US requires tougher cargo screening from Middle East airports

GCC carriers Saudia, Emirates and Etihad are among those subject to stricter security measures

Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5bn in Yemen aid, expand port capacity

The US-backed alliance will also operate an air bridge to Marib and set up 17 overland corridors for aid deliveries

Saudi coalition shoots down Yemen missile

The attack is the second reported by the coalition in less than a week

Egypt’s Sisi to run for second term

The vote will be held on March 26-28

Saudi Arabia deposits $2bn in Yemen central bank

Yemen’s Central Bank has struggled to pay public sector salaries

Trump urged to waive Iran sanctions

Trump will make a final decision on the sanctions on Thursday

Yemen’s Houthis threaten to block Red Sea

“Their ships pass by our waters while our people starve,”the Houthis’ Ansarullah political council chief said

Yemen party names new leader after Saleh killed

Sunday’s announcement condemned Saudi “aggression”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says unrest ‘defeated’

ore than a week of unrest has seen 22 people die and more than 1,000 arrested

Iranian army commander offers to help police with protests

Anti-government demonstrations erupted a week ago

Iran deploys Revolutionary Guards to quell “sedition” after protests

The Revolutionary Guards were instrumental in suppressing an uprising over alleged election fraud in 2009

Iran stages pro-government rallies after days of protests

Hundreds of protesters been arrested across the country

Palestinians condemn Trump threat to halt aid

Palestinian anger at Trump is already high over his December 6 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Yemen prepares first budget in four years

The budget is particularly expected to focus on civil and military sector salaries

As protests rage in Iran, Trump’s policy faces sanctions test

Trump has repeatedly criticised the Iran nuclear deal and promised to negotiate a better one

Trump travel ban ‘should not apply to people with strong US ties’

The president’s proposed ban targets people from six Muslim-majority countries

Hariri says Gulf states not planning measures against Lebanon

Hariri warned of possible Gulf sanctions on Lebanon after he resigned in Saudi Arabia last month

Trump threatens to cut aid to UN members over Jerusalem vote

The 193-member UN General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday

UN General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status after US veto

US President Trump abruptly reversed decades of US policy this month when he recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

US vetoes UN call for withdrawal of Jerusalem decision

The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution

UN council mulls call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn

The council could vote early next week

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain raise interest rates, Kuwait unchanged

The Kuwaiti decision set the country apart from other wealthy Gulf Arab oil exporters

Arab states urge US to abandon Jerusalem move

The Arab League said the move is a “dangerous violation of international law” and was “void”

Israeli troops clash with Palestinian protesters in West Bank, Gaza

One protester was hit by live fire and another 14 by rubber bullets, medics said

Hamas calls for Palestinian uprising in response to Trump’s Jerusalem plan

The Israeli military said it was reinforcing troops in the occupied West Bank

Trump asks Saudi Arabia to allow immediate aid to Yemen

“This must be done for humanitarian reasons immediately,” Trump said

Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

The status of Jerusalem is one of the biggest obstacles to reaching a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians

Saudi-led coalition intensifies Yemen air strikes after Saleh’s death

The strikes came a day after Saleh’s son vowed to lead a campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis

Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel capital

The international community does not recognise Israeli sovereignty over the entire city

Warnings mount over Trump’s Jerusalem declaration

The decision would break with decades of US policy