Shops and restaurants in Egypt told to close early as energy crisis deepens
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Shops and restaurants in Egypt told to close early as energy crisis deepens

Retail and dining premises will have to shut by 21:00 each night for the next month to conserve powe…

Gaza peace doubts deepen as attention shifts to Iran
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Gaza peace doubts deepen as attention shifts to Iran

With the world focused on the Iran war, there is increasing uncertainty about what happens next for …

'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon

The BBC's Hugo Bachega speaks to families in Beirut as more than a million people have been displace…

Video shows US missile likely used in deadly strike on Iranian town, experts say
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Video shows US missile likely used in deadly strike on Iranian town, experts say

The analysts identified a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) in footage of the strike on the southern t…

'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises

One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their live…

Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?

Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil sh…

UN human rights chief calls on US to conclude probe into Iran school strike
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
UN human rights chief calls on US to conclude probe into Iran school strike

The strike - which killed at least 168 people, mostly children - "evoked a visceral horror", Volker …

Is Trump's pause on attacking Iranian energy for diplomacy or an escalation?
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Is Trump's pause on attacking Iranian energy for diplomacy or an escalation?

The US president's commitment to deadlines is fluid but he uses them for a purpose, writes the BBC's…

Palestinian man killed as death toll from West Bank settler violence climbs
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Palestinian man killed as death toll from West Bank settler violence climbs

Mohammad al-Malhi is the seventh Palestinian killed by a settler in a surge of violence since the st…

Beyond oil: The crucial exports blocked by Hormuz closure
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Beyond oil: The crucial exports blocked by Hormuz closure

The price of a wide range of goods - from food, to smartphones, to medicines - could be affected by …

Zelensky visits Saudi Arabia after offering Ukraine's drone expertise
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Zelensky visits Saudi Arabia after offering Ukraine's drone expertise

There is renewed urgency for Ukraine to get a drone deal done, as the US increasingly focuses on Ira…

Israel says it has killed Iran's navy chief overseeing Strait of Hormuz blockade
BBC Middle East 3 months ago
Israel says it has killed Iran's navy chief overseeing Strait of Hormuz blockade

Israel's defence minister said a number of other "senior Navy command officials" have also been kill…