Caroline HawleyDiplomatic correspondentBBCAlaa Abdel Fattah spoke via video link to the BBC's Today programme"I'm learning how to get back into life," says freed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah,...

The BBC's Anthony Zurcher breaks down how the US president's connections have brought about a breakthrough moment for the Middle East. Source link

Ian Aikman andJames ChaterWatch: Palestinians react to Gaza peace deal announcementIsrael and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, paving the way for a possible...

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will join Gaza peace plan talks between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday.Their arrival...

AFP via Getty ImagesNegotiators from Israel and Hamas are in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for indirect talks over an end to the Israel-Gaza war.It is the closest both sides have...

Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent, andMallory MoenchWatch: Hostages could be freed 'very soon', says TrumpUS President Donald Trump has urged everyone involved in efforts to end the Gaza war to "move...

ReutersThe elections are the first in Syria since Ahmed al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad last DecemberSyria will hold its first parliamentary elections on Sunday since the fall of Bashar al-Assad,...

Noor NanjiCulture reporterGetty ImagesDave Chappelle is one of the A-listers performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival"There were sex jokes, and wife jokes. It's really unusual to see this kind...

Lucy ManningSpecial correspondentWatch: "I cried for a few minutes," Eli Sharabi tells Lucy Manning, "and I said, it will not help bring back Lianne, Noiya and Yahel"A former...

Watch: Moment Israeli navy intercepts activist boats carrying aid to GazaThe Israeli navy has intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza and detained the activists aboard, including Swedish climate campaigner...

Donald Trump's framework agreement for ending the Gaza war and reconstructing the devastated territory has momentum behind it. Much of it comes from the president himself. Momentum comes too...

Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent andGeorge WrightWatch: Trump and Netanyahu outline peace plan to end war in GazaEuropean and Middle Eastern leaders have welcomed a US peace plan for Gaza, as...