Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships ...

Middle Eastcategory Israel stops processing key commercial food imports to Gaza, sources say 1:23 PM UTC Middle Eastcategory Gaza unemployment surges to 80% as economy collapses, UN agency says 8: ...

U.S. Naval deployments this week Long-term U.S. military bases Other U.S. military sites Three destroyers and one assault ship were sent to the Eastern Mediterranean.

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The US has strengthened its military posture consistently in the Middle East over the last year following the breakout of the ...

Yes, the administration delivered a return to normalcy after the Trump years. But its indecisiveness and failure to face ...

It is a gauge of the alarm with which the West and its Gulf allies view the latest escalation in the Middle East that all the G7 states and a clutch of others issued a joint call for a 21-day ...

Qatar's ruling emir said Tuesday his small, energy-rich nation will hold a referendum on ending a short-lived experiment in electing members of the country's advisory Shura Council. Sheikh Tamim bin ...

Documents from Gaza reveal Hamas's collaboration with Hezbollah and Iran for the October 7 attack, prompting Iran to deny involvement. Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi tours region, seeking ...

The United States has sent a letter to Israel demanding it facilitate an immediate surge in humanitarian assistance into Gaza. The letter, which the Pentagon said was intended to remain private ...

October 7, 2024 • For Palestinian civilians caught in the middle of the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Hamas militant group, the consequences have been unremittingly difficult ...

Israel’s war of words with the United Nations escalated this week when Israeli forces fired on three positions in Lebanon manned by U.N. peacekeepers. The airstrikes are reviving criticism of ...