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Revealed: billionaire Reform donor was in business with foundation linked to Iranian regime
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/reform-farage-donor-business-ties-iran-ayatollahs
Published: October 22, 2026 16:39
Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehariās partnership with religious foundation raises questions about past dealings with republic criticised by Nigel FarageNigel Farageās newest billionaire donor was in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation under theā¦
Iran threatens oil and AI facilities across seven Gulf countries if US and Israel renew attacks
Published: October 22, 2026 15:03
Iranās security chiefs say there will be āzero red linesā if Trump and Netanyahu attack againIran will strike oil facilities, undersea cables, datacentres and AI facilities across as many as seven countries in the Gulf in the event of a fresh US-Israeliā¦
āIf my brother hadnāt died, my life would be so differentā: Olympic boxer Ramla Aliās incredible journey
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/22/ramla-ali-olympic-boxer-interview-in-the-shadows-film
Published: October 22, 2026 13:28
From fleeing the Somalian civil war to fighting at the Tokyo Olympics, Aliās life has been remarkable ā and now she is being played by Top Boyās Jasmine Jobson in a new biopic. We hear from both on this āpositive migrant storyāBoxer Ramla Ali sweeps intoā¦
Oil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/22/oil-prices-jump-five-month-high-threats-supply
Published: October 22, 2026 11:28
Iranās IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of HormuzShipping workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?Business live ā latest updatesOil prices jumped to a five-month high on Thursdayā¦
Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?
Published: October 22, 2026 10:18
We want to hear from those working or living at sea, including maritime workers, sailors, port staff and family about how the situation is affecting their workThe conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt shipping across the region, including in theā¦
Tied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees
Published: October 22, 2026 04:00
Investigation suggests American company Axon still supplies Israel with Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisonersThe soldiers drag the man into a section of the prison known as Hellās Wing, a metaphor for its notoriety forā¦
Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
Published: October 22, 2026 00:26
Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm electionsThe US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leaveā¦
Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack
Published: October 21, 2026 17:59
US photojournalist describes āprotective shieldā, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incidentThe Washington Post photojournalist who was attacked and seriously injured by Israeli settlers on the West Bank on Friday hasā¦
Israelās fault lines: inside the 23 October Guardian Weekly
Published: October 21, 2026 17:00
Far right gains predicted in key election. Plus: why the mystery over Havana syndrome refuses to dieā¢ Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressIsrael is holding national elections next week, giving its citizens their first chance to passā¦
Besieged Yemeni city on verge of āunmanageableā crisis, aid workers warn
Published: October 21, 2026 14:24
Water and fresh food running out in Taiz as fighting intensifies and Houthi advance cuts off most supply routesThe humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, fuel and fresh food, Oxfamā¦
Israeli military detains US politician Brad Lander and rabbis at olive harvest
Published: October 21, 2026 13:30
About 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers held near Nahalin in West Bank and taken to police stationThe Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New Yorkā¦
NYC built a monument to Khalil Gibran and Little Syria. Why was there global uproar?
Published: October 21, 2026 13:00
Lebanese officials were furious, claiming the city erased Gibranās identity. Yet there was a time when Arab immigrants in the US thought āwe were all SyriansāThis is Muslim New York: artists, thinkers and politicos on defining a new era for the cityOn theā¦
After three disastrous years, Israel needs to rethink itself. A new government would be a start | Dahlia Scheindlin
Published: October 21, 2026 09:00
Only a clear opposition victory would let us begin to heal, strengthen democracy and establish Palestinian rightsDahlia Scheindlin is a Tel Aviv-based political analystIsraelās 27 October election is fast approaching, with little clarity about who willā¦
Troubled waters: life during wartime for Iranians on the strait of Hormuz
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/21/strait-of-hormuz-life-amid-wartime-iran
Published: October 21, 2026 05:00
Despite US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehranās attacks on shipping, the waterway still has to provide a lifeline for those that live and work thereCapt Farouq turns the wheel as he watches the ferry terminal of Bandar Abbas grow smaller, its bright lightsā¦
The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israelās longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image ā podcast
Published: October 21, 2026 04:00
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2023: he first became prime minister in 1996 and has been pushing the country further right ever since.ā¦
Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem
Published: October 21, 2026 04:00
Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscapeA fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to Eastā¦
UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/uk-raf-typhoon-fighters-saudi-arabia-houthi-attacks
