Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi has won a landslide in Iran’s presidential election and his rivals have conceded defeat, according to state TV. Mr Raisi has taken an unassailable lead in the election,... Read more »

Iran is set to choose a new president in a contest that many expect to be won by a judge fiercely loyal to the religious establishment. Here is everything you need to... Read more »

After twelve days of conflict and almost four weeks of ceasefire, the tit-for-tat exchanges in Gaza and Israel last night would appear worrying on the face of it. However, this is almost... Read more »

Israel has launched airstrikes in Gaza less than a month after a ceasefire agreement was reached. The move, also the first strikes under the new Israeli government, came after incendiary balloons were... Read more »

Novavax has said its COVID-19 vaccine is 100% effective in protecting against “moderate and severe disease” following its phase three trial results. The American biotechnology company said the trial had shown its... Read more »

Benjamin Netanyahu, the ever-present figure in Israeli politics for three decades is down and out. “Bibi”, to give him his near-universal nickname, has been written off so many times, but now, the... Read more »

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to lead his Likud Party back to power on the day parliament was set to vote through the formation of a new coalition government. In... Read more »

US travel restrictions for more than 110 countries have been eased – including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new ratings include 61 nations... Read more »

A Palestinian protest leader was held by Israeli police for several hours after being arrested in the politically sensitive Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The detention of Muna al-Kurd, who was later... Read more »