The biggest question for the region in 2026 is what happens in Gaza. America’s role will continue to be crucial ...

I spent the summer of 2014 teaching art at an Arab school in Nazareth, Israel. I lived with Christian Israeli Arabs. They enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle and had Jewish, Muslim, ...

The series of events triggered by the operation of October 7, 2023, revealed pre-existing realities that had remained hidden until then. Before October 7, the Middle East was evolving in a way that ...

📜 History of Dividing the Middle East: The Great Loot - Way back in one of our first Extra History series, on the beginning of World War I, we talked about how at the end of the war the victorious ...

In Gaza, Israel and beyond things could go well, or badly, but are most likely to be somewhere in the middle. Here are three ...

SAN ANTONIO — In the third episode of Deep Dive with Sarah Forgany, Sarah talks to a Middle East scholar who brings his extensive experience and expertise to shed light on a complicated situation. Dr.

For 75 years, inconsistent foreign interventions and weak domestic institutions have left the Middle East trapped in cycles ...

The conflict in Gaza is disquieting to many. Though a ceasefire was once under discussion, bombings and needless deaths have continued. This has prompted more than two dozen countries calling for an ...

The region faces some of most acute challenges, including rising temperatures, water scarcity and conflict. Yet it receives ...

From power struggles to global crises, dive into The Independent’s front pages and see how major stories have unfolded ...