Government withdrawal from southern Sweida province follows days of sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes
Change led by a sharp drop in Syrians seeking protection in the bloc after Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power
Opinion polls point to a desire for a ceasefire - why is Netanyahu resisting?
Attack follows days of deadly sectarian clashes in southern part of country and marks significant escalation of campaign
Shas departs over failure to enshrine ultraorthodox military exemption but says it will not work to topple administration
Recriminations between hardliners and reformists over the republic’s future threaten rare sense of national unity
Deaths follow series of killings by Israeli military near controversial aid group’s centres
Events raise questions about why consulting firms can’t seem to avoid reputational crises.
Netanyahu says he is protecting Druze minority from sectarian violence
Israeli PM’s parliamentary majority cut over move to end religious exemption from military service
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Defence minister Katz calls attack a warning to new government after violence between Bedouin and Druze clans
ACWA Power leads consortium that will build five solar and two wind projects in the kingdom
A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back
Israel’s stunning stock rally suggests the country is cementing its status as the regional economic superpower
Work with private US group Fogbow overlapped with start of separate effort to help Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
US-based Travelers did not extend war risk cover to Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C before fatal Red Sea passage
US president appears to cool on Vladimir Putin and welcomes move for further sanctions against Russia
Negotiators struggle to overcome differences on future role of Israeli forces in Palestinian territory
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Fresh attacks signal resurgent campaign by Yemeni rebel group, say analysts
Consulting group’s chief risk officer and head of social impact practice lose their titles
Yemeni rebels have scaled up assaults on commercial shipping this week
UN agency expresses ‘shock and grave concerns’ about consultancy’s involvement with controversial aid scheme
Influx of food and other essentials will be co-ordinated via UN rather than controversial new aid scheme, says EU official