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Haifa: BBC visits site of Iranian strike on Israeli city
1+ week, 2+ day ago (44+ words) The BBC is in multiple languages Read the BBC In your own language. Oduu Afaan Oromootiin. Amharic " ". Arabic ". .. 'Daily gamble of Russian roulette': BBC at site of Iran strike on Haifa...
BBC Audio | The Interview | Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, head of the WTO: What is going on in the Middle East will have a significant impact on trade
2+ week, 5+ day ago (203+ words) The global economy is full of uncertainty" business doesn't do that well with uncertainty. So with respect to trade" what is going on in the Middle East will have a significant impact on trade" Ben Thompson speaks to Dr Ngozi…...
US power plant threats 'show desperation', says Iran president as strikes continue across Middle East - live updates
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1683+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says US threats to strike Iran's energy infrastructure show "desperation", adding the Strait of Hormuz is "open to all except those who violate our soil" On Saturday President Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if…...
Trump says US will "obliterate" Iran"s power plants if Strait of Hormuz not open before 48-hour deadline
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1774+ words) Starmer and Trump Discuss Need To Open Hormuz Strait UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump agree that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is "essential to resume global shipping" during a call late on Sunday The call…...
First UK government flight for Britons stranded in Middle East departs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1232+ words) A flight chartered by the government to bring back some Britons stranded in the Middle East has arrived in the UK. The flight, originally scheduled to leave Oman's capital Muscat on Wednesday, had its departure delayed following some technical issues....
Iran latest: New strikes in Iran as Tehran hits US allies in Middle East
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1741+ words) Iran Responds with Attacks Across the Middle East Iran has launched attacks throughout the Middle East, in response to US and Israeli strikes across its territory Apparent Iranian attacks have been reported in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait - places with US…...
How five US presidents tried to make peace in Middle East
6+ mon, 3+ hour ago (432+ words) In the wake of US President Donald Trump's push for a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal between Hamas and Israel, the BBC's Bernd Debusmann Jr takes us through decades of American diplomacy, tracing how five US presidents tried to broker…...
'It will be a golden age for the Middle East' - Trump
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (480+ words) US president Donald Trump has received loud applause in Israel's parliament, after helping establish a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. It marks the first time the US president has spoken in the Knesset since 2008. All 20 living hostages have…...
BBC Audio | The Documentary Podcast | Nuclear tensions in the Middle East
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (148+ words) The narratives and the doctrines built on ever-growing suspicions and fears that are once again stirring the Middle East. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has not just threatened to redraw the map of. .. Nuclear tensions in the Middle East Available for…...
A Middle Eastern speciality introduced into French cuisine
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (360+ words) Learn to make a'contemporary, flavourful interpretation of a classic Turkish dish, without the fuss of stuffing the aubergines. Watch the full BBC Maestro course here. Learn how to lose the fear of starting and instead begin to write your imperfect…...