Valls survives confidence vote in France but support dwindlesVote of confidence fails to dispel sense of crisis in French politicsWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
Group of 26 countries vows to support fight against Islamic StateMilitary aid promised to Iraq at Paris conference for conflict with jihadistsTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Fear and loathing: Palestinians pay the price of historyIsrael still claims it has no choice but to continue the policies of ethnic cleansing, dispossession and extermination that started with its foundation, as becomes clear from books by Max Blumenthal, Jean-Pierre Filiu, Ilan Pappe, Rashid Khalidi, Alison Weir, Ari Shavit and Shlomo SandSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
‘Holocaust makes Israelis think international law doesn’t apply’Gideon Levy was the most outspoken critic of Israel’s war in GazaThu Sept 11 2014 - 01:00
Gaza Letter: fishermen at sea with Israeli regulationsGazans who thought their fishing zone would be extended have been sorely disappointedWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:04
Dream of Gaza seaport alive despite decades of delay and waves of negotiationAgreed in the 1993 Oslo accords, Gaza’s deep-water seaport remains unrealisedTue Sept 09 2014 - 01:00
Gaza family devastated by series of attacksDecomposing bodies remain unburied in rubble of destroyed buildingMon Sept 08 2014 - 01:00
What next for Hamas?Support for Hamas rose in Gaza during the war and remains strong. But, isolated from former international friends, the Islamist organisation could quickly lose the backing of ordinary Gazans, who dread the prospect of another warSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Medical personnel claim Israel tested new weapons during attacks on GazaDoctors describe injuries inconsistent with previously used ammunitionSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Israeli blitz leaves trauma and grief in Gaza's 'Ground Zero'After a warning last month, Israeli forces fired on civilians in the village of Khuza’aThu Sept 04 2014 - 09:22
Collaborating the only way some Gaza families could find to surviveA family’s tragedy started a decade ago when money was shortWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Gaza residents pick up pieces after 50 days of bombingA family of 10 living in a bombed building say they have little left to lose nowTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Vista of devastation: apartment buildings, a hospital and factories flattenedThe young and the vulnerable are being harmed as much as resistance fightersTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Clouded vision: Hollande’s last chanceFrançois Hollande has weathered the worst storm of his presidency so far, replacing his cabinet with more loyal ministers. But no recent French president has ever been so unpopular. Can he recover?Sat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
IMF Director placed under investigation in French scandalChristine Largarde has been cleared of more serious chargesThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
New French government characterised by youth, centrism and loyalty to HollandeFormer Rothschild banker replaces left-wing rebel MontebourgWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Hollande risks losing majority as French government collapsesFormer economy minister Arnaud Montebourg becomes leader of socialist rebelsTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:01
French government falls after dispute over austerityMinister Arnaud Montebourg accuses Germany of imposing policy on EuropeTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
US journalist who wanted to build bridge to Muslim world beheaded by Islamic StateIslamic extremists threaten to kill second US journalist held captiveThu Aug 21 2014 - 01:00
Inside Islamic State: crucifixions, severed heads, indoctrinationA documentary by an Arab journalist provides a chilling portrayal of life in northern Syria and IraqTue Aug 19 2014 - 01:00
De Gaulle’s Irish roots traced to Co Down clan with military prowessParis Letter: researchers trace ‘last great Frenchman’ to McCartan familyMon Aug 18 2014 - 01:00
Refugee Iraqi Christians pray for stranded brethrenAdvance of Islamic State radicals could spell end of Christian presence in northern IraqSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Fleeing child abduction, slavery, rape and theft in IraqA Christian woman forced to flee Mosul describes the terror thereTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:00
Louvre moves: scrums, dodgy loos and the ‘Photoshop of the 19th century’The Trip: As our guide from Cameroon expertly shows me and a group of North Americans around the world’s biggest museum, the talk is of beautiful art and terrible toilets, while Mona Lisa divides opinionMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
French drugs squad officer accused of stealing cocaine‘Jonathan G’ seen carrying two large plastic bags out of building on night of theftFri Aug 08 2014 - 01:01
President Higgins brings Ireland and Brittany closer then ever at Festival Interceltique“Of all the regions of France, none is closer to Irish hearts than Brittany,” said the PresidentMon Aug 04 2014 - 01:12
‘Year of Ireland’ swells Celtic festival by 30%President Higgins warmly welcomed as only head of state of a Celtic countryMon Aug 04 2014 - 01:02
