Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists

Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek were detained by Israeli forces who intercepted the flotilla's boa…

Captain of stranded ship in Strait of Hormuz tells BBC of 'pressure'
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Captain of stranded ship in Strait of Hormuz tells BBC of 'pressure'

Capt Raman Kapoor's ship is one of several to be stranded in the strait in the midst of the power st…

What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' in Strait of Hormuz
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' in Strait of Hormuz

What does the operation entail and could it lead to a resumption of hostilities?

Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all out war
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all out war

The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefi…

US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility

Shipping company Maersk says one of its US-flagged commercial vessels has successfully exited the St…

Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire

The health ministry says 77 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon since Thu…

Some Iranians fear the regime is now more entrenched - and ready for revenge
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Some Iranians fear the regime is now more entrenched - and ready for revenge

Ordinary Iranians tell of worry about increased repression by authorities after the war is over.

Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as brother fears she is dying
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as brother fears she is dying

Her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterio…

The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout

Sahand tells the BBC World Service he sends satellite internet terminals into Iran to help show "the…

Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says

Four women and a child are among the dead, as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah cont…

'If we sleep, they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
'If we sleep, they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans

In the Gaza Strip, the daily battles are now with rats, weasels, and other pests spreading diseases.

Trump repeats that he is 'not happy' with Iran as deadline to seek approval for war looms
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Trump repeats that he is 'not happy' with Iran as deadline to seek approval for war looms

President Trump said on Friday that said a deal has been hard to reach in part because Iranian leade…