Despite the ceasefire agreed on 8 April, the Middle East conflict that began on 28 February 2026 has already delivered the largest energy supply shock on record.

U.S. bombing campaign against Iran has rocked the entire Middle East, wreaking damage to infrastructure and economies and ...

Operation Epic Fury has sunk Iran’s largest naval ships, degraded its air defenses and killed many of its top leaders. It has also laid bare the vulnerabilities of the American presence in the Middle ...

Experts say Israel's continued presence in south Lebanon is creating a "bleak" future as it destroys villages in what it is ...

Israel will host the Middle East’s largest-ever LGBTQ festival in the summer, with organizers planning to build a veritable “Pride City” at the Dead Sea. The new Pride Land festival will transform a ...

ABU DHABI -- The foreign ministries of multiple Mideast and Asian countries, along with several regional organizations, on Saturday issued a joint statement strongly condemning remarks made by US ...

Maps, military expansion and religious flashpoints converge to revive debate around Israel’s long-debated “Greater Israel” vision ...

This Regional Economic Outlook update covers the economic effects of the war in the Middle East on the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP), as well as spillovers to the ...

President Donald Trump is said to be considering whether to resume "limited military strikes" against Iran following unsuccessful peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan - or ...

IT WAS A muddled halt to a muddled war. Donald Trump first threatened to intensify America’s bombing so much that it would destroy Iran’s “whole civilisation”. Then, less than two hours before this ...

Conflict and extreme weather could threaten large desalination plants that supply water to the region. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology ...