Will America pull back from its strategic positions in the Middle East and the Gulf, or will it maintain its presence? What are the regional and…

One of the more iconic 20th-century images is of King Abdulaziz Al Saud and US President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard the USS Quincy in the Suez…

The Biden administration in 2024 will not withdraw from all its bases around the Middle East, but the future of its military forces in Iraq and Syria…

The recent Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea have highlighted the critical importance of US Naval force presence in the Middle…

Iraqi politicians love to talk.They issue formal statements, give interviews on satellite channels and are increasingly taking to social media to…

At the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University lies the oldest recorded documentation of Arabic music and singing.One of…

On this day 100 years ago, President Kemal Ataturk abolished the Muslim Caliphate in Turkey 14 months after doing away with the title of sultan.Most…

A meeting convened by France that had been scheduled for 27 February to rally support for the Lebanese military has been postponed indefinitely.This…

Israel has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians and has displaced nearly two million in its war on Gaza.Negotiations in Paris between Mossad, the CIA…