Middle East


Iran seals restaurants over allegations businesses ‘failed to observe Islamic norms’

Iranians sit inside a restaurant in downtown Tehran on February 25, 2026; Illustrative.

Tensions flare between Hamas, Fatah less than a month after Palestinian unity talks

A man drives a tuk-tuk past portraits of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (C) and former Fatah security chief in Gaza Mohammed Dahlan (R) in Beirut's Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees on May 14, 2024; illustrative.

Gulf Arab states approve military command headquarters in Kuwait

Bahrain's Minister of Transportation, Dr Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, attend a press conference to announce the GCC railway project linking all six GCC member states, in Bahrain, November 8, 2026.