Mina Aldroubi

Trip highlights policy gaps on Syria and Iran – and omits meeting with Israel

Trump's visit to the region and nuclear talks incentivised deal between Washington and Yemeni rebels

Ahmed bin Mubarak resigned as prime minister blaming inability to make necessary reforms

Leading opposition figure in Ennahda denies he aided movement of extremists to Syria

Baghdad seeks to present solutions to ongoing regional crises

He will be among 136 cardinals eligible to vote on who will succeed Pope Francis as head of the Catholic Church

Next round of negotiations will be held in Muscat, with technical discussions to take place before then

Tehran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi believes agreement likely if US 'refrains from unreasonable and unrealistic demands'

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejects US envoy's call to stop enrichment programme

Tehran's regional influence has weakened but it is aiming to keep a grip over Baghdad as it enters talks with Washington

Agreements for power plants and solar project 'part of strategic co-operation framework' with Washington, Baghdad says

Negotiations in Oman seen as an opportunity to build trust, as well as curb Tehran’s nuclear activities

Hundreds of children dead in Gaza over past 10 days, Unicef says

Yemeni citizens struggle to stay calm in the face of Washington's bombing campaign to 'annihilate' the Houthi rebels

Experts say push to end decade-long civil war requires more than military force