In southern Syria, the government has deployed security forces and pleaded for all sides to stick to a ceasefire after ...

Gulf countries are close to President Donald Trump on both business and political levels as they pursue megaprojects to ...

At the center of a crisis in Syria are the Druze — a secretive religious minority that long carved out a precarious identity ...

This week saw the announcement of a potential Saudi-backed investment in Elon Musk’s xAI, new Bahrain-US deals and DP World’s ...

The MEA region is experiencing significant growth in its data center market. As of 2024, the market was valued at ...

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Probably few if any Middle East analysts had Israeli airstrikes targeting key government installations of the Syrian state on ...

A video clip circulating on social media in recent months shows Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, astride a handsome ...

The departure of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson from the Middle East comes alongside a reduction in Navy forces in the ...

Startups in the Middle East nearly doubled their fundraising in the first half of the year, defying a slowdown in venture ...

Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now ...