Demonstrators defy coronavirus lockdown and set fire to banks amid mounting currency crisis and joblessness

Kingdom battles to protect economy in face of oil rout and fallout from pandemic

Pompeo insists Washington is still participant of accord despite 2018 withdrawal

Tala al-Jabri is among a rising number of female professionals in the kingdom

International financial support at risk as leading figures fight over economic crisis

Analysis shows Bame groups exposed to greater socio-economic and work risks

Nintendo super smashes it, Peloton powers ahead, Sonos Arc

Leaked Whitehall plan reveals concerns 3 years ago over extra support for sector

Downing Street says any changes will be ‘very limited’ to avoid second peak of infections

Less pollution and fine weather create ideal conditions for studying constellations

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo says strategic dialogue to determine future role will begin in June

Prime minister designate says government could be unable to pay half of the salaries of 3m-strong workforce next month

In Iraq and Syria, citizens have been hard to persuade of the need to stay inside

Struggling parents demand help as work dries up due to coronavirus crisis

Move in response to UN call to focus on preventing Covid-19 outbreak in war-torn country

UN official warns that war-ravaged country cannot deal with an outbreak of the disease

Worsening conditions in the capital increase threat posed by the virus

President’s intervention over Suleyman Soylu suggests division at regime’s heart, analysts say

Community is politically marginalised but makes up one-fifth of doctors and a quarter of nurses

Israeli leader returns for fifth term as prime minister as head of emergency coalition 

New unity government gives Israeli leader the manoeuvring room he needs

Shock unity deal with rival Benny Gantz delivers prime minister a record fifth term

Most mosques shuttered and gatherings banned as Islamic world prepares for holy month

Pandemic stopped protests in Iraq, Algeria and Lebanon, but crisis likely to fuel fresh wave of unrest

Islamic republic eases coronavirus restrictions in effort to boost struggling economy

Bailiffs’ move in Netherlands escalates dispute between businessman and Cairo

Financial Action Task Force said Gulf state not doing enough to stem dirty financial flows

Nightlife, resilient to war and terrorism, has been paralysed by coronavirus

Shady Habash died in prison aged 22 and had been held without trial for two years

Rami Makhlouf’s complaints against his cousin show strains in power structure

Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s appointment gives country its first functioning government in 6 months

An activist who dug his own course in pursuit of reform

Demand for tech services expected partly to counter pandemic downturn

Policymakers should use this opportunity to broaden, not trim, health benefits

Republicans continue to give the US president high marks for his handling of coronavirus

Funeral homes are full in working class section of Queens where immigrants pursue American dream

The US requires a co-ordinated response on Covid-19 testing and getting people back to work

Formation of regional coalitions offers a path to a staggered exit

Conservative activists vow to step up street demonstrations against business closings

Addiction experts say Covid-19 could tip heavy drinkers into full-blown alcoholism

President says restrictions will apply to green card applicants aiming for permanent residency

Elite university comes under fire for taking $9m in assistance while having a huge endowment

US president assessing need for further moves to reduce immigration

Laura Noonan and Lauren Fedor respond to your queries on the state of SBA rescue funds

Soaring fees, worthless degrees and dicey investments have hurt the economy

Our predicament is that wealth has become the only apparent source of safety

US students and institutions of higher learning are facing uncertain futures

Over decades the Republican party has reconfigured itself into the party of the white and the South

The US spends $3.6tn a year on health. Why does the pandemic threaten so many of its hospitals?

In America, lawsuits are the way we make up new rules in a crisis