The Latest Breaking News from Middle East

Saudi Arabia ranked third as the fastest growing economy among the G20 countries, and first in the world in the 5G average download speed. Some economists have raised expectations for the growth of the Saudi telecom market - the largest market in the Middle East and North Africa. Saudi Arabia…

Washington has renewed its warnings against Iran-backed militias targeting its forces and interests in the Middle East. US concerns are growing against a backdrop of dispute engulfing nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers. The new US Air Force commander in the region warned that Iranian proxies could renew their…

President Joe Biden took a defensive tone in the run-up to his visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday. “I have never been quiet about talking about human rights,” he said at a news conference in Israel on Thursday. But his reason for going to Saudi Arabia, he said, was much…

Editorial: Visits by Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden have thrown relations in the region into the spotlight

Urged on by Israel and the murderous Saudi prince, Biden may be on the verge of a truly catastrophic mistake

Surging inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have prompted sovereign investors to reposition their asset allocation, according to the latest Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study. Investors now favor private markets over fixed income and equities, and among geographies, prefer the US and the Asia Pacific over Europe. More…

Joe Biden reaffirmed old commitments to allies and pushed for further Israeli-Arab normalisation during visit to region.

Parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are also suffering heatwaves and wildfires

Iranian police have arrested several people for disturbing security after they protested the drying up of a lake once regarded as the Middle East's largest, official media said Sunday. Lake Urmia, in the mountains of northwest Iran, began shrinking in 1995 due to a combination of prolonged drought, and the…