 27, 2025
Lindsey Graham has visited Beirut. AP Photo
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US senator raises possibility of defence pact with Lebanon if Hezbollah disarmed

Republican Lindsey Graham in Beirut says he hopes to see 'Lebanese army, well-trained, well-equipped' to protect all Lebanese

MENAAugust 25, 2025
Houthi supporters rally in solidarity with Palestinians and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in Sanaa on August 8. AFP
Yemen situation 'deeply fragile' amid broader regional conflict, UN envoy says

Hans Grundberg tells Security Council that Gaza war and turmoil in Middle East continue to erode prospects for stability

MENAAugust 12, 2025
Gaza UN gif 1
Arab nations criticise Netanyahu for 'new stage of genocide' in Gaza

Special session of UN Security Council meets in response to Israel's new military push

USAugust 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said the Abraham Accords will 'ensure peace' in the region. EPA
Trump uses Iran strikes to push for more states to join Abraham Accords

Fears over Tehran possessing nuclear weapons once served as unifier of Arab states and Israel

USAugust 07, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US special envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 6. The White House said their talks were 'high productive'. EPA
Witkoff and Putin meeting 'highly productive', Trump says

US has threatened to impose secondary tariffs on countries importing Russian oil

EuropeAugust 06, 2025
Mike Johnson's trip makes him the highest-ranking US official to visit an Israeli settlement. Reuters
US House Speaker 'calls West Bank property of Jewish people' during visit

Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns trip by Mike Johnson

USAugust 04, 2025
US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will 'meet with local Gazans to hear first-hand about this dire situation on the ground'. EPA
US special envoy Witkoff to travel to Gaza on Friday

Visit will focus on securing plan to deliver more food to besieged enclave

USJuly 31, 2025
US Senator Ted Cruz said the Muslim Brotherhood is 'committed to the overthrow and destruction of America'. AFP
US senators introduce bill to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organisation

Ted Cruz accuses group of funding Hamas

USJuly 17, 2025
Protesters walk in front of the US Capitol in Washington flying Afghan and US flags. Joshua Longmore / The National
Afghans in US lose protections against deportation

Termination of Temporary Protection Status affects thousands of people

USJuly 14, 2025
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's President, told Tucker Carlson his government is ready for external nuclear supervision. Reuters
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Iran 'ready to hold talks' with US over nuclear programme

But Iranian President questions extent to which Tehran can trust Washington

MENAJuly 07, 2025
HTS currently makes up the backbone of the new Syrian government. Getty Images
US revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria's HTS

President Ahmad Al Shara is leader of HTS, once linked to Al Qaeda

USJuly 07, 2025
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