Global Insight 2:46pm

Peace talks work more for US than Syria

Geneva meeting delays harder choices Obama is not keen to make

From ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT 11:39am

Business to push for Mideast peace deal

Israeli and Palestinian executives drafting appeal to leaders

From GULF May 22, 2013

Bahrain opposition withdraws from talks

Protest at security forces’ raid on home of senior cleric

Egyptian police and soldiers who were seized in Sinai by kidnappers ©Getty May 22, 2013

Egyptian security force staff freed

Seven men released unharmed by suspected Islamic militants in Sinai

Abu Dhabi , Rocco Forte Hotel ©Alamy May 22, 2013

How the hotel tide turned for Abu Dhabi

Delays to tourist developments have left a problem of oversupply

Editorial from COMMENT May 22, 2013

Iran’s poll charade

Ban on candidates highlights the frailty of the Islamic regime

May 22, 2013

Tunisia risks high price to beat radicals

Moderates unlikely to back government in fight against Islamists

From IRAN May 22, 2013

Ahmadi-Nejad to fight aide’s election ban

Rafsanjani accepts decision to bar him from Iran presidential poll

From ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT May 21, 2013

Israel warns Assad over action in Golan

Most explicit warning yet to Damascus after attacks

Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registering his candidacy for the June elections ©AP From IRAN May 21, 2013

Rafsanjani banned from presidential poll

Ally of Ahmadi-Nejad also excluded from Iran election

Editorial from COMMENT May 21, 2013

War within Islam

Tunisia’s Islamists belatedly turn against radical Salafis

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

IMF calls for more Middle East reforms

Moderate growth ‘not enough to ease region’s unemployment’

From UK May 20, 2013

Hague hints at veto of Syria arms ban

UK will act if EU member states block moves to allow weapons to be transferred to rebels

May 20, 2013

Syrian regime fights for key rebel city

Involvement of allies such as Hizbollah energises fightback

From UK May 20, 2013

Crisis grows as racehorses fail drug test

St Leger winner Encke among affected animals

Roula Khalaf May 20, 2013

Tunisia has finally turned up the heat on the Salafis

Stand-off comes to a head after attempt to defy state ban

May 19, 2013

Saudi prince urged arrest, court told

Prince Abdulaziz bin Mishal al-Saud allegedly lobbied king

Global Insight May 19, 2013

Turkey foresees end of post-Ottoman order

Ankara diplomats prepare for possible break-up of bits of the Middle East, says David Gardner

From US & CANADA May 17, 2013

US condemns Russia over Syria missiles

Pentagon warns anti-ship arms will embolden Assad

May 16, 2013

Saudi princes deny laundering claim

Allegations were made in London court