The Middle East’s New Map. From the author: The imminent establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and two Gulf states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, is part of an on-going ...

But such interest is hardly unusual. In recent years, Turkey has established more than 40 consulates in Africa and a major military base in Somalia. ... Just as recent political dynamics have rendered ...

I conducted the reporting for the story, which we eventually called “After Iraq: What Will the Middle East Look Like,” in the fall of 2007—pre-Obama, pre-Arab Spring, pre-a lot of things ...

But now past conflict-of-interest concerns about Trump seem petty, as his company strikes deals with Middle Eastern soverign wealth funds and members of the ruling families of the Arab world.

Violent upheaval in the Middle East has recently spawned all manner of maps purporting to explain how the region got this way. Here, instead, are 15 maps that don’t claim as much.

The government said it is monitoring the unfolding situation in the Middle East “closely” after Israel launched a series of airstrikes targeting military sites in Iran. The attacks did not ...

The deal was revealed at the Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai by Zach Witkoff, co-founder of World Liberty Financial and son of Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.

They will compete for dominance in the Middle East. The sooner a multinational collaborative process can start, the sooner violence can be reduced and ended, and building can begin.

UNHCR // Click to Expand. 2. THE MIDDLE EAST'S MANY ETHNIC GROUPS. While the majority of individuals in many Middle Eastern countries are Arab, the region has ethnic and religious diversity to spare.

Most economists had predicted that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would opt to keep interest rates on hold at 4.25 per cent following its latest meeting.

The above map from Morgan Stanley illustrates why Iraq is crucial to the Middle East amid flaring sectarian tensions. Iran is 91% Shia, Iraq is 66% Shia, Syria is 16% Shia, and Lebanon is 30% Shia.