Residents displaced by conflict face Assad regime plans to knock down homes

Western powers say attack was faked as pretext to launch air strikes on rebels

Bloc also considers action against Iran as it balances delicate US and Russia relations

Crude below $60 a barrel as producers meet in Vienna

Government and Houthi delegates hold first negotiations for more than two years

Khashoggi scandal ramps up scrutiny over backing of Riyadh, with focus on arms sales

Overture raises prospect of a thaw in damaging spat between Gulf nations

Group re-emerges as ‘clandestine’ organisation sowing instability in Iraq and Syria

Operation aimed at destroying tunnels that run from southern Lebanon into northern Israel

Ride-hailing group to match multiple passengers with drivers to create shared journeys

A way to generate funding for social policy while also attracting investors

Departure of first Arab country comes as oil cartel faces fire from Trump

Departure of first Arab country comes as oil cartel faces pressure from Donald Trump

Israeli leader slaps down police recommendations that he be indicted

World’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas to quit oil cartel in the new year

Investigators say prime minister should be charged with bribery and fraud

Traders say Tehran’s leaders should sit down with US to discuss security concerns

Mohammed bin Salman escapes diplomatic isolation over the Khashoggi murder

The legacy of the countries’ rivalry lives on in today’s bitter struggles for influence in the region and the fight for its resources

Eight weeks after the Saudi journalist’s killing, the aftershocks are getting stronger

Saudi prince forces world leaders into difficult decisions over Khashoggi killing