The UK government has grown closer to Israel in recent years, but at the same time, Britain's ability to influence its ally and the wider conflict with the Palestinians has greatly diminished.

Calls for a clampdown are likely to follow armed groups' use of digital money. But even if limits are introduced, they are not expected to be as effective as those on traditional currency.

If any attention is given to foreign policy in Republican debates it will likely largely focus on China and Russia

Egypt's National Security Council condemned attempts to kill the Palestinian issue at the expense of neighbouring countries and reemphasises the need for a two-state solution

Israel's relentless aerial and artillery attacks on Gaza have turned it into a hellhole where death and destruction prevail in extremely complex humanitarian conditions without basic life services…

Palestinians in Lebanon are deprived of the most basic rights and subjected to stereotypes and discriminatory laws that hinder their development and progress.

Before war struck, poverty and jobless rates were sky-high and could now soar further, as conflict wipes out signs of a recovery in growth. The wider world is watching the impact on energy markets.

In the hours after Hamas attacked Israel, forces over the northern border in Lebanon kept within existing rules of engagement. After a lack of backing for wider action from Tehran, what is next?

Were women in Arab and Islamic history marginalised and excluded from intellectual, scientific, and cultural affairs, or are these simply stereotypical ideas easily refuted by facts?