JAMES JEFFREY served as a Foreign Service Officer in seven U.S. administrations, including, during the first Trump ...

To those who know the Middle East, such thoughts make little sense. They are hogwash.

The time has come for Arab nations to pursue a vision for a truly new regional order: one that serves Arab interests first ...

With three years to go, there is still time for Trump to wreak maximum havoc. But brace yourself, Trump haters. He may be the ...

Before ma’amoul were treats served at special occasions, they were simple biscuits that fueled travelers. “‘Ma’amoul’ is not really a fancy word,” says Nawal Nasrallah, an Iraqi food writer and ...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others in the region have sought closer relations with Iran over recent years in ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likes to remind people that in the disorienting first days after Hamas’ Oct_ 7, ...

As Israel’s war on Gaza intensifies and expands across the Middle East, media analysts and human rights advocates are raising concerns over the lack of international accountability and the role ...

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decades long series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and ...

The U.S. in the past has often been particularly effective in the turbulent region when operating at a diplomatic distance ...

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Date filling 1 package of baking dates (macerated, pitted dates blended into a smooth paste, which can often be found at Middle Eastern grocery stores or online) Method: ...