De-escalation is in the overwhelming interest of most countries in the region and the world, and we could see many extend a hand to help bring the conflict to an end

If Israel wins, it will likely move ahead with implementing its plan to push Palestinians out of Gaza, which could lead to a war with Egypt. If Iran wins, its proxies could further divide the region.

Iran now has enough material for at least 10 nuclear bombs if further enriched to 90%. Reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control's Iran Watch…

From spiking crude to dwindling confidence, the sudden and unprecedented escalation between these two regional powers has sent markets into a tailspin

Mothers in literature have typically been saintly figures, yet the truth can be quite different. Finally, literature is catching up with reality in its portrayal of mothers, as seen in these books.

Israel's strikes on Iran have turned a simmering rivalry into a volatile confrontation, fuelling fears of a wider regional war with unpredictable consequences

The Israeli strikes aren't about facilities or centrifuges, but regime change

Thousands of Uyghurs from Western China spent 12 years in Syria fighting Islamist terrorists and Assad's army. With Assad gone, they are either incorporating into the Syrian military or civilian life.

Trump and Netanyahu disagree on whether to use military force to stop Iran's nuclear programme, and Israel's punishing attack on Iran places the region on a worrisome trajectory