Higgins arrives in Brittany for Celtic festivalTribute to Heaney and parade of Celtic nations will be hightlights of the eventSat Aug 02 2014 - 01:00
‘He took the pulse of the dying man and shook his head’Jean Jaurès, founder of French socialist party and director of L’Humanité newspaper, did his utmost to prevent the outbreak of the first World War. He was assassinated on July 31st, writes Lara Marlowe.Thu Jul 31 2014 - 01:00
‘The question must be asked: is war inevitable between Austria-Hungary and Serbia?’Countdown to war: On July 23rd, 1914, Austria delivered an ultimatum to Serbia, reported two days later by French newspapersThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
‘The radical party long believed in the absence of external threats’Three days before this article was published, Charles Humbert, vice-president of the armed forces committee revealed how ill-prepared France was for war. – Lara MarloweFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
‘The Austrian government . . . has allowed horrible attacks on persons and property in Bosnia’Georges Clemenceau, who would lead France through the last years of the war, was editor of ‘L’Homme Libre’ in 1914. In this front-page editorial he discusses Serb/Austrian and Austrian/French tensions, after Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination – Lara MarloweFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
Lara Marlowe: Life in the 7th arrondissementThere’s only one rule for renting or buying in Paris: you have to have a ‘coup de foudre’. If that initial spark isn’t there, you’ll be overwhelmed by bureaucracy and unforeseen costsThu Jul 10 2014 - 01:00
The man who would be caliphAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a man responsible for acts of violence that have made some in al-Qaeda baulk, has stunned observers by using the military momentum of Isis to declare himself leader of all MuslimsSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
‘People wonder why Kaiser Wilhelm II decided not to go to Vienna’A great murmur rose when the emperor, accompanied by members of the imperial household, appeared in the oratoryFri Jul 04 2014 - 01:00
Nicolas Sarkozy questioned over influence claimsMagistrates investigate if former French president had moles in French justice systemWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:01
Arts renaissance in Iran, where criticism is expressed in metaphorsArt market took off under Ahmadinejad; and Rouhani has eased conditionsWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:00
Strong opposition to overhead lines in FranceSince 2009, 76 per cent of all 90,000- and 63,000-volt lines have been buriedTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Iran battles to bring economy back from brinkSanctions not the only reason for Iran’s economic crisis, say expertsMon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00
The brutal rise of Isis - a radical Islamist armyIsis, a radical, ruthless Islamist army, is brutally extending its hold in the Middle East, further destabilising an already restless region. Can it be stopped?Sat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Nasrin Sotoudeh: ‘The only thing I want is to put an end to arrests’Despite fears for her safety in Iran, the former political prisoner feels she ‘cannot stay silent’Fri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Iran set for reputational repair as Vienna talks envisage July 20th nuclear accordAfter 20 years of dispute, everyone wins if agreement is reachedThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Calendar of Great War commemorations hails military heroism at pivotal battlesMany first World War ceremonies are already mapped out but national roles can raise some historical questionsThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
US and Iran must let go of suspicion to take action on IraqCo-operation on Isis would represent a major leap in global relationsWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Hooked in Iran, where addiction rates are world’s highestThe UN drug office estimates that 2.2% of the population are addictsTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
‘Iraq can solve this matter, but if they ask for help, we will give it,’ says RouhaniIran is playing down the threat faced by Baghdad but says backup is at handMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Iran: the calm after the stormFive years ago the country was on the brink of civil war. But a year after the election of President Hassan Rouhani it has become a less stressful place to live. This is the first of a series of reports from IranSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Amos Oz: ‘One pen I use to tell stories, the other to tell the government to go to hell’The campaigning Israeli writer, who’ll be at Dalkey Book Festival next weekend, says that spending his early childhood under British administration in Jerusalem gives him an affinity with IrelandSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Iran sends troops to aid Iraqi governmentRevolutionary Guards help Iraq’s army to take back Tikrit from Isis forcesFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:00
Hollande’s office reports ‘fragile progress’ in Ukraine crisisPutin meets US and Ukrainian leaders on sidelines of D-Day commemorationsSat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
