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Middle Eastern politics & society

  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    World
    Netanyahu’s West Bank plan: annexation by law

    Far-right Israeli government uses bureaucracy to cement takeover of Palestinian land

    3 hours ago
    Two women in headscarves watch from a hillside as a building is demolished amid many parked vehicles in a village below.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    Middle East crisis day 67 as it happened: Trump says US will ‘pause’ plan to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz

    US president says there has been ‘great progress’ on a deal with Iran

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia boosts defence spending by a quarter

    Military expenditure rose above $17bn in first three months of year as Iran launched strikes around Gulf

    A Saudi special armed forces member in camouflage gear and helmet stands in front of a tan armored military vehicle at a defence exhibition.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    Iran warns US Navy over Strait of Hormuz as UAE intercepts missiles

    Oil jumps to $114 as tensions flare up in Middle East

    Ships and boats are scattered across the water in the Strait of Hormuz at sunset, with mountains in the background.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    US to ‘guide’ stranded ships out of Strait of Hormuz, says Trump

    President says ‘humanitarian’ effort to begin on Monday as ‘very positive discussions’ continue with Iran

    Several ships and tankers on the water in the Strait of Hormuz with rocky cliffs in the background.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Middle East war
    Saudi Arabia touts new use for Neom port after Iran war

    With the Strait of Hormuz choked off, Riyadh focuses on Red Sea infrastructure

    A computer-generated rendering of The Line shows futuristic mirrored architecture, tiered walkways, lush greenery, and a canal with boats.
  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    Opec
    The silent treatment: Saudi Arabia’s long game for managing Opec

    Middle East conflict forces Riyadh to postpone any response to the UAE’s decision to quit the oil cartel

    Saudi Arabia’s minister of energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman; oil facilities in the UAE in the background
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Person in the News
    MBZ, the Emirati sheikh who shook up the Gulf

    From foreign interventions to abandoning Opec, the UAE’s leader is charting a different path for his country

    Illustration of UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan waving with the Opec logo in the background.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Israel rushed laser system to UAE to fend off Iran’s missiles

    Deployment of equipment is one of the first examples of major defence co-operation between the two states

    A high-power laser system with a large circular lens mounted on a tan metal platform, part of the Iron Beam air defence system.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Iran’s supreme leader vows to prevent ‘enemy’s abuses’ of Hormuz strait

    Mojtaba Khamenei says Iranians will defend their nuclear capabilities as a ‘national asset’

    People wave Iranian flags and a flag bearing images of Mojtaba and Ali Khamenei at a night rally beneath a large military-themed banner.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Inflation hits 50% in Iran as war rattles economy

    Consumers feel effects of conflict while many expect Strait of Hormuz stand-off to exacerbate stagnation

    Shoppers browse and buy produce at a busy market in Tehran, with fruits and vegetables displayed in the foreground.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Opec
    The FT View. The twilight of Opec

    UAE’s departure leaves Saudi Arabia trying to hold together a fractious cartel

    The editorial board
    OPEC headquarters building in Vienna with the organization's blue logo sign visible against the sky.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Opec
    UAE to leave Opec in blow to oil cartel

    Move underlines long-running frustrations with group over production quotas

    A commercial vessel is anchored offshore as a beachgoer walks in the foreground.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Iran’s hardliners clash over talks with US

    As the regime’s leaders project unity, lawmakers are divided on negotiations about Tehran’s nuclear programme

    Mohammad Ghalibaf, left, Mojtaba Khamenei, centre, Saeed Jalili
  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Fashion
    From Beirut to Dubai, designers show resilience in face of war

    As labels rise to logistical challenges during the latest regional conflicts, some are also targeting new markets

    Three pictures, from left: a woman in large black-rimmed glasses and a sculpted black coat with vertical white stripes; a close-up of a woman’s hand holding a small handbag with floral design; a woman sitting on a stool in front of a painting wearing a light beige jacket or cardigan and black leather-like trousers.
  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Middle Eastern finance
    Why the UAE asked Pakistan for its $3.5bn back

    Tensions between Abu Dhabi and Islamabad have burst into the open

    Two police officers stand guard with rifles on a closed road near the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, with barbed wire blocking entry.
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    Israel
    Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest rivals merge Israeli political parties

    Former prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid combine forces ahead of this year’s election

    Yair Lapid speaks with Naftali Bennett during a cabinet meeting, both seated at a table with Israeli flags in the background.
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    Supply chains
    Iran war hits pistachio supplies amid Dubai chocolate boom

    Prices for the nuts have surged after disruption to export routes from Iran, a major producer of the nut

    Close-up of Dubai Pistachio Kunafa chocolate bars, showing layers of chocolate, kunafa, and pistachios, with whole pistachios scattered nearby.
  • Saturday, 25 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Iran seeks to resume flights from bomb-damaged airports

    Authorities are reopening travel hubs after Tehran suspended air traffic because of US-Israeli strikes

    A Mahan Air plane lands at Imam Khomeini International Airport with a shipment of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    FT live news
    Middle East crisis day 55 as it happened: Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon will extend ceasefire by 3 weeks

    President says American navy will ‘shoot and kill’ any boat laying mines in Strait of Hormuz

    From left: Yechiel Leiter, Israeli ambassador to Washington; US vice-president JD Vance; US President Donald Trump; US secretary of state Marco Rubio; and Lebanese ambassador to Washington, Nada Hamadeh Moawad
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    How Beirut was turned into a bystander in its own ceasefire talks

    Deal brokered by Donald Trump to pause Israel’s offensive highlights Lebanon’s weakness

    An FT montage shows both leaders in front of a townscape with smoke rising from it.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    FT live news
    Middle East crisis Day 54 as it happened: Iran says it has seized two container ships in Strait of Hormuz, Bessent said US allies in the Gulf and Asia ‘requested’ swap lines

    Oil rises back above $100 a barrel following incidents in waters close to Iran

  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Foreign exchange
    US allies in Gulf and Asia have requested swap lines, Bessent says

    Treasury secretary says ‘numerous’ countries sought support amid economic fallout from Iran war

    Scott Bessent speaks into a microphone at a Senate hearing, seated behind a nameplate and water bottles.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Trump’s ‘dirty ceasefire’ tested as Iran hits shipping

    Pause may put a lid on full-blown war without stopping hostilities or easing energy crisis

    A woman in a dark headscarf and sunglasses walks past yellow taxis in front of a large billboard about the Strait of Hormuz in Tehran.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    The military man trying to save US-Iran peace talks

    Pakistan’s fatigue-wearing strongman Asim Munir takes unorthodox approach to mediating between two arch-enemies

    Abbas Araghchi greets Asim Munir with a handshake on the airport tarmac, with security personnel and a jet plane in the background.
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