Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic ...

Viral video circulating online shows how heavy rain recently turned an island's landscape blood-red. Hormuz Island off Iran in the Persian Gulf turned a deep crimson, dramatic footage shows, after a ...

If there were a place that could be called the archaeological almanac of Saudi Arabian culture, it would be Tell Abraq, located on the west coast of the United Arab Emirates. This area contains traces ...

In recent years, a quiet yet profound competition has been unfolding among the countries of the Persian Gulf – this time over data, not oil. China has been quietly yet systematically sowing the seeds ...

The Middle East has thrown out the old rulebook. Gone are the days of rigid alliances and permanent enemies. In their place, the wealthy Gulf states — led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar — are taking a new ...

As the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rolled out a revised civics test this week for aspiring Americans, The Washington Post tested readers with some of the tougher new questions. More than ...

More than three decades after the end of the Gulf War, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially recognized Gulf War Illness. This is a distinct medical condition, and ...

Jimmy Kimmel took aim at President Donald Trump on Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! after the president made a puzzling claim about Middle Eastern geography. During a press briefing, Trump ...

Al Marjan Islands in Ras Al Khaimah, a coastal getaway of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has attracted world-leading hotels and restaurants. It highlights another example of how the Gulf nation, like ...

Israel’s airstrike on Hamas leaders in Qatar has piled fresh strain on its relations with Persian Gulf states, countries that just a few years ago were the cornerstone of its hopes to secure its ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Israeli airstrike on Hamas offices in Doha killed six, enraging Qatar and sparking regional condemnation.