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Andrew England

Middle East Editor

Andrew England is the Middle East editor. He was previously MIddle East and Africa news editor. Prior to that, he spent 17 years based in the Middle East and Africa as a foreign correspondent. His posts included Southern Africa bureau chief, Abu Dhabi bureau chief and Middle East and North Africa correspondent.

He joined the Financial Times in 2004 as East Africa correspondent. Before joining the FT, he was East Africa correspondent for the Associated Press.

Email Andrew England @cornishft  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    The Big Read
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    The president came to office threatening to make the kingdom a pariah state. But in a volatile Middle East, their ties have become stronger than ever

    Montage of images Joe Biden and Prince Mohamed
  • Saturday, 1 June, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Biden announces new Israel-Hamas peace proposals

    Three-phase plan includes six-week ceasefire and release of hostages in latest effort to end conflict

    US President Joe Biden speaks to media
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Houthi movement
    Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim 16 killed in US-UK strikes

    Western allies step up strikes aimed at deterring Iranian-backed militants from attacks on shipping

    A Yemeni man brandishes a rifle during a march in the Sana’a
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    US foreign policy
    US expected to lift ban on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia

    Move comes as Washington seeks to improve relations with Gulf state

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, bumps fists with US President Joe Biden
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    UK minister made secret trip to UAE after relations soured

    Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden flew out to Gulf state as Britain seeks fresh investment

    Montage of Oliver Dowden against UAE flag
  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
    Instant InsightIran
    Raisi’s death deals blow to Iranian regime

    Hardline cleric was seen as integral to republic’s succession plan

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    US encouraging Arab states to join multinational postwar force in Gaza

    Western and Arab officials say Egypt, the UAE and Morocco are considering the initiative

    A montage of Egyptian soldiers with Gaza in the background
  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    Iran nuclear deal
    Iran open to ‘serious dialogue’, says UN nuclear chief

    Fraught relations with Tehran, which faces sanctions over its atomic programme, appear to be easing

  • Sunday, 12 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israel defies international censure and orders more Palestinians to evacuate Rafah

    Netanyahu says he must maintain military pressure to eradicate Hamas

    People ride a tricycle loaded with plastic containers and a plastic chair
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
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    Israel moves into Rafah

    Israel threatens to expand Rafah operation as US struggles to revive talks

  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
    Netanyahu’s dilemma: save the hostages or his government

    In one of the biggest gambles of his career, Israel’s premier sent troops into Rafah to raise pressure on Hamas — and buy time

    A montage of a protester holding a sign that says “Bring them home now,” explosions and Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israel threatens to expand Rafah operation as US struggles to revive talks

    Netanyahu dismisses proposal accepted by Hamas as designed to ‘torpedo the entry of our forces’

    Palestinians carrying their belongings set up tents on the ruins of their homes after the Israeli army asked them to evacuate from the city of Rafah
  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israel sends troops into Rafah

    Netanyahu’s war cabinet votes to continue operations hours after Hamas accepts hostage proposal

    A slideshow of images from Rafah
  • Monday, 6 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Hamas accepts hostage-for-prisoner swap proposal

    Israel says plan falls short of its requirements and vows to continue military campaign in Gaza

    Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip celebrate in the streets following the announcement by Hamas that it had accepted a temporary ceasefire proposal on May 6, 2024
  • Monday, 6 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Arab nations warm to peacekeeping force for Gaza

    Proposal comes as western and Arab capitals struggle to lay out a viable postwar plan for region

    Composite of images of Gaza and the West Bank
  • Sunday, 5 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Israel votes to shut down Al Jazeera in the country

    Government accuses Qatari-funded satellite channel of being a ‘mouthpiece for Hamas’ and a threat to national security

    An employee on his desk at Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem office
  • Saturday, 4 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    US says defence pact with Saudi Arabia not possible without Israel deal

    National security adviser Jake Sullivan tells FT Weekend Festival three-way pact necessary for Mideast peace

  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Antony Blinken tells Israel and Hamas that ‘time is now’ for a deal

    Secretary of state says militant group must accept latest proposal but reiterates US opposition to Rafah offensive

    Antony Blinken speaking to people some of whom are holding signs saying ‘SOS’ and holding up American and Israeli flags
  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    Diplomats hopeful of hostage breakthrough as Israel softens stance

    Government of Benjamin Netanyahu accepts latest proposal from mediators that heightens chance of a deal with Hamas

    A woman crossing a street in Tel Aviv passes by a poster with a picture of a hostage held by Hamas
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2024
    Israel-Hamas war
    World leaders make renewed push to secure release of Gaza hostages

    Eighteen countries call on Hamas to free captives and secure ‘immediate and prolonged’ ceasefire

    A demonstration by the families of hostages and their supporters outside the Israeli defence ministry in Tel Aviv
  • Saturday, 20 April, 2024
    News in-depthArtificial intelligence
    US seeks alliance with Abu Dhabi on artificial intelligence

    Biden administration brokers talks between Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and the UAE, as Washington seeks edge over China

    Montage of US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo and Emirati royal family member Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed al-Nahyan
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Middle East conflict
    Israel launches calibrated retaliatory strikes against Iran

    Officials and diplomats indicate attacks were limited and sought to avoid full-blown escalation

  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Global InsightMiddle East conflict
    Israel and Iran pull back from the brink

    While risk of immediate all-out war has been averted, the danger for Middle East has far from passed

    Iranian military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility near Isfahan on Friday
  • Thursday, 18 April, 2024
    News in-depthMiddle East conflict
    Iran crisis risks easing pressure on Israel over Gaza, diplomats warn

    Humanitarian situation in Palestinian enclave remains dire, says EU’s top diplomat

    People mourn the deaths of relatives killed by an Israeli bombardment, at Al-Najjar hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 16
  • Thursday, 18 April, 2024
    Middle East conflict
    Iran warns of shift in nuclear stance if Israel threatens atomic sites

    Revolutionary Guards issue warning as US announces new sanctions

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei viewing a model of a nuclear facility
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