The Latest Breaking News from Mideast

The Middle East is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impact of climate change — and already the effects are being seen

Iraq’s caretaker prime minister, whose country is mired in political crisis, says it is in Iraq’s interest to keep pushing for a rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to ease regional tensions

The US Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program and Tehran's arming of Yemen's Houthi militias. While avoiding directly mentioning Iran, the 5th Fleet's decision to…

The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region

A US Navy warship fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it during a tense encounter in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said Tuesday. The incident on Monday involving the Guard and the Navy comes as tensions remain high over stalled…

Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast’s largest carriers known for on-board comfort and luxury, says profits over the past fiscal year topped $1.5 billion

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has met with Qatar’s ruling emir as part of his Mideast tour

Lebanon's information minister says the country's outgoing government has approved a recovery plan for pulling the Mideast nation out of its economic meltdown

The head of the world’s largest humanitarian network says the quick acceptance of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s aggression puts a spotlight on Europe's “double standard” for migrants — compared to its nonwelcome for people fleeing violence in Africa, the Mideast and elsewhere