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We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew
ByJonathan Liew October 9, 2025

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance Continue reading…

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Comedy | Culture | Donald Trump | Freedom of speech | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Saudi Arabia | World news

We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew
ByJonathan Liew October 9, 2025

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance Continue reading…

Read More We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew
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A teenager fled horror in Syria – only to be murdered on a sunny day in Huddersfield
ByJosh Halliday and Raphael Boyd October 9, 2025

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, was looking to make some friends but died after an innocuous encounter with Alfie FrancoAfter the horror of Homs, the Syrian teenager had found the relative harmony of Huddersfield. Sixteen-year-old Ahmad Al Ibrahim had been injur…

Read More A teenager fled horror in Syria – only to be murdered on a sunny day in Huddersfield
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Crime | Donald Trump | Gaza | Huddersfield | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Knife crime | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Syria | UK news | West Yorkshire | World news

A teenager fled horror in Syria – only to be murdered on a sunny day in Huddersfield
ByJosh Halliday and Raphael Boyd October 9, 2025

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, was looking to make some friends but died after an innocuous encounter with Alfie FrancoAfter the horror of Homs, the Syrian teenager had found the relative harmony of Huddersfield. Sixteen-year-old Ahmad Al Ibrahim had been injur…

Read More A teenager fled horror in Syria – only to be murdered on a sunny day in Huddersfield
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza war | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestine | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | World news

‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal – Today in Focus Extra
By October 9, 2025

From inside Gaza, Ansam Tantesh and Mai Elawawda react to the news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel and the prospect of finally ending the two-year warIn the early hours of Thursday morning, both Palestinians and Israelis were celebrating t…

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza war | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestine | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | World news

‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal – Today in Focus Extra
By October 9, 2025

From inside Gaza, Ansam Tantesh and Mai Elawawda react to the news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel and the prospect of finally ending the two-year warIn the early hours of Thursday morning, both Palestinians and Israelis were celebrating t…

Read More ‘Thank God we witnessed this’: Palestinians on the ceasefire deal – Today in Focus Extra
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‘It feels like a dream’: protests come to end as Israelis sing in ‘hostages square’
ByWilliam Christou and Quique Kierszenbaum in Tel Aviv October 9, 2025

After 733 days, news of agreement greeted with celebration in Tel Aviv and stickers saying: ‘They’re coming home’For 733 days, Israelis have come to “hostages square” in Tel Aviv with a yellow piece of tape on their shirts bearing the number of days si…

Read More ‘It feels like a dream’: protests come to end as Israelis sing in ‘hostages square’
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza war | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestine | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | US foreign policy | World news

‘It feels like a dream’: protests come to end as Israelis sing in ‘hostages square’
ByWilliam Christou and Quique Kierszenbaum in Tel Aviv October 9, 2025

After 733 days, news of agreement greeted with celebration in Tel Aviv and stickers saying: ‘They’re coming home’For 733 days, Israelis have come to “hostages square” in Tel Aviv with a yellow piece of tape on their shirts bearing the number of days si…

Read More ‘It feels like a dream’: protests come to end as Israelis sing in ‘hostages square’
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza war | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestine | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | World news

‘It’s over! It’s over!’ they shout, but people here in Gaza still fear what the future may bring | Hassan Abo Qamar
ByHassan Abo Qamar October 9, 2025

Phase one of Donald Trump’s peace plan has brought joy and relief, yet it’s hard to believe this fragile peace will lastHassan Abo Qamar is a Palestinian writer and journalist based in GazaOn Thursday morning, I didn’t wake up to the sound of explosion…

Read More ‘It’s over! It’s over!’ they shout, but people here in Gaza still fear what the future may bring | Hassan Abo Qamar
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Two years of displacement and destruction in Gaza – photo essay
ByJulian Borger. Photographs by Enas Tantesh October 9, 2025

Enas Tantesh’s photography captures not only the despair and insecurity but also moments of normality and human connectionOver the past two years in Gaza, the world has witnessed one of the worst onslaughts against a civilian population in recent histo…

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