It was a wild bluff — or bluster — to gain leverage in the Middle East. It's like threats of trade tariffs against Canada and Mexico — all-consumingly controversial, yet instantly ephemeral.

A new consulting firm targets the region.

Art Dubai’s Modern section looks at how the former Soviet Union forged cultural links with regions such as the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Many artists took part in cultural exchange ...

Israel’s war on Gaza may be “a curtain call” for the post-World War Tw0 international rules-based order, Amnesty International secretary general Agnes Callamard said on Thursday.

When authoritarian Middle Eastern regimes feel threatened by their public, they often shut down the internet. This was perhaps best demonstrated during the Arab Spring revolts in 2011, the most ...

Here are a few of the many majestic natural wonders of the Middle East. Storybook Spires in Turkey Once upon a time, some 30 million years ago, a volcano spewed ash across the land now known as ...

A senior Israeli defence official said on Monday there was a "window of opportunity" for a hostage deal in Gaza during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the region next week but that ...

For over 60 years, the USSR—and later the Russian Federation — provided arms to Israel’s enemies, shaping an anti-Israel/American alliance in the Middle East.

As the Middle East teeters on the brink of a wider war, with Iran threatening to respond to an Israeli attack on its territory this month, there are concerns that Trump’s election may empower ...

With just a few short words, lawmakers passed a bill that, once signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, makes Illinois the first state to add the racial classification of Middle Eastern or North African for … ...