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09.02.2026 03:30 Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want.

09.02.2026 03:30 The Prince of Wales has been on many official visits - but few places are as sensitive or controversial as Saudi Arabia.

06.02.2026 10:00 The US has built up its military presence in the Middle East in response to Iran's violent crackdown on protests.

05.02.2026 19:50 Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.

05.02.2026 19:50 Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.

05.02.2026 19:50 The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters.

05.02.2026 10:20 More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says it is nowhere near enough.

04.02.2026 14:30 Hospitals say several children were among those killed in strikes that Israel's military says it launched after a gun attack on its troops.

04.02.2026 09:33 Fourteen people are reportedly injured after separate blasts were reported on Saturday.

03.02.2026 23:32 A US military spokesman says the drone was shot down while approaching an American vessel in the Arabian Sea.

03.02.2026 23:32 One Palestinian woman said members of the Israel-linked militia searched them and their belongings at an Israeli checkpoint inside Gaza.

03.02.2026 13:43 Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would pursue "fair and equitable" talks, as the US builds up forces in the region.

02.02.2026 13:21 Only dozens of Palestinians and no goods will be able to cross in both directions each day.

02.02.2026 08:21 Reports in January had said he was due to be executed after his arrest in connection with anti-government protests.

02.02.2026 08:21 The BBC's Lyse Doucet follows Hind Kabawat as she confronts the challenges of fragmented, post-Assad Syria.