The 2022 World Cup in Qatar -- the first edition to be held in the Middle East and the second in Asia after Japan and South Korea hosted the 2002 tournament -- begins on Nov. 20 with the home side…
The U.S. Navy held a joint drone drill with the United Kingdom on Friday in the Persian Gulf, testing the same unmanned surveillance ships that Iran twice has seized in recent months in the Middle…
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz named Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom's prime minister and Prince Khalid as defence minister, a royal decree showed on Tuesday.
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The Russia-focused Sovecon consultancy said on Monday it had raised its forecast for Russia's wheat exports in the 2022/23 marketing season which started on July 1 by 200,000 tons to 43.1 million…
Who knows that King Fahad's Fountain, a gift by King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz to the city of Jeddah in 1985 and the tallest of its kind in the world (312 meters high,) was executed by a Greek company?
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The short pause in the almost century-long relationship between the United States and Middle East allies was perhaps necessary for all involved parties to realize and appreciate the extent of their…
When U.S. President Joe Biden finally arrives in the Middle East in mid-July, it will be 18 months since he assumed office. They say a week is a long time in politics. A year and a half in the…
US President Joe Biden is preparing for his first tour to the Middle East from July 13-16, 2022, as President of the United States of America. The tour will take him to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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The Egyptian government has signaled its intention to press ahead with seismic plans to sell off huge stakes in key national enterprises, including those run by the country’s powerful military, in…
After months of polling, researching, and analyzing collected data, the Israel Defense Security Forum (IDSF), known in Hebrew as Habithonistim, has released the findings of its National Survey. It…
The former US envoy to Damascus tells Al Majalla how to find a path to a lasting settlement and a new place in the Middle East, from his unique perspective and first-hand experience in Assad-era talks
A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy
The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.
As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.