Coupled with intensifying tensions in global geopolitics, countries like Japan and Saudi Arabia are seriously exploring the ...

As former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has acknowledged, Iran’s efforts to shape the region’s air defenses as a shield ...

Israel appears to be signaling its intent to escalate its military and intelligence campaigns inside Syria, as its honeymoon ...

A stark recent example is the decision by Guinness World Records to exclude Israeli citizens from submitting records due to the “current climate.” This policy reportedly led to the rejection of a ...

Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World ...

Iran is escalating its repression of Baha’is, with a recent series of harsh prison sentences and asset confiscations.

Many Iranians point to mismanagement and corruption as the root of the economy’s difficulties. In front of billboards urging ...

Visit Tehran, as The Economist just did, and you might expect to find Iran’s rulers huddled defensively. It has been a brutal year for an unloved regime. A 12-day bombing campaign in June saw Israel, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Israel struck Beirut on Sunday, targeting Hezbollah’s chief of staff in the first attack on the capital since June ...

BEIRUT – Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm ...