BBC News | Middle East | World Edition

27.04.2026 10:40 The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from Iran, where the buzz of busy shopping streets masks deep uncertainty over the country's future.

27.04.2026 10:40 The 300 couples were selected in a draw of nearly 2,000 people to be a part of the joint celebration.

27.04.2026 10:40 IRGC Naval Command said both a Greek-owned vessel called the Epaminondas and the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca had been seized.

27.04.2026 01:50 The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

26.04.2026 03:33 Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

25.04.2026 14:31 Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.

24.04.2026 20:51 The British Israeli man says he was detained after someone took offence at his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags.

24.04.2026 16:31 The Israeli prime minister says he is "in excellent physical condition" after having a malignant tumour removed.

24.04.2026 11:50 Victims were bound and blindfolded before being shot and dumped in a pit.

24.04.2026 11:50 The US and Iran's rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a "test of wills", says Lyse Doucet.

24.04.2026 07:53 Joe Elias contacted BBC Verify following reports that his village was among several destroyed by Israeli forces.

23.04.2026 18:42 Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.

23.04.2026 14:20 Three children were among those killed in a strike near a mosque in the town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening.

23.04.2026 14:20 Iran's chief negotiator says "violations" by the US and Israel make it impossible to open the strait.

23.04.2026 14:20 The mood in the Strait of Hormuz remains combustible despite Trump's ceasefire extension.