Qatar

White House says strike did not advance Israeli or American goals to end conflict

Hamas says five of its members were killed in strike

Oil prices spiked after the strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar

Majority of Israeli public wants ceasefire but prime minister’s coalition partners do not

Irish Times health correspondent Shauna Bowers discusses the experiences of a Tipperary doctor caring for Qatar’s wealthiest citizens

Tipperary GP Paddy Davern worked with a medical team treating the country’s royals and other VIPs, and wants to tell people ‘what is going on’

Hamas leader due in Cairo for talks about US-backed ceasefire plan

Dozens of Israelis arrested after allegedly photographing military bases or being offered large sums by Iran to assassinate senior figures

Human rights groups condemn Israeli minister’s plan for ‘humanitarian city’

At a meeting with Tánaiste Simon Harris in Dublin Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani also discussed the current situation in Iran

Work of great scope and verve draws on a range of superb memoirs and testimonies, covering much more than India and Pakistan

Qatar liaised with Iran at request of US to help facilitate Iran-Israel ceasefire, prime minister says

Doha appears to have had advance warning of attack which followed US bombing or Iranian nuclear sites

Saudi Arabia leads calls for political solution to end Middle East crisis

A new book looks at forces such as geopolitics and social values that lie behind the shirts we see, wear and root for

European Union and United Nations join growing international calls for immediate diplomacy

War could destabilise region and destroy decades of hard-won economic advancement

Deliberate starvation of an entire people is a monstrous strategy, openly endorsed by cabinet members - horrifying, illegal and counter to Jewish morality and collective memory

US president and his family have monetised the White House more than any other occupants, normalising activities that once would have provoked heavy criticism and official investigations

After a grave social media misjudgment, he hosts his last Match of the Day on Sunday and leaves the BBC early

Arbitrators set to rule on acrimonious dispute between London luxury hotel’s Qatari owners and Irish property developer

There was little public talk of tariffs or even Gaza during the US president’s Middle East visit, during which all leaders involved got things they wanted

Growing disquiet over tariffs forcing up prices could lead to hard landing for his acceptance of Qatar’s gift of a $400m jet

If someone gives you a putt, then take it and say thank you, so the US president says

US president meets Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia after promising to lift sanctions on war-ravaged country

The US president said the ‘contribution’ from the Qatari royal family was a ‘very nice gesture’ as Democrats decry acceptance of $400m gift

In search of arms sales and investment, the US president will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman

Worth $400m, it will be possibly the biggest foreign gift received by the US government

Tax-free salaries and perpetual sunshine are not all that’s tempting newly qualified teachers to the Middle East

Dozens wounded and ten reported dead in air strike on police station in Jabalia

Two men were arrested in case focused on links between Qatar and prime minister’s office

Tension also high between Netanyahu and the Shin Bet over ongoing affair dubbed ‘Qatargate’

Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza

Israel to send delegation to Doha on Monday as mediators push ahead with discussions to extend fragile truce

Mohammed Bin Salman is expected to host counterparts from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in Riyadh on Friday to discuss the proposal

He was accused in court of being ‘aggressive’ to a bailiff last June at €30m Paris apartment

Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met Netanyahu on Saturday

Israel’s military claims it hit around 40 Hamas gathering points and command centres while taking measures to reduce harm to civilians

Comments come as Israeli military claims air strike that killed 13 was done to prevent Hamas hijacking aid shipment in south of enclave

At least eight of the fatalities were civilians, according to residents and medics