To this day, Israel or the Palestinian territories may fall off some maps, depending on the politics of their makers. This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the ...

In our popular media no less than our politics, the Middle East is a site of conflict, trauma and terrorism. Even in narratives that are sympathetic and relatively nuanced, or which diagnose the ...

Israel, Lebanon and the U.S. are negotiating the release of Lebanese prisoners. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Aerial views show the absolute devastation of Rafah in southern Gaza after 15 months of war, while thousands ...

Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has announced he will visit Gaza in the coming days as part of what he called an “inspection team ...

Pakistan has finalized agreements for a $1 billion loan with two Middle Eastern financial institutions, according to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Speaking to Reuters during the World ...

Soon after swearing in for a second term on Monday, Donald Trump inked several documents that could have geopolitical implications. He also commented on improving ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, ...

Steve Wiltkof (left), Donald Trump (center), and Mike Huckabee (right), the incoming US administrations Middle East team (illustrative). (photo credit: baumsaway from Getty Images Signature via ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In the urban Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, residents returned to find their homes reduced to ...

This is one of those rare moments — like after World War I, World War II and the Cold War — when everything in the Middle East is in play and everything is possible. And right now, everyone is ...

In this photo released by the Israeli Army, Emily Damari, right, and her mother Mandy use a smart phone near kibbutz Reim, southern Israel after Emily was released from captivity by Hamas ...

A medical student at Al Quds University in East Jerusalem before her arrest, she had spent about six months in Damon Prison. She said she was held under administrative detention — a policy of ...