Middle East

Olly Alexander’s Eurovision entry is a new nadir for gay culture

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Sophie Anderson

By 2015, I was keeping only the most distant eye on current pop music (I was 47, after all). But one song, ...

Israel: Al Jazeera shutdown is dangerous and wrong

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Sophie Anderson

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined its affiliate the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) in condemning the Israeli government’s shutdown of ...

US withholds ammunition shipment destined for Israel

World
Emily Foster

Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appear slim as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the ...

Netanyahu government votes to close Al Jazeera channel in Israel | Freedom of the Press News

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Emily Foster

Israeli cabinet decides unanimously to close the network’s operations in Israel with immediate effect. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted ...

Hamas to be ‘kicked out’ of Qatar if it rejects deal

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Emily Foster

Hello and welcome to The Telegraph’s live blog of the war in the Middle East. Follow along as we bring you all ...

Failure to hit Israel with missiles ‘does not matter’, Iran’s supreme leader says

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Emily Foster

Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khameni has hailed the attack on Israel as a success even as he acknowledged few missiles hit their ...

The British scientists plotting to control the world’s weather

Technology
Laura Adams

The Reading scientists, led by Prof Giles Harrison, have meanwhile been developing a different technique, in which an electric charge is applied ...

18 wounded in Hezbollah drone attack on Israel

World
Emily Foster

There is no doubt that Israel will respond to Iran’s attack, but the question remains when and where. Israel is under pressure ...

Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq reopen airspace closed over Iran’s attacks on Israel | Aviation News

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Sophie Anderson

The Arab nations had closed their airspaces after Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Israel, but many flights remain affected. Jordan, Iraq ...

Israel plans ‘painful’ strike on Iran without casualties

World
Emily Foster

The European Union will discuss whether to hit Iran with new sanctions after the Islamic Republic launched 300 missiles and drones at ...