Middle East

A recent law passed by Iran’s hawkish Parliament mandates that Iran ramp up its nuclear program on multiple fronts. 

The Al-Ula declaration resolves all of the outstanding issues that Qatar and other Arab nations had, said Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Saudi’s foreign minister.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt had imposed a diplomatic, trade and travel blockade on Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism.

The emirate’s first batch of the Pfizer vaccines landed at Dubai International Airport late Tuesday night from Brussels.

Organizers expect 25 million visitors to attend over the course of the six-month event, despite concerns about the pandemic’s impact on travel and tourism.

Several previous attempts to reach a solution have failed over contentious sticking points between the Gulf monarchies.

The UAE has seen an “at least 250% increase” in cyberattacks this year, the UAE’s top cyber security chief told CNBC.

While a Biden administration will likely try to restart talks with Iran, the main obstacle may be whether Iran is willing to negotiate — and at what price.

Tens of thousands of veterans and service members stationed at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan say exposure to trash fires or “burn pits” has left them with breathing problems and other chronic illnesses, including cancer. They are fighting for health benefits, but say the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is turning its back on them. Veterans say everything...

Bahrain is the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel

Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard has vowed that there will be dangerous consequences for the United Arab Emirates after it announced a historic deal with Israel to open up full diplomatic relations

Israel and the United Arab Emirates say they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to normalize relations between the two nations after decades of tension. The countries are expected to exchange embassies and ambassadors in the coming weeks.

Two Americans imprisoned in the Middle East have been released

A shaky cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad appears to be taking hold, ending a two-day round of violence that had threatened to disrupt next week’s Israeli national elections

Pope Francis has cautioned against “unfair” solutions aimed at ending the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians

President Donald Trump’s plan to solve the Mideast conflict allows Israel to unilaterally annex large parts of the West Bank, war-won lands the Palestinians and the international community view as occupied territory

The United Arab Emirates is confirming the first cases of the new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms in the Mideast

U.S. troops at military outposts ín eastern Syria asked variations of the same question to their top commander Saturday: What is our future here? What are the goals we need to think about? Gen. Frank McKenzie, the U.S Middle East commander, knows the future is not certain. But at least for today, he said, “this is an area where...

Oil prices tend to see sustained gains following Middle East crisis events, while stocks eventually churn higher as safe haven assets gold and Treasurys fade from their initial pops, according to historical analysis. Crude prices jumped roughly 3% on Friday after a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s top military commander. Safe haven assets rose as...