The Latest Breaking News from the Middle East

Nigerian women recruited to work as domestic helpers in the Middle Eastern country say they face severe abuse.

The coming 12 months can’t promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the world’s population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year – and many of the themes persist: the impact of…

In his Christmas message to the nation, Sir Keir Starmer said the festive season was a ‘time to remind ourselves what’s really important’

The wheels of history have been turning rapidly in the Middle East over the last year.

The collapse of the Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024 marked a historic moment in the Middle East. It still remains to be fully understood how the rebel coalition — a diverse assembly of political and ideological groups backed by regional powers — swiftly overpowered government…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make what's likely his final trip in office to the United Nations this week

Ankara’s support of Syria’s rebels was a strategic triumph that confirms it is replacing Iran as the regional powerhouse, says Hassan Hassan, editor-in-chief of New Lines magazine

There have been concerns about whether the US will maintain its level of support for Ukraine when Mr Trump re-enters the White House.

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