Published: October 20, 2026 11:54
RAF Typhoon fighters will fly defensive missions over cities and infrastructure, in extension of UK support for RiyadhRAF Typhoon fighters are to protect Saudi Arabia from attack by Yemenās Houthis, flying defensive missions over the countryās cities andā¦
Fleeing the frontline: Yemeni families cross Red Sea to Djibouti as Houthi conflict rages
Published: October 20, 2026 10:00
Their overland routes to safety blocked off, several thousand people have boarded boats to escape gunfire, bombing and a dire humanitarian situation Abubaker Saeed was fishing in the Red Sea off Yemenās coast last month when he noticed explosions in theā¦
Israeli police detain 10 people in rare raid against West Bank settlers
Published: October 19, 2026 18:05
Move comes after US photojournalist and group of European diplomats and Palestinians were assaulted in separate attacksIsraeli police have detained 10 people in a rare raid against settlers, after a weekend of extreme violence in the occupied West Bankā¦
Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
Published: October 19, 2026 15:25
More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a training camp for Yemeni government forces, making itā¦
Strait of Hormuz scoured for spilt cargo after Iran attacks container ships
Published: October 19, 2026 14:48
At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours spread that they carried valuable goodsPeople have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships traversing the crucial waterway inā¦
Saudi Arabia is learning the hard way: they canāt count on Trump for protection | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/saudi-arabia-trump-relationship
Published: October 19, 2026 11:00
After Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US turned down calls from MBS for helpFor years, Saudi Arabiaās crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, cultivated a close relationship with Donald Trump and his son-in-law and former top adviser, Jaredā¦
Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza
Published: October 19, 2026 09:54
Two-thirds of population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famineThis winter is likely to deepen hunger for Palestinians in Gaza, after sweeping aid cuts forced the UNās World Food Programme (WFP) to end support forā¦
Guardian reporter filmed masked militants seconds before West Bank attack on French mayor
Published: October 18, 2026 18:39
New video footage of Israeli settler assault on European delegation as Netanyahu attempts to raise doubtHours after Israeli militants attacked a delegation of European diplomats, French clerics and a visiting mayor in the occupied West Bank, Israelāsā¦
Flydubai captainĀ describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked him
Published: October 18, 2026 17:27
Capt Smit Machchhar said he screamed for help as he reached to open the cockpit door on flight FZ1073The captain of a flydubai flight who was attacked by a co-pilot who intended to crash the plane has described ā blocking axe blows to his head and screamingā¦
French mayor attacked by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank ā video
Published: October 18, 2026 16:58
Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai, in the latest violent attempt to prevent Palestinians from harvesting olives on their own land. Three people were injured and a car was damaged in theā¦
US ambassador to Israel calls West Bank settler attack on American photojournalist āterrorā
Published: October 18, 2026 15:33
Mike Huckabee calls for arrest and prosecution of those responsible as Heidi Levine, 63, recovers in hospital in IsraelThe US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has denounced the settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levineā¦
Attacked from the sky: Sudanese goldminers count deadly cost of eking out a living on the Egypt border
Published: October 18, 2026 07:00
As civil war has left their country in ruins, many young Sudanese have turned to artisanal mining. An airstrike on a mine last week killed more than 100 and has provoked anger against Egypt, seen as the most likely suspectTorches still fixed on their headsā¦
Thereās a lot of racism, a lot of hatredā: Far right gains predicted as Israel heads to the polls
Published: October 18, 2026 05:00
Whether or not Netanyahu can hold on to power, Israelis are expected to vote in a more rightwing KnessetFour decades ago, when the extremist rabbi Meir Kahane won a single seat in Israelās Knesset, other legislators passed a law to prevent him runningā¦
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank
Published: October 17, 2026 18:57
French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives Israeli settler militants have attacked European diplomats, a French mayor and the archbishop of Cambrai in Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, injuringā¦
Masked settlers attack European diplomats in occupied West Bank
Published: October 17, 2026 17:02
Belgian foreign minister urges further EU sanctions and links attack to Israelās āillegal settlement policyāMasked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgiumās foreign minister said, on aā¦
NAZA directors: 'It's a film about systems of mass killing' ā video
Published: October 17, 2026 15:54
The directors of Naza, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, answered questions from the Guardian's editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, at the film's London premiere on Thursday. The critically acclaimed film includes testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders,ā¦
UAE agrees with Saudi Arabia to re-enter Yemen conflict amid Houthi gains
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/uae-yemen-conflict-agreement-saudi-arabia-houthi-gains
Published: October 17, 2026 11:57
