Why has the UAE left Opec - and why does this matter?

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced it is quitting Opec. the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, after nearly 60 years of membership.

Opec is an organisation of mainly Gulf oil exporters, which oversees oil production. has a major influence on the global prices.

The UAE's abrupt departure is seen as a blow to the group -. their exit could also affect you and your pocket.

Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict. government repression.

Thousands of people have taken part in the Palestine Marathon. which returns to Bethlehem after a two-year pause over the Gaza War.

President Trump has suspended anoperation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz - BBC Verify explains the timeline.

The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026. after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.

Capt Raman Kapoor's ship is one of several to be stranded in the strait in the midst of the power struggle between the US. Iran.

Israel and Hezbollah are still fighting in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began 12 days ago.

The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

The 300 couples were selected in a draw of nearly 2,000 people to be a part of the joint celebration.

The US and Iran's rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a "test of wills", says Lyse Doucet.

Analysis indicates that parts of the video appear to have been filmed hours after the ships were reportedly seized.

BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel. Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah. Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it.

Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US,. leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington's terms.

While military targets have been struck in Iran, civilian areas have too, showing the stark reality of the war.

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet arrived in Tehran to what she described as 'life on pause'.

BBC foreign correspondent Nick Beake visits Metula, an Israeli town surrounded on three sides by Lebanon.

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega joins paramedics on duty in Nabatieh - a city that was once vibrant,. is now abandoned.

BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega hears from people affected by this week's attacks.

Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US. Iran.

More than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the start of the war as Israel expands its ground operation there.