Profiles
Inside Egypt

Badr Abdelatty: Why is Egypt’s new foreign minister controversial?

Government insiders and activists say Cairo's appointment is detrimental to human rights and signals the 'militarisation’ of the diplomatic service
Inside Egypt
The Sisi decade: How is Egypt doing now?
France
Jordan Bardella, the new poster boy of the French far right
France
Rima Hassan, from refugee to being the first French-Palestinian European MP
Israel's war on Gaza
Who is Abu Obeida, Hamas's military spokesman? 
US Elections 2024
JD Vance: Who is Trump's pro-Israel vice president-elect?
Hezbollah
Naim Qassem: Hezbollah's strategist, ideologue and now leader
UK Politics
Alex Salmond: A Scottish independence legend and pro-Palestinian advocate
Inside Lebanon
Lebanon and politics: Who is Nabih Berri and why does he matter?
UK Riots
Who is 'Tommy Robinson', the far-right figurehead of Britain's anti-Muslim riots?
Israel's war on Gaza
Hamas: Who are the group's key leaders?
Israel's war on Gaza
Ismail Haniyeh: From a Gaza refugee camp to Hamas leadership
France
Marine Le Pen: Who is the leader of France's far right?

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Inside Iran
Who is Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - and why does he matter?
Obituary
Mohamed al-Fayed: Egyptian billionaire and former Harrods and Fulham FC owner dies
Obituary
Sinead O'Connor, iconic Irish singer who converted to Islam, dies aged 56
Palestine state
Fatima Barnawi, founder of Palestinian Women's Police and veteran prisoner, dies at 83
Egypt Turmoil
Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi dies at 96
Obituary
Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Scholar-activist who helped inspire a revolution in Egypt
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
Obituary
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader who oversaw group's decline and rise
Obituary
Saeb Erekat: Palestinian politician who believed talk was the way to a deal
Obituary
Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah: The Gulf's 'great balancer'
Obituary
Abdullah al-Hamid: Saudi human rights advocate and 'national hero'
Obituary
Obituary: Oman's Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, a moderniser with an iron fist
Obituary
Egyptian folk singer Shaaban Abdel Rahim dies at age 62
Obituary
Jack Shaheen, prominent author combating Arab stereotypes, dies at 81