The Latest Breaking News from Middle East

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Baseball United, which swung for the sporting history fences by establishing the first professional baseball league in the Middle East and South Asia, has announced its first franchise, the Mumbai Cobras

The prospect of Tayyip Erdogan winning another presidential term in Turkey would once have rung alarms around the Middle East, but after taking a more conciliatory stance in recent years his strong election showing on Sunday has caused few flutters.

Israel's foreign minister discussed efforts to establish diplomatic relations with additional Middle East countries in a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, the ministry said.

The former England boss highlighted Messi’s involvement in the next World Cup as being central to the player’s decision - as he was asked about the superstar striker’s potential move to the Middle East

Should rapprochement solidify it could augur well for Yemen, Lebanon and Syria – and spell disaster for Israel

The network of railways would also be connected to India via shipping lanes from ports in the region.

A contractor signed off on early talks with financiers in 2014.

Professor John Esposito also tells Al Jazeera that despite growing understanding of Islam in US, Islamophobia remains.

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that government-led reforms and private investment growth in new sectors would help support non-oil economic growth in Saudi Arabia to be less dependent on oil. The Saudi economy grew 8.7 percent last year, while the real GDP during the fourth quarter of 2022 increased…