United Arab Emirates will reportedly resume payments to Yemeni forces as gains by Iran-backed Houthi fighters alarm Gulf state rulersYemen civil war: what sparked latest escalation and who is involved?The United Arab Emirates has agreed to re-enter theā¦
āI cannot carry all of this aloneā: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/couples-families-separated-war-in-gaza
Published: October 17, 2026 07:00
Families have been scattered, fathers separated from their children, and couples unable to reunite and marryWijdan Abu Matar, 43, was forced to leave Gaza in November 2023 with her eight children for medical treatment, while her injured husband, Hatem,ā¦
American photojournalist recounts Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank āĀ video
Published: October 16, 2026 16:33
At least six people were injured when a group of masked Israeli settlers descended on an olive grove in Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank, on Friday, in a coordinated movement across the area to disrupt the annual olive harvest by burning cars andā¦
āTough to watch, impossible to ignoreā: what the reviewers say about NAZA documentary
Published: October 16, 2026 15:42
Film interviewing military insiders about mass killing of civilians in Gaza receives widespread praise around the worldCritics around the world have hailed the award-winning documentary NAZA as a ābrilliant and harrowingā film that is āimpossible toā¦
Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank
Published: October 16, 2026 14:06
Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvestIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to disrupt the annual olive harvest,ā¦
Iāve debated with Israelās most fervent defenders ā NAZA debunks their talking points | Mehdi Hasan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/16/naza-israel-film
Published: October 16, 2026 12:00
The filmās testimonies from Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers expose years of baseless propaganda. Donāt take my word ā take theirsI watched the extraordinary new Guardian-produced documentary from Oscar-winning Israeli film-makers Yuval Abrahamā¦
NAZA: the film Israel does not want you to see - video
Published: October 16, 2026 09:55
Oscar-winning filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor discuss their new documentary, NAZA, which exposes the AI systems that the Israeli military uses to rain down strikes on Gaza, causing the mass killing of civilians. Based on the testimony of 24ā¦
Calling the shots: what NAZA says about perpetrator cinema
Published: October 16, 2026 07:00
The documentary detailing Israelās mass killing of civilians in Gaza is the latest film to give a voice to those who carry out atrocities ā confronting viewers with some of the most difficult questions of allAre we still talking about the banality of evil?ā¦
Jonathan Glazer says Israelās retaliation over NAZA āmore venalā than anticipated
Published: October 16, 2026 06:00
Filmās producer says he was āshocked into silenceā the first time he watched documentary that details Israelās mass killing of civilians in GazaThe director Jonathan Glazer has called Israelās retaliation against NAZAās film-makers and the military figuresā¦
Saudi Arabia to execute man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15
Published: October 16, 2026 05:00
Rights group says Youssef al-Manasif was tortured and first met his lawyer five years after arrest for non-violent crimesA young man faces imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for attending protests and funerals when he was aged 15 to 17, say human rightsā¦
Future of western security is at stake in Yemen civil war, says countryās former PM
Published: October 16, 2026 04:00
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed says Iran-backed militiaās use of drones represents ānew era of radical terrorismāThe future of western security is being fought out in the mountains and hills surrounding the south-western Yemeni city of Taiz, the countryās formerā¦
Houthi missiles strike Saudi-led coalition forces HQ at presidential palace in Aden
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/houthi-missiles-strike-aden-yemen
Published: October 15, 2026 20:00
Witnesses report at least six explosions near palace used by Yemen's internationally recognized governmentAt least six explosions struck on Thursday near the palace used by Yemenās internationally recognized government in the port city of Aden, witnessesā¦
Itās not the old two-party politics ā but Labour and the Tories now know they can shun their populist challengers | Gaby Hinsliff
Published: October 15, 2026 17:40
Though Burnham and Badenoch may still need the votes of Green and Reform supporters, both leaders have drawn clear lines in the sandAsk a straight question, get a straight answer. Itās how politics is supposed to work but almost never does, which is why onā¦
Sally Rooneyās stand on Palestine is brave and humane
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/15/sally-rooneys-stand-on-palestine-is-brave-and-humane
Published: October 15, 2026 10:56
The Normal People authorās determination to support Palestine Action, even if it means that her books are withdrawn from sale in the UK, makes a mockery of Britainās terrorism lawsItās hard to think of a published author in living memory who risked arrestā¦
āWe expect war to reach the city soonā: Yemenis stockpile as Houthis advance on Taiz
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/yemen-stockpile-supplies-houthis-advance-taiz
Published: October 15, 2026 10:18
Speed of the advance has left people rushing to buy food as basic supplies to the city are cut off by the fightingAli Abdulsamed spent all day waiting and walking. Like many people in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, he was searching for some food for hisā¦
The global economy is muddling through against the odds. But a storm is coming | Larry Elliott
Published: October 15, 2026 05:00
Finance ministers gathering for the IMF annual meeting know the need for multilateral cooperation to deal with many crises. There is little chance of thatNot much has gone right for the global economy this year, and plenty has gone wrong. Two big regionalā¦
Unpolished, anti-Bibi, but evasive on peace: who is the Israeli opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/israel-gadi-eisenkot-profile-netanyahu-election
Published: October 15, 2026 04:00
The āmenschyā former general contrasts with the current PM when it comes to style and character ā yet on key policy points retains a studied ambiguityHe has been called the man who is everything the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is not.Gadiā¦
Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/israel-trump-peace-board-gaza-base
Published: October 14, 2026 19:19
Exclusive: Israel has not permitted US-led project to house 150 international troops to move forwardIsrael is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trumpās Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian has learned.In early August,ā¦
New UK sanctions powers will enable action against supporters of illegal Israeli settlements
Published: October 14, 2026 16:51
Global human rights commitments adopted by government extend reach to enablers of unlawful activityThe UK is expanding its sanctions powers to freeze assets and target entities enabling illegal Israeli settlements, obstructing humanitarian aid orā¦
Container ship sinks near strait of Hormuz amid surge in Iranian attacks
Published: October 14, 2026 16:33
Second vessel also reportedly sinking as rise in strikes suggests Iran trying to close waterway before US electionsA container ship has ā sunk near the strait of Hormuz and a second cargo vessel was reportedly sinking amid the sharpest rise in Iranianā¦
Iranian woman handed death sentence for āblasphemyā in social media post
Published: October 14, 2026 04:00
Rights groups warn of Tehran regimeās increasing use of executions to suppress dissent, with at least 600 this yearHuman rights groups have raised the alarm over the growing number of death sentences and executions in Iran, after reports that a 23-year-oldā¦
Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen as conflict with Houthis escalates
Published: October 13, 2026 17:26
Civilians warned to leave target area near Sanaāa before attacks following deadly strike on Riyadh airportSaudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemenās capital Sanaāa, in a fresh escalation of theā¦
I was kidnapped and held hostage for 977 days. Could I forgive my captors?
Published: October 13, 2026 04:00
At first the idea of mercy was something that helped me through the ordeal. But would real forgiveness be a form of Stockholm syndrome?I knew Mohamed Tahlil as a gentle pirate who oversaw a team of guards during the first months of my life as a hostage inā¦
IMF warns global economy ācould soon test the limits of resilienceā
Published: October 13, 2026 02:00
World Economic Outlook says statesā oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026Developing nations face triple shock, UN warnsThe global economy ācould soon test the limits of resilienceā, as emergencyā¦
Why are the Houthis attacking Saudi airports and how are the missiles getting through?
Published: October 12, 2026 13:41
Attacks by Iran-backed group come amid counteroffensive by Yemeni government supported by Riyadh Continue reading...
Lebanonās only church-bell maker on keeping a 300-year family tradition alive
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/lebanon-last-church-bell-maker-family-tradition
Published: October 12, 2026 13:06
Naffah Naffah makes the bells in the mountains near Beirut. His sons will take over the foundry when he retiresThe story of Lebanonās last remaining church-bell maker begins with a rifle. In the 18th century, Youssef Gabriel, a local metalworker, wasā¦
NAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of filmās interviewees
Published: October 12, 2026 12:59
Israeli PM calls for criminal investigation into soldiers and officers interviewed in Guardian-produced documentaryThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered the countryās attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet security service toā¦
Saudi Arabia further suspends flights after latest deadly Houthi attack on airport
Published: October 12, 2026 11:49
Energy minister says āfear has no place in the Saudi lexiconā as paramilitary group again breach stretched defencesSaudi Arabia was forced to extend the suspension of all flights to and from its main international airport in Riyadh on Monday after aā¦
CCTV from inside Riyadh airport shows moment of deadly airstrike ā video
Published: October 12, 2026 09:11
CCTV released by Saudi Arabia shows the moment of an attack on King Khalid international airport that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 on 10 October. Footage shows passengers queueing, making their way through a security gate and sitting in aā¦
A Fidai Film review ā Palestinian collage film transforms suppressed footage into works of art
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/12/a-fidai-film-review-palestinian-collage-true-story
Published: October 12, 2026 08:00
Using archive material of destroyed houses, terrorised children and dead bodies, Kamal Aljafari adds humanity to the reels by overlaying poems by Palestinian authorsIn Arabic, āfidaiā means someone willing to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.ā¦
The Gulf has entered a new era of instability. If its leaders think they can rely on old alliances, they are wrong | Nesrine Malik
Published: October 12, 2026 06:00
The latest attack by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia may prove to be more calamitous for the region than the world imaginesOn Saturday, Houthi rebels launched a shocking and deadly attack on Saudi Arabiaās capital city, Riyadh. At the time of writing, theā¦