This Month
Israel braced for industrial action as ceasefire pressure grows
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in cities around the nation on Sunday, in what appeared to be the largest protests since the October 7 attacks.
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- Galit Altstein and Dan Williams
US to present Israel-Gaza ceasefire ultimatum soon
The US has been talking to Egypt and Qatar about the contours of a final “take it or leave it” deal that it plans to present to the parties in the coming weeks.
- Yasmeen Abutaleb and John Hudson
August
Blinken arrives in Middle East seeking Gaza ceasefire
The US secretary of state will meet on Monday with senior Israeli leaders including Benjamin Netanyahu, a senior State Department official said.
- Humeyra Pamuk
Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza, Lebanon despite truce talks
The new bloodshed came after the United States and its allies expressed optimism over ceasefire negotiations to end the war in Gaza.
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- Kareem Fahim, Mohamad El Chamaa, Suzan Haidamous, Frances Vinall and Victoria Bisset
Caviar in business class? Why bother with first
The luxury is typically only afforded to first class travellers, but Qatar Airways says it will offer it to customers on the 14-hour flight to and from Doha.
- Ayesha de Kretser
US to send $30b in weapons to Israel despite party tensions
The deal over several years comes as Joe Biden says he does not expect Iran to mount a retaliatory attack on Israel if a Gaza ceasefire deal is reached.
- Kyle Melnick
Netanyahu clashes with security chiefs on Hamas deal
The Israeli PM is openly at odds with the defence establishment over an agreement that could ease soaring tensions in the region. Analysts blame domestic politics.
- Neri Zilber
Iran arrests dozens in hunt for suspects in killing of Hamas leader
Iran has begun a sweeping investigation into the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, with its intensity a sign of how damaging the security failure was.
- Farnaz Fassihi
Hamas leader killed by remote controlled bomb smuggled into room
An explosive device hidden in a heavily guarded complex where Ismail Haniyeh was known to stay in Iran was what killed him, according to an investigation.
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- Ronen Bergman, Mark Mazzetti and Farnaz Fassihi
US to push for Gaza ceasefire despite assassination setback
The US effort to secure a pause in the Israel-Hamas war and free Israeli hostages was thrown into question after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.
- Peter Martin and Jennifer Jacobs
Critical players: The archenemies of Israel killed in two strikes
The abrupt assassinations of a shadowy Hezbollah leader and Hamas’ political chief have shaken the region.
- Mehul Srivastava, Andrew England and Raya Jalabi
July
Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge on Israel after Hamas chief killed
Israel has been blamed for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, a severe blow to the group that threatens to engulf the region in further conflict.
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- Abby Sewell
Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as more moderate face of Hamas
Ismail Haniyeh moved between Turkey and Qatar’s capital Doha, escaping the travel curbs of the blockaded Gaza Strip and enabling him to act as a negotiator in ceasefire talks.
- Samia Nakhoul and Stephen Farrell
Putin’s growing LNG ‘dark fleet’ raises alarm
A mysterious buying spree of gas tankers has driven up the prices of older vessels as Moscow prepares for tighter trade restrictions.
- Shotaro Tani and Oliver Telling
Hamas continues ceasefire talks after Israeli strikes on military chief
Hamas has insisted that a deal would ultimately end the war, but has softened its position on some of its conditions.
- Neri Zilber
Israeli strike targets Hamas military commander, kills 90 in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said “there still isn’t absolute certainty” that Mohammed Deif and a second Hamas commander, Rafa Salama, were killed.
- Mohamed Jahjouh
Some of the Gulf’s most influential investors? They’re Australians
The region’s state-owned investment funds that account for more than $US3 trillion ($4.44 trillion) in capital – increasingly deployed into Australian companies.
- Tom Richardson
June
US, Europe warn Hezbollah to back off from Israel war
Western powers and Arab mediators issued the warning after Iran and Israel traded threats of what Iran said would be an “obliterating” war over Hezbollah.
- Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani
Virgin stake sale to Qatar won’t change focus on profits
Selling part of Virgin Australia to the Middle Eastern airline is unlikely to rattle Qantas’ market dominance, analysts say.
- Jenny Wiggins
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- Aviation
Qatar in talks to take up to 20pc stake in Virgin
The transaction, if successful, would hand the Qatari carrier up to 20 per cent of the private equity-owned airline and comes amid a stalled ASX float process.
- Ayesha de Kretser, Anthony Macdonald and Myriam Robin