As well as being optimistic about the future of his war-ravaged country, Rami Al Ali has other reasons to be upbeat: he is ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likes to remind people that in the disorienting first days after Hamas’ Oct_ 7, 2023, attack, he predicted Israel would “change the Middle East.” ...

But Trump's actions in the Middle East could lead to significant change in the region ... He’s a fierce critic. But as a student of history, he understands that history has way of asserting itself to ...

Should the US president get carried away with his bombing success and be tempted to try to change Iran’s regime, history has ...

Ramah Awad, executive director of the Majdal Arab Community Center of San Diego, is a 2025 recipient of the Nancy Jamison ...

As President Donald Trump tours the Middle East, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed a historic $142 billion arms deal that according to the White House was the largest defense sales ...

Israel’s air assault on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program has shifted the balance of power in the Middle East. Iran’s bid for regional hegemony and the survival of the Islamic regime ...

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