Middle East

The bloodshed in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict must be stopped immediately to prevent the conflict from spreading to the entire Middle East, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said during the General Assembly special session...

According to Israeli media, Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, declared on Thursday that the US is the “root” of all Middle Eastern crises. Nasrallah declared at a memorial event for a Lebanese Muslim scholar that...

More than 90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East and parts of North Africa comes from fossil fuels, according to research Thursday that showed the region “permanently exceeded” dangerous air quality levels. The...

After four days in the area, US Vice President Joe Biden departed Saudi Arabia on Air Force One on Saturday to conclude his first Middle East tour as president. US Vice President Joe Biden tried to...

The date of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s videoconference meeting with his US counterpart, Joe Biden, has been tentatively approved and will be announced after it has been finalized with US counterparts, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov told...

Music streaming powerhouse Spotify has launched its service across the Middle East, hoping to tap into millions of digitally-connected consumers. Rumors about the service’s launch had been circulating for months. Spotify will face stiff competition from...

Uber Technologies is in preliminary talks with rival Careem to combine their Middle Eastern ride-hailing services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The companies have discussed several potential deal structures and...

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled a major expansion strategy in Africa, the Middle East and India region today as part of the company’s six-year midterm plan, Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022. Nissan aims to build on its strengths...

“In this dark month of January, conflicts and violence in the Middle East and North Africa have once again taken a devastating toll on children. They were killed in ongoing conflicts, suicide attacks, or frozen to...

When Italy organized a conference focused on the Middle East, the Gulf and North Africa, it promised to look beyond the turmoil roiling the region and instead promote a “positive agenda”. But many of the 45...