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Donald Trump suggested he could live without a new deal with Iran

Trump has 'unlimited time' to forge deal with Iran

A Palestinian protester throws stones by his slingshot during the clashes near the border between Israel and Gaza in May

Important or nonsense - What is Peace to Prosperity?

Jared Kushner will present the $50 billion 10-year international investment plan in Bahrain next week

Palestinians reject US investment plan for Middle East

Concerns are growing about crucial oil supplies being disrupted after the tanker attacks last week

Brent oil up 6% in a week on fears of US attack on Iran

Business / 21 Jun

Andrew Smith, spokesperson for Campaign Against Arms Trade, speaks to the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London, after they won a landmark legal challenge

UK suspends new Saudi arms licences linked to Yemen

The crude oil tanker Front Altair on fire in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June

US to send 1,000 additional troops to Middle East

Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif accused the US President of 'causing tensions'

Iran lashes out at Trump over nuclear weapons comment

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to Twitter to respond

Tehran says Trump's 'genocidal taunts won't end Iran'

The price of Brent is up more than 35% this year, while WTI has gained nearly 40%

Oil rises after OPEC+ says to keep output cuts

Business / 20 May

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated that the Islamic Republic would not negotiate with the United States on another nuclear deal

Khamenei says Iran does not seek war with United States

A bearded man with Baghdadi's appearance gave an 18-minute address in the video

Baghdadi allegedly appears for first time in five years

Uber announces $3.1 billion deal for its Middle East rival Careem for

Uber to buy Mideast rival Careem for $3.1 billion

Business / 26 Mar

Lisa Smith served as a private in the Defence Forces before transferring to the Air Corps

Gardaí contact Louth family after woman held in Syria

Palestinian children in the Jenin Refugee Camp in the West Bank

Palestine funding cuts having major impact - Trócaire

A US army vehicle in eastern Syria

Trump orders full withdrawal of US troops from Syria

World / 19 Dec 18

Scott Morrison said in October he was open to shifting Australia's embassy from Tel Aviv

Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israeli capital

World / 15 Dec 18

Idlib has seen fierce fighting since the civil war began in 2011

Armed men in Syria's Idlib kill prominent activist

Middle East / 23 Nov 18

Israeli aircraft destroyed the premises of Hamas's Al-Aqsa Television

Violence erupts between Israeli forces and Palestinians

World / 12 Nov 18

Palestinians medics help a protester near the border

Six Palestinians reportedly killed on Gaza border

World / 12 Oct 18

Smoke rising from a Gaza building hit during an Israeli airstrike

Reports of a truce agreed between Israel and Hamas

Middle East / 09 Aug 18

Trucks at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah, the main passage point for goods entering Gaza from Israel

Israel reimposes blockade of fuel deliveries to Gaza

Middle East / 02 Aug 18

The law speaks of Israel as being the Jewish historical homeland and says Jews have the right to self-determination there

Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law

Israel / 19 Jul 18

Israeli soldiers fire tear-gas at Palestinians protesters near the border with Israel, east of Gaza City, today

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at border

World / 08 Jun 18

Palestinian mourners carry the body of nurse Razan al-Najar, 21, during her funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip last week

Israeli army says it did not target Gaza medic

World / 05 Jun 18

This week's violence in Gaza is the most serious since the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas

UN warns recent violence pushing Gaza to brink of war

World / 31 May 18

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