Hadya Al Alawi

80-year-old was country's first professional stage star

Ali Al Ahmed says Prince Faisal’s visit and the thawing of ties with Saudi Arabia offers hope for region

Ebrahim Raisi says action against his country will prompt a 'harsh response from the armed forces, which will accompany the destruction of Haifa and Tel Aviv'

Incident comes after weeks of violence as Jewish Passover holiday and holy month of Ramadan overlapped

Shiite cleric closes Twitter account and says only religious arm of his organisation will continue to operate

Military warns recent movements by powerful group could lead to clashes

Some of the dead were people in civilian clothes, military spokesman says

Call between Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Jake Sullivan came amid encouraging signs on efforts to wind down the conflict

More than a million have died of the illness in the US over the past three years

Trip comes amid a large-scale government offensive against insurgents and the region’s worst drought in decades

Two mountain guides are thought to be among the dead, while two people are missing

On her website, she describes herself as a model, columnist, advocate and spokeswoman

Study suggests how region could avoid worst effects of global warming

From pension reform in France to a judiciary overhaul in Israel, plenty of issues brought people out onto the streets worldwide