Economic performance in the Middle East and Central Asia has shown resilience so far in 2025, despite still-elevated global uncertainty and continued regional geopolitical tensions. Growth in Middle ...

Many american presidents try to ignore the Middle East. Barack Obama wanted to pivot to Asia; Joe Biden told advisers to keep the region off his desk. But it is not so easily ignored. The chaos of the ...

My keyboard, so used to criticisms of President Trump, is shocked as I hammer out this column. But Trump genuinely deserves great credit for (belatedly) ramming through the Gaza cease-fire and release ...

The whirlwind victory lap had many moments of exultation. President Donald Trump greeted Israeli hostages freed from Hamas captivity after he helped broker a ceasefire deal that saw their release. He ...

A dramatic escalation has rocked the Middle East as Iran reportedly launched a missile strike targeting Tel Aviv, striking what is alleged to be the U.S.-operated secret “Site 81.” Early reports ...

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is obviously a development worth celebrating. The details are still rather scarce; there’s still a lot of work left to be done; and there’s no shortage ...

President Trump wants to quickly pivot from a Gaza cease-fire to the thornier problem of a broader peace in the Middle East, betting that two years of war transformed the region so much that ...

Russia's influence in the Middle East has declined significantly since its 2015 intervention in Syria to support Bashar al-Assad. Moscow was excluded from a major October 13 summit in Egypt, ...

Gang warfare of a sort has burst into flames in the Gaza territories from which Israel withdrew military forces last weekend. Hamas immediately initiated a new round of killing to make sure everyone ...

WASHINGTON — A jubilant Donald Trump celebrated a hard-won ceasefire Monday in the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants, while inviting Middle East leaders to create a lasting peace that ...

President Donald Trump celebrated "peace in the Middle East" after he signed the historic peace agreement that ended two years of fighting in Gaza. "At long last, we have peace in the Middle East, and ...