From office boy to the most powerful oilman in the world

Rival politicians demand inquiry into oversight of deal

Rebels say a quarter of a million people are trapped without emergency healthcare

Netanyahu aide Avriel Bar-Josef arrested in bribery and money laundering probe

Citizens trapped on brink of starvation between Russia-backed air strikes and rebels

Tehran warms to tycoon’s disregard for foreign policy convention

Russian-backed Assad regime seeks to recapture last urban rebel stronghold

Energy minister says Saudi Aramco IPO to be ‘most transparent of all time’

McCain warns president-elect Kremlin co-operation amounts to ‘complicity in butchery’

Ousted president still faces years in jail in connection with 3 other cases

Kingdom’s energy minister says move would risk damaging the US economy

Kremlin resumes air strikes in Syria hours after talks with president-elect

Naftali Bennett: Israel has a chance to ‘reset and rethink’ on Palestinian conflict

Jewish Home party puts forward bill with encouragement from Trump victory

Netanyahu announces release of ‘Yemenite Childrens’ Affair’ documents

Tehran still open to possibility of ‘strategic co-operation’ with US in Middle East

Vow comes amid fears president-elect Donald Trump will pull US out of global deal

Dubai businessman joins up with a Saudi sovereign wealth fund for venture

Army have not confirmed whether ancient archeological site is also secure

Business faces ‘pressures from every direction’ because of civil strife and sanctions

Regime backed by Russian air power and Shia militias recaptures Dahiyat al-Assad