French arms sales double in the Middle East

Sales to Saudi Arabia fell slightly, while deals to the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar soared

Uber in talks with Dubai’s Careem to merge in Middle East – report

The companies have reportedly discussed several potential deal structures

Pan-Arab newspaper Al Hayat closes Beirut office

The move comes after the paper shut down its London office in January

Anglo American suspends contract to Bahrain Steel after spills

Bahrain Steel produces iron ore pellets for steelmakers

UAE says it wants Yemen peace deal but Houthis must leave Hodeidah

The Saudi-led coalition launched the biggest assault of the war this month on Hodeidah

Iran says OPEC agreement did not specify oil production increase

OPEC agreed on Friday to raise output from July

Fighting rages in Yemen’s Hodeidah amid talk of UN deal

The coalition has pledged a swift military operation to take over the airport and seaport

Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport

The coalition says its aim is to seize the airport and port quickly and avoid street battles in the city centre

UAE presents ‘evidence’ of Iran’s support for Houthis in Yemen

Weapons captured by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen bear “distinctive links to Iran”, say officials

Saudi Aramco says its facilities are ‘safe’ after reports of missile attack

Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed that it had launched a missile on an Aramco facility in Asir

Saudi-led coalition taking ‘gradual’ approach to Hodeidah fight – UAE

The alliance was taking into consideration a “fragile humanitarian situation”, says UAE minister

Who is fighting in Yemen’s messy civil war?

A look at the various different parties involved in the war

Saudi-led coalition captures Hodeidah airport

Technical teams are now de-mining the area

Saudi and UAE announce five-point plan for relief in Yemen’s Hodeidah

The two countries aim to establish a shipping lane to Hodeidah from Abu Dhabi and Jizan

Saudi-led coalition launches biggest assault of Yemen war

The attack on Hodeidah is the first time since 2015 that the coalition has attempted to capture such a well-defended major city

Saudi coalition prepares for assault on Yemen’s main port

The UAE has set a Tuesday deadline for the Iran-aligned Houthis to withdraw from Hodeidah

GCC leaders to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Makkah

The meeting will discuss “ways to support Jordan to emerge from the economic crisis it is going through”

Lebanese tourist referred to criminal trial for insulting Egypt on Facebook

Mona el-Mazboh has been held since Thursday when she was arrested at Cairo airport

Middle East airlines to see traffic rise as demand restores on US routes

The US had enacted its controversial laptop ban during this period last year

Saudi-led coalition destroys Houthi boats targeting tanker in Red Sea

Last month, a Saudi oil tanker was hit off Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah

Gulf citizens, residents warned against travel to India’s Kerala

The Indian state is currently dealing with a Nipah virus outbreak that has killed 10 people

US sanctions five Iranians for providing Yemen’s Houthis with missile expertise

The Houthis have fired dozens of missiles at Saudi Arabia since 2015

UAE denies it has strategic ambitions for Yemen’s Socotra

The emirates has been accused of trying to annex the island archipelago

Yemenis flee Hodeidah as fighting nears

Forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition are advancing towards Hodeidah port city

Gulf states, US put Hezbollah leadership on sanction lists

The move follows political gains by the group and its allies in parliamentary elections earlier this month

Arab ministers to meet as Gaza buries dead

More than 60 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces at Gaza-Israel border during demonstrations against the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem

Saudi-led coalition advances on Yemen’s Hodeidah port

The Western-backed military alliance last year announced plans to move on Hodeidah

Saudi, UAE nationals, residents nominated for WEF young global leaders programme

The group are invited to undertake a five-year programme to become better letters

Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote

Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in parliament

US Embassy road signs go up in Jerusalem

Trump says he is making good on US legislation and presidential pledges dating